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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-25
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THE LITTLE FOLKS.
The little Light-K eeper.

AAlS GdCGAe A1gnU@AeepSrs
Here is the story of a little child
Who, with her father, lived beside the sea, sa
one lone island from whose rocks was piled
sA lighthouse tower of stoutest masonry &
Aeleepless sentinel whose beanling eye
Watched through the night to warn of danger nigh
One day her father who had gone ashore,
Failed with the early twilight to return;
And SO She sat- and wondered more and more
Until the evening star began to burn,
And thought, " Our light should shed as true ray,
Lest ships should be Inisled.andb cast away"
And listened to the oceans restless moan; |
- What can doc Indeed cannot bear tsEzi U
Through all the dreary night to stay alone;
Nay, not alone" she thought; and, undismayed,
The little creature then knelt down and prayed.
Then she arose, and, with trembling hand,
Slow dragged chair beneath the ewell-trimmed
light; t" 3D. = S@fs
Perched her slight figure on the trUsty stand,
And stretched on tiptoe to her utmoth height,
And then reached Up-alas her heart was sick;
The lighted paper did not reach theswick
What should she do in this her hour Of need?
Nought could she find to make the pile more
Till the big Bible, kept with careful heed,
And read at night and morning. met her eye;
But still she paused for, with reverent dread,
Upon the book OF God she feared to tread 80
And yet she thought, What if our light could save
Some ship from wreck upon the rocky shoreP
And so, with resolution strong and brave,
The heavy volume to the pile she bore.
The deed was done the lights benignant ray
Beamed DER the Boiling breakers Of the bay.
Her father sat upon the shore MEANWHILE
Detained by cruel wretchess who had planned
To keep the light INTENDED, end beguile
Some passing vessel on the rocky strand;
And,when the cries of drowning men were DER,
To steal the cargo as it washed ashore.
1
And az they'sat there plotting evil schemes,
Hoping the midnight hour would bring them luck,
True ais a star the lights reproachful beams
Flashed the waters. Fooled and panic-struck,
They rose together with sudden start,
And gruffly bade the keeper to depart
Soon DER the waves the little boat he steers,
Its white sail cleaning in that grateful light;
And now the strong mans eyes are full of tears,
To see afar that face so wan and white,
Peerng through darkness from the slippery rocks,
The night-dews falling on her faxen locks.
Glad was the daughter when her father came;
Proud was the father aa he kissed his child;
But when she asked, with blush of bashful shame,
If her young feet the Bible had defled,
g No, no." he said: * there never is abuse,
When sacred things are put to noble use"
And so he soothed her till her thoughts grew calm,
And brought the Bible when she was in bed
And read the glowing Inguage of psalm,
Until her heart grew Warla and comforted;
And, listening to the roaring Of the deep,
The little Hghthouse-keeper fell asleep.
-0ji0er Optics Magazine.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-25
Mr.. CHASE ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE TREAS
URY DEPARTMENT IN 1861

MARCH 20, 1864.
DEAR SIR: am much obliged to you for
your letter and its suggestions. They will be
carefully weighed. My main objection to resort
to the usual expedients for depressing the price
of gold rests in the conviction that all such ex-
pedients produce only temporary effects, and
that the rebound when they have exhausted
their force, often more than counteryails any
benefits given by them.
[ have good hopes that Congress will tax
sufficiently to produce one-half our expenditure
and will take effectual measures for driving out
of use the whole State-bank circulation. I
have good hopes, also, that the war is To be
prosecuted with more yigor and more success
than ever.
Another good sign is found in the fact that
Grant, first among our Generals, seems to re-
gard economy as a virtue. If these hopes do
not fail see no reason to doubt our complete
financial success. At present 1 am required to
make bricks without straw aud almost without
clay, but hope there will be plenty of both
before long. Yours truly, S. P. CHASE.
JOHN THOMPSON, Esq. New York.
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chase him, stating that he was apprehensive
he would be sold to some negro-trader and car
Fled down the river, I really did not want
him; but, moved by his entreaties, [ finally
purchased him. He was sold to me as q bov
little upward of 20 years of age,
who was entitled to his freedom at the age
of %. have now before me the bill of
sale and a certificate of two Justices
of the Peace of Washington county, Pennsyl-
vania, certifying that his removal from that
county TO wheeling was with the consent of
Jerry, and at the Instance of his mistress, Ruth
Carter. Jerry accompanied me home and re-
MANNED at Ashland until some time in 1926
when my son-iD-law, James Erwin wanting a
servant to drive some stock to Tennessee OF.
Alabama, Jerry agreed to take charge of them,
and consented to LET Mr.. Erwin have him for
the residue of the time he was to- serve. But
Mr.. Erwin expressly stipulated with me to give
him, think, two suits of clothes upon the
expirationof his term of service and to pay him 4
$35 in money, which I was induced to engage
him to make from sense of humanity, with
out being under any obligation to do 50. Mr..
Erwin informed me that he had discharged
Jerry upon his arrival at % years of age, and
given him the clothes and money, according to
agreement. Jerry afterward returned to Wash
lngton county, in Pennsylvania, aud, on my
passing through that county some time after
ward | heard that he was at Pittsburgh and
that he expressed a strong desire to get back
into my service; but. have never seen him
since he left me.
Such is the history Of transaction upon
which q Democratic editor of a newspaper at
Washington some years ago founded charge
against me of stealing a negro The matter
was at that time investigated in the newspa-
pers and the real character of the transaction |
fairly exposed. am, respectfully. your obe- |
dent servant, ri. CLAY.
S. P. Chase, Esq
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-25

Hence have rejoiced at our victories, on the
land and water, and fervently prayed that the
rebellion might be crushed at Corinth and
Richmond with the least possible loss of life
necessary to that object that is, that the enc
my would fall back, disperse, and give up the
unjust contest Such have been my unyarying
sentiments and wishes in all conversations " it'll
subject till now. [ hope not to write another.
With the greatest esteem, very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCoTT.
The Hon. S. P. Chase, ETC., etc.
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Tell Your Mother.

Co. Fanny Fern says; ct wonder how
many girls tell their mother everything.
Not those young ladies, who, going to
and from school, smile, bow, and ex-
change notes and pictures with young
men who make fun Of them and their
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-25
MIR. LINCOLN OBJECTS TO THE OBNOXIOUS
PLANK IN THE OHIO PLATFORM IN 1859

MIR. LINCOLN OBJECTS TO THE OBNOXIOUS
PLANK IN THE OHIO PLATFORM IN 1859.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 8, 1859.
The Hon. s. P. Chase:
DEAR SIR Please pardon the liberty take
in addressing you as I now do. It appears by
the papers that the late Republican State Con-
vention of Ohio adopted platform of which
the following is one plank: "a repeal of the
atrocious Fugitive Slave law" This is already
damaging us here. I have no doubt that if
that plank be even introduced into the next
Republican National Convention it will explode
it. Once introduced, its supporters and its OPP
ponents will quarrel irreconcil@bly. The latter
believe the United States constitution declares
that a fugitive slave " shall be delivered up p
and they lookupon the plank as dictated by the
spirit which declares q fugitive slave shall
not be delivered up"
I enter upon no argument one way or the
other; but assure you the cause of Republi-
canism is hopeless in Illinois it it be in any way
made responsible for that plank. I hope you
can and will contribute something to relieve us
from it. Your obedient servant,
A. LINCOLN.
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A Great Caf.Rach.

The greatest Of the eat-races ever held
in Belgium came off recently at BeleeIe,
near Bonsecoures. There were seventy
entries for the chief prize: The animals
were carried some four miles from the
village in baskets, and there let loose.
Of course they all ran toward home
swiftly. Minette, pretty white cat with
a pensiye eye, reached the town first and
won the first prize-a silver. coffee-pot.
Lolo, a big tortoise-shell, which had
been made the favorite in the betting.
jumped the course, and has not since
been heard of.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN TO MR., CHASE ON THE ''RIs-
ING REPUBLICAN STAR. y
SPRINGEIETn I'll ArriI 90 1890

Hon. S. P Chase:
DEAR SIR: Reaching home yesterday found
your kind note Of the 14th, informing me that
you have given Mr.. Whitney the appointment
he desired and also mentioning the present
encouraging aspects OF the Republican cause
and our Illinois canvass of last year. thank
you for the appointment. Allow me also to
thank you as being one of the very few dis
tinguished men whose sympathy we in Illinois
did receive last year, of all those whose SYM
pathy we thought we hal reason to expect.
Of course I would have preferred success :;
but, failing in that, have no regrets for hav-
ing rejected all advice to the contrary and
resolutely made the struggle. Had we thrown
ourselves into the arms of Douglas, as re-
electirg him with our votes would have done,
the Republican cause would have been annihi-
lated in Illinois, and, as. think demoralized
and Frustrated everywhere for years, if not
forever. As it is, in theglanguage of Benton,
''we are clean, and the Republican star grad
ually rises higher everywhere. Yours truly,
A. LINCOLN,
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MIR. LINcoLN's VIEWS ON THE FUGITIVE SLAVE
Law.

MR.. LTNCOLN's VIEWS ON THE FUGITIVE SLAVE
LAW.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. June 90, 1859.
Hon. S. P. Chase:
My DEAR SIR Yours of the 18th inst. is
received. You say you would be glad to have
my views. Although think Congress has con-
stitutiOnal authority to enact fugitive slave
law I have never elaborated an opinion. upon
that subject. My view has been, and is, simply
this The United States constitution says the
fugitive slave g shall be delivered up" but it
does not expressly say who shall deliver him Tlps
Whatever the constitution says "shall be
done, and has omitted saying who shall do it,
the Government established by that constitu-
ton, ex vi termini, is vested with the power of
doing, and Congress is, by the constitution ex-
pressly empowered to make all laws which
shall be necessary ard proper for carrying into
execution all powers vested by the constitution
in the Government of the United States. This
would be my view on the simple reading of the
constitution; and it is greatly strengthened by
the historical fact that the constitution was
adopted, in great part in order to get Gov
eminent which would execute its own behests
in contradistinction to that under the articles of
confederation, which depended, in many re-
spects, upon the States for it's execution !: and
the other fact, that one Of the earliest Con-
crosses, under the constitution, did enact the
Fugitive Slave law.
But I did not write you on this subject with
any view of discussing the constitutional ques-
ton. My only object is to impress you with
what believe is true, that the Introduction of a
proposition for repeal of the Fugitive Slave law
into the next Republican National Convention
will explode the convention and the party.
Having turned your attention to the point I
wish to do no more. Yours very truly,
A, LINCOLN.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-25

In point of numbers, London has
more railroads than any city in the
world, but more than half of them are
short roads, running to the suburbs or
the seacoast. The number Of trunk
lines is eight or ten, but if all the short
suburban lines should be included It
would swell the number to nearly TWEEN
ty-fve.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-25
GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT EXPLAINS TO MIR. CHASE
WHY HE WOULD NOT RESIGN.

GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT EXPLAINS TO MIR. CHASE
WHY HE WOULD NOT RESIGN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 1851.
My DEAR GOVERNOR was happy toreceiye
your friendly letter, and hope that duty may
soon bring you again to this place.
/ have had no intentionof resigning, certain.
" not in the midst of national perils, though I
have but very limited warrant of power and,
The Union is already shattered and is likely to
be worse COMPOUNDED before the 4th of March.
hope, however, to be able to secure the peace
of this city at that interesting period, and, I
may add, with tie support Of the President,
which, in respect to means, is indispensable.
Time will not allow me to touch the great
topics of the day, with which every mind is
filed, but the. newspapers will tell you all. Be-
ieve me, with the liYeliest recollections or our
past associations and the greatest. esteem, yours
very truly, WINFIELD SCoTT.
The Hon. s. P. Chase.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-25
MIR. LINCOLN ON DoUaLAs1sm AND REPUBLICAN,

MIR. LINCOLN ON DoUGLAs1sM AND REPUBLICAN,
ISM.
SPRINGFIELD ILL.,, Sept. q, 1859.
The Hon. S. P. Chase:
My DEAR SIR This is my first opportunity
to express to you my great regret at not meet
ing you personally while in Ohio. However,
you were at work in the cause, ard that, after
ALL was better. Tt is useless for me to say to
you (and yet I cannot refrain from saying it)
that you must not let your approaching cleo
ton in Ohio SO result as to give encourage
ment to Douglasism. That ism is all which
now stands in the way of early and complete
success of Repubicanis1n and nothing would
help it or hurt us so much as for Ohio to go
over or falter just now. You must, one and
all, put your souls into this effort. Your
obedient servant, A. LINCOLN.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-25
GEN. SCOTS HOPES OF HAVING THE REBELLION
CRUSHED AT RICHMOND AND coRINTH.

New YORK, UcL q, 1907.
My DEAR SIR am slowly recovering from
an attack OF infammatory rheumatism, and
write with difficulty.
shall extremely regret il the recent publica-
ton (unauthorized) of my letter to Mr.. Seward,
dated March 3, 1861, shall in any degree preju-
dice the Union, having held from the COM
mencement of the rebellion that the South had
taken up arms not only without sufficient
cause, but without color Of right or justice.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-25
HENRY CLAY EXPLAINS TO MR.. CHASE THE
CHARGE OF 9 STEALING A NEGRO BOY.

ASHLAND, june 3, 1874.
SIR: received your letter Of the 29th ult.
/ wish that others who have made me the OBJ
ject of their attack would display as much le-
sire, by previous investigation, to arrive at the
truth as you have evinced. The case of the
negro boy, Jerry, is this was, early in June,
1924, with my family and some attending
quainted with them, and applied to me to pur-
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06
Chickens.

OF all the fowls the chicken is the
most useful, and yet it is only recent
lv that attention has been given to
the Improvement of the different
breeds in this part of the country.
That the ordinary barn yard fowl is
susceptible of Improvement is not
doubted by those who have tried the
experiment. Chickens are valued
chiefly for their eggs, so this is really
the best test of quality in the differ
ent breeds. The three best laying
breeds are the Black Spanish, the
Brown Leghorn and the Silver Span
gled Hamburg. The Bramahs rank
next in order, and lastly come the diff
ferent Asiatics. such as the Cochin
China and others, adapted chiefly for
table use. They grow large and
heavy, and are easy to catch when
the preacher drops in unexpectedly
to take dinner. The three laying va
rieties above mentioned are very
sprightly, active chickens; will fly
over all ordinary fences and play hav-
oc among young cabbage plants and
other garden stuff. They are non
setting, at least this is SO with the
Brown Leghorns, to which our expe-
riencc in the chicken line has been
chiefly confined. In the table of
chicken statistics furnished from the
East, the Brown Leghorns rank all
other breeds as layers, each we'll de-
veloped and thrifty hen averaging
100 eggs year; but other hens must
do the setting; they are constitution
ally opposed to any such mastery in
activity. We are Of the opinion that
this variety is the best for all purposes
for which fowls are kept.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06
Sunday School Picnic.

The Brush Prairie, Salmon Greek
and Flatwoods Sunday Schools held
picnic last Saturday near Wilson's
mill. a large number of people at
tended and participated an the festiv-
tiles of the occasion. The weather,
though warm, was beautiful, and the
deep shades of the forests Whereabouts
were most agreeable in the afternoon.
Addresses were delivered by Rev.
Mr.. Espy, and Messrs. O'Flaherty
and Reynolds. Songs were sung by
the Sunday School choruses. The
dinner was toothsome and bountiful,
and the company separated in the
evening unanimously satisfied with
the day and its many pleasant fea-
lures.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06
Peaches.

There is no use talking any longer
about Hood River peaches or California
peaches as the finest, for we say
it upon the best authority, that of act
ual taste and comparison, that the
peaches raised in and about Vancouver,
especially at VIM. billions and in Mr..
Browns nursery, are little better than
anything we have ever seen or tasted
on the Pacific coast, or any other coast
for that matter The Early Crawford,
Hales Early and Early York all grow
and develope here in perfection. The
trees do not hang very full, but the
fruit makes up in size and quality for
the lesser number. At Hood River
the trees hing fuller but the peaches
are Of course smaller. This year they
are not so good as usual. They will
compare favorably with the peaches of
any country, but nothing in the line of
peaches can be superior to those grown
in and about Vancouver. The peach
crop is not as certain a crop as some
other kinds of fruit, plums for instance,
but it is par excellent when it is good,
and very profitable withal.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06

ATTENTION, BOYS And now Van
couver boys it IS your turn for little
rub. If those young men and boys
who are in the habit of going in swim
ming at the Government dock and dis
playing their nude bodies to passing
steamers, and to people who congregate
at the landing, were called upon indi-
vidually for an explanation Of their
shameful conduct, they would most OF
them blush with shame and hang their
heads Go in swimming boys end
have your fun, but don't shamelessly
make exhibitions of your nudity. The
authorities have mind to arrest some
of the larger boys who persist in this
very questionable amusement. a word
to the wise is sufficient. We shall see
how many of these boys are wise.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06

Matt Spurgeon raised $500 bushels
of oats on sixty acres of his bottom
land farm. This is an average of
so bushels to the acre. All the bot
tom lands are turning out good crops.
The oat crop is averaging 80 bushels
and the wheat 80 bushels to the acre.
Bottom land farmers are GENERALLY ship
ping their crops to the Portland mar
ket by the steamer Toncoucer.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06

Mother Natures overskirts, which
Mrs Duniway 50 graphically describes,
have been well filled hereabouts with
''bountiful burdens of golden wheat 3"
They are heavy burdens for the wheat
is unusually good. The old dame will
''draggle herpetticote coming through
the rye" IF she don't mind her eye"
and seek shelter while the good wealth
er lasts.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06

The Prohibitionists of Iowa are 60
ing in for a lively campaign. They
have nominated the Hon. Elias Jes-
sup, of Oskaloosa, for Governor. The
Republicans are in the large majority
in that State, and it is principally
against them that the Prohibition
party will direct their efforts.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06

EGG PLUMs.-Mr. VIM. Dillon has
put upon cur table a box of Egg
plums, from his orchard at Vancou-
yer Lake. There is 80 in number,
and they weigh 10 lbs, being an av-
erage of 3 and one-ifth ounces each.
They are the finest plums we have
seen this year. He has our thanks
for the toothsome compliment.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06

New PAPER. are in receipt of
the first number of the Democratic
Press, printed at Port Townsend, w.
T., edited by III. l.. Blanchard It's
typographical appearance is good. and
in sentiment thoroughly Democratic,
displaying considerable ability. We
wish it success, and trust that it may
be one of the powers which shall relieve
Washington Territory from Radical
Portland Standard.
If the new paper is not more success
full in its mission than the Standard
has been in moulding the politics of Ore
gon, it will increase rather than dimin-
ish the Republican majority in this
Territory.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06

A McAndrews, County Surveyor,
came. to town last Friday and went out
with party of gentlemen on Saturday
to SURVEY road on Fourth Plain
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06

Messrs. ]. Thompson, E. L. Dole
and Maj. j. A. Kress left last Friday
morning for the gold mines in Ska
mania county.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-09-06

Robert Wolf returned from his visit
10 San Francisco last Saturday.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-17
Ns.s
.rl.g stations. tTslegraph Station,

CONNECTIONS.
\. At Sioux City with Illinois Cel,-al, Sioux
City and Pacific and Sioux City and st. Paul Rail
roads.
2 Passenger train going east connects at Davie
Junction with branch traine arriving at Port
iandville at 1913 p: IN, and then connecting with
Howsrd's stages for Virginia. Eden, Fsirview,
B.leit, Canton, Harrisburg, Flandreau. Linwood,
Rock Rapids, Sioux Fells and all polnts on the
Big sioux River, and from leaving Portlandville
at rs p. m. connects at Davis junction with
S. At xix Point with stages for Ponca, Neb.
aud Richla d. D.. 7.
4. At Vermillion with stages for Lodi, Rivei-
side, Turner, Bloomingdxle and Finlay.
s. At Neckling with stages for St.James.
6. At Gayville with stages for st. Helena.
Z. At Yankton with stages for all points |.
southern and western Dakota, and North Nebraa
ka; and during the season OF navigation With
Missouri River Transportation Companies line
Of steamers Tor Randall, Brule. Pierre, sully.
Rice, Bismarck, Stevenson, Berthold. Buford,
Carol and Benton; connecting At Pierre with
transportation wagons for the Black Hille.
This is the only Direct Route to the
o'~ ~ GEO. E. MERCHANT.
E.V. DIRRIcKeoN, GtavS vptSistsHdt.
AGENT.
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