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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14

President L nsoln's first term TO the
close of his second term under John
son, died at his home in Hartford, Con-
necticut, last Monday evening, Februa-
~ II, 1873, aged rs years. He had been
sick about two weeks from carbuncle.
Mr.. Wells was on honest man, and an
able and successful Secretary Of the
Navy in one Of the most trying times
Of the government and country.
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GRAMMAR.

In0 henOSna IetegT02oD asks us now
we construe worth" in such express
sions as: "It is worth considering
The writer is perfectly satisfied to take
his stand on Webster, and call worth
an adjective, expressing the quality,
"deser0ing" "and belonging to the sub
it," considering" is
q participial noun.after the proposition
''of," which, although by custom elided
after "worth," always reappsars when
"worth's' equivalents, worthy" "de-
serving" etc, are substituted for it
Educational Of the Chicago Evening
Journal.
In the sentence, Johns hat is worth
dollar, it would hardly be sensible to
say that the hat is either worthy Of a
dollar or deserving of a dollar. In
this sentence worth means, equal in
value to, and must be construed the
galne as in the sentence It is worth
considering. In both sen fences it re-
quires the answer to, What? 1t is
worth, What? Considering. The hat
is worth, What? A dollar.
When we said we should call worth
a proposition and considering 9 par.
ticipial noun governed by che preposi-
ton worth we were aware that
Webster called worth an adjec-
tive. We were also aware that
Websters definition Of q prepo
sition made worth proposition
The following is the definition: a
particle governing,and generally placed
before, a substantive or pronoun, of
which it expresses the relation to some
other word. Worth governs the par
ticlpal noun considering in requiring
is to tell what cit" is worth, and it is
placed before it, and it expresses the
relation OF considering" to "I5 is
And according to Websters definition
of q proposition "Worth" must be q
proposition. So Webster in his defni-
ton of a proposition fully offsets Web
ster in calling worth All adjective
when defining it.
My hat was bought for dollar. My
hat is worth a dollar. In these sen
fences "for'' and worth" differing in
meaning, otherwise perform gramati-
cally exactly the same Offices. Each
governs and is placed before the noun
dollar, and "for" expresses the relation
between dollar" and chat was bought
and "worth" expresses the relation be-
tween dollar" and chat isl If "for'
is a proposition worth is q proposi
ton. And if worth" is an adjective
''for" is an adjective. And il "for" is
an adjective how will dollar" be con
strued, OF what will de done with il
gramm atically?
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14
Magnitude Of the Dairy Intereea.

In an address before the WestG91 Re
serve Dairy Association, by Mr.~Sher-
man Tracy, some statistics are given,
showing the amount Of capital, invest
cd in the dairy BUSINESS in the United
States, which are o. LEATHER startling ex-
hibit to, those Whoohave never. given
the subject o. Thought. In thoy year
1876 there, were 100000 cows: used
for dairy purposes, which, valued at
$45 per head, would represent O. CAPT
tai Of $450,00O,000s Ifitrequlres three
acressof land to support each cow, then
therGmust be 100000 acreasdevoted
to thia interest, which at alo3X.sty erage
cost Of $50 an AGRA, represents, a capi~
tai ofsS900, O00,Q0Gs Adding tQthis the
capital investeAin teams, wagons and
dairy implements, say 800. 100000, the
total Investments would be $Al,450, O00,-
00o19or this single industry Compar-
ed with tho banking capital of the
coaatry, as, reported for 1877 by the
Conptroller 8fthe Currency, the aggre~
gate, capital Of the nationa4 banks ex-,
ceeds by. $s0,G,lsO 900 only the single
item of cows :and the capital investedi
inbanks, Obf1earthan nati8nol banks, is
bat IS per ceAt. of the Investment by
Gairymen in, lands. Adding to the
amount in3HGe2&8d in banking the amount
Of all Individual deposits in all t]e
banks of the country, o5l1er than sasx--
ings banhsy tile amount OF banking cas1~
ital and deposits is $4,000 84,586, or
less. tham20 per cent. greater than t5aadi
inyestedRih,tho dairy bEaefness.
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MRS. ROSS STILL HOPEFUL.

The Baltimore american Of Wednes-
day says: "Mrs. Ross still maintains
the utmost confidence in the ultimate
recovery Of her child, thougI2!!sMr. Ross
says he has no knowledge or opinion on
the subject, but SO long as life and
strength lasted he would never give up
the effort to lind him or ascertain his
fate. Mrs. Ross believes that he was
taken from her for some s9od and wise
purpose, and that the drea<Mul fate of
his add uctors, Mosher and Douglass
who were shot down while engaged in
a burglary, all indicated> Asupervising
Providence. The goodAthat has come to
SO many unfortunate andi2es0late chll
dren by this investigation and pursuit
of her boy she values as, a species Of
compensation for her grief, and goes
on hoping and trusting in God for his
safe return to her at. some future day.
Mr.. Ross, the An2eg.jc0qa says, remarked
in Baltimore, after questioning the De-
merara boy, that he had found in all
the 500 cases th2the had investigates
that the anxietytQ, nEove that the chill
dren were Charlia was SO great t9aC
they lost sight Of all the indicatlans
that went to prove that he was not
"Why, my Gle al sin" Ae exclaimed, 81
have now FIVE other eases in the course
of examination, each one Of which give
to me as much pEamise as this, De
merara boy did, and one Of than, in
Canada, gives five times as good prom
Use Of being my Charlie" The saory of
Commissioner Walling, he said, about
a woman and cAild and peddleaat Boss-
ton, was true, except that the woman,
instead of being q negress, YVES Cana
dian Indian, and therefore Its, connec-
ton. with this Demerara case was al
together impossible. In fact, he he-
lieved that this boy was the child. Of
white parents, but, like SO many otaer
cases that he had investigated, he was
one Of those fatherless waits Of hui
manity whose disappearance and iden-
tity had been provided for by giving
him in charge Of this colored woman,
who had taken him with her to Dema-
rara. So long as money was coming
from his mother or parents to induce
her to keep him she had done so, but
when the money failed she abandoned
him, This said MI. Ross, sis
another instance of the good that has
flown from our bereavement. This
poor abandoned child has, through the
interest felt III Charles fate, attracted
to him attention and sympathy, and
he has now got a good home and kind
| and powerful friends" This has been
the result in nearly every case that
has been brought to MI. Ross atten-
ton. the interest of kind-hearted
people was attracted to them some
were adopted, and nearly all had been
left in good homes, with the public
sympathy aroused in their behalf.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14
AaRfalistorio Rc:l2aao4---Perhaps.

: A Chester 1ll.) correspondent gH the
st. roui& Republicans writes: @4As
soon. as, the force commenced W9gGing
on the P6nitentiarw site, your sogres-
pond.ant predicted t3iat something in
tereating would ba exhume& in the
waRofs relics of aN1aee long GGa1a from
tho aasth-the al0Mnd-bUilda1s The
prediction was. Terifed last week by
tbs, laDoreFs bringing to the surface an
Image, suppoSeIto be an idol, 16 inches
ia. height and 81 inches around the
chest, weighing Al pounds, The curl
'osity is in the, shape Of @ man made
from slate Qr. soapstone, and is in a
sitting poszbion, with the right leg
idrawn up, THE right hand resting on
the knee, mtnile the LETT leg is resting
stailor fashion, and the left arm hang
ing careless1y down by the side. On
it's breast and abdomen are numerous
figures and characters a man in q
sitting posture, an elephant, human
foot; and ON the back are horses
head, a frog, an ass. a fish, turtle
and Numerous other figures. On the
heaais a band and on the band are
inscribed some characters supposed TO
be Egyptian letters"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14

Journal went 50 far as tt advise him to
confess that those sta tem5nts were
mere sensational clap trap. devised
merely to satisfy morbi taste, which,
he believed would gloat witEpleasure,
over tales of violence an d b}aodshed-' =
Whether he has done so Idc,not know
bat, he is to have his ho1 lors from the
Geographical Society, nd 8dll, it is
said, be presented with the .s,needona Of
London.-London Core spon4len5 Chi
eago Evening Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14

SENATOR BLAINE says that gold and
silver are the money Of the constitu-
ton, that Congress has no power to de-
monetize silver any mere than gold, or
than it has to demonetize both, but if
1t has been demonetized he is in favor
Of remonetizing it, and till the Euro
pean nations remonetize silver, cf coin
ing a silver dollar OF 425 grains.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14
POPE PIUs TX. died last Wednesda

POPE PIUs TX. died last Wednesday
afternoon, February 6, 1878. Death
won at last and the Pope is dead.
Giovanni Maria Mastai Feretti was
born at Siniglla, Italy, May IS, 1892,
and, if he had lived to May 10, would
have been Sc years old. On the death
Of Pope Gregory XVI. 1916, he was
elected his successor, and was in the
SD year of his Popedom. During his
long reign three great events have oc-
CURED which will be memorable in
history. The recognition of the dogma
of the Immaculate conception, the
recognition of the dogma of Papal in
fallibility, and the loss of temporal
power. Pope Plus TX. was generally
highly respected, and esteemed and
loved by his church. He lived to q
good CID age and has gone at last. TIis
life left his body 1ifeless and has
emerged into spirit relms where new
scenes and new work await him.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14

THE Demerara boy, brought to Bal
timore in hopes Of his being Charlie
Ross, is declared by Mr.. Ross OF to be
his boy
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14

ABRAHAM LINCoLN's birthday is the
18th Of February and came on Tuesday
Of this week. It is proposed in Con
gress to make the 18th Of February a
legal holiday.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14

The Silver bill is being very slowly
dragged along in the Senate. Many
speeches have been made fer and
against it. Some Of them have been
able and brilliant, but more Of them
have been weak and prosy. It has
been thought that Senator Conkline
would make speech, but up to this
time Wednesday he has not spoken
1t is doubtful if a vote be reached this
week.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14
SCHOOL DIFFICULTY.

We have received q communication
in relation to the school at Wilmot,
the teacher, the school board and the
county superintendent. From the com
munication we incline to infer that
the difficulty is Of such kind that the
less said about it the sooner it will be
mendod. Besides we are not certain
that any one Immediately interested
would want the communication pub
lished. It's publication would open
the way for other communications
from others and from the writer on
different sides of the difficulty, and we
are not certain that such controversy
would be beneficial. And, unless it
would subserve justice and the public
good, we are decidedly opposed to it.
The writer says in letter to us per-
sonally, "If you publish my present
communication, [ shall take it for
granted that you will publish my next
and act accordingly" This determines
us against publishing the communi-
cation at present. Every communica-
ton must depend upon itself for pub
LEGATION and not upon the previous
publication of communication from
the same writer on the same subject.
But if the writer, on second thought,
does not withdraw the communica-
ten, and we become satisfied that it's
publication would be promotive Of
justice and public good we may here
after publish it. The communication
is subscribed by the writer, and, if it
should be published, all other commu-
nications, if any, from the same writer
and others, must be subscribed by the
writer's Of them respectively.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14

Thomas G. Anderson, one OF the Re
turning Board Of Louisiana, has been
convicted on charge Of making false
returns in the election Of 1876 for
State and United States officers. The
juryfound him guilty and recommended
him to the mercy Of the court. Two
young colored members Of the jury
say they agreed to convict Oh the as
surance Of the other jurymen that
conviction with recommendation to
the mercy Of the court was tantamount
to acquital. A new trial has been ap-
piled for and the arguments were to be
heard yesterday,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14

HON. GIDEON WELLS, Secretary Of
the Navy from the commencement Of
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14

"a MES GOODWIN, preside-k
JACOB, L. GREENE, Secretary.
JOHN "a. -4AYEOR, ASS t Secretary.
d. Il. .WEGLfS, I'd Asst Secretary,
T. u. DOUGLASS, Sup't Of Age1eics.
JN0. j. D. BRISTOL, State -Egent,
Milwaukee, MS.
H. T. JORDAN & W. LEWIS
Agents LSeHosha, Wis.
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Dec 81, 1876. '''' F'''a' 10 &25,E &9, $50.
&actS ana gure>Ilke these commend them.
serves to t1ao intelligence and judgment of ali
n4el' 1hey carry conviction upon bare presea-
t1Sion, 2llse need so rgument OF iuustratio1rto
semonstge5 c tlo4G,signifcance.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14
CONSTANTTINOPLE
LESS.
DE EYl5ENSE.-

A. CITY yFIAT HAS ] }EEN BEsETGED
TWENTY-TMREE TIN ES Alga TAKEN
SIX TIMES.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-11-28

result Of which is to be fatal to Them Sup
pose the south, losing sight of party names,
and party lines, would send up to the Ma
tional councils a solid representation of
Greenbackers, Or solid list committed to
the perpetuation of the banking system,
does it follow that a ''solid north" and
''solid west'' must combine to overthrow the
effort? The argument, my dear sirs, if
traced to its legitimate consequences, must
make it dangerous for any community, or
any State to endorse solidly political idea;
it would prove in fact, if logical, the utter
failure Of Republican government. Is it in
deed true, that the social organism OF the
south must be assailed, if not destroyed,
and for no other fault than standing firm in
the political faith of their illustrious pred
icessors, upon the great questions of politica!
economy that shape, not only their own,
but the destiny of the whole nation? 1t may
be so, but the logic that points to the con-
clusion, is at variance with every idea of a
representative government, and with every
principle Of a constitutional government 1t
is my prerogative, Messrs. Editors, as sub
scriber and admirer of your well conducted
journal, to enter protest, when its teach
ings in my judgment, are dangerous,
article then is so designed, and by no means
intended for any other purpose.
WEST OF STAJrNTON
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Thanksgiving.

To-day will be observed in all of the
North, and probably West, and in some few
localities in the South as National Thanks
giving,i obedience to the proclamation Of the
President of.the United States. The Govern
ors ofseveral States have issued proclamation
corresponding with that of the President, but
in Virginia there has been no such forma
invitation to the observance. In some of the
churches services will be held, recognizing
the appropriateness of the Presidents ac-
ton, and the many blessings which have
been vouchsafed to us as people,
Surely we have cause to be thankful when
we remember the waste and desolation of
disease in other sections, and the health,
peace and plenty which have been appor-
toned to us.
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The masses of the people are not only poor
but in absolute distress, and they look ca
gerly to Congress to compel the government
to disburse the money already appropriated
on works for their relief and its good
Washington Gazette.
The sooner the masses of the people,
get the notion out of their head, il they
have 1t there, that it is the business of Con-
gress to take care of their private affairs,
the better. The ''money already appro-
priated,' we suppose means the approprla-
tions in the River and Harbor Bill, which
embraces the improvement of the creeks and
frog ponds in the districts of the various
members of Congress, who had no higher
conception of the duties of Congressman
than to rob the Treasury by such legisla-
ton
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-11-28
Political.

| Editors Virgini0n:-Your editorial strict
ures on paragraphs of the Richmond State
and Dispatch and other original matter ap-
pearing lately in your journal, in reference
to the relative political situation OF the South
seems to me to be unnatural, as they
are unjust. If after lapse of thirteen years,
the colored population of the South have
lost something of the interest, at first in
spired by the novelty OF their political pro-
motion, and therefore. in large numbers, of
choice, fail to vote at all,-and if others
have found (as was predicted years ago. that
those with whom they were born and raised.
are at last, their true and tried friends, and
therefore on questions OF public policy vote
with them and if in an election when
widespread Indifference and apathy prevails.
''solid'' democratic South is secured, is it
matter of surprise? Much less matter
inviting this indiscriminate and unreasona-
BILE abuse of ''solid north" That the pic
ture is not overdrawn, reliable statements
now before me from South Carolina, from
Alabama, would deem to indicate, and
more striking Illustration OF the general Ie-
suit may be found at home. In our own
State, where whole communities are seen
thickly populated with eolored people, and
scarcely colored ballot cast. | cannot be-
lieye that g solid south OF necessity implies
tlSQiuCl> diN POilulCdA OutIdSto
generally, and therefore, am !, least of all,
in sympathy with the controlling idea of the
articles referred to, viz That ''solid !
south begets ''solid north, - re-opens Sec
tional quarrels and rekindles sectional ha-
treds, eventuating in political disaster to the
South He is q poor student of political
economy who fails to recognize the fact, that
communities must yield in political convic.
tions to their material interest. and If the
south still welded to clearly defined ideas of
public policy, still believing that the future |
prosperity depends upon,the perpetuation of
the principles announced from time to time,
as current exigencies may require, by the
National Democratic Party, choose to COM
nit themselves to the support of.that party,
iE is no evidence of treason to any interest,
Or to any seetion.--no evidence that the Or
ganic law is not to be obeyed,-no evidence
that the constitution with all its amend
ments are not in good faith accepted, and
does not therefore invite the conflict, the
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-11-28
Gen. Williams Plan.

We publish in full the proposed plan oil
Gen. James II. Williams, of Winchester,
for the settlement of the State debt CUES
ton. The spirit which pervades it, and the
reasons assigned for the formulation of the
plan, are considerations which address
themselves to the good sense of all parties
interested. While the precise methods and
terms of an adjustment may not be en-
braced in the suggestions of Gen. Williams,
yet he has presented the general idea upon
which an agreement may be had between
the state and her creditors, and the harm
iul exhibit OF defaulted interest the Audi
Tor is compelled to make whenever state
ment is asked for, prevented. There win
be those who will object to this plan, or any
plan, that they themselves do not frame
indeed would object to the Ten Command
ments ii offered by an opposing faction
but the people are in earnest about an
adjustment of the debt, aud escape from the
complications which now environ the State.
The Dispatch and Wing, representing anti
podal positions on the State debt question
both discuss Gen. Williams propositions,
with calmness and reason, and while neith-
er is committed to it, they exhibit spirit
which if partaken of by the Legislature,
will certainly result in favorable action.
Two suggestions in the s'plan'' will en-
counter objections from the two factions on
the State debt questionable coupon feature,
which is obnoxious to the re-adjusters, ard
the submission of the ''plan'' to the people,
which is distasteful to the flinders. As any
plan OF adjustment which may be agreed
upon will, of necessity, constitute COM
promise, there should be no msuperob1e an
tagonism to either proposition. Gen. Will |
itams is himself what is called a re-adjuster,
and it is in a spirit of compromise that he |
proposes the retention of the coupon feat
ure, now part of the Funding Bill. We |
confess, ourselves, to severe aversion to |
this provision, but to effect an adjustment
which will place the obligations and the
resources OF the State ON a balance, we
might surrender that ayersion-submittin ing
to wrong that good might come out Of it.
We do not propose, however, at this time
to enter into discussion of the advantages
Or disadvantages of this ''plan,' but insert
it in our columns for the information of our
readers, with view to drawing from some
of the well Informed and logical thinkers
among our subscribers such utterances of
approval or dissent as they may deem prop
sr to make.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-11-28

Senator Gordon's criticism of Messrs.
Conkling, Blaine and Edmunds in his Atlanta
speech was in bad taste. They are Sena
tors as we'll as himself, and it would have
been more in accordance with the fitness of
things had he reserved what he had to say
about them, when they were face to face in
the Senate chamber, where proper reply
could have been given.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-11-28

The suit of Mr.. Quincy, northern capi.
talist, against the county of Patrick, to en-
force payment Of certain bonds issued bv
that'county to aid the Norfolk & Great West.
ern railroad, has been compromised. The
amount of the bonds held by Mr.. Quincy
was $43, 400, and by compromise the county
of Patrick is pay him 800. Judge Shelf
fey, of this place. represented Mr.. Quincy
and Colonel J. Z. Penn, the county of Pat
rick
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NezO advertisements.
Gale Of Valuable aseaE Estate.
IN Auanstn Gountu

In augusta County.
BY virtue of o decree rendered in the District
T9urt Court of the United States for the Western
Distfict OF Virginia, in the matter of lewis Har-
man MAJ, bankrupt, the undersigned Assignee and
rrustees VIII proceed to sell at pnblic auction in
front OF the Court House, i'll stanton, Va, on
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 21st, 1878,
at TWO O'Clock p. m: the following valuable real
estate situated in the county of Augusta on the
valley TURNPIKE -four miles northwest of Siaunton
list. The "IDgleside farm, containing
f04 Acres,
OF FERTILE and well watered land, Upon this farm,
is an excellent FRAME DWELLING with all ne
cessary outbuildings. About % acres of this land
is in fine timber.
ID tract OF land containing
81 Acres.
adjoining the above Twenty-Five acres of this
tract is well imbered.
TERMS:-Cash IN hand to pay costs of sale ana
the baance on credit of six, twelve and eighteen
I ,. with interest, the purchaser executing
bonds with approved security.
j. Z. GUY, Assignee of
L. Hartman, bankrupt,
HUGH W. SHEFFEY,
JAS. BUMGARDNER, Jr,
nov 2S-4t TRUSTEES