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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
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In the University of the State of Wis
consin there is one student in agricul-
ture and fifty in law the larger num-
Der Of them are farmers sons. There
is something wrong about this. Agri-
culture offers a wide field in which the
intelligent young man with a cultiyat-
ed mind and trained talents can win
not only competence, but fair share
Of wealth. The profession Of law is
already crowded with half-educated,
i'll trained men Of mediocre talents. 1t
is a common wonder how the swarm of
lawyers in Kenosha manage to gain a
living. And in fact they do not st-ict-
ly within their profession. What is
true Of Kenosha in this respect is true
in greater or less degree of every city
in the Union. A majority of lawyers
are simply parasites on the common
wealth. The services Of a few are neces-
sary in the administration Of justice,
perhaps, and still it is question in the
minds of many whether they do not do
more to obstruct justice and turn crimi-
mails loose to prey on the community.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

A board is twelve feet long, two feet
wide at one end and one foot at the
other, how far from the wide end must
it be cut to divide it into two equal
parts?
The exact length of the parts Of this
board cannot be proved by arithmetic,
for according to the proposition that
similar triangles are to each other as
the square of their like dimensions,
lift he board be extended Il feet at its
small end it will come to point, form
ing an isoceles triangle, whose area
viii be "a feet. The board originally
contained 1s feet, the half of which is
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

in the higher ranks Of society there are
noble Christian men and women who
are ever ready to help the needy. 1t
may also be said there are not a few
who endure severe privation because
OF a delicaey to make their wants
known. This is not strange. People
who perhaps have seen better days, but
who have been reduced to poverty by
adverse fortune, struggle hard to con-
ceal their condition, rather than ac-
knowledge themselves paupers.
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS TO DE-
PRIvE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS OF
THEIR JUST RIGHTS.
Some Of the newspaper press of
the country Of the democratic persua-
sion profess to be much grieved over
the hardships of clerks and others
holding Office under Federal appoint.
ment, because of the assessments forced
upon them for political purposes. A
great wrong it is alledged is done de-
partment clerks in obliging them to
give portion Of their salaries to paw
election expenses. The fallacy of these
statements, in respect to compulsory
assessments, has been frequently ex-
posed, yet they continue to be repeated
for political effect. There have been
no compulsory assessments on clerks
in Washington holding office under the
government. It is true, those holding
such positions have been asked bv
campaign committees to contribute for
expenses usually incident to elections.
but in this matter every one has been
free to give or not to give. Contribu-
lions have been entirely voluntary. No
government clerk has lost his Office for
refusing to contribute money for cleo
ton purposes. However uniustly clerks
may have been deprived of their posi-
tons from other causes, no one has
been molested for refusing money to
campaign collections.
AT the last session of Congress a bill
was introduced, making it penal of
fence for any government employee to
give money for political purposes. The
bill has not been acted upon, but may
be brought UP at any time. This at
tempt to deprive any one who holds a
government Office from the exercise of
his political rights is simply absurd.
Those who hold Office under the gov
eminent are entitled to choose such
men for rulers as they think proper
and to use lawful means TO secure their
election. F.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

There is one item in the congress
sional appropriations which should be
looked into by our representatives, that
Is $4,000 for the purchase and distri-
button Of seeds. The largest part OF
Che seeds purchased and sent out are
of ordinary kinds and are not as pure
and reliable as are furnished by re-
sponsible dealers.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

A meeting Of someIof the Christian
business men of the state in cOnsulta-
ton with the officers of the State Mis-
sjonary Association was recently held
in Milwaukee. The object Of the meet
ing was to provide ways and means to
carry on the state missionary work with
more yigor. The result Of the meeting
was q determination to raise fund to
be called the Business Mems Offering,
and business men are appealed to to
contribute a fund of 5000 to further
the work,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

The Introduction of bill, in the
legislature, to reduce the exemption
from execution for debt of home
stead Of forty acres, to ten acres, will
bring the subject Of laws for the col.
lection of debts to the attention of the
people. In another place will be found
an article on abolishing all laws for
the collection of debt. The Madison
Democrat only presents one side of the
question, Placing the payment of debts
upon PERSONS honor would indisput-
ably tend to cultivate honor and hon
esty, Now, however, there is a great
deal Of dishonor and unfaithfulness in
the payment of just debts. There
would be q large amount of uncertainty
in the payment Of debts, and this
would, of course, increase the cost of
credit. The money loaner and holder
Of credits would charge an increased
rate Of interest to cover inevitable
losses, which the honest creditor would
have to pay. This evil would work
its own cure in time, as it came to be
known who were worthy of credit and
who were not, and unworthy persons
could not obtain it. One of the obi
! cations of government is to protect the
citizen in his rights. One of these
rights is the enforcement of contracts
and this is the nature of the provision
under which the collection of debts arr
enforced. The whole body of citizens
are interested in securing to individual,
their just rights, and in enforcing then
each must bear their share of the ey
pense of courts, etc.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

Kenosha county is we'll represented
in the councils Of the State. Senator
Quarles, with his legal lore, is fire.
Quently called upon to frame bills by
less experienced Legislators, Hon. w.
s. Maxwell, of the assembly, is on the
important committee of education,
which makes large demands on his
time and attention. He finds his ex-
perience in former session of great
value to him now. He has the repu-
tation Of being one Of the most indus
trious and thorough workers in COM
mittee. w, W. Baker, one Of the
%enate's employees, has, unlike the
senators themselves, been compliments
ed for his economy in the use of gas.
The superintendent says he has effected
saving of two hundred dollars in
gas light by his carefulness. At the
University we had the pleasure of
meeting Mr.. Gull and Mr.. Helms, who
are students there. There are other
representatives of Kenosha county at
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

The Farmers Convention held under
the auspices of the state Agricultural
and horticultural Societies have held
continuous day and evening sessions,
commencing Tuesday evening, Feb. lst,
and closing the following Friday after
noon. The convention has been 4 most
important one as regards the varied
and interesting subjects discussed by
it. Among them was the ever-present
railroad transportation question, Fun
gold Growth" Timber Culture
"How Plants Grow" Forestry"
"Silos," The Apple Crop" also several
subjects of lesser moment and of much
interest. There was a large attendance
Of farmers from various parts of the
State, and frequently assemblymen and
senator's would drop in and spend an
hour or two when not pressed by legis-
latiye duties On Thursday afternoon
the session was held in the senate
chamber and large number of ladies
were present and listened to the three
very interesting papers read by ladies
as announced in the programme. The
horticultural Society made a very fine
display Of fruit, covering two wide
tables about forty feet long, in one of
the rooms of the capitol. The fruit
was examined by committees and a
large number of premiums were
awarded. The papers read and the
discussions which followed are to be
published in the next volume of the
reports Of the society.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

The consolidation Of the three great
telegraph companies does not neces-
sarily mean higher rates for service.
Indeed, under one management, the
rates may be lowered and the service
made better. Telegraph service cannot
be monopolized, as there are other
strong companies in process Of organ
iZing.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

Mr.. Sawyer was, and is to-day, The
tool and agent of the corporations, and
he is classed as such in the east where
the true inwardness of his mission
is better known and understood. wide
the extract from the n. Z. Sun in an
other column) Mr.. Quarles repre-
sented his constituency fully and fairly
when he voted against the great mo-
nopolies and corporations. When he
voted against class legislation and I'M
just determinations. When he voted
against tyranny of aggregated wealth
that seeks to mould the laws of the
country and dictate the action of Leg
islatures, and all of this Mr.. Quarles
did when he voted against Sawyer.
The Courier never supported Mr.. Saw
yer and had no respect for Keyes, vet
it is possible that the interests of the
country might have been better SUBJ
served had the latter gentleman been
elected instead of the former
The above extract, which we copy
from the Courier. shows a total disre.
gard OF truth. It is simply the bold
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

There is at least one sensible LAWYER
in Kenosha, and we hope there are
more. There are two or three bright
looking boys who call him father. In
some remarks which lie made at one of
the meetings Of the Kenosha County
Farmers Society he said he should only
be too happy ii he could induce his
boys to become farmers. 4 certain
educator, living not thousand miles
from Salem, says if his son shows any
genius, he will educate him for 4 farm
er if he be dull, he will he trained for
one of the professions.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

Among the appropriations fayorably
reported on by the committee to con-
gress is one of $4,000 for the purpose
of making experiments in producing
sugar from the sorghum cane. In view
Of this appropriation, would it not be
Well for Wisconsin TO wait a year or
two for the results of these expert
ments before expanding thousands of
dollars in similar ones. An appropri-
alton Of $4,000 is asked by Prof, Henry,
If the agricultural college, for the pur-
pose of making experiments there, and
the measure is meeting with favor
among our legislators who, feel an in
terest in promoting our industries.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

George, of the Courier, carries more
cheek than u lightning-rod pedlar, O
book agent and patent medicine vendor
combined. A few weeks ago his little
sheet contained this statement: 1.-THE
Courier now has circulation exceed
ing the combined circulation of both
the other papers, When Geo. topped
over he made q public announcement
that his paper was q failure because
democrats either would not or could
not read. The Republican Journal
had a sickly existence of four months
and then died, Geo, taking sole charge
of the funeral, and followed it with
the statement quoted above. The pub.
lie viii be interested in some of the
bottom facts which we are able to give
them. The Courier now has ten sub
Scribers at Woodwork; at Bristol, 81
at Somers, IA; at Salem, So; at Brigh-
ton, 10. The circulation Of the Demo
Tat at these offices was ludicrously
insignificant. Since the consolida-
ton the circulation Of the Courier
has swelled up to tho enormous figures
given above,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

9 feet. If this triangle be cut So that
the Wide end shall contain 8 feet, the
narrow end will contain 24-9, or
Is feet. Hence the problem, "a !:
10 4: pa :xs Is.973x. IS.9T3x
-12 n 6.973X which the distance the
must be cut from the small end
Answer not exact. I
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

The Courier mai is exercising his
great genius for calling bad names.
This is characteristic of that class of
lawyers possessing enfeebled intel
lects. to which he belongs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
QUESTION BOZ.

/. Why did D'Estaing go to the
West Indies, after the siege of Sayan-
nah in 1902
2. What were the boundaries of
the Louisiana purchase?
8. How long must an alien live in
the state Of Wisconsin before he can
vote?
4. In case no owner is ever found
what becomes of the money found in
letters which 60 to the Dead Letter
Office?
!. How Is kerosene testedF
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

On the Electoral count made Wednes-
day, at the capitol in Washington, Mr..
Thurman made the following an
nOuncement as the result:
1.-THE whole number of Electoral
votes cast was 500. Of these a major
ity is 1876. If the vote of Georgia be
counted, James A. Garfield will have
Fla and W. s. Hancock 1856, If the
vote of Georgia be not counted, James
A. Garfield will have 214 and w. s.
Hancock 14i. In either event, James
A. Garfield has received q majority of
the votes of the whole number of
electors appointed" Whereupon Vice
President Wheeler declared that James
\. Garfield and Chester A, Arthur
were respectively elected President
and Vice-President of the United
States for four years from the 4th
of March, 1881.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

We waut:to hear from our Republican friends
10 Ken0sha county. Speak out In meeting II II
You have anything worth saying. we snalt
make the TELEGRAPH a lively exponent OF pure
the co operation OF all honest Republicans III
kenosha county.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

statements Of man so utterly de-
moralized by his tortu0u5 course in
politics that he cannot appreciate the
truth. He does not offer one particle
Of proof in support of his statements,
for indeed there is none. The rabid
and brainless partisanship of the Nea0
York Sun is well known, and when it
says that all the new republican sena-
tors are the slaves of corporate power,
as will be seen whenever a test is made,
it is simply pr0phesying evil, and the
Sun will sorrow if ii does not come to
pass. The Courier can stuff a large
amount Of nonsense into few lines.
1t says: s. Mr.. Quarles In voting for Mr..
Reyes voted against the great monopo-
lies, corporations, class legislation, IN
just determinations and the tyranny
Of aggregated wealth" and in the next
line says it (the Courier had no respect
for Mr.. Keyes. We leave our readers
to make their own comments on these
glazing inconsistencies. In Senator
Sutherland's speech, which we gave in
our last issue, will be found the incon-
testable proofs that Wisconsin's new
senator will, as he has in the past, al
ways be found on the side of the people.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

politleal and general communications should
ha addressed to the editor at Woodwork. Local
and business correspondence should be address,
"a to the TELEGRAPH, Kenosha.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

TO F'ollooU Leaders.--4AbSef-
acknowledgements IN Bar Rooms
Long and Useless Debate Political
assessments. -Street BeggGTS in Wash
ington.-A Bill to Deprt0e Persons
Holding Office of Their Rights.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11


It was brilliant conception the
democratic party should die in order TO
cause the decease of the republican
party, The conception, doubtless,
sprung from logical conclusions. The
more the democratic party antagonised
the republican party the liVelier the
republican party became and the big
ger itgrew, The harder the democrats
fought the worse they got whipped.
To lay down and die to destroy the
enemy was the strategy of genius.
And so the Kenosha Democrat turned
over and died, or, perhaps, more cor
rectly, died and turned over. Why the
democratic party did not die at the
Fat OF the Democrat Is astounding. 1t
was none Of our funeral, but we ex-
pected to see them drop right into the
grave it had opened for them. But
here they are as lively as ever. We
copy from the Waukegan Patriot, a
democratic paper that did not die and
turn over after the election, the new
platform Of the Pennsylvania demo-
Gratis. After reading 1t the republicans
will see there Is no chance for the re-
publican party to die yet. They shove
out number of wooden guns not
worth capturing, but behind their
works there arc some mischievous ord
nance which must be destroyed and the
republican party willlive to do IL.
A NEW PLATFORM.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania are
actively working in the cause Of their
party, discarding planks in the plat
form which gave dissatisfaction to
many sympathiZers during the past
twenty-four years. They are re0rgan-
izing the party all over the State under
the following platform:
q Its purpose shall be the association
Of Jeffers0nian Democrats for the pre-
seryation Of the Constitution Of the
United States, autonomy Of the States,
home rule, freedom of elections; for
resistance to revolutionary changes,
tending to consolidation or empire; to
the election of any person to the presl-
dency third time; to the presence of
regular troops at the polls; to any APP
preparation of public money &c any pur-
pose but the support OF government;
to commercial restrictions for the bene-
fit Of the few at the cost of many and
to class legislation, which destroys the
natural freedom Of trade, and despoils
labor to build up monopoly. To these
ends we invoke the spirit and reassert
the principles of Thomas Jefferson, the
author of the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the founder Of the Democrat
ic party"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
THE KEN0SHA TELEGRAPH
r.. f. ROBERTS, EDITOR.

KENosHA, WIS, FEB. 10, 1881.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
OUR WASHTNGTOE LETT Err.

From orr Regular Correspondent
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
ANSWRRS va oUESTIONS.

How Is Kerosene tesIedF
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-06-16

HOTEL FOR SALE. I offer the American
Hotel property for sale on very reasonable
terms-one half the purchase money down
and the balance in ten years. Possession
given April l, 1881. There is a good barn
connected with the property. This hotel is
located on the corner of Bridge and Water
streets, in Towanda borough. The free
bridge and new depot near to it make this
hotel desirable for any one wishing to engage
in the hotel business. Call upon or address,
JOSEPH G. PATTON, ToWanda, Pa.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-06-16

Two good water tanks one holding 40 bar
rels and the other 10 barrels, the small one
lined with lead, for sale cheap.
S-1W M. Z. ROSENFIELD.
The Revised Edition of the New Testament
in three different STYLES and ranging in price
from 20 cents to 81 %, just received at Whit
combs Book store. 246
Large Assortment of Decorated Chamber
Sets just received. Prices greatly reduced.
Please examine at c. 2. Welles' Crockery
Store.
One of those thin gum overcoats sold by
Rosentield is cheaper and much more conven-
ent than IN umbrella.
A GOOD HOME CHEAP offer for sale
VERY CHEAP, the house and lot, South
east corner Third and Elizabeth streets in
this borough. The house is in good repair,
the lot large, with good well of water and
water in the house. The property will be
sold for half its value on long time.
June 8, 81. O. ID. KINNEY.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-06-16

hard labor will tend to counteract the
tide and hold the boys on the old home
stead, happy prosperous and contented,
thus working out and satisfactorily ad-
justing the difficult question in manner
by which mankind in the city and coun-
try will be materially benefited.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-06-16

0AYUGA LAKE HOTEL, on Lake
~ Cayuga Sheldrake, Seneca county, N. Y,
open from June 10Th to October; accommo
dations for 250 guests very low can be secured
over Lehigh Valley r. r. For terms and descrip
don address JOHN L. ALLEN, Osborn House.
Auburn, n. Y, until June 10; thereafter at Shell
drake, n. Y. JOHN Z. ALLEN Proprietor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-17
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Annual Election of Officers

OGpENsBURG, N. Y, June l6. The an
nual meeting of the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlain railroad stockholders, was held
Wednesday afternoon. Business was tran
acted speedily, and included nothing of the
regular course. Earlier intimations that diff
ferences would arise, proved unfounded.
William J. Averill Of this city, presided
The reading of the minutes of the previous
meeting was waived, and so was the report
of the directors, the latter being accepted BY
a unanimous vote. OF &c, 900 shares in the
company, 23,577 were cast for the following
directors: VIM. J. Averill, Ogdensburg, n.
Y; Emmons Raymond. J. Thomas, Major
Peter Butler. VIM. A. Haskell, Walter l..
Frost, John S. Farlow, Farlow, Francis NJ.
Holmes, Nathaniel J. Rust, Warren X.
Blodgett, and Stone Morse, Boston: Horace
Fairbanks, st. Johnsbury, VT; and Daniel
N. Lawrence, Malone, n. Y. At meeting
of the directors for organization, Warren X.
Blodgett of Boston, was chosen president,
and H. A. Church was reelected treasurer,
secretary and agent. The annual report OF
company to March 3lst, 81, shows the gross
earnings S57S. $685. expenses, $3.50, 2lO.T,
leaving net earnings Sl95, 1867.
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THE FRlENDS'
Yearly Meeting at POrtla nd.

PORTLAND, June Is. The Friends New
England Meeting, at eight o'clock Thursday
morning, the cl osing session of the ministers
and elders was held. At ten, there was a
meeting held for worship, at which no bust
ness was transacted. Rev. Dougan Clarke
preached an able sermon on the subject of
highway holiness, followed by other speakers
with brief remarks. At three, Thursday
afternoon, separate business session was
held, and is expected to close this afternoon.
The session of Friends finally adjourned
to meet at Newport, next year. Total receipts
for the year were reported at Sc, sj0.92; paid
out Sl,l7tsl, and $1,000 was appropriated
for current expenses the coming year and
81 $50 for general uses.