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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
.SOMERS.

The lawful storm" predicted by
Prof. Virgins to take place on the 9th
inst. failed to reach this vicinity
Guess again, Virgins; we like your
kind of storms,
Considerable difficulty is experienced
by those whose business is in the
woods in hauling loads, ON account of
the depth of snow. said by those who
have measured it to vary from "a to 80
inches on the level.
Cold weather and badly drifted
roads have had rather depressing
effect on church sociables and aid
societies, &C., for the past five or six
weeks, many being appointed but none
convened.
The Methodist Aid Society is an
nounced to meet at Mr.. L. Cooks on
Friday evening. the 18th, and. should
the weather prove favorable, a large
crowd and pleasant time may be ex-
pected.
The Hughes Bros. discovered on
starting their engine on Tuesday
morning that the frost had burst Two
Of their pipes, making journey to
Kenosha necessary for repairs.
Alexander Spence, of Hamilton
County, Iowa, made his appearance in
our midst quite recently, on visit to
his parents; also to relatives and
friends. He reports very severe
winter thus far in his section Of eoun-
try.
Gordon Mitchell. Of Chicago, is here,
taking short vacation.
Mr.. VIM. Yule was Frustrated last
week by severe bilious attack, but is
now able to be about.
Conversation with prominent citi-
zens of our town, both Republican and
Democratic, convinces me that there
is great unanimity in choice of a cam
didate for the ensuing election for Cir
cult Judge, and that choice falls upon
Judge A. Van Wyck; and, if fine legal
attainments, with strict honesty,
mature judgment, ripe scholarship and
a gentlemanly bearing are any OF the
essential qualities Of a good Judge.
then Judge Van Wyck is the man for
the occasion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
THE MAILS.

The detention of our mails is some
times unavoidable, but at other times
there is a remissness Of duty on the
part of mail contractors or officers con-
nected with the mail service, which
can hardly be excusable. The people
who receive their mail matter at the
post Offices on the line of the railroad
running westward from Kenosha are
subjected to great inconvenience and
annOyances by the non arrival of their
mail for weeks together. The irregu-
larity of mail. in some of the winter
months, is greater than before the
railroad was built. for then there were
fewer Interruptions to the mails. Some
party of course has contract for car
rying the mails, and il the railroad is
blockaded by snow drifts it seems but
reasonable that the contracting party
should cause the mail to be transported
by other conveyances than by railroad.
The country Offices, we understand,
would be satisfied with but half the
mail service (three times a week. when
the snow interferes, if nothing better
could be afforded. There probably
can be no method devised for the re-
lief of the people the present season.
should relief be needed. but before
another winter some understanding
should be had with the proper anthori-
ties which will prevent such occur
rences of mail detention IN the future.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
POPULAR DELUSION.

1t is surprising how many people
there are who allow themselves to be
carried away by the silly predictions
of the pretended weather prophets.
Vennor has succeeded in making his
name known over the continent as
the foreteller of storms, tempests and
floods. Still later, Virgins and others
have gone into the business of prog
nosticating the weather. 1t is not
alone the credulous old ladies who
take stock in the weather prophets,
believing them endowed with some
supernatural inspiration, but men who
make pretension to learning and intel
ligence talk soberly and gravely about
the predictions of these pretenders.
On what do these prophets base their
knowledge to foretell the action of the
elements months ahead? If they
claim supernatural endowments, by
which they are enabled to look into
futurity, then they are simply impos-
tors; the race of inspired prophets left
the world two thousand years ago.
These modern prophesiers have no
better claim to inspiration than the
fortune-tellers who profess to tell the
destinies of people by examining the
tea grounds in a cup. Do the weather
prophets base their ability to forecast
the future tornadoes, floods and
droughts by the aid of science? An
egotistical claim. None Of the modern
weather jugglers have reputation for
superior learning; they arrive at none
of their conclusions by scientific calcu-
lations. The Signal Service at Wash
ington has every facility in that de-
partment of knowledge, as elsewhere
in this country or in Europe, yet with
all these superior advantages does not
presume to indicate the weather
much over thirty-six
hours in advance. But, in view of
these facts, there are large numbers of
people of all classes who greedily de-
your each new prediction of some
Vennor as II it were a revelation from
above.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
SALEM.

w e. Penney, of Iowa, is enjoying
visit OF several weeks among relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Jas. Worthing, of Oakfield,
Fond du Lac county, is visiting rela-
tives and old acquaintance.
Miss Beattie Bacon, of Rush Lake,
is spending a portion of the winter
with her sister, Mrs. Henry Brown.
Roger Watkins, of Eagle Grove.
Iowa. is visiting at David Prosser's.
P. Oakley, of Michigan, arrived at
Mr.. Trafford's on Saturday.
Miss Mary B. Burgess, who is spend
ing the winter in Kenosh9 with her
aunt, Mrs. M, A. Baker, came home
Thursday on a visit, and will return
the first of the week.
]. w. Faden, one of Mr.. Voak's most
trusted and valued hands, starts for
Manitoba on Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Hartnell, who has been
confined to the house by illness most of
the winter, was able to visit her grand
mother Castle, Of Bristol. on Sunday.
Rev. C. A. Wilson's usually fine
looking flock returned home from
church last Sabbath, apparently in a
famishing condition, spiritually. 1t
was feared sickness prevented their
pastor from ministering to their spirit
ual wants, as on Thursday he was too
indispoSed to be around.
Ward Bloss' eldest son Bryant is a
little sufferer from rheumatism.
Mrs. Orvis, mother of the late G.
Orvis, who is 81 years old, probably
the Oldest inhabitant in town, is sick,
past hope Of recovery.
Henry Brown is slightly improving.
t VIM. WEIGH arrived home on Thursday
with the remains of Phillip Kerwin,
who lost his life by snow slide near
Crested Butte, Col, on the goth ult
The funeral took place on Sunday and
was largely attended.
A horse of Peter Schlax got loose in
the stable about a week ago, and was
kicked SO badly that he had it shot on
Friday.
A son of great beauty and promise
gladdened the home of G. H. Stock
well on Monday, the 18th inst.
Messrs. Hotz. G. Miner, and Fred
Runkel will build large barns when
the building season opens, which fact
argues busy time for carpenters.
Walter Van VIE played for the de-
lightful party on Wednesday night at
the residence Of Ward Bloss. The So
ciable at DR.. Scherer's on the same
night is spoken of in t1attering terms.
There will be dance at Mr.. A
Vanalstine's on Friday night. Feb. 16.
Wilson Brothers Will furnish the
music, and a good time is expected.
Supt. Mahoney and wife are prostra-
ted with grief over the death of their
only child, Mark, on Tuesday, from ty'
phoid pneumonia. They have the sym
pathy of the community in their affiic-
tior.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
THE LEGISLATURE.

The Legislature at Madison, as the
session draws toward q close, finds
itself overwhelmed with unfinished
business. Had the first two or three
weeks of the session been given to
work, instead of wasting so much time
in doing comparatively nothing, the
end would be reached with greater
elaboration and less liability to the
mistakes of hasty action. 1t always
happens in our state legislatures, and
especially in Congress, the most i'm
portant legislation is left too near the
time of adjournment, and then comes
a rush and scramble for the prece-
dence of bills. There probably has not
been an instance, during the past
quarter Of a century, in which a large
amount of unjustifable legislation
has not been hastily crowded through
Congress the last days of the session.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
BRISTOL.

Mr.. "A. j. Benedict is preparing tt
move his barn farther back from thu
road, enlarge it, and put a basement
stable under it. Mr.. John Stevens
does the mason work.
Mr.. r. N. Waldo has got the lumber
hauled for new barn and enlargement
of the old one.
Mrs. J. P. Bishop and her daughter
Clara have both been under the doc.
tors care, and are now convalescing.
Miss Jennie, daughter Of w. T..
Marsh. has returned from the Evans
ton Qll.) seminary, accompanied by the
measles. She will entertain them for
brief period. Her sister Nellie re-
turned with her and expects to assist
in entertaining.
Mr.. Henry Blackman intends to build
a new horse-barn and complete other
improvements in the spring.
We have seen piece of road opened
by a snow plow. 1t is q great i'm
provement on the shovel. Every road
district ought to have one and use it.
The mail carrier of Walkers Prairie
has succumbed to old age, and, after
fourteen years service, gives up with
regret.
Mr.. J. Smith and Miss Effie Hill were
made one by Rev. Mr.. Howe week be-
fore last. Owing to the snow blockade,
it took the news some time to get
round. I wish them long and happy
life.
The young folks of the Literary last
week discussed the tariff question.
This is much better than trying to
decide which is the mother of the
chicks, the hen that laid the eggs, or
the one that clucks the chicks. Young
men, looking into questions of public
polity is an improvement.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16

The city of Watertown, in this state,
has bonded Indebtedness, variously
stated, from 100000 to $1,000, 900.
The city has evaded payment for years,
by having its officers resign as soon as
elected, leaving no officers on whom to
serve process, A bill has been before
the Judiciary Committee of the Assem-
bly, which was discussed for several
days, providing when judgment has
been rendered against city, and the
officers cannot be found for the serving
Of a process, the Court shall appoint g
receiver to levy tax. The bill was
especially intended to apply to Water
town. The committee recommended thu
indefinite pOstponement of the bill.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
TRAMPS.

Some of our patrons think the papers
have too little to say about tramps
The taxpayers are justly sensitive on
this subject. The best method for dis
posing of tramps is not so easily ar.
rived at, but that some effective plan
should be adopted all will agree. The
columns of this paper have been, and
are now, open to any well-considered
remedy for this nuisance. In another
column of this paper will be found a
bill to suppress vagabondage," origin.
ally introduced in the Assembly, by
the approval, it is understood, of our
member from this county. We learn
the provisions Of the bill are regarded
too rigorous by the majority of the
legislature, and will be modified. 1t is
believed the present legislature will
not adjourn without the enactment of
law to meet the necessities of the
case.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16

one solid fact. It is truer than the
gospel of Ecclesiasticus, and when
some poor fellow gets frozen to death
on the prairie rest assured that he
never felt it, but just lay down out of
pure spite and died. When you are
told over fifty times day on the street,
by passing friends and acquaintances,
that its st niger" you must remem-
Der that they are referring to some by
gone event, which happened before
you were born, and mean no reference
whatever to the wonderful ozone of
Manitoba.
Last night was the warmest expert
enced in Winnipeg for a century. The
fact that the mercury froze in many
thermometers was nothing but the
mean wretched spite which affects
even Thermometers. They knew it
was a warm, pleasant night, but the
ozone affected even their enthusiasm,
and they had to do something eccen-
trio. We haven't had a cold day this
winter yet. Nothing but ozone and
enthusiasm.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16

There was large attendance at the
farmers meeting held at Mr.. Abram
Gulic's on. Wednesday evening, and an
exceedingly pleasant time was EMO yed
Mr.. Daniel Marsh has rented Mrs.
]. j. Pettit's residence on Park
avenue, and will move to Kenosha
April. Mr.. Marsh expects to make a
trip to Nebraska this spring.
A pleasant surprise party occurred
at Mr.. Ashbel Upson's on Thursday
evening.
The Young Peoples Literary Society
met on Friday evening at the resi-.
dence of Mrs. Mary Deylin.
Mrs. Castle attained to her ninetieth
year on January 28th. and Mr.. Chas
M. Fowler is now in his eighty-seventh
year.
Mrs. Emory Bishop spent last week
visiting at her fathers.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
RANDALL.

AT George McKesson's they received
a valentine in the shape of a bouncing
baby boy.
Virgins great storm of February
9th, having failed to. put in an appear
iance, he must now return to the back
seat along with Tice and Vennor, but
the gullible public are ready to well
come the next hnmbug.
Died, at her home in Randall, on
Friday morning, February 9th, of sick
ness following confinement, Mary
Benedict, wife of Fordyce Benedict,
and daughter of Joseph and Charity
Salisbury. She leaves two children,
one girl about three years old and a
baby boy born on the Monday proceed
ing his mothers death. On the 18th
a large company of her neighbors as
sembled at her late home and followed
her remains to the Mound Prairie
Cemetery, thus testifying their respect
for her who is gone and their sympa-
thy for him whose home is rendered
desolate.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
JURY REFORM

A joint resolution is now before the
legislature of this state. in favor Of q
constitutional amendment, making it
competent for nine of the twelve ju-
rors to render a verdict. The subject
of jury reform is now receiving atten-
ton in several states, particularly the
method OF selecting juries. By the
present mode of obtaining jurors, great
numbers of incompetent men are put
on juries, much to the detriment of
the cause of justice. Among other
methods of reform, it is proposed to
appoint three Commissioners in each
county, to whom shall be committed
the selection of proper men to serve as
jurors, the commissioners to be ap-
pointed by the Circuit Judges.
The Chicago Journal comments on
the resolution now before our legisla'
ture as follows:
4Hc W1SCOiiSIu PAOPOollAOA AAS ACs
root in the idea that the majority
ought to rule in the jury-r0oms as il
does at the ballot-box, in Congress and
in all legislative assemblies. A ma.
jority of one vote may elect the Presi
dent of the United States, and the vii
of the majority Is supreme everywher'
under our form of government. TIVE
or three stubborn or corrupt men on
of twelve should neither be allowed tt
neutralize the will of nine or tel
others. more intelligent than them
selves. and make it possible for tn
guilty to escape, nor to protract 1itiga
ton and increas expense"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16

Tie Democratic members of our
State legislature are having a sea of
trouble, for which they hold John
Winans, the man VINO ran as an indie
pent candidate for Congress, and de-
feated Hon. G. G.. Williams. AS the
story goes, Winans had a Democratic
friend by the name of Carr, whom he
wished to favor for political services
rendered. On the organization of the
Assembly, Winans was on hand, and,
by lobbying, succeeded in getting his
man, Carr, chosen Chief Clerk. 1t
turned out that Carr was entirely in
competent and unfit for the position.
The Democrats have been caucusing
for weeks past how to get rid of Carr.
Some members were in favor of asking
him to resign, others for voting him
out of office. At the last caucus it
was concluded to retain Carr, as a
tigure-head clerk, and allow a Mr..
Spooner to discharge the duties of the
Office.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
DEATH or EK-GOV. WILLIAM
d. SMITH.

Ex-Gov. Smith died in Milwaukee on
Tuesday evening last. He was born
in Scotland in 1924, and came to
America in early childhood. He set
tied in Wisconsin in 1S49. In 1877
he was elected on the Republican
ticket Governor of Wisconsin, and
again for second term in 1879. He
also filled several high positions in the
state. Gov. Smith was gentleman of
exemplary morals and a worthy citiz-
en-.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16

The proposition before the Slate
Legislature to purchase Moses NJ.
StrOng's history of Wisconsin does not
meet with much favor. The first bill
for this object involved an expenditure
from $32, 900 to $4,000, which was
disproved by the Committee on Educa-
ton. A new bill has been introduced
which only asks for an expenditure of
$4,000; this it is thought will share
like defeat. The book is not regarded
rs the kind adapted to the public
schools of the state.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
CORRECTION.

In giving the history in the TELE-
GRAPH last week of the early organiza-
ton of the Methodist Episcopal
church in this city it was stated the
church was built in 1S43, and that
Rev. w. II. Sampson was the first
clergyman. 1t should have been said
the church was built in 1912, and Re v
j. Mitchell was the first pastor.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
WISCONSIN, STATE CANE
GROWERS' ASSOCIATION.

The meeting Of the State Cane Grow
ers' Association at Madison this week
was one of more than ordinary inn
portance. Encouraging testimony was
presented Of the ultimate success of
sugar manufac tufe FROM amber cane
in Wisconsin. O. S. Powell, President
of the association, gave an account OF
his recent visit to the sugar plantations
of Louisiana, and gave it as his con.
viction that sugar can lie produced
cheaper at the north than in Louisiana.
Much other important testimony in
the same direction was given.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
WE MUST EDUCATE.

A bill is now before the legislature
of Illinois, which will probably pass.
1t provides that persons having the
control and charge of any child or
children between the ages of and IA
shall send such child or children to a
public school at least twelve weeks in
each school year." Failure or neglect
on tire part of parent or guardian is
made punishable by a fine of not less
than s. nor more than $40.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16

The average daily pay of a member
of Congress is $500. There are an
average of twenty-five Senators absent
daily, and that is $40 day paid to
men to attend to their own private
business $40 day paid to men to go
to their homes and lobby for THAR re-
election. Some day people will put a
stop to this mode of drawing money
from the Treasury Washington
Critic.
Observers at Washington have not
failed to remark that the habits of the
Senate, in one respect at least, are
worse this winter than they have been
for years. 1t is said that even New
England has gwen way. Will it be-
come necessary for those Senators who
still have the dignity of the body at
heart to draw up the form of pledge
of total abstinence and circulate it
among their erring brothers for sig
natures ?-NeO York Sun.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL

The River and Harbor bill has been
agreed to by the Committee in Con.
gress, and is in readiness to be acted
upon. The total appropriations for
these objects this year is a little over
$S,000.000, or about one-half the
amount of last year. OF the total sum
the Mississippi river gets over two
and half millions. If the figures are
correctly given, Kenosha is put down
for $4,000; Racine, $4,000; Milwaukee,
$4,000, and the other harbors on the
lake less amounts than last year.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16

Ex-Sheriff Bremner, of Racine
county, has sued the Board of Super
visors of the county for the amounts
which his account was cut down by the
Board. The first amount is for fees on
criminal warrants, $4,000 the second
for board bill, $4,000; and the third for
janitor and guarding Jail, 800. These
amounts, it is understood, were for
charges made in the execution of the
tramp law.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1883.

A bill is before Congress providing
Tor the purchase of the law library of
the late Matt. H. Carpenter, of Wis
eonsin. The Library committee has
reported in favor of buying a part of
it, the most desirable, for $4,000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16
ON THIRTY DAYS TRIAL.

THE voLrATC BELT CO., Marshall, Mich, wi
send Or. DYES CELEBRATED ELEcTR0-y0LIAlc
BELTS AND ELECTRIC APPLIANCES on trial for
thirty days to men (young or old who are Anieted
with Nervous Debility, Lost Vitality and Manhood,
and kindred troubles guaranteeing speedy and eem-
plsts restoration Of health and manly vigor. Ad-
dress e. above. n. B.-No risk il incurred, ~
thirty days trial IL allowed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16

The following resolutions adopted al
the great meeting in Cooper Institute
New York city, embody in a compact
form the argument for the protection
Of American industries;
WHEREAS, Great Britain. through
ages of effort, has built up o manufac-
turing industry which makes her skill
and power m this respect unequaled
among nations, and has accumulated
capital which makes London the great
centre Of commerce and the settling
place for international trade, a place
where the price is fixed of all great
articles of human industry, whether of
near or distant production and now
commands the carrying trade of The
world-advantages which give the
highest degree of protection and con-
stitut9 an international competition
unequaled and aggressive, and des-
tructive force ever welded, as our his
tory shows, without restraint for her
own benefit alone and
WHEREAS, France, Germany. Aus
tria, Belgium, Italy and Russia are COM
PEELED from the greater superiority of
the English in capital. in finance, in
industry, and in the carrying trade, to
resist this superiority by protective
tariffs and,
WHEREAS, The United States, on &C.
count of the vacillating policy of its leg
lslation, the condition of its finances,
and the higher rate which is cheer
fully paid for American labor, is un.
able to compete with cheaper foreign
labor thus amply protected; and, s.
WHEREAS, In our history disaster
and distress have uniformly followed
every resort to free trade, and pros
perity has, withoutexception, attended
the proper protection of our industries;
therefore,
Resotced. That the giving Of adequate
protection to American industry and
OF steady and profitable employment
TO all laborers in the United States Is
the true American policy.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-16

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