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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-15
Temperance.
A "D1NGER" WARMING.

Write II on the liquor-store,
Write IL on the prison door.
Write II on the gin-SbOp fine.
Writc-aye, write this truthful line:
"Whcre there's drink, there's danger"
Write It on the work house gate
Write IL on the schOOl-bOys : slate,
Write It i'm the copy-bOOk.
That the young may on 10 look:
Where there drink, there's danger"
Write It on tho church-yarl mound,
Where the drink slain dead are found;
Write iron the ga lows high,
Write il for all passers-by:
Where there's drink, there's danger"
Write it underneath your feet,
Up and down the busy street:
Write 1t for the great and small
In the mansion, cot and hall
Wncre there drink, there's danger"
Write II on the ships which sail,
Borne along by storm and gale;
Write II in large letters plain.
Ger our land and past the main:
"Wherc there's drink, tn re danger"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-15

Jaw, you can sell me, aw. a blue
neck-tie to match my eyes, you know?"
inquired an Austin dude in gentleman's
furnishing store. don't know as l
can, exactly" replied the salesman.
shut can fit you with soft hat to
match that head" Then the dude
withdrew from the store, a crushed
strawberry hue effusing his effeminate
features, Texas Siftings,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-15

FROM EVERY SOURCE comes the most
alarming reports of crimes, casualties
and death. All who read must appre-
ciate the following remarks of L'EUen-
naeRt, of Quebec, Canada, rs applicable
to Quebec: The number of accidental
deaths in Quebec within the past six
months has been fearful. Drunkenness
has played large part in this sad har-
vest. We are really afraid to maintain
guilty silence in not stigmatizing in q
striking manner each death caused by
drink. Family chagrin and the grief of
friends arrest our pen. We are wrong,
perhaps, to have so often ceded to- these
considerations, for the scourge of in
temperance augments in alarming pro-
portions. There must certainly be a
remedy to the evil. Christian preach
ing evidently no longer sufiees. and the
secular arm must be placed at the Ser
vice of religion and of morality. 1t
can not be denied that our country is
overrun with drunkenness. ..-..,.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-15
THE WoMAS's CHRISTIAN TEMPER

THE WoMAS's CHRISTIAN TEMPER
ANCE UNION of the State of New York,
which recently held its annual eonyen-
ton in Poughkeepsie, resolved to petit
tion the next Legislature to require in
Gyey sSaoOl Sv.ogTR By RuSSS snS
hygiene, with special reference 70 the
effects of alcoholic stimulants and mar
cotics upon the human system. This is
part of a so-called national planlwhi
the Union will make the special feature
of its work during the coming year,
and in accordance with which the pas
sage of similar law has already been.
securedin Vermont, Michigan and New
Hampshire. @
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-15

The Peoples Advertiser, Mississippi.
says: 1.-The Temperance army in this,
State is increasing. and ere long viii
sweep everything before il,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-15

Fl. l.. Ames, Boston's richest man,
has $15, 100000 saved for a rainy day.
Boston Herald
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-15

"My DEAR" said Mrs. Popperman to
her husband last evening, Il was look
ing over bundle of old letters to-day,
and found this one. which you wrote to
me before we were married, when you
were young and sentimental"
..What does il say.2''
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

This favorite anniversary of our Irish
fellow-citizens will be observed to-mor-
row evening Saturday in Kimball
Hall. The commemoration of st. Pat
rleks day began at an early period in
this place. AS early as 1874 the day
was suitably celebrated. The manner
OF its observance here has been varied :
sometimes by procession, music and
public dinner; at other times by even
ing gatherings in the basement of st.
Marks church, where speeches were
made and bountiful tables spread. No
two years has the programme been
precisely the same. Tomorrow even.
ing the anniversary will occur in Kim
ball Hall. The exercises will consist OF
an Grafton on The Patriotism of the
Irish race" by Judge Van WICK; also
an Grafton on "The Duties of Irish
American citizens, by DR.. M. III. Cleary
of Galena, Ill. The music for the
evening will be given by the choir of
st. Marks church. DR.. Cleary has the
reputation of being good speaker, of
much oratorical power. The mention
of Judge Van Wyck is sufficient to adj
vertise a speaker who always draws
an audience. Ladies are invited to
attend.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16
DELAYS OF JUSTICE.

Although the Congress lately ended
did some good things, but there has
been inexcusable neglect by the last
session, as well as preceding ones.
Laws of vital Importance to the coun-
try have failed of enactment, without
any valid excuse whatever. An in
stance of the many may be stated.
There are now about twelve hundred
cases on the calendar of the Supreme
Court. At the rate cases are deter
mined in that court, it will take three
years to dispose of the number now
on hand, to say nothing of new ones.
A suit now taken from a lower court
to the supreme Conrt cannot be
reached there in less than three years,
unless it be taken up out of the regular
order. TO obviate this difficulty meas
ures were devised several years ago by
the ablest lawyers and statesmen the
plan for relief of the burdens of the Su-
preme Court, by providing other tribu-
nails for adjudicating particular class
of cases, has long been considered. and
does not appear to have been seriously
objected to by Congress. Still the mat
ter has been allowed to go from ses-
sion to session, and no decisive action
taken. In this way the people are per-
picked because Of the laws delay.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16
APRIL ELECTIONS.

The town elections are near at hand
and, while we have no disposition to
create political agitation, a few sugges-
tions are volunteered. Many quietly
disposed citizens at our spring elections
think it quite as well to nominate town
officers irrespective of party, and thus
avoid all excitement. This would be
well enough, provided there were no
interests involved beyond the mere
election of the usual town officers.
Neither of the two great political par
ties are yet ready to disband; the mill
lenium, when all party lines will be
obliterated, is yet probably a greet way
off. Political parties are necessity in
our form of government; at least there
have been no examples of dispensing
with party on a large scale. 1t has
sometimes happened temporarily in
some localities, and commonly on a
small scale. Since. by general consent,
it is deemed advisable to maintain
parties, it is better that their organiza-
ton through all elections, spring and
fall, should not be interrupted. A
vigorous and effective campaign at the
fall election will be greatly aided if
preceded by an unbroken organization
from the spring election. 1t is, there
fore. desirable that the Republicans in
the several towns should exercise their
in maintaining their position.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16

1t is not valid objection to say
that 2 compulsory act interferes with
the authority which the parent has the
right to exercise over the child. That
authority is limited. and may be subor-
dinated to the good of the child and
good of the State. The law steps in
between the parent and his child, and
declares that he shall not cruelty treat
it, and by the same priority of right
the State may compel him to give the
child chance to become a good cltiz-
en-"
Some important statistical facts have
been published as it respects the en-
forcement of compulsory education in
New York city. During each of the
five years previous to the compulsory
education law, there were on the aver
age 1921 juvenile delinquents arrested.
For the five years since the enforce
ment of the compulsory law, the aver
age number of arrests of juvenile de-
linquents has been 86S. There are in
all of our western towns and cities
boys who attend no school, either pub
lie or private, and for which neglect
parents and guardians have no valid
excuse. The records of criminal courts
disclose the fact that a large proper
ton OF the crime of the country is COM
mitted by the uneducated and ignorant
classes.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16
WEATHER PROPHETS.

Virgins, the weather prophet, sue
ceeded in producing great scare for
some days last week. The destructive
tempests and upheavals of earth and
sea, the terrible loss of life and prop
erty which he predicted would DESC
ate the land failed to be realized. In
stead of the terrific hurricanes which
were to sweep over the country, the
wind blew gently, with no unusual ex-
e ptions, and rain fell as it was wont
10 do in days gone by. The astonish-
ing fright which Virgins succeeded in
equalled the disaster of a
more than ordinary storm. Hence
forth Virgins should be awarded the
palm as the getter-up of great scares.
The CONSERVATION which his predic-
tions caused in Canada, as we'll as in
some portions of the States, is truly
piteous, If the statements which ap-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16

tended to defend. In our country any
attempted legal interference with
skeptical writer's would not be toler-
Grated; our laws allow every sort of
belief, religious or irreligious. The
constitution Of our government recOg-
nizes no kind of religion; the mention
of a Supreme Being is omitted in that
instrument. In England it is different.
That country has an established
church; its kings and queens are at the
head of that church, and are styled
" defenders Of the faith They hold
their authority by the laws of the
realm and by the right of inheritance.
So long, therefore, as England retains
its present attitude in. relation to the
church, it can hardly do less than to
protect the country against encroach-
ments of skepticism and infidelity.
Whether Spencer and Huxley belong
to the class of skeptical scientists may
not be true; that is not for us
but for the English people to decide.
The matter is only referred to to call
attention to the fact that England oc-
cupies different attitude i'll matters
of this kind from the people of this
country.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16
CIRCUIT JUDGE: POLNTLFSS
REASONING.

We are content to leave the question
of the Circuit Judgeship without fur
Their agitation, except to notice the
pointless reasoning of some of our CO.
temporaries.
The case fairly stated is as follows:
There are now two candidates before
the people for the Office of Circuit
Judge of this district; politically, one
is Republican and the other Demo-
GRAFT. Calls have been circulated by
the friends Of each Of the candidates !:
both calls have been signed by Repub-
licans and Democrats; both candidates,
therefore, stand politically in the same
attitude before the people.
On these premises, Racine news
paper deYotes nearly column of point
less generalities to have it appear that
Mr.. Winslow, the Democrat, is the true
non-partisan, independent candidate,
and appeals to both Republicans and
Democrats to give him their support.
The election of Mr.. Winslow would
not eliminate politics out of him, nor
will the election of Mr.. Wentworth
change his political status. Both of
these gentlemen will continue the same
politically, whether elected or not; to
suppose that either would lose his poll
tical identity in the event of his cleo
ton is a sheer absurdity. Every man
OF common sense, whether in office or
out of office, has political sentiments.
The judges of the u. S. Supreme Court
are individually designated as Republic
can and Democrat. Their elevation to
their high judicial position did not
change their political status.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16

edge of the timber he came to halt,
and getting out of the wagon, he said
TO Mrs. Wilson, This is our home;
won't You get out and 60 in 2 to which
she replied with tears, Where shall |
go in" He built his house of I0gsl
ard his was the first dwelling for
white people in this vicinity. They
left their old home east Immediately
after the return of the Northwestern
Company's Exploring agents, who left
OsWego county early in March preced-
ing. They were Waters Towsley, B.
b. Cary and G. w. Turner.
In the month of June Mr.. Hudson
Bacon came also from Hannibal, and
put upa log house on the west side of
the water surrounding the island.
Later came several other families by
water, some going back into the coun-
try. Among the number was Mr.. Da-
vid O. ossitt. who built the first frame
dwelling on the south side, and a Mr..
Amos Grafton, who built a log house;
they were blacksmiths and worked at
that business in small shop.
In June of this year. 1885, Mr.. Enoch
d. Woodbridge came and put up a
shanty of poles on the South side
About the same time Mr.. John Bullen
came and erected a frame building to
be used for a store, which was the first
store in the place.
MesSrS. Bullen and Woodbridge had
some difficulty as to priority of claim
which was finally settled amicably. In
October Mr.. Nathan r. Allen came, to
whom Mr.. Bullen sold the store. as he
wished to return east. Mr.. Waters
ToWsley came this season, and erected
log house near thu north mouth of
the river, and about half mile north
of Mr.. Gardner Wilson's house. He
also had some difficulty with Mr.. G.
w. Turner, one of the committee, who
claimed his date of location back to
the time of his acting as one of the ex-
plorers in March. In December of this
year Mrs. Alonzo Burroughs had a
child born, being the first white child
born in the place.
Some time this season, 1885, Mr.. Sam
uel Resigue located on the island and
erected two log buildings; one was
used as tavern, and where the Indians
who had not yet been removed could
get the fire water to the discomfort OF
all the settlers. ~
am not informed of how many set.
tiers were here, nor how many had
gone into the country and made loca.
tions at this time. l should have men.
toned in the proper place that Elder
Jason Lathrop came here this season,
and surveyed from the state line, and
located sections that came very nearly
the same as afterward surveyed by
the government surveyors.
ITO be continued.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16
EARLY HISTORY or KEN0sHA

Mr.. A. d. Northway, one of the early
settlers, and much respected citizen
now residing outside the city limits,
in the town of Somers, has furnished
for publication in the TELEGRAPH his
recollections of the first settlement of
this place. The history being too long
for insertion in one paper, it will APP
pear in consecutive numbers.
EDITOR TELEGRAPH:
/ have been solicited by number of
friends to put on paper what know
of the early history of Kenosha. /
came here in the fall of 1886. arriving
on the 5th of November. The place
was then called Pike River. We came
by land with team through Canada.
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and on the
lake shore over prairie and through
timber, with now and then only
track made by some former emigrant.
The place at that time had no show
Of town.
It required but a very short time,
and less effort, to become acquainted
with every settler of the place; to
learn when they came, how they came,
and all the incidents attending their
journey here. At the little social gath
erlngs we had, these were all talked
over and over again, yet they were of
new interest every time. Such is the
life in a new country by those who
have struck out, leaving relatives,
friends and old associations behind. to
share the ills and lend a helping hand
to all who need help.
The first settlers of Wisconsin were
not different from other settlers of a
new country. Every letter to their
old home was a glowing description Of
the new, and strong invitations to
come and see.
The first family arriving here for
settlement was Mr.. Gardner Wilson
and wife, with Deacon Cephus Weed
as a passenger, from Hannibal, OsYego
Co., N. Y, arriving here the first of
June, 1888, coming by land. Their
route from Chicago was by the lake
shore, crossing the south mouth of the
Pike River on the sand bar, then over
the island and across the middle
mouth, as it was then called, to the
point of main land formed by the
and bar, across this middle mouth
and the then dry bed of tie river be-
tween it and the lake. Here in the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16
RACINE AFFAIRS.

A series of meetings will be held in
the city of Racine, March 26. 81 and
%, in the interest of the elevation
of women. Miss Mary Livermore,
of national reputation, and others
widely known.will be present, and
will take part in the exercises of the
meetings.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation of Racine has resolved to make
an effort for a building for the pur-
poses of the Association, at a cost of
100000. The building is to be three
stories high, and furnished with all
the modern improvements found in
such establishments.
The Racine Library Association has
filed articles of association with the
Secretary of State. Capital stock, S..
900. Object of the Association is the
advancement of science, art, literature
and the establishment of an art gal
lery, lyceum and reading room.
The Post Office at Racine has beer
raised to first class; salary of the Post
master, $4,000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

There are only four or five states
which have as yet adopted the princi-
pie OF compulsory education, making
it obligatory by law to send children
to school for given length of time.
Wherever such laws have been prop
erly enforced the most satisfactory re-
suits have followed. The sound policy
of such law appeals to the good judy
ment of right-thinking people. Every
intelligent citizen admits the necessity
of the general diffusion Of education.
1t is but justice to every boy and girl
of proper ages that they should be re-
quired to attend some school given
length of time; if it be not done yolun-
tarily. then by compulsion. Educat-
ing the young is one of the best pre-
cautionary measures for the future
safety of the state. ITO provide for
the common defense, to secure the
blessings of liberty, to ourselves and
our posterity,' is one of the obligations
of government, expressed in the con-
stitution of the United States. Educa-
ton is stronger national defense than
Qualifications and standing armies, and
more effective for the repression of
vice and immortality than criminal
statutes. Education is public prop
erty; the government pays largely to-
wards the expenses of our public
schools, and has the right to protect
md regulate them. A distinguished
writer on public school education re-
marks:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16
WHAT DO THE BOYS AND GIRLS
READ?

This question is suggested by par
agraph found in the Mila0Gukee SEN
ti7ael, from Racine correspondent, as
follows: "Great excitement prevailed
in this city to day when it became
known that tie little school boys, most
of them belonging to the Third Ward
school, were armed with cheap reyolv-
ers. raZors, dirks and other weapons,
and had formed themselves into an or
gained gang. Numerous articles
have been missed from the building,
and it is supposed the thieving has
been committed by these young des-
peradoes. AT any offense from play
mate they threaten to carve him, and
swear vengeance on the principal, Mr..
Middlecamp, if he interferes with
them. The matter will no doubt be
looked into by the authorities. One of
the reasons assigned for this state of
affairs is the too frequent reading of
trashy literature which fills the boys
minds with visions Of greatness and
causes them to become an Indian
chief or bandit robber."
The question what do boys and girls
read is fraught with Llomentous con-
sequences; it shapes the destiny of
many young man and woman. Pains
of late have been taken to collect sta
tistical facts in the public schools in
towns and cities as to the kind of read
ing which engages the attention of the
young. Prof. Greenwood, Of Kansas
City, was recently asked to make in
vestigation as to what school children
read. His report on the subject Of his
Inquiries reveals startling state of
facts. He devoted eight months to
these investigations, examining DUR
ing that time 1871 boys and 1908 girls,
in all 2,S77. He found that 80 per cent.
of the books read were works of ic-
ton; in addition to the books of fiction
he Classics II per cent. as "trash."
He also found 1872 scholars had read
one or more copies of a fashy sporting
paper published in New York city.
When the scholars were asked why
they jndulged in this sort of reading,
they replied, "there was such lots of
fighting and killing, they liked it,"
Enquiries of the same character as
the foregoing have been made in sew
eral other cities -some in the state Of
New York-With about the same re-
suits. It will readily be understood
how this kind of reading corrupts the
minds of the young. When the boy
reads of some daring deed of desper-
ado, the bold adventures Of an accom-
plished villain i'll high life, Of fierce
and seemingly heroic actions in bad
cause, it is not strange that multi
tudes of boys are lead to initiate a false
heroism and play the desperate. How
the reading in our Keuosha schools
compares with those alluded to, cannot
be known without investigation; the
books read i'll spare hours may be pro-
per, or may not be. 1t is the duty of
school officers and teachers to exercise
vigilance in the matter they have the
power so to do. If there be authority
to thrust the Bible out of school, then
there must be to exclude a yellow COW
cred novel or any other fiction from the
schools.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16
LIVELY CORRESPONDENCE.

Our readers doubtless know that
Hon. Charles Palmetier is our state
senator, representing the counties of
Kenosha and Walworth. The White
water Women's Suffrage Club recently
forwarded a petition to the legislature
at Madison, praying for equal suffrage,
and asking Hon. Palmetier to interest
himself in behalf of the petitioners !:
also asking his views of woman suf-
frage. Hon. Palmetier returned an
swer, in which he perhaps innocently
INDUCED in little witticism, also care
lessness of expression in defining his
position. The women of the period.
are apt to be sharp in attacking I'M
guarded remarks of the other sex, and
thereupon the secretary of the Women's
Suffrage Club put in rejoinder rather
pointed and pithy. IF it were our bust
ness TO act as umpire in the matter of
difference, we should be inclined to de.
eide the Hon. Senator came off rather
second best. The correspondence be-
tween the parties appears at length in
the Whitewater Register. ~
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16

An interesting exercise is held
monthly, and, in some instances, semi
monthly. in the public schools of the
neighboring counties. and has acquired
considerable popularity. Some standard
poet, such as Longfellow or Milton
ia selected as the text Cor the exercise.
Brief biographical notes of the poet
are given, some of the marked and
brilliant passages from the author are
recited or read, and other matters of
interest pertaining to the subject
briefly stated, the programme inter
Spersed with music, vocal and instru-
mental. In this way the oldest schol-
ars, at least, will become familiar with
prominent poets, both American and
Foreign. II it be desirable to select
statesmen rather than poets for the
exercise, let it so be arranged. The
objection that scholars must not have
their minds diverted from their regu-
lar course of daily studies is too old
3 ANTICIPATED to be considered. Boys
I'd girls need occasional diversity, if
it be of the right kind; it is essential
to their mental Improvement, and for
their physical advantage.