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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09
TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF A
TOWN BY WHISKEY.

Boise City, Idaho Territory, has the
reputation Of being a whiskey-drink-
ing town. A responsible man of that
city proposes. if the authorities will
give him the full control of the liquor
traffic, he will agree to pay the indebt-
edness of the city and the expenses
incident to city government, keep up
first-class public free schools, sufficient
to educate all the children, pay every
preacher in the churches of the city a
liberal salary, and build q new church
edifce every five years. The accept
ance of the offer by the authorities
Crowded it were possible) would
probably be of no moral advantage to
the city; itsimply calls attention to the
enormous expenditures of the people
for intoxicating drinks. If it were
lawful for the authorities of Kenosha
city to confer the right Of selling in
toxicating liquors on one man, instead
of dividing the business among nearly
thirty, the recipient of the monopoly
could afford to pay larger sum than
most persons would be apt to guess.
The people of Kenosha are by no
means to be classed with the inhabit-
ants Of Boise City Inn the practice OF
whiskey-drinking
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09
WISCONSIN PEOPLE HAVING
AN ENJOYABLE TIME IN
WASHINGTON.

There are at the present time about
two hundred Wisconsin people in
Washington, including members of
Congress, with their wives and daugh-
tiers, employees in the various Depart
ments, persons on business and visit
ors. The clerks in the Departments
from this State have an organization
known as the Wisconsin Republican
Association The association gave
a reception in Masonic Temple last
week. At o'clock in the evening the
receiving ladies, Mrs. Senator Sawyer
and Mrs. Senator Cameron, entered the
hall, and the formal ceremony began.
The visitors filed past the ladies, many
of them presenting bouquets of flowers.
The presentation lasted about an hour,
the band discoursing delightful music.
At 10 o'clock, Gen. Starkweather, Pres
ident of the Association. called to or.
der, giving brief address, at the con-
clusion of which Hon. Charles G. Will
liams responded in an eloquent speech
in behalf of the guests.
The floor was then arranged for
dancing, and those of the company
who desired to spend the balance of
the evening in that amusement re-
manned until 100 A. M.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09
THE TARIFF.

No subject of National legislation
has been more generally discussed the
past two years than the tariff. Al
though the views expressed have been
various, from free trade to high protec-
ton, yet no party expected the subject
would be allowed to 60 ever this Con-
gress, without modification or change
of the present tariff. 1t seems now
generally conceded at Washington that
after all the time spent, and the ex.
haustive speeches, the tariff will be
left as it has been in past years. At
the last session of Congress tariff com.
mission was appointed to investigate
the matter during the interim of Con-
gress, and to report such changes as
were deemed advisable. The Commits
sion performed the duty assigned it, but
the action of Congress does not appear
to have been particularly influenced
by it. The agitation of the tariff dur
ing the present session has been pro-
ductive of no good, but harmful to the
business of the country. 1t has un-
settled the great manufacturing inter-
ests, and no doubt has been to some
extent the cause Of suspensions of bus
mess, especially in the iron trade
All of our great manufacturing estab
lishments are extremely sensitive to
proposed changes in the tariff. The
Republican members are in favor OF
the kind of tariff indicated in theil
National platform. The Democratic
members are not all free traders. The
Republicans the past few weeks have
been striving to bring the tariff bill tt
a vote, but have met with all sorts OF
hindrances from the Democratic side
Although there is no hope OF its pas
sage, the Republicans have resolved t.
put on record their votes for the tar.
if bill, and let the responsibility Of its
defeat by the Democrats go before thu
country.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09
LAW IN THE INTEREST OF
CIVILIZATION.

There are many bills introduced in
our State Legislature which have
merit and ought to become laws. But
after much talking and Improbable
debate, they are allowed to pass over
without decisive action. The bill in
troduced in the early part Of the pres
ent session, prohibiting the selling OF
pistols or revolyers to minors, and for
bidding the carrying of such by
minors, ought not to fail Of becoming
a law. People who are in the prac-
tice of carrying pistols are the first to
get into brawls and difficulty.
The first section of the bill makes it
a penalty of one hundred dollars, OF
Imprisonment six months, for any
minor to buy or have in his possession
a pistol or revolver; also makes it the
duty of every public officer having
police powers to arrest persons SC
offending. The second section makes
it unlawful for any dealer to sell tc
minors pistols or revolvers under like
penalties as mentioned in the first Sec
ton.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09
THE CONGRESSIONAL GRIsT

WASHINGTON, February Com
gress has just four weeks left in which
to wind up its work and prepare for
the day of judgment. The Senate
calendar has upon it for action
between three hundred and four hun
dred bills, and the House calendar
nearly thirteen hundred, besides a
large number pending in committees,
or which the country will never hear
more than it has heard. There have
been introduced in the House over
seventy-fye hundred bills and in the
Senate about twenty-five hundred
making total, in round numbers, of
ten thousand bills introduced. Of the
seventeen hundred bills in House and
Senate which have been favorably re-
ported by committees it is pretty GER
tain that most of them will not pass
will be left to die for want of time in
which to consider them. OF the 1900
in the House, nearly 500 are bills on
the private calendar" that is to say
bills for the benefit of indiyiduals-tO
pay pensions and other claims against
the Government, which are not within
the limits provided by law. This sort
of bills there has been aneffort to gel
rid of, by the passage of an act referr.
ing them to the Court Of Claims, but
it has not yet been success, the bill
having been so mutilated as to render
it valueless. Then there are some zoe
bills passed by the Senate. waiting &C.
ton by the House, and 500 more await.
ing acting by the :" committee of the
whole House on the state of the
Union"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09

1t will he seen by notice in this
paper, Mrs. Kate d. Wheeler will re-
sumo her talks on Worlds Pictures, y
Saturday, the 10th inst. This affords
II rare opportunity to make historical
acquaintance with some of the choicest
paintings in Europe. The ten pictures
to which Mrs. Wheeler will direct at
tention have been denominated
Worlds Pictures" because it is be-
lieved they are unsurpassed by any
equal number. Mrs. w. having per-
sonally visited these works of art, and
having gained many facts in respect to
the artists, is in situation to invest
her lectures with great interest. The
pictures which Will be her texts are
the following:
Last Supper" by Leonardo da
Vinci; Last Judgment" by Michael
Angelo; Assumption of the Virgin
by Titan; Nativity, or Holy Night"
by Correggio; Last Communion of st.
Jerome" by Domenichino; Transig-
uration," by Raphael; "Sistine Madon-
na," by Raphael; Aurora" by Guido
REM; Immaculate Conception" by
Murillo; Descent from the Cross" by
Rubens.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09
HISTORY OF THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH, KENO
HHA

The first settlers of Kenosha (South.
por) were mostly from New England
and New Y ork, and were church-going
people. At an early period in the his.
tory of the town the matter of church
organizations began to be agitated,
which resulted in the formation of
four UNCONVENTIONAL societies-Metho
dist, Congregational, Baptist, and Epis-
copalian. During the first few years
nearly every family was in the practice
of attending some place of worship on
the Sabbath; quite different is the prac-
tice now. AS early as 1887 a Metho-
dist mission was established, embrac-
ing Racine, Southport and other out
posts, Racine being the headquarters.
Meetings were held in private houses.
Those who were prominent In the
movement to organize Methodist
Society were R. H. Deming, VIM. Peak,
Austin Kellogg and Charles Durkee.
In 1912 David Crossit, one of the first
settlers, offered to give lot to the
society that would first build a church !;
the Meth0dists accepted the offer. The
lot was regarded a very eligible one,
being at the south end of the present
main business street. In 1643 the
building of church was commenced
and carried forward to completion.
The following were the members of
the board of trustees: Austin Kel-
logg, Charles Durkee, r. III. Deming,
Salmon Stebbins, Nelson Stebbins, o,
F. Dana, III. III. Davis, s. Fisk, VIM.
Peck. OF the members of this board,
it may be remarked, only one is still
living, o. F. Dana, of Portland, Maine.
Originally, as before stated, the
church stood on what was then known
as the foot of Main street, fronting a
view of the street, northward. The
basement of the church in early times
was utilized for business and educa-
tional purposes. During the years
1S45, 1874 and 1s45, large quantities of
wheat were brought in from the coun-
try for market at this place. The
warehouse accommodations were filled |
70 overlooking and storage was in
great demand. and a portion of the base
ment of the church was secured to |
supply the pressing need for room. AL
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09
GRAND CONCERT.

The concert by st. Luke's Church
Choir of Racine, given in the Congre-
gational church in this city on Satur-
day evening last, was an exhibition of
musical talent. The proceeds of the
concert were fer the benefit of the
organ fund of st. Matthew's Episcopal
church. In view of the unpropitious
weather, the attendance was qnite as
large as could reasonably have been
expected. The choir was composed of
about fifty singers. About two-thirds
of the number were boys from twelve
to sixteen years of age, who evinced
good musical culture, and their gentle
manly department on the platform
was agreeably noticeable. Concerts of
this kind can hardly fail of having a
good influence on our church choirs
generally, by inspiring a purpose for
musical Improvement. Good music in
church is in these times almost in
dispensible. A well sung piece of
music by choir often compensates
for the endurance of listening to dry,
pointless sermon.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09
IGNORANCE THE FRUITFUL
SOURCE OF CRIME.

The criminal results of illiteracy
and want of early moral training are
made to appear most forcibly from
statistical facts. The multitude of
boys on the streets, VINO have no home
moral influence, who shun the public
schools and spend their time in places
of low resort, will become the class Of
men who largely fill the prisons and
penitentiaries. The recent report
made to the Governor Of Illinois by
Rev. F. L. Thompson, Chaplain of the
Southern Illinois Penitentiary, for the
year 1882, gives facts worth consider
ing. He estimates out of 500 Grimm
ais under his observation, 419 were
without home influences at the age of
IS years and under; 216 had never
been in school, and only 80 learned to
read and write in prison. OF their
habits. he learned 400 frequented
saloons; lis were drunk at the time
their crime was committed; 246 gam
bled; 2O8 carried concealed weapons.
Over one-half (25O were under Is
years of age at the time of committing
the first penitentiary offence.
Regarding these statistics from the
standpoint of dollars and cents alone,
must strike every one how much
cheaper it is for the State to educate
than to incur the expenses Of crime.
It is in fact strong argument in favor
of compulsory education. Statements
like these furnish good reason why
the bill now before Congress should
pass, providing for an appropriation
of $50,Oo0,00O, and requiring $10,000,-
0CO of the amount to be expended
yearly to educate the mass of ignor-
ance, more particularly in the South.
Such educational aid would 60 far to-
wards preparing an intelligent voting
population, prevent violence at cleo
tions, stop ballot-box stufing, fraudu-
lent counting. and secure peaceable
exercise of the rights of citizens.
Especially would it greatly reduce the
number of conVicts in State prisons
and penitentiaries.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09
CHURCH BURNED.

The Methodist Episcopal church in
this city was burned on Sunday after
noon last. The fire was caused by a
defective fue in the attic and discov-
cred soon after the dismissal of the
Sunday school. The fire engines were
on hand, but, owing to the extreme
cold weather and other causes, were
unable to render effective service: The
organ, slips and other moveables were
gotten out. The church was built
about forty years ago, and had since
undergone improvement; the building
was insured for $4,000. The church
and congregation have the sympathy
Of our citizens for their loss. A new
church edifce will doubtless be built
at an early day. In the meantime the
Methodist congregation will not be left
houseless; the Congregationalists
promptly offered the Methodist breth-
rem the use of their church for joint or
separate worship. The Baptist people
also offered their house. The Unita-
rian church having been vacant some
months, the offer to occupy that edifice
was accepted.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09
BRIGHT STAR OF MORNING.

Venus is the morning star, the
brightest and faireSt one of the thrOng
that grace the morning sky. She rises
now three hours before the sun, shin
ing with the serene radiance that dis
tingulshes her, and continues to be
visible long after the lesser stars have
melted away. On the 10th, at 2 o'clock
in the morning, Venus reaches her
greatest elongation. Here her western
course ends. She is 50 degrees SO
minutes west of the sun, and can 90
no further from him. The memorable
laws that rule her movements compel
her to retrace her steps. It is easy to
keep the run of their paths, especially
in the case of Venus. No planet in
the system presents so many points of
interest or is so closely allied to the
planet on which we dwell as Venus.
She is our nearest neighbor except the
moon, is nearly like the earth in
dimensions, in the length of her day
and night, in the possession of an at
mosphere and in the probable noun
famous condition of her surface. Be-
sides, she gratifies our aesthetic percep.
tions by being the most beautiful star
the eye beholds, and she is the only
planet that is visible in the presence of
the MONDAY sun. She is therefore a
most interesting planetary study.
Those who were eye-witnesses of her
recent transit have a tangible point
from which to commence observation.
They saw for themselves the inferior
conjunction when Venus passed be-
tween the earth and sun, the transit
when passing over the suns disc; she
changed from an evening to morning
star, DESERVING the suns eastern side
and appearing upon his western side.
Since then she has been moving west
ward, rising earlier every morning,
passing her period of greatest bril-.
liancy and turning more of her illumi-
mated surface toward US.
On the 10th change occurs. She is
stationary for few days, and then
commences to make her way back
toward the sun, for she has passed her
western efongation, one Of the four
prominent points in her path. She
will move slowly, retracing her steps
toward the sun until she reaches con-
junction in September and completes
her course as morning star. and COM
pletes also half her synodic period.
Observers, following the path of the
beautiful star, will see that after
she rises later, and that her |
bright face perceptibly pales until she |
approaches the sun so closely as to be |
ost to view in his bright beams. She
s charming object in the telescope
Turing the month, shining as a cres-
,ent until elongation, then taking on
he lovely aspect of a half-moon.-
Providence Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09
THE PASSION FOR LIVING IN
WASHINGTON.

Washington correspondents speak OF
the passion for Washington life by
those who have enjoyed Office in the
nations capital. 70 that class OF
persons who have been privileged as
office-holders that city has great attrac'
tions. There are from fifty to sixty
members of Congress, whose terms
will expire on the 4th of March next
they failed of a reelection last fall
and many Of them are i'll at ease
They do not want to go home to stay,
and begin anew rebuilding their lost
business professions, or other employ
ments; therefore they are casting
about to find something to do in Wash.
ington. The President and heads of De-
partments, it is said, are besieged with
applications for appointments to office
it is possible there may be some who
would be satisfied with 81 200 clerk
ship rather than 60 away empty. Some
of those who are of the legal profes.
|ssion are seeking opportunities to form
partnerships with lawyers in the city
who have lucrative practice. A few
of the most prominent of those who
are soon to be ex-members are appli.
cants for foreign missions; but vacan-
cies in these places are usually scare 9
unless the President creates vacancy
by removing some present incumbent
this he is not likely to do. There is
still another class, who, in few days
will be out of Office, who are too indie
pendent to ask for official favors.
They will rent genteel residences, or
perhaps build palatial ones, which
they will occupy winters and spend
the warm season elsewhere. Eight
years ago the northwestern portion of
the present city was an open country
with but few habitations; it is now
built up with magnificent residences.
A considerable proportion Of these are
owned and occupied by ex.Senators
and Representatives and ex-officials OF
the various higher grades of Office
Here is where ex-government officers Of
wealth retire, and contrive to spend
the balance of their lives in luxury
and ease.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09

Two weeks ago the fact was noticed
in this paper that an unusual proper
ton of men of wealth were finding
their way into the U. s. Senate. 1t was
stated that eleven mlllionaires are now
in that body, several of whom have
been lately elected. Since then an
other millionaire has been added to
the U. s. Senate, if it be true, as stated,
that ID. M. Sabin, who was elected in
Minnesota last week, to succeed Sena-
tor Window, is one of that class of
wealthy men. Whether there be any
thing Objectionable or not to the Sen.
ate becoming a power of wealth is not
the question to which attention is
directed at this time. While the u. s.
Senate has undergone great changes
the past quarter of century, the in
quiry is, has it more or has it less
craftsmanship talent2 Has it the in
tellectual giants, whose utterances
were listened to with profound respect
by the nation; whose speeches on the
floor of the Senate shaped our national
policy, and gave us a name for wise
craftsmanship abroad. Less than fifty
years ago the American Senate was
pronounced the most dignifed and
learned body of legislators in the
world, That cannot be said of it now,
unless the law-making bodies of all
Europe have sadly degenerated the
last decade. 1t is true the U. S. Senate
even now, is dignifed body, compar-
ed with the House of Representatives,
but that is not saying much. Whoever
has seen a turbulent town caucus has
seen a prototype of the House of Rep
resentatives when on rampage.
Death has taken out of the ranks of |
the Senate men possessing the brilliant |
powers of Clay, a Webster and Sum-
ner; and their places have been filled
with men of less intellectual calibre.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09

It appears to be conceded that the
democratic congressman have, by the
interposition of the obstructive policy,
accomplished their purpose of putting
off the admission Of Dakota for an in
definite period, simply upon the ground
that that territory is largely r5publican
in its politics. The condition of the
congressional calendar is such that
this measure could not be reached in
it's regular order during the present
session, and there was no other way of
reaching it save by a suspension OF
the rules, process which the demo-
cratic members found it easy to defeat.
This amounts, of course, to slamming
the door in Dakota's face for at least
the next three years, as it is perfectly
obvious that with the majority so
largely in favor of the democrats in
the next house of representatives, no
republican territory need apply.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09

The high license system in Nebraska
seems TO be an improvement on the old
system of low licenses. The state has
a law enacted last year, fixing the rate
for cities having less than 10000. in
habitants at not less than $500, and for
cities whose population exceed that
figure at not less than $1,000. Omaha,
having $4,000, the 10 saloon-keepers
proposed to resist the payment of ST.
600 apiece, but Mayor Boyd insisted
that the law should enforced, and
prosecuted all who disobeyed it. The
result is the number Of saloons is re-
duced to about seventy, and each one
pays $1,000 for license; instead Of 800
as formerly. The lower and more
disreputable saloons have been obliged
to shut up shop, while the revenue
derived is largely increased.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09

The Racine School Board has taken
steps to provide FIRE escapes for the
public school buildings in that city.
Our Kenosha School Board would do
we'll to take some such precautionary
action for the schools in this city.
The High school building would find
its scholars in a perilous situation in
the event Of a fire.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09

People who have resided in this State
and Illinois for over forty years, ex-
press the opiniori~ there has been no
such severe cold weather in this region
during that period as the present win
ter. There have been extreme cold days
in past winters, but no succession of
cold days as in the past few weeks.
The "cold SPELLS" as they have been
called, in former years, have gen.
orally been of short duration, but this
winter people have shivered with cold
for days together. The winter of
1883 is likely to be remembered for its
arctic weather for years to come.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09

Postmaster General, Hon. Timothy
O. Howe, one of Wisconsin's most
honored citizens, it is said, is enjoying
his more than usual health and Yivac-
ity. He gave public dinner in Wash
ington last week, which is described
as having been brilliant affair. The
President, most of the heads of De-
partments and other distinguished
notables were present.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-09

The position of Circuit Judge candi-
dates in this district remains un-
changed. We have favored the selec-
tion Of candidate by properly
called convention, and still believe it
the better course, but if the people
generally think otherwise that view
will not be pressed. The only purpose
of referring to the subject now, is to
again call attention to the fact that
after the adoption of the Constitution
in 1848 this practice of bringing out
candidates before the people for Cir
cult Judges prevailed for several
years. Some ter for a newspaper
in a neighboring city calls in question
the correctness of this statement.
The history of judicial elections in
this district, published in the TELE-
GRAPH last week, shows that we are
not mistaken as to the practice of
nominating conventions.