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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29
LAKE BUFF.

Lake Bluff, situated little over
twenty miles south of this city, on the
lake shore, is yearly growing in import
ance as a popular summer resort for
religious, moral and literary purposes.
There is spacious hotel on the gro unds
besides a good number of pretty cot.
tages, scattered about in the beautiful
grove, some of which are always for
rent to families who intend to remain
a succession of days. Lake Bluff be-
ing less than an hours ride from this
city, doubtless some of our citizens
will esteem it a pleasure to visit the
place after the contemplated exercises
begin, which will be the 1st of July,
and continue during the month of
August.
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article 8, of the constitution of this
state. Whether Mr.. Williams viii re-
turn to his old home in this state we
are not informed Wisconsin has been
represented in Congress by good men,
but never by any one who stood higher
in the national legislature than Mr..
Williams. The people of Wisconsin or
Dakota will have use for him. The
Whitewater Register pays Mr.. Williams
the following just compliment:
"HoD. G. G. Williams has rendered
his resignation of the Office of Register
of the land Office at Watertown, D. T.,
as he deems it proper that position Of
that Importance should be occupied by
supporter of the administration.
Mr.. Williams has made host of friends
in Dakota, and is declared by some of
the papers to be the most popular man
in the territory. There is no reason
why he should not be one of the first
Senators to represent it in Washing
ton"
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TRUESDELL.

Farmers are very busy finishing up
corn planting.
I Ed. Carpenter is about to engage in
canyassing for Gaskell's Compendium
and the Pictorial History of the World.
We hope he may have success.
/ A couple of dogs that were chasing
sheep in Somers were tracked home
near here and killed.
a dog belonging to Theodore Fred
ricks, of Somers, has been caught biting
sheep.
Ted Meyers is painting a barn fol
Andrew Flett.
| aThe Hay Press Company have pur-
chased new engine for their press.
\ Rob. Murray, Jr.. is getting to be a
boss carpenter. In a half day he laid
1890 shingles on Halsey's house.
/ e. D. Holt has received ano he1
Norman stallion from France which
weighs 1920 lbs.
Frank Heidersdorf, of Somers, was
seen on our streets last Sunday. Come
again, Frank.
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licans are being removed from Office
on the alleged ground of being par
tisans; thus far the places of those re.
moved are being filled by those who
have all their lives been political parti-
sans. Will these new appointees now
cease discussing politics, or viii they
go on talking party politics as usual
1t is political crime for Republican
Office holder to give free expressions to
his political preferences, while at the
same time Democratic Office holder
is allowed such right. If Republicans
and Democrats are not to be treated
alike in free speech, then all the
Democratic talk about civil service
proprieties is sheer nonsense.
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HOW 1T rs DONE.
AND How IT IS DONE WHERE TIL

AND How 1T IS DONE WHERE THE
TRULY AMERICAN RIGHT OF SELF
CHOICE Is PERMITTED.
There has been good deal said of
late about the fastest trains in the
world" and some in interest would have
it appear that all the glory iu this re-
spect effulgated upon a single road.
Indeed that one line absorbing every.
thing there was in railroad life worth
living for and all the others simply
hanging upon a verge of despair as
precarious as pitiable. Thus the situa-
ton, and because of it from the monopo-
listic standpoint, the full justification
of doubling of rates and extra charges
generally anything but conducive to
popular hilarity these days, when not
only dollars but nlckels count. In ac-
cordance with its characterlstically
American way of doing things, the
Baltimore and Ohio long since estab-
lished as an inviolable principle the
system of an entire absence of exacting
extras upon any of its trains, limited or
| otherwise. The B. and O. does not
believe in privileged classes, has never
been accused of apeing exclusiveness,
or in any manner whatever made it
appear that there could be good and
sufficient grounds for only doing it's best
in the matter of time and equipment
when paid at double rates therefor.
is thoroughly well satisfied to run
truly representative American trains,
accepting for passage thereon regular
tickets at the regular rates and main
tanning a time schedule absolutely
without parallel. A strong statement
lin the face of the loud boasts of COM
tpeting lines of running "the fastest
[trains in the world" but comparison
Eof schedules from and to Washington
Eproves it beyond cavil. The Chicago
Limited leaving at 10 A. M, reaches
Edestination next morning at S.55, quick
Eer than any limited upon any other
Eroad. The Cincinnati Limited leaving
lat $50 P. M. runs through in the won.
Ederful time of sixteen hours, arriving at
I7.45 the succeeding morning, four hours
Eahead of any other limited. The ST..
ELouis Limited is over an hour faster
Ethan any other limited to that city, as
is also the Pittsburg limited. East
Ebound from all the cities named, the B.
E& O. Limited trains are equally advan-
ltageo usly run in every instance. max
ling time unequalled by the limited
train service of rival lines, and upon
(which the practice of making extra
.charges and doubling rates is as rigidly
Eadhered to as it is not on Picturesque
lib. & 0. The equipment of the latter
lline is in every way of the finest, trains
lSrunning through solid and composed of
magnificent new Buffet, Family-room,
lHSleeping, Parlor and Dining cars and
lfelegant day coaches. On all the B. &
o. Limited trains passengers go as they
IpIease, pay their money and take their
choice, and not as upon other roads
running limited trains, compelled
whether or not to take and pay fol
what may be provided by those who
know more what the passenger wants
than he does himself.
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CHICAGO OLD SETTLERS.

The old settlers of Chicago held
their annual reception under the aus
pices of the Calumet Club on Thurs
day of last week. The members of
this Association are composed of such
persons as were residents of Chicago
prior to 1910. About 200 were present
who resided ia Chicago before that
date, although very many of them are
now residents of other states. Hon.
Levi Grant was the only member from
this city. Over half dozen from Ra-
cine we're in attendance. Thirty-six
of the old settlers who were residents
of Chicago prior to 1910 have died the
past year.
The Old Settlers Society of Kenosha
county might take some useful hints
from the methods of business by the
Chicago old settlers. Every person, on
becoming a member of the old settlers
association of this county, should give
the year in which he became resident,
and his age at the date of his becom-
ing member. With these two facts,
if nothing more is recorded, it furnish
es text for a brief obituary notice;
other general historical facts can be
more easily supplied, but without the
two first mentioned an obituary must
necessarily be incomplete. A mere
list of names of members falls short
of proper historical record. There
are some desirable Improvements which
have been adopted more recently by
some old settlers associations which
would be impracticable in this county
for the reason the society has no suit.
able buildings on it's grounds. A
Photographic collection of the mem
bers is a matter of historic interest
and will prove doubly SO generation
hence. But for this purpose it requires
room fitted for that purpose.
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good citizen, an industrious and efficient
worker and a manly man. Two things
are necessary. One the law of the state
aims to provide compulsory restraint
from drink, SO that he may get the poison
out of his system and recover his lost
will power. The other more vital
necessity is the power Of the Creator to
re-create. The question is, why does
not license regulate this matter as to the
first thing? Do not dealers know that
such evasions of the law are furnishing
prohibitionists with clubs with which to
pound their traffic to death? 1t is to
their immediate interest to join with
sober men to protect the drunkard from
himself. It would contribute to the
highest and most lasting interests of all
if there were no alcoholic drink traffic in
all this land. Those who to-day are in
any way parties to the sowing ofthe seed
from which shall spring the habitual
drunkards of tomorrow are incurring a
fearfulresponsibility. G. M. HEARD.
Kenosha, May 20, 1885.
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The old man at Woodwork, while
going through some tall grass, sudden
~ felt snake going up the leg of his
pantaioons. He grabbed it with her
culean force, but here was a dilemma.
He could not pull off his boot with one
hand, but dare not let GO. He sat
down and thought over the matter.
There are no rattle snakes around and
our common snakes are not venemous,
so here goes to pull off the boot.
This done, he jumped up and shook the
cloth, when out fell a full grown frog
Oh, my
Mr.. Winkie, one of our German
neighbors, has lost cow. Cause Of
death not reported. As he is rather
poor, the loss is severe one.
So III. w. Beecher has become a
Jealous evolutionist, and is going to
use the remainder of his energies in
preaching the doctrine. Evolution
may be very scientific, but is sadly
contradicted by facts. There is nat
ural tendency to deterioate. Neglect
your orchard and the best kind of
apples will become scrubs. Put the
best breed of stock into the hands of
farmer that does not believe in book
farming and it will soon evolve into
scrubs, and If you have any doubt
about man just step down to Liberal,
Missouri. where they have no priest,
church, God or devil, and you will b e
convinced.
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the war, and is now too poor to pro-
vide the smeans of education in many
large districts of country. Congress
has been asked for aid in establishing
free schools in localities where there
exists a pressing necessity. There. is
no other method by which the mass
of illiteracy in the South can be reach
ed. The idea Of supplying their wants
by parochial or church schools, as some
have suggested, cannot be relied upon.
There has been much sounding of
alarm during the past few years be-
cause our navy have been neglected. and
allowed to fall into decay; that our
ships of war and national defences are
SO much out of repair; the country is
in danger from foreign foes. It is d
mistake to suppose our national secur-
ity rests on Well-equipped navies. forts
and Notifications. The Union to-day
is more in danger from internal foes
than from foreign enemies. The only
true foundation of all free government
like this is intelligence; self-goyern-
ment based On ignorance is impossible.
The more education the people possess,
the more secure are their liberties; an
illiterate people are the easy victims of
oppression. It has been well said " ed
ucation substitutes the teacher for the
sheriff, the school house for the prison.
and the workshop for the almshouse."
1t is an old maxim, Gin time of peace
prepare for war;" Not, as once sup
posed, is war to be averted by bristling
armies and threatening cannon, The
school-house is needed more than
armies and munitions Of war. Nations
in the concrete are not unlike individ.
uals. If a man puts himself into a
pugilistic attitude, armed with deadly
weapons, he is very apt to get into
trouble. So nations that put them.
selves in a position of belligerency are
sure to provoke an attitude on the part
of neighboring powers which leads te
national collisions. #m,
There is hardly possibility of there
ever being war between the United
States and any foreign nation, if oul
| government refrains as it has done fol
the past half century from meddline
with the affairs of other powers. Oul
enemy is at home and within our owr
borders. The worst enemy in repre-.
sentative form of government is ignor.
ance; its stability is the education oil
the masses. Therefore, if our govern
ment has money to spare for nationa
defenses, let it be appropriated for the
instruction of the unlettered millions
fitting them for the duties Of .Ameri
can citizenship. It is a far better anC
cheaper national protection to educate
the people than to build expensive
ships of war and line our seacoast.witl
costly Notifications.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

The friends of woman suffrage have
recently received great encouragement
in England. Prime Minister Gladstone
has not been for some years opposed
to woman suffrage, but has favored
the plan of permitting women to vote
by proxy, thus obviating the necessity
of women going to the polls in person
This method has not found favor with
many friends of woman suffrage in
England. 1t is now stated on authority
that Gladstone will waive that objection
and maintain neutrality on the bill
in which case the friends of the meas
ure feel certain of securing vote in
favor of the second reading Of the bill.
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CONGRESS- OF AMERICAN
CHURCHES.

One of the most noticeable move
ments in the American churches was
meeting held at Hartford, Conn.,, two
weeks ago, its object being to estab-
lish unity of action between the differ
emit christian denominations; or, in
other words, to bring into greater har.
mony divided Christendom. Distin-
guished clergymen in the Episcopal,
Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Con-
gregational and most of the lesser de-
nominations were in attendance; free
interchange of views was expressed,
and the practicability Of closer union
was made manifest. The vast econo-
mics that would be gained by dispen-
sing with many UNCONVENTIONAL Or
CARNATIONS for carrying forward the
benevolent and religious enterprises of
the day are apparent to all. But be-
yond all this the cause of missions in
foreign lands is confronted by an obsta-
Gle not hitherto as formidable as now.
The millions of heather men and wo-
men of India are not SO ignorant as
not to notice the divisions oe Protestant
ism. Among the missionaries sent to
teach them the better way are differ
ent sects, protesting to preach the same
gospel, yet representing distinct denom-
nations. The heather mind is per-
picked to know which of these spiritual
guides is most safe to follow. These
perpleXities are not alone experienced
in heathendom; people here at home are
heard to say, If there be but one road
to the desired hereafter, why SO many
fragmentary and feeble churches,
when one-fourth the number would
serve the wants of all? IF the forms
OF heresy now so much complain
ed of by the churches, and the moral
evils which threaten the well being of
society, are to be overcome, united
Christendom is demanded. The recent
Congress of American churches marks
an important era in the progress of
religious sentiment.
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The reason why the business inter.
ests of the country are not active is
such vast sums of money are lying un.
employed in the banks. 1t is not be.
cause there is not an abundance OF
money in the country, but because
there is distrust how to invest it to adj
vantage, The Eoeni'ag Post says:
"In New York city alone the bank
deposits are $50,0O0.OoO greater than
they were a year ago, and the banks
are loaning $2S,000,00O less, making
the actual increase of unemployed
capital $7S,G00,0O0. The surplus re-
serve in the New York banks over
legal requirements is now $57,416, $50,
as against $S,127,055 in 1884.
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VICTOR HUGO.

The death of this eminent poet,
writer and philanthropist, which oc-
CURED few days ago, produced a
more profound sensation in France,
and in the literary world at large, than
has been experienced for a long time.
His varied learning, his com prehensive
views of the wants of hu manity, his
felicitous writings, gained for him the
esteem and admiration not only of the
people of France, but won him friends
in all civilized countries. Kings have
expressed their sorrow of his death
the Emperor of Brazil sent letter of
coincidence to his family. His funeral
was observed on a scale of grandeur
unsurpassed even by those on the oc.
casion of funeral tributes paid to
kings.
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TIE " ATOMS DANGER FROM
ILLITERACY.

Ii our institutions of government
are to be peTpetuated and transmitted
to coming generations, depends on the
education and enlightenment of the
people. This great interest of free
government is now being pressed on
the people by our wisest and best of
men, individually and collectively, in
educational conventions. The security
OF homes and OF the established order
of society is assaulted by dangerous an
tagonists; the masses of the people are
liable to be imposed upon for the want
of proper enlightenment. Education
and general intelligence must be press
ed until mastery shall be obtained over
ignorance and illiteracy. 1t is the
duty of states which have their,systems
Of schools and institutions of learning
well established, and in successful
operation, to extend aid to those por-
tions of the Union where the people.
through the calamities of war, or other
misfortunes, are denied the privileges
of education. Statistics in the South
ern states show a fearful condition of
ignorance. In Kentucky there are 49,
600 illiterate white voters and $4,000
illiterate colored voters. In the report
made in the educational convention al
Louisville. KY, two years ago, there
are 100000 illiterate voters in the
Southern states, including both white
and colored. The condition of these
states, it is hoped, has been somewhat
improved since the report, but the
situation is still appalling. This lncu-
bus of ignorance weighs heavily on the
present and future welfare of the coun-
try. The South was impoverished BY
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HISTORICAL.

Mr.. E. d. Putnam, who was a resi-
dent in this part of the country liz 1886
but now of Vermont, contributes to
the Racine Advocate an interesting
account of 4th of July celebration in
Kenosha in 1885. This was probably
the first independence celebration in
Wisconsin. 1t is pleasing to notice a
revival of these incidents in our early
history. They always furnish attract
i've reading for the old inhabitants, and
probably equally so to the younger
people. Fortunately many of these
historical fragments of early history
in this locality have been collected
and published in the volumes of the
State Historical Society's collections at
Madison. The chief features of the
1886 4th of July celebration, referred
to by Mr.. Putnam in the 4dcocate,
are found in the Sd volume of the
Historical Society.
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SALEM.

Lincoln Prosser and his sister
Winnie stayed over Sunday in Wheat
land at their friends, Mr.. Reiht's.
Mrs. Virgil Lacey. of Chicago, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. HI. s. Thorp a part of
the week.
DR.. Cass Paddock and wife and d.
A. Mahoney and wife, all of Kenosha,
and Mrs. W. A. McKesson. of Randall,
were guests at the residence Of DR.. f
Paddock on Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. ID. B. Maynard visited j. B.
Stone and wife in Richmond from
Wednesday to Friday.
Rev. D. Hartley made w. E. Johnson
and wife pastoral visit on Saturday
By the way, the reverend gentleman
will fill the Congregational pulpit next
Sunday morning; he has also been en-
gagged as the pastor of the said church
Lathrop Burgess. who spent the
winter in Baltimore with his daughter,
Mrs. Ell. L. Emmons. returned home on
Friday, and his son, D. l.. Burgess, met
him in Chicago.
Chas. X. Gull, of Oakland, Neb., and
Miss Emma Stauffer were married
May Is, at the residence of the brides
parents The newly-marrled couple
arrived in town on Friday for short
visit They will be at their home in
Nebraska, and receive their friends or
Thursday and Friday evenings, june
II and 18th.
S. A. Cronk and wife returned to
his parents on Friday. Mr.. Cronk
had been to Iowa looking for a loca
ton, and during his absence Mrs. Cronl
visited his sister in Somers, Mrs. G. D
Strong.
DR.. Irwin, of Chicago, visited his
father-in-law, John Cogs well, recently
Mr.. Cogswell has been ailing some
weeks past, but is reported better.
DR.. F. Paddock and his sons, tie
doctor and Alva, took in the horse-ract
at Burlington on Saturday.
Joe Crow, of Pleasant Prairie, bought
fine span of three-year-old colts of F
G. Hartnell last week.
Miss Mary Gull, of Athens, Ala, and
her brother Lincoln, of Valparaiso
Ind, are expected home the last of the
week.
Miss Florence Haigh, of Wheaton
is visiting her friend, Miss Luells
Pease.
DIR. Lithenberger, of Chicago, has
purchased two acres of land at Camp
L L.
erecting $1,000 summer residence.
Miss Maggie Wilson, ex-teacher of the
Brass Ball school, visited the school on
Wednesday and called on some of hel
old friends.
John Caffelty, wife and three chill
dren, lately from Ireland, are stopping
with the family of L. McNulty, and
will make it their home here. Mr.
Cafferty is Mrs. McNulty's brother.
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The revised Old Testament, which
was announced completed and ready
for delivery two weeks ago, has met
with an unprecedented demand, and
the work of the revisers appears to
be favorably received. The revisers
were some Of the best scholars in Eu.
rope and the United States, who have
been employed fourteen years in this
labor. No new essential truths have
been brought to light, but useless ver-
biage and many unmeaning words have
been cleared away.
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BRISTOL.

!. Elder Corsbie returned from his
western trip in good health and spirits,
but sooner than expected. The cows
became foot-sore, and he had to ship
them on the cars part of the way.
There is to he Sabbath school con.
cert on Sunday, the 31st inst, at As
bury church. There will be good
programme, and the superintendent
wishes you all to attend.
The pastor of the Plank Road church
took part of the services on Sunday
last, but Mr.. Hartley preached the
sermon.
Cannot some good-natured weather
prophet pr0phesy us some rain ?
Farmers faces are beginning'to length
en- again.
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The skating rink in this city, which
was said several weeks ago to be doing
a money-making business, recently
came to full stop and closed. The
city council fixed the license for keep
ing the rink open at $500, which the
proprietors of the concern thought ex-
travagant. 1t is possible the owners of
the property may have lost money by the
sudden close OF the rink, but there is
seldom loss without some gain, and
the general impression is, the gain is
on the side Of the people of the city.
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The latest advices from Europe are
decidedly of pacific character. The
pugilistic spirit is subsiding, and brute
force is giving place to reason. War
between England and Russia is no
longer imminent, and the other powers
growing less belligerent. That class of
people who have been hoping for war,
to increase profitable speculations,
must look elsewhere for honest money
making than the sufferings of h uman-
ity which are entailed by war.