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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-06
EXTRACT FROM MISS WIZARDS NEW
BOOK.

En- bassant, we are moved to say
that whoever reads the crime col
umns of the daily papers wherein
s'the lover" figures as the murderer
of his lady, can hardly have two
opinions as to which is most nearly
crazy in these days concerning mat
tiers of the heart, the "weaker" {? or
the stronger" {? p sex!
undertake to say that the dear
est and most disinterested lovers of
home upon this earth are men. A
thousand motives, prejudlces and
conventions hedge women into
homes. but men, with all the world
to choose from, cA0ose the home. 1t
is the noblest and most redeeming
fact in their long annals. and pre-
diets their perfectibility as nothing
else can.
Home has already done more for
man than for any other of its ia
vored constituency 1t is his special
humanizer, the garden where his
choicest virtues grow Mans heart
is lonesome often, and the feeling
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-06
THE LOUNGER.

The commemoration of any ma
tional festival brings to my mind the
sad thought that we Americans as a
nation have been somewhat remiss in
this particular, and that if our fore
fathers at its inception had appoint
ed, or if we, even now, should ap-
point more holidays for observance,
we should be as a nation happier,
and | as an Individual should share
in the general happiness. There is
something refreshing in the thought
that holiday is at hand, something
exhilerating in the idea of "lying off"
for day. OF course If these holt
days were multiplied I do not ven
ture to state that | know in what way
the increase would be regarded by
the majority of mankind, but l am of
opinion that | do not overstate it
when I say that l could manage to
"wire through" if we had holiday
every other day, and to tell the truth
if our glorious republic sought to
celebrate some national event every
day do not know that ! should be
willing to obstruct the government,
by interposing any triaing objection,
in fact [ am sure | should cast my
vote with the "yeas."
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Perhaps we shall have more holi-
DAYS when the millennium comes. 1t
has always been dream of mine
that Somehow, somewhere, some
time, somebody" would arise in his
might, and preach millennium cru,
SADIE. In days of old hermits, fired
by a righteous enthusiasm, aroused
the nations of Europe into a war to
expel the Turks from Jerusalem.
Why then does some man not rise
up and say that we are to have a
millennium? Perhaps we could get it
then. | do not know if we shall get
it otherwise. 1t is a rare commodity,
but when once you get it, you may
place all your wealth on the chances
Of its staying powers. 1t is about
time that one was coming our way
By the last reports from the planet OF
Venus the inhabitants there were
then celebrating theirs, and those in
Mercury were getting ready to cele'
brate. Mr.. Bellamy says that we
shall have ours somewhere about
1000 A. D., but what good will that
do me? I wonder if we wrote and
asked B. to fix it somewhere about
1000, if he would oblige us. Their
we might get a chance to be there
but if it does not begin until one
hundred years later, posterity may
look after my share in the fun.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-06
The Best in the World.

Senator Henry G. Nelson, of New York
writes
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-06
BY N. A. HUNT.

THE ETHICAL PROBLEM OF TOBACCO.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-06

| hear that We are to have an ex-
hibition in electricity next Saturday
night, and that the Prof. has some
very interesting things to say and to
show to US. | had the curiosity to
go and see the experimental at his
work last night, and | tell you it's
lots of fun. Of course things do not
go every time, as he says they will,
but that's a trihe. For years and
years | have noticed, in the case of
experimenters, that occasionally the
action of certain forces were not
what it was said it would be. 1t can
only be accounted for under the
principle which we have maintained
heretofore, that in inanimate objects
there is an climate eternal cussed
ness" which delights in the torment
of animate beings. Take the tubes
with which our boys are tOOllng.
The fellows handle them very care
fully, but every day two or three of
those things out of sheer Cussedness
throw themselves on the floor and
smash themselves to smithereens. Of
course they don't offer TO pay for
themselves, but they lie there until
the girl comes along to sweep and
then one of the bits of glass jabs it
self into her hand, and she goes
home for two weeks with an aggra-
waited case of blood-poisoring.
Those cussed inanimate things
"know their biz" "BOB."
In Ye HumbAgge.
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Perhaps the Fair of '92 will begin
the millennium. Happy thought
send to Mr.. Bellamy and tell him
that year will just suit us. Perhaps
some Of my friends may think that
my anxiety for millennium argues
an Incidence on my part and a dis
position to idle They are wrong.
At heart [ am a worker. l should
like to take my stand with the horny
handed sons of labor and toll and
moil fourteen hours day, but all
my energies are latent, kept in store
for some grand epoch, reserved for
future emergencies. How can l en-
Joy the millennium if use myself up
now? How will that millennium help
us, what will it do for us? / do not
know exactly, but Washington's
birthday suggested the thought that
perhaps we could have a festival
every day. Life would be a holiday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-06

Picture yourselves a few years
hence. Something to be commemo-
rated every day. Picture me owning
three hundred and sixty-hve and one
quarter suits of clothes, three hun
dred and sixty-fve and one quarter
hats, three hundred and sixty-hve
and one quarter pairs of shoes, each
day of course having its distinctive
dress, hat, etc. 1 have put in the
quarter suit and hat because the year
has properly three hundred and six
ty-fve and quarter days and ex-
pect to have more fun in that quar-
ter of day and with that quarter of
a suit than in all the other days with
the other suits. Early in the morn
ing we shall be aroused by the shouts
Of the populace. and the servant
when the millennium comes | am 60
ing to keep niger or two, or l
won't play,-will call to us-"What
suit to-day, milord?' this is the
style in which our particular niger
will be instructed to address us, and
to him I will answer: "Minion, lay
out the black velvet suit with gold
facings and the hat and shoes that
go Herewith To-day we celebrate
the initiation of George Washington
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For Sale.

The best house and lot for the money iu
tt city. Address p. 0. Box 452.
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into the mysteries of long pants, the
"toga veritis,' ''the crown of his
youthful hopes" "Such events a
nation loves to celebrate. Such men
we delight to honor. Avaunt.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
Does Advertising Paw?

He is slow man indeed who affirms
that judicious advertising does not pay.
Let the skeptic look around him, in any
city or business center, and note the
most successful business men there.
Who are they? The careful and judi
cious advertisers invariably.
Some raise the objection that every
thing is now sold at so small margin Of
profit that they cannot afford to adver-
tise. This is just why they should ad-
vertise. Where is the advantage of Sc
lecting particularly cheap or Offering
especially great bargains if the people
are not made aware Of them?
There is no questioning the fact that
there is an immense amount Of money
wasted, positively thrown away, in so
called advertising schemes that are abso-
lutely worthless, and that fail utterly to
bring the investor in them any returns
whatever for the money expended. All
the experienced advertisers avoid them,
using only the standard, long tried, reh-
able mediums-the newspapers, the best
and the cheapest.
AS it is known that the most success
full business men are the greatest adver-
tisers, so is it q fact that all successful
advertisers are firm believers in the news
paper-believers not only in its effective
ness. but its cheapness.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
Pretty Fine Writing.

Up in book dealers place in Broad
way, not far from Eighth street, curios-
ity seekers and men who can afford to
indulge their love for queer manuscripts
can find, perhaps, the strangest bit of
writing known. On piece of parch-
mcnt like paper, five feet wide and six
feet five inches high, are written all the
books of the Old Testament, forming the
design of window in King Solomon's
temple. No lines are used. Written
words form the whole design. Tho writ
ing is very minute, but legible to the
naked eye. Ink Of three colors was used,
but principally black ink. 1t is a very
intricate piece of work, marvellous in its
way, and must have taken considerable
time and patience.
The work was executed by one David
Davidson, apparently in mood of re-
lgious fervor. He was blind of an eye, and
his manner of writing was to lie at full
length upon the floor, on his stomach,
with his eye Che was near sighte1 very
close to the paper. He died some twenty
years ago. Each chapter and verse Is
numbered. The writing is not running
script, but each letter is separate; nor
are the letters much, if any, larger than
a thirty-second Of an inch high.-New
York Press.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
New system of nu;,,linp.

A very favorable account is given in
the French papers of the new system of
building houses of iron and steel plates,
introduced into France by NJ Danl,,
manager of the Societe des Forges de
Chateleneau, who has set forth it's vari-
ous advantages with much practical de-
tail, attracting considerable attention to
the method. It has been satisfactorily
ascertained, it seems, that corrugated
sheets Of such metal, of more than a
millimeter in thickness, are sufficiently
strong for building houses several stories
high, and the material, of course, allows
of a considerable variety Of architectural
o1namentation.
The plates thus employed are of the
finest quality, and as they are galvanized
after having been cut to the sizes and
shapes required no portion is isleftexposed
to the atmosphere. In addition to this
it is asserted that houses constructed in
such manner are very sanitary, and that
all ventilation and heating arrangements
can readily be carried out. In England
this system of building has found much
favor. the superiority of the new over
the old system consisting in the method
of corrugating and galvanizing the metal.
Philadelphia Record.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
The Salvation Army In Chicago.


Sunday morning gentleman and his
wife, who had been staying over night
at the house of North Side friend,
boarded one of Mr.. Yerkes' cable trains
for home, and were astonished to find a
section Of the Salvation Army in pos
session of the car they entered. The sal
vationists, who were all elderly people,
were singing songs ahd praising the
Lord in their own peculiar way. The
gentleman had purchased Sunday pa
per, and, handing his wife the advertis-
ing supplement, he proceeded to scan the
news. Suddenly one Of the elderly sal,
vationists, who wore sorrel paint brush
on his chin, pumped into seat beside
him and startled him with the remark:
"Do you know, my brother, that that is
IN instrument of Satan?" at the same
time pointing at the paper. The gentle
man shook his head and went on read
ing. Then an elderly sister tried to call
him away from his Sunday reading, and
then platoon of the army assailed him
for the same purpose. Finally, in spite
of his wife's protests, he arose and de-
clared himself. "Look here" he said,
1--we read the Sunday papers for five
years and 1 don't intend to be stopped
now. If you don't leave me alone I'll
lick the lot of You" Whereupon the
salvationists deserted the gentleman
Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
The Turtles Shell His cost,.

One of the most amusing fights that
ever occurred in this neck of woods, and
which was witnessed by two hunters,
took place on the Warrior river between
a blacksnake and mud turtle. What
the casus bellum was is not known, but
the snake had wound itself around the
turtle, and was trying to make some i'm
preston on its back with its fangs.
The turtle took things good naturedly,
seemingly, and every once in while
would poke out his head to see if the
snake was looking. If the snakes head
was too close the turtle would draw him.
self back into the shell, and If the head
was far enough away the turtle would
seize his antagonist, and when the snake.
mad with pain, tried to revenge himself,
the turtle would go back in his shell.
This strange warfare was kept up for
several hours, when tho turtle succeeded
in getting his antagonist by the throat
and nearly severed the head from the
body. Then, with the snake still wrap
ped around it, tho turtle reached the
water and the dead snake floated off an
the surface. The turtle had been vic
torious.-Birmingham (Ala.) Cor. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02

The amount of blood in the body is
one-thirtieth the weight of the body, or
five or six quarts, or eleven or twelve
pounds. The average man dies when be
has lost one-fifth of his blood. The heart
with each contraction elects six ounces
Of blood from each ventricle, at press.
u1e in the left ventricle of one-fourth Of
an atmosphere. The heart sends all the
blood around the body of the average
l1an once every thirty seconds, or in
about thirty-fve contractions Of the
organ. A deadly poison injected into
the veins kills in fifteen seconds on the
average; injected under the skin in about
four minutes. A cubic millimeter of
blood contains 100000 blood cells in
the average man, and about 500, 900 in
the average woman. There are 800 red
cells to every one white blood cell. The
red cells have an average diameter of
1-3,20O of an inch, the white cells Of
1-25, 900 of an inch. The specific gravity
of blood is 1.O55. The frequency of the
pulse in the new born is 100; in infants
year old, no; at Q years, 95; from Z to
IA, So; in adult man, IS; woman, 80.
The respirations are one-fourth as rapid
as the pulse.-St. Louis Republic.
Ehi 4sM
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
First Glass Factories in America.

Tho first glass factory in what is now
the United States was erected In the
year 1909 near Jamestown, Va, and the
second followedin the same colony twelve
years later. In 1889 some acres of ground
were granted to glassmen in Salem,
Mass. The first glass factory in Penn
sylvania was built near Philadelphia in
1858 under the direction of William
Penn, but 1t did not prove successful.
The first west of the Alleghanies was set
up by Albert Gallatin and his associates,
in 1856, at New Geneva, on the Monon-
gahela river. A small factory was estab-
lshed on the Ohio river, near Pittsburg,
in 1890, and another in 1905. The earlier
attempt failed, but the last was quite
successful. In 1910 there were but
twenty-five glass factories, with an out
put Of less than 81 500, 900 annually. At
the present time there are hundreds of
factories, which yearly put over $780,
100000 worth Of glassware on the mar
kets.-St. Louis Republic.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
Skill In Serving Fish.

"Any ono can serve fish," of course,
but how does it look when pulled to
pieces? To serve trout, mark with a
fish knife IL limo starting at the head and
extending within two inches of the tail,
and then draw other lines starting from
this one and running to the sides of the
fish. A salmon is served in the same
way as trout, while blue fish should be
divided into two parts longitudinally;
then remove the largo bone and cut the
fish into pieces in such way as to give
each guest a portion of back and
belly. The head of a pike should be
offered to n lady. Barbels are served in
the same way as trout and club the
same as pike.
To serve turbot, "the prince Of the
sea-" mark cross in the belly pene-
trating to the bono; then draw trans
versal lines from this line to the dorsal
fin, dividing each slice so made into two
pieces, and send the dish round so that
tho guests may help themselves. Next
serve out the belly in the same way, and
then remove tho large bone and serve the
other half of the fish. Turbot should be
accompanied with white sauce made of
butter with an oil dressing, and the
tongue, as the choicest morsel, should be
given to the principal guest.-Henry
Haynie's Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
Her knowledge of Hens.

a London woman married a farmer in
Fife, and was much interested in every
thing about the farm. One day, having
seen old Tibbie set clucking hen, she
came into the kitchen quite out of breath
and said: "Oh, Tibbie, there's great he
hen i'll the cart shed, and he'd cover far
more eggs than that little fowl"
"a he hen, menu" said Tibbie. "Did
ye mean that dorkink cock? He'll not
sit on eggs"
"Not sit" said the lady. "Just you
put down the eggs in the corner of the
shed, tumble hamper over him and
make him Sit"
"A WE'LL" said Tibbis, II ken nae
thing o Your Lunnon he hen, mem! But
a l can say is ye'll not get cock in Fife
that'll be,nean himsel' to sic work, ham
per or nae hamper. Newcastle Eng
land Chronicle.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
bookcases Should DO Plain.

1t has been fashion to make bookcases
highly ornamental. Now books want for
and In themselves no ornament at all
They are themselves the ornament. Just
as shops need no ornament, and no one
will think of or care for any structural
ornament if the goods are tastefully dis
posed in the shop window. The man who
looks for society in his books will readily
perceive that, in proportion as the face Of
his bookcase is occupied by ornament, he
loses that society; and, conversely, the
more that face approximates to sheet
of book backs, the more of that society
he will enjoy. And SO it is that three
great advantages come hand in hand,
and, aswill be seen, reach their maximum
together; the sociability of books, mini
mum of cost in providing for them, and
ease of access to othem.-Nineteenth Cen
frr1y
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
~--s - ;,
J'nrr.ac cio,,cnnss

Ungraciousness is wholly opposed to
all our ideas of good breeding. Its pos
SCISSOR will never come up to our stand
ard of a true gentleman orgentlewoman,
although, possibly, we'll born and well
educated. The sensation of insecurity
and of being on the lookout for some ill
judged speech dissipates that safe and
calm atmosphere which surrounds the
truly refined. There is salways anervous
dread of what may come next, and a
feeling of constraint is generated. Per-
sons who are much in the society of the
ungracious foster insensibly guarded
carefulness as to topics likely to call
forth show of ungraciousness, and a
cautious manner of feeling their way on
a subject, SO to speak, very trying to
those having to practice it. Yet, with
every care taken, the failing will appear,
and almost always when least expected
and on occasions seemingly the least call
ing for it.-New York Ledger.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
Tie Latest Trasll Basket,

The new trash basket is bag. The
willow baskets which well intentioned
young women have dressed up in baby
blue ribbons and worsted fruits and
flowers, or have gilded and decorated for
church fairs, are stripped of their orna-
mentations and relegated to offices. The
vide porche takes their place in the sit
ting room and boudoir. This is {; long,
narrow bag about by 18 inches in size.
1t is made of brocade, in any rare old
tint, and lined with plain silk in har-
monizing color, which is turned down
cen revers'' OH one side; the bag is sus-
pended by metal cord and tassel or rib
bon. If the bag is made from piece of
your grandmother's brocade gown it is
SO much the better, because it will show
your grandmother was educated enough
to wear a gown of brocade.-New York
Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
He Concluded to Live.

1t is strange fact that the average
newspaper man is superstitious to de-
gree. Why this should be SO no one
knows. Ono of tho craft, who looks to
be healthy enough, was around town on
his work the other day and he ran across
Frank Hill, Chicago's coffin king, who
was at one timo at the head of the ill
fated Thirteen club. In the course of Il
chat with Il few mutual friends the
scribe ventured the opinion that he
would not live long. Every one laughed
ut such hallucination on his part and
tried to cheer him up. Finally Mr.. Hill
came to tho rescue and took q hand in
the discussion. He regarded the matter
from a business point of view. "Don't
die SO soon, my boy" he urged. "You
just wait until our new spring style of
casket comes out and then I'll give you
a daisy at first cost" Hereupon the
scribe gave up the idea of dying and
concluded to live He did not want q
business matter made of it.-Exchange.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
Inviting All Invitation,

A minister had travelled some distance
to preach, and at the conclusion of the
morning service waited for some one to
invite him to dine; but the congregation
dispersed without noticing him.
When the house was nearly empty the
minister stepped up to gentleman and
said, Brother, will you go home to din
ner with me today"
"Where do you live!"
"About eighteen miles from here, sir:''
ono, but you must dine with me-" an
swered the brother, with flushed face,
which invitation the clergyman gravely
accepted.-Youth's Companion.