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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10

Here is an Observer item which
you can figure on and enjoy. 1t is
from the St. Louis Republic: 1t has
been computed that betweee 36,ooo,-
900 and 100000 babies are born
in the world each year. The rate of
production is, therefore, about 10 per
minute, or rather more than one for
every beat of the clock. With the
,one .a-minute circulation every Re-
bubLic reader is familiar, but it is not
every one who stops to calculate
what this means when it comes to a
years supply; it will, therefore prob
ably startle good many persons to
find on the authority of we'll known
hospital writer that, could the in
fants of a year be ranged in line
in cradles, the cradles would be over
flowing and at the same time extend
around the globe. We have the in
genious conclusion also that suppos.
ing the little ones grow up and the
sexes be about equally divided, we
would have an army 100 times larger
than that of Great Britain, and a
wife for each soldier besides. The
same writer looks at the matter in a
still more picturesque light He i'm
AGNES the babies being carried past
given point in their mothers arms,
enc by one, and the procession be-
ing kept up night and day until the
last corner in the twelfth-month had
kpassed by. A sufficient liberal rate
lis allowed, but even at going past at
rthe rate of 20 a minute the reviewer
lat his post would only have seen the
sixth part of this infantile host after
they had been passing him at the
rate of 1900 an hour during the en-
tire year! In other words, the babe
that had to be carried when the
tramp began would be able to walk
when but mere fraction of its COM
rades had reached the reviewers
post; and when the years supply OF
babies was drawing to close there
would be rear guard. not of in
fants, but of romping six-year- old
boys and girls.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10
Pleasant Prairie.

Miss Jessie Reynolds returned Satur-
day from visit in Lyons, III.
s. A. Crosby shipped a carload of
stock from Pleasant Prairie last week,
and one from Ranney this week.
The roads being nearly impossible,
the Rocky Mountain has an unusual
number of passen gers,
Miss Jessie Mcneil is attending
school in Kenosha.
Miss Addie Hill began her school in
District No 9, Bristol, on Monday.
The second days auction on the q.
g. Simmons farm occurred on Wednes-
day Of last week.
Sam Houston, Jr. has been sick, but
we arc glad to report he is better.
School in District No. l is closed for
week on account Of the roads. The
teacher, 3. S Coad, takes advantage OF
this to pay visit to his home.
r. R Gethen is now settled on what
is known as the O'Brien farm; he has
lately bought some cattle with which to
stock it.
The dance at Geo. Reynolds was
postponed because of bad weather.
Mr.. Seaman now takes his milk to
r. S. Houston's. He thinks it is a
long distance to Russell now
Mr. f. Marley has moved from the
village to Mr.. Turner's tenant house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10
Woodwork.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Benedict have
gone to Waukegan to see Grandma and
Andrew.
Our roads are rapidly getting no bet
ter. Neighbors cannot visit A lady
set out to visit sick friend and had to
return. Could not reach the house
The milk wagon is also taking a rest;
cannot get there.
Mr.. NJ. johnson is very sick, re-
quiring the service of Doctor
Mrs. Cavanagh and two sons came
from Kenosha to see Grandma Corrigan
who is still very unwell.
Mrs. Spencer returned on Saturday
from her visit to her daughter, Mrs
Jessie Bristow.
Miss Sarah Devln arrived home
from the Normal at Whitewater on
Saturday to spend her vacation with
mother
On Thursday the Rev. O. b. Thayer
united IN marriage MT. fremont IT'S
bic and Miss Hattie Epson A crowd
of friends were present. en- oyed the
ceremony and unsparingly wished the
couple much happiness. The newly
wed started by rail for Darlington.
Mrs S. Epson is very sick, but is
slowly improving.
The righteous man is merciful to his
beast, so Mr. Thayer did not drive
through the mud and rain to preach al
Asbury last Sunday. And the usua
attendants at that church stayed al
home too.
Mr. s. Kingman is shipping fax seed
and Mr.. F Waldo potatoes from Wood
worth.
Mr.. R. T. Roberts received car oac
of salt for the neighbors. Pretty hare
time to get it home through the bac
roads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10

Soon the balmy Springtime breezes
productive of colds and sneezes)
will dispel our dreams of winter
deftly throw us off our guard. Soon
we'll see the red-cheeked maiden
and her brother Johnny Spadin, in
their mothers hower-garden, and a
rakin up the yard. These and other
signs will tempt US land the doctor
won't exempt us) to remove our win.
ter fannels, and our summer clothes
to don-and-when our last wish
has been granted, and our friends
have got us planted, We won't need
our winter fannels, but we'll wish
we'd kept EN- on.-Mareng0 Rebu6
Hcdn.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10
Four Spunky Lasses.

/ IL the coming woman is at ali like d
quartette of young girls who live down.
town, the man who attempts to take
advantage of her will seriously regret
it, The four were playing with a ball
on the new pavement on Federal street
on one night recently, when two boys
of about their own age or a little Older
came by, and one of them grabbed
the ball and started away with it. The
girls set out in pursuit and captured
one of the boys. but not the one who
had the ball. They surrounded their
captive and pinched him until he
roared with pain. Give us back our
ball." they said, land we will let you
CO."
THAT other fellow got it." their
| victim groaned out.
Then take us to his house.
Nav, won't
The pinching recommended, and the
| boy, with tears running down his face
consented to point out his accomplice's
dwelling-place.
The largest of the girls took his arm,
and the party started out on their
| quest.
He led them to little house on
Clarion street. and they Knocked at the
door. Their summons was answered
| by a middle-aged woman, to whom
they told their story. She told them
to wait moment, and went into the
house and brought back the culprit
with her.
us this the boy?" she said.
''Yes'm," they announced, in a
chorus. A search through his pockets
brought forth the ball, and the girls
were given their property. They went
their way rejoicing, and as they jour-
neyed toward Federal street there fell
upon the air series of dull, sickening
thuds, mingled with sound of a boy
giving forth vent to his sufferings, and
a peaceful smile stole over the face OF
the quartette. They were being re-
venged. PHILADELPHIA Nea0s.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10

The Easter number of Harber's
BaSar, published April 4th, con-
tanned exactly double the usual num-
Der of pages, in addition to special
cover. Among the signal literary
attractions was story of lofty tone,
entitled Gan Easter Bridal by Har-
riet Prescott Spoford, illustrated
from three drawings by Albert E.
Steiner; and numerous fiction en-
titled "Daffodils: a Story of an Eas-
ter Sunday" by Kate Epson Clark.
The brilliant list of illustrations in
clude a reproduction of "Tolstoi
Ploughing,' the famous picture by
the Russian artist Repine; a series
of three illustrations entitled "The
Career of a Belle" and The Morn
ing Stars sang together" an uncon-
ventional picture specially drawn for
this number by Mrs. Jessie Curtis
Shepherd.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10
Slightly Off.

A little pupil of the Clinton School,
having been called upon to air her
knowledge of Columbus, said that he
was IAN advantager, alligator, md ex-
ploder" The words the child was
wrestling with were ''adventurer. navi-
gator, and explorer" And the child's
name is not Darlington, either.-Mi:a.
ne0p0lis Tribune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10
An Old Apple Tree.

The first apple tree planted in Ohio,
they say, can be seen alive and vigor-
Gus on Jerome Vincent's farm at Mari.
eta. 1t was planted in 1889.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-18
old homc?" asked Perry, after mo-
81,

old homc?" asked Perry. after a mo-
ment's thought.
"She goes with her father-every-
where. He is never here more than twice
a year, and seldom for more than six
weeks at time. Were it not for her, he
would settle down here, believe. He
went to Cape Colony and tried to find
the men who gavo out that story, but
one of them was dead and the other had
utterly disappeared. There were still
six survivors of that escort, tho sergeant
among them, and he was man of some
position and property. They stuck to
the original story, and said the two men
who had started the sensation were mere
blackmailing vagrants. Maitland ad-
vertised everywhere for the missing man,
but to no purpose. think he and Miss
Gladys have finally abandoned all hope
of ever righting Archie's name. She was
only child when it all happened, but
she worshipcd him. and never for an
instant has believed the story of his hav-
ing funked. She's out here riding some-
where this morning, by the way
"Who! Miss Maitland?" exclaimed
Perry, with 4 sudden start and flash of
eager light i'll his blue eyes.
Even smiled quietly as he answered.
EYES, She needed exercise and wanted
to como down to the gate and meet DR..
Quin. She went on up tho valley, and
Iwonder she is not back"
The bright light faded quickly as it
came: the rlad hlnp eyos clo,,,lol bo,v;
ly. Even looked at tho young soldier,
surprise in his horid face; surprise that
quickly deepened into concern, for Perry
turned suddenly away, rs though look
ing for his comrades of the hunt.
81 think they're coming now,' said
the manager, peering up the valley un-
der the shading willows. "Yes. Won't
you stop Bit"
"Not now," was the hurried reply.
"Thank you for that story; it has given
me u lot to think about. I'll see you
again." The last words were almost
shouted back, for, urged by sudden dig
of the spur, Nolan Indignantly lashcd
his heels, then rushed in wrathful gallop
towards the eastern bluffs. 1t was no
willful pang his rider had inflicted on his
pet and comrade; it was only the invol-
untary transmission of the shock to his
own young heart-a cruel, jealous stab,
that came with those thoughtless words,
"She wanted to come down to the gate
and meet DIR. Quin. and went OH up the
valley" lie would not even look back
and see her riding by that mans side.
inn nr,
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-18


nose is thrust underneath him rs he runs,
a quick toss sends him kicking, strug-
Cling into the air, and in another instant,
with piteous but Intellectual squeak and
pleading, ho is the center of a tumb-
ling, swapping, fang gnashing group of
hounds, and his little life is torn out al
most before Graham can leap from his
saddle, beat them back with the visor of
his cap, then, seizing the still quivcring
body by the legs that would have saved
could that empty head only have direct
ed, holds poor Bunny aloft in front of
Mrs. Lawrence's snorting steed and pro-
claims her "Queen of the Chase"
And this, too, has Mrs. Belknap to see
and strive to smile; while down in her
heart she knows that it could not so have
happened had Perry come.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-18
The High Hat Problem.

Here isa solution of the high hat prob
lem in theatres. Have all the seats in
the theatre so arranged that those occu-
pied by women with high hats can be
lowered by the management; or, better
still, elevate those occupied by men. The
machinery for raising and lowering the
seats could be operated by the stage engi-
neer without any difficulty. Just few
turns of a crank and the thing would be
done. Of course, some Of the high hat
women would kick, but what of that?
By all means let us have the adjustable
theatre seat, the only remedy for the high
hat nuisance.-New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-18

Clara-Yes, knew you were there
last night, though l did not see you.
Hay ayrlesse-Darling girl! 1t was a man.
Hesitation of that subtle influence which
is felt by the souls of those that truly
love.
Clara-No. l saw the reflection on
the ceiling, caused by the light falling
on your head.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-18
4 Fact

MIoETII knowing is that blood dis.
w eases which all other remedies fail
TO cure, WELD to Ayers Sarsaparilln.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-17

sawn in half and kept filled with water
during the summer, covering up with
straw and boards in the winter to Keep
from freezing.
For ponds, they should be made
about two feet deep, for lilies bloom
better In shallow than in deep water !;
get some healthy knotty roots, cover
but slightly with rich mud, fill with
water, and the job Is ended. For tubs,
take one strong barrel, free from tar,
oil, or salt; old mo1asses ~
whisky barrels are about the best, for
the nature of their contents presup-
poses them strong and well hooped; ii
an old wagon-tire be driven snugly
on the bottom and the tub we'll painted
they will last dozen years or more.
Now saw the barrel in two at the bung,
fill each half full of fine loan, or ii
the barrel be large one only fill about
third full, lay in the roots, straighten
out the small fibers, and cover to the
depth of about two inches, and if it Is
intended to put fish in, overlap with
coarse gravel to prevent the fish from
burrowing down and exposing the
fibrous roots until all are we'll set. Now
sink the tub on a level with the ground,
and fill very gently with rain or
river water. Well water is not natural
to aquatic plants, and it is poor policy
to attempt to start them with it,
though we have a fine lot now in bloom
in an old wash tub which has always
been filled from the well, except what
has rained in, but the we'll is fed from a
spring. But venture that ninety per
cent. of the failures to grow plants in
this way is the result of using well
water. Replenish the tubs with water
from time to time, to supply evapor !,
ton. This is all the care they need
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-17
Talkstivc Parrot in n Car.

"Ah, there, baby!" screamed the
parrot hid behind paper which
Willie had placed over the cage.
The old maid looked startled, says
Philadelphia paper, and a grin APP
peared on the faces OF the other pas
sengers.
ooh, mammal" croaked the bird.
The old maid glared at each passen-
ger, highly indignant.
"Where did you get that hat, I'd like
to knowi" went on the irrepressibla
bird.
The clerical passenger looked up in
alarm and then felt his hat in hasty
confusion. Every one noted the &C
ton, and a ripple of suppressed
laughter went over the car.
"Ah, there, whiskers"
The clerical man leaped to his feet
and frowned at smooth-faced young
man near the front.
II won't be insulted!" he cried. j..
"Ding, ding; two more fares out OF
the company's pockets"
The conductor flushed and fastened
into the car from the back platform.
"Who said that?" he demanded.
Willie looked as demure as an angel.
Johnnie, get your hair cut.
An old man with long hair made
precipitate departure from the car.
At Bond street Willie lifted the pa
per, grabbed the cage, and got off tho
car.
Then the passengers tumbled.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-17

Into his den again and drew the bolt.
How dark and dreary everything
looked.
Five years rolled round. At high
window of the Grand Dome, in New
York, stood Miss Lyle. in = sad and
weary attitude. She had Just returned
from Europe. Suddenly she turned to
her companion and said:
"Zaidie, you know 1 believe in i'm.
pulses. I have one to go and soc Mrs.
Everett, the minister's wife, in Halle
ton, for a few days. You will not be
afraid to stay here alone without me ?"
mo. dear. if you will not remain
there too long"
Nina Lyle turned and weht into her
bedroom, and next morning was on
her way. Dr.. Mills was sitting down
to SUPPER one night, after long, cold
ride among his patients, when sudden
ly the bell rang.
WELL" he said, YEARLY, as the serv-
want entered. The girl put small
parcel into his hand, saying: "a mes.
.senger brought it over from Mrs. Ever.
ett's." There was something In the
dainty way in which the little parcel
was tied up-a delicate fragrance that
reminded him of his one dream of hap
piness.
"What fool am" he said, as he
united the parcel. And upon opening
the box he found bracelet tied with
amber ribbon.
The color rushed to his very fore
head; his heart beat fast; his fingers
trembled as he lifted the bracelet. 1t
was the exact counterpart of the one
laid away in his desk.
The Doctor put on his hat and strobe
rapidly down the street. He seemed
ten years younger than an hour ago.
Very soon he found himself in the
presence of Miss Lyle. She received
him warmly, and after a moment he
said, Il have kept the bracelet, see!
And you have come to reward me-"
Yes, I have come" That was all.
A few days later Miss Lyle went
back to New York.
Il am going to be married." she said
to her friend.
"And that heart-break which hap
pened just before you went to Halle
ton, five years ago?S
"There is the secret. I found one
soon after who spoke as if his love was
real, but the wound was not healed, so,
after five years, I returned and found
him waiting for me, and think shall
be happy"
Two lives, through impulse, have
certainly been made happy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-17
Ho Was Forgiven.

A Lewiston little boy declared q
philosophic independence, and accept
ed the consequence in so matter OF
fact way last week that it may make
story, even if it is not so very funny,
says the Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
His mother dressed him up in new
flannel shirt and sent him to school,
The shirt irritated his cuticle; or, in
other words, he itched. When he came
home that night he was cross, and very
cross for small boy, and he declared
he and the shirt had parted company
forever. The next morning, as the
mother prepared to dress him for
school, the boy drew the line at the
shirt.
NO." said he; II don't wanter wear
that shirt"
A brief debate ensued, in which the
boy appeared to have formed his opin-
ion and to have decided to stick to it,
The question, when put to the house,
was carried by the boy, who would not
don the shirt.
"If you will not wear it," said his
mother, IT shall send you back to
bed"
Back to bed he went. He got
no dinner. Afternoon came. A neigh
Dor went in to see him, his mother
telling her that she had bad boy up
stairs. The boy lay there in bed wide
awake, his little cheeks flushed with
the situation, but showing no signs of
change of heart.
Don't you want to go to SCHOOL,"
asked the neighbor.
School" was the reply. Il shall
never go to school again!"
Don't you want to-"
Eyes, but I can't. I've got to stay
here"
Gall your ife?"
"Yes'm," was the reply; "all my
life. shan't never get up again,
prob1y."
What could mothers heart do
against SO philosophic an acceptance
of the termination of q career as this ?
What but kiss him at tea and go and
buy the little bunch of pluck some
downy little undershirts that would
never tickle him?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-17

WHAT is known as Leghorn straw is
raised on the hills which rise on each
side of the rivers Pisa and Elsa, south
of Florence, Italy. It's adaptability to
the uses to which it is destined de-
ponds principally on the soil on which
it is sown, which soil, to all appear
ances, exists only in this small dis
trict, out of the bounds of which the
industry is unknown. Any variety of
wheat which has a hollow, flexible
stem can be used for seed. The soil
must be titled and prepared very much
as it is for corn, but the seed is sown
five times as thick as is usual for other
purposes; this is done in the months of
December or February. When the
straw is full grown, and before the
grain begins to form itself in the ear,
it Is uprooted and firmly tied in
sheaves the size of a handful. Each
,heaf or menata, as it is called, is
spread out in the shape of fan to
dry in the sun for three days, after
which it is slowed away in the barns.
The harvest being over and the fields
empty, it is again spread out to catch
the heavy summer dews and to bleach
in the sun, during which process it is
carefully. turned until all sides are
equally white.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-17
Introduction OF EnyelOpes.

Before Sir Rowland Hill introduced
the penny posi-, envelopes were little
used, as double charge was made for
a paper inclosed in another, however
thin each might be; even the smallest
clipping from newspaper necessitated
an extra fee. The use of envelopes
became common after May 6, 1910,
when stamped and adhesive envelopes
were introduced. The first envelope
making machine was invented by Ed
win Hill, brother of Roland Hill. and
De La Rue's machine for folding en-
velope's was patented March II, 1S45.
Tho invention of envelopes has been
attributed to S. K. Brewer, book
seller and stationer of Brighton, En-
gland, about 1880. He had some small
sheets of paper on which it was diff
cult to write the address; he invented
for these a small envelope, and had
metal plates made for cutting them to
the required shape and size.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-17
A Bright Boy.

A bright little boy and q good-look-
ing young lady came into an elevated
car together yesterday and commenced
talking about the tickets they had inst
thrown into the choppers box. Their
conversation attracted the attention Of
the passengers near them.
slow much do those tickets cosk2"
asked the boy.
"Five cents each-ten cents for two,
was the reply.
"That would be five for twenty-five
cents. wouldn't it, Jennie?"
"Yes," said Jennie, and as she noticed
the interest displayed by the listeners
she concluded to SHOW him off,"
"Now, tell me, how many ticketa
could you get for dollar?"
After some hesitation the answer
came: Twenty"
"Well, if you were to use two every
day, how long would the dollars worth
last ?"
This was puzzler. The little fell.
low thought it over for long time.
Suddenly his face frightened, and he
stopped the Showing off" by shout
ing:
"Why, until they are all gomez
Ne,o York Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-17

killed by highbinders in San Francis
co, donation from the San Francisco
rolice force, and there are the shackles
worn by Martin Burke from Winnipeg
and lot of anarchist relics from the
police force of Chicago. There are
knives and pistols with which crimes
were committed. There are hideous
Chinese masks and slung shots, and
sand-bags, and any amount of such
paraphernalia of red murder. The Wis
itor is told the story of each, and the
very marrow in his bones changes its
composition.
There is some debate among out
siders as to what the ceremony of initi-
alton into the Whitechapel Club con-
sists of. The obligation is said to be
something extremely sulphurous, yet
the actual exercises are said to be any
thing but tedious or complicated.
One of the initiated was discovered
later to have the. imprint Of bloody
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-17
Il Mihchartl cerne1c

hand upon his shirt front, but there is
current theory that the ritual is
flexible. and that in many cases all
ceremonies, save those of purely con-
tivia1 nature, are dispensed with.
Saturday night receptions Of the club
have become social. events Of note, and
in no instance, 1t Is asserted, has any
one present at these reunions failed to
return eventually to family and friends.
The record of the club in this respect
Is as pure as filtered water. No bones
are bleaching in the alley. y
The Whitechapel Club, it need
hardly BIZ explained, is not an organic
alton for gain, though formally incor.
porated under the State law. It has
o seal and its blood-red 1etterheads are
curiosities. 1t is a great institution.
Chicago Times.