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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27

town he labors methodically in the
old-time leisurely way for certain
line of old fashioned customers, cronies.
Of his, who are as taciturn and unob-
trusive as himsel. He has scissored
and basted and sewed snug little
fortune for himself and all the time
unobtrusively. After the beard had
become more than two feet long Mr..
Cook tucked it inside his shirt, and it
grew even faster in there. But it was
SO completely out of sight that even.
after it had become as long as it is his
most intimate friends never suspected
that the ambitions but retiring beard.
was growing fame for it's possessor.
Finally, one day about nine years
ago the little tailor trotted up two.
long flights of stairs into the photo
graph rooms of his friend, Mr.. Laugh
ton, squared off before camera,
yanked a great wad of hair out of the
bosom Of his shirt, made deft twist
or two at it, and lo hirsute cascade
flowed to his feet. Mr.. Laighton was
astonished, but he pulled the trigger
and the camera did the rest At the
time the photograph was ~taken the
beard was only feet inches; it has
grown seven OF eight inches since.
About this time Trumbull, of Adrian,
Mich, was travelling with Barnum and
posing as the longest bearded man on
the planet, and he and the great show
man heard of Mr.. Cook soon afterward.
The Michigan man audaciously pre-
sumed to match boards with Cook,
sight unseen, but Barnum came.
straightway to Norwich and saw the
tailor. It was apparent to him at
once that Trumbull was away out Of
the contract Trumbull's beard
reached to his knees; the tip of Cooks
lay on the floor several inches beyond
the toes of his polished shoes. Mr.
Barnum thereupon offered Mr.. Cook
$50 week and expenses if he would
go with him and just let his beard
keep on growing where the world could
look att. Mr.. Cooks wife might travel
with him and the Snowman would pay
her expenses also. but the offer was
spurned by the tailor, who said he had
no intention of being a curiosity for
any sum of money.
Mr.. Cook is between 60 and 70 years,
has sallow, wrink1ed, dark face, and
it is not known that he ever was sick.
His thick, luxuriant hair is as black ais
crows wing, and there is hardly
silver thread in either his hair or his
beard.
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hole, sixteen feet by four, in her.
The ironclad keeled over, and at once
began to sink. For a brief period there
was terrible scene; but within ten
minutes tho vessel disappeared carrying.
with her $50 of her officers and men, and
leaving only her topmaSts showing above
water The Condell was but little dam
aged; the Lynch had been struck twelve
times, had lost seve al officers and men,
and was making water rapidly At TINS
crisis, and Just as the Balmacedist yes
sells, having done their work, were
about to steam away, the Congressional
ist transport Aconcagua, which, though
she carries light temporary arma-
ment, cannot be ranked as
fighting craft, appeared. and made
q plpcky attempt to cut or the
torpedo gunboatS. There seems to nave
been misappreheasion of orders, owing
to which instead OF remaining OH Cal
dera, the Imperial" "Sargeante Al
dea. /" and "Guacoda" had proceeded
northward to Chanaral. The "Acon-
cagua" was thus able to enter unob-
strr cted from the seward Both gun
boats made for her without hesitation as
she approached, and brisk engagement
followed, and lasted an hour and half.
The "Aconcagua" after time turned to
fee, but not apparently until she had
nine times hulled the "Almirante
LYNCH" and had forced her to discon-
tinue the action. The "Condell" pur-
sued the "Aconcagua, !" and would very
probably have either taken or DESTROYED
her had not the smoke from another
vessel opportunity appeared on the hori-
zon to the northward. The Balmacedists
concluded that they were about to be In
terfered with by the "Esmeralda" or
"O'Higgins, and therefore gave up the
chase, but were annoyed half an hour
later to discover that the newcomer
was only the British armored cruiser
the "Warsprite," Captain hampton, flag
ship OF Rear Admiral Hotham Ere,
however, they were fully aware of their
mistake, tho "Aconcagua" had got safe
ly away, and when, later in the day.
they proceeded to the northward, the
"Aconcagua" had doubled on them and
entered Caldera
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27

CLAUDIO VICUNA. miranCe COcnrane"
lBalmaceda's success during the long con-
sor. tinued war between
Chill and Peru, show the great import
ance of speed and machine-gun fire.
At the beginning of the conflict be-
tween President Balmaceda and the
Congressional lists the greater part of
the Gillian navy joined the latter, the
only vessels Of Importance that were
loyal to the President being the torpedo
gun-vessels "Almirante Lynch" and CAL
mirante Condell," which had been but
recently built in England. Each carries
two fourteen FOUNDER quick-f firing guns,
two machine guns and four torpedo
launching tubes, and the proper COM
plement is about ninety officers and men.
The Congressionalists had powerful
feet, well manned by the best officers
and men OF the country. The feet in
cluded three ironclads: "AImirante
Cochrane," "Blanco Enca!ada," and the
"Huascar, together with the "Esmer-
aida" "AmaZonas," "Chacabuco, !"
"O'Higgins, @Abtao. "Angamos, "Ma-
gellanes" and the "Pilcomayo"
Both sides disposed Of a few torpedo
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27
81 NEVER carried a watch in nv life. "

81 NEVER carried a watch in my life !"
said a New-Yorker of fifty. "a watch
is habit, not necessary article. No
man who carries watch can be any
more regular in his habits than I am.
I can get up at certain minute and
do SO every morning. I can tell the
time of day by feeling my face. The
beard grows exactly so much, and you
can come within reasonable time Of
the hour by passing the hand over the
chin. Not that it is often necessary,
because regular habits soon become
second nature and you never think Of
wondering about the hour. Of course
the man who lives on trains and boats
good deal has to wear timepiecs
and time table"
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Sure to Bring 1t.

Quester-Pd like to know, my friend.
how you knew it was going to rain to-
day. The sun set last night in drapery
of may gore; every meteorological in
dication assured a continuance Of the
drought. and yet you confidently pre-
dicted the storm that is upon us.
What prompted you to the prophecy.
Jester-An infallible forerunner of a
storm. I spent two hours and my
latent vitality in watering my plants
last evening.
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Glad to See Them.

"One of the early Governors of GER
tain Western State" writes a CORE
spondent, "was man of great popu-
larity, commanding strength of char
acter, and undisputed fitness for the
duties of his Office, but entirely with
out any gift for public speaking.
Shortly after his election he paid an
official visit to the State prison, in the
course of which he was ushered into
the chapel where the convicts were
assembled in body.
Before the Governor could realize
what was going on, the chaplain had
presented him to the company, with
the remark that he would doubtless
have something to say.
3'But, my dear sir, whispered the
startled Governor, I haven't anything
to say, and I couldn't say it If / had
/ never made speech in my life.'
@The chaplain, who was entirely in
nocent In the matter. could only reply
81 beg your Excellency's pardon for
being SO premature, but as I have
committed you so decidedly / see no
way out of it, and feel confident that
you will not mind addressing them in
a few words
@1he Governor certainly was CON-
mitted, and, though he was literally
trembling, he began:
Ladies and gentlemen No, no. !
don't mean that-g Gentlemen and fell
low-citizens mo, don't exactly mean
thai, either bat but-well, men and
fellow prisoners, can't make a speech ;
II don't know how to make speech ;
I couldn't make speech to save your
souls, or-or-or even my own and
so-so-well, about all I can say is,
that that I'm very glad to see 80
many of you herep"
TwENTY-sEvEN railroads terminate
in Chicago.
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POISON MICE CREAM.
How Fatally Toxic Matter Is Developed il
That Frigid Sweet,


That Frigid Sweet.
There is much food for reflection in
the suggestion made by DR.. George S.
Hull in the Medical Nea0s that the
modern ice cream freezer, when filed
with cream, is in reality galyanic cell
or battery. The cream, especially if
saline, or if mixed with fruits, eggs,
etc., becomes the corrosive electrolyte,
and the zinc and tin, zinc and copper,
or any other two metals of the paddles
and freezer, become the positive and
negative elements of the battery. DR.,
Hull has by experiment proved that
an electrical action takes place IL
freezing under such circumstances,
and, if electrical action, then of course
chemical action, resulting in the intro
duction into cream of highly poisonous
salts of copper or Of zinc. The Ne1OS
contains also the reports of Drs.
Mitchell aud Hyndman Of Cincinnati,
and the discussion in the Cincinnati
Academy of Medicine concerning the
terrible Snook-Herr poisoning cases
that occurred near Louisville about two
months ago Our readers may remem-
Der that some sixty wedding guests
were poisoned, the bridegroom and
several others fatally. The cause of
the poisoning still remains a profound
mystery. The editor of the Medical
Nea0s. throws out the suggestion that
DR.. Hull's experiments and theory
may possibly lead to an explanation of
the strange facts. The ingenious sug+
gestion is also made by the editor
that of two persons eating cream
from the same freezer one may be
killed by the poison in the cream and
the other unframed, by reason of the
fact that the stiff and pasty cream
would not permit thorough mixture
and dissemination of the poison
throughout the whole mass except
after prolonged stirring and mixing.
DR.. Hull's theory presupposes that the
toxic matter is thrown off into the
cream when it stands over night or for
number of hours in connection with
the two metals in the freezer The
conclusions of DR.. HulPs study are
thus summarized:
81. If we desire the smallest guam
tity of metallic poison in our ice cream
and still keep in use our modern
freezer we should see that the ingredi-
ents are pure, that the mixture is
frozen quickly and the paddle at once
removed.
''2. The quantity of poisonous salts
is increased by acid mixtures, espe-
cial1y by the addition Of eggs, corn
starch, etc. The addition of salt for
favoring purposes, as made by some
manufacturers, becomes criminal, and
it is grossly careless to allow any Of
the salt water from the outside to get
into the can. If, as a result of fer
mentation, ice cream should contain
tyrotoxicon then it must be acid, and,
on this account, will dissolve still more
zinc or copper.
''The quantity of metal dissolved de-
ponds upon the length of time the
paddle is left in the can, or, if the can
has zinc-coated bottom and tin sides,
the length of time the cream remains
in it, or the amount of electrical action
will again vary if the can be copper,
coated with tin, and the tin be worn
off so as to expose the copper, thus
producing local currents that dissolve
the copper"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27
FLOODED THE TOWN.
Fierce storm at Pottsville Trives People
to Their Carrots.

to Their Carrots
A c'oudburst broke over Pottsville,
Pa, and the water poured down in tor
rents for an hour The culverts were
unable to carry all the water, and por-
tions of the town were flooded. Fully 400
families were driven to the upper stories
of their homes, and the cellars and
kitchens were FL ed with water and mud.
The blu mess portion of the town suf-
ferred greatly. the cellars of stores be-
ing filed with water Railroads and
streets were turned into rivers three and
four feet deep, and the raging torrents
carried all sorts of goods and debris down
to the Schuylkill. 1t was tn, worst
storm ever known in PottsviAe. The
damage is estimated at S10O, 600 Reports
from Minervile, st Clair, Pot Carbon,
Schuylkill Haven, Girardville and Ma
hanoy Plane tell the anne story of de-
VISITATION and damage by the rain and
food
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27
WHAT A CHANCE FOR THE
WINDi
A Connections Man with Yards and Yards
of Whiskers

of WhiSkerS.
Henry G. Cook, tailor of Norwich,
Conn, has probably the longest beard
of any man in the world. It is seven
feet two. or three inches long Mr.. Cock
is small, why, withered man, only
about five feet six inches tall, as the
tail of his beard, when he lets 1t fall in
front of him, trails about two feet on
the ground. He did not let the beard
grow 50 long in order to excite curious
attention, but was indifferent about it ]
or, as it chose to keep on growing, he
just let it grow. It is now over thirty
years old, waterfall of dark, silky
hair. What notoriety it has brought to
him is very distasteful to Mr.. Cook,
WHO'S one of the quietest most retiring
men in the world, never botheriRg his
head about anything in public lite In
his dark little store IN this ancient
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27
Mis- in Links.

A CATTLE range in Washington is over
800 miles long and 200 miles wide
THE Georgia mother who so d her twin
babies for dollar probably made good
bargain-for the twins.
SOUTH NoRwALK, Conn, boasts of a
dog which recently swallowed at one
gulp good sized live chicken.
THE Emperor of Japan has decreed
that every man who provokes duel OF
accepts a challenge shall pay heavy
fine and serve from six months to two
years in the galleys.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27
Great Imnrovement.

A Delsarte teacher, trying to i'm
press upon hearer the advantages of
the system, told of the great benefit
the instruction had been to very
stout pupil. when she first came to
me she stood SO Improperly that all
her dresses were too short in front.
Now, +" triumphantly, "they are all too
short behind"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27

II you will eat all you can of fresh
fruits and vegetables in their reason,
and not long for those out of season,
you will be both healthier and happier.
Too many people spoil the taste of
their strawberries by longing for straw
berries.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27

South America, says
the Chicago Graphic.
The struggle in Par
aguay of Lopez with
ais wo powerful
neighbors showed
the value of small
armored vessels for
river work. The ex-
ploits of the "HuaS-
car, the "Blanco
Encalada, " the cal
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27
CHILI'S CIVIL WAR.
QUICK WORK OF A WELL-DI-
RECTED TORPEDO.

Destruction of the BIancO EncaIada by
the Alnlirante Lynch - The Conditions
and Possibilities of Modern Naval War
fare Well Displayed.
The conditions and possibilities of
modern naval warfare have been wei
displayed In the recent disturbances in
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27
WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READA-
BILE SHAPE.

Diphtheria in Milwaukee-Short Gram
berry Crop-SuIcide at Sheboygan-Fu-
tile Attempt at Ashland--Violent Deaths
Increased Premiums at Lacrosse Fair.
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Made $50, goo on Misconsin,s Money.

AT Oshkosh, the animation of ex-
State Treasurer Guenther in the suit 10
recover interest on State funds was held.
Mr.. Guenther said after his term of Office
had expired Mr.. Sebriber, Cashier of the
National Bank at Oshkosh, who acted as
his financial agent, placed about $50, 600
to his (Guenthers) credit. Mr.. Guenther
believed this money was interest on the
State funds. He did not turn it over to
the State, because he thought it be-
longed to him, in accordance with the
customs of the State.
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TwENTY-sEvEN railroads terminate
in Chicago.
Evening journal., 1891-06-15
TWO PRINCES a PARALLEL.

There Is close parallel between the
cases Of the Prince Of Wales and the
Prince OF Philadelphia. The systems
under which they live and obtain their
positions are Diverse but the local sen
timents in London and Philadelphia con-
cerning their respective princes are
precisely the same. One can do no
wrong because he is the owner Of the
biggest dry goods shop the other can do
no wrong because he Is the heir 10 the
throne.
Prince Albert Edward having nothing
to do but wait for the remarkably
healthy Queen to die and having an in
come Of 100000, besides a house and
supplies, for his own personal expenses
20 walt on, CANDLES and bets on races.
What else could he do when all society, 4"
including the bishops and prelates Of the
church and their families, do one or
other, or bothg
Prince John keeps store, has an
income Of $4,000 or $4,000, runs
Sunday school and goes into politics"
for amusement. The PHILADELPHIA
papers have, like the London society"
papers, attempted to prove that their
prince Is blameless.
It is difficult for an impartial man
outside the two sets to discover that
either one is blameless Prince John con
fessed that he was on intimate terms
with Marsh; that they had a joint blind
pool In Reading; that he had held 2 200
shares Of stock In the Keystone Bank
and hypo.hecsted 1t after it had been
demanded of him, and after 1t h ad been
declared fraudulent he attempted to sell
it for 100000 and then $50, 900; he
borrowed $500, 900 from the Keystone,
when by the charter he was prohibited
from borrowing more than $50, 900.
There are several other counts on
which Prince John has failed to do pre-
cisely what an impartial man, not in the
set which thinks its particular prince
could do no wrong, would declare to be
the right things But these are
sufficient.
In either case that of Commercial
Prince Wanamaker, OF that Of the
prince of the royal line Of Guelph, a
scrupulous sense Of propriety should
keep one from gambling and the other
from wsding in the same political pond
Evening journal., 1891-06-15
DELAWARE STATE BONDS

Whereas, under an act entitled nAp
Act to legalize the issue of certain State
Bonds, passed at Dover. May 5 1891,
the State Treasurer of the State of Della.
ware is authorized to issue bonds to the
amount Of $75, 900 of the denomination
Of 81 900 each. to be dated July /, 1891,
at rate of interest not exceeding 4 per-
eentum per annum, payable semi
annually. The principal of said bonds to
be payable on the lst day of July, 1901,
out redeemable at the option of the said
state on any 1st day Of July or January
in or after the year 1898 upon thirty days
published notice.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given
that sealed proposals marked IBID for
issue Of State Bonds" will be received by
the undersigned until Tuesday the six
teenth day Of June, 1899, at 2 O'Clock
M, for the whole amount of the loan
authorized bv said act to be represented
by bonds OF the state as provided In
said act. Each bid or proposal must be
in writing, must state the rate of inter-
est at which the bonds will be taken and
must state the bidders full name and
place of residence. Every bid must be
accompanied by certified check to the
order Of the State Treasurer for per
centum OF the amount of the bid which
shall be retained as security for the pay
ment Of the residue of the amount bid
when the bonds are ready for delivery
In case the successful bidder should fail
to comply by not paying the balance Of
the bid when demanded the said percent
age shall be absolutely forfeited to the
state. Said bids will be opened in the
office Of the State Treasurer at Dover on
Tuesday, June 10th, 1891, at o'clock D.
M, and the bonds will be awarded to the
bidder or bidders naming the lowest rate
OF interest at which such bonds will be
taken at their par value. The right to
reject any or all bids is reserved.
WILBUR H BURNITE,
State Treasurer. Dnvar Del.
Evening journal., 1891-06-15
Government BY oommissIouu,

Dover DelRwarean.
Now we believe that Wilmington ia 8
Democratic city on a fair and square vote.
or. in other words, we believe that there
are more Democrats In Wilmington than
there are Republicans, IL the party is
united and working unitedly for victory.
Such being the case, the question may be
asked, Why the great defeatf The an
swer to the question is not difficult. In
fact II is plainly understood by all intelli
gent people who think about political or
governmental affairs The theory of our
government and the principles Oh which
our system OF government is founded
Is government of the people, by the peo :
pie, and for the people. Our people have
been educated that way, and believe 1t is
right for the people to rule. But Will
mington is not at this time ruled or gov
erned that way. The people are ignored
in the government of the city almost en-
tlrely. True they have q mayor who is
nominally at the head of affairs. But his
powerand authority are made subservient
TO some one else. They also have CITY
Council. but Council is stripped Of author
ity In nearly everything pertaining to
government or the well being Of the city.
Wilmington Is governed by commissions,
and is city of commissions and SO made
by Democratic Legislatures. They have
Street and Sewer Commission, an Election
Commission, aud Police Commission.
who govern the city regardless OF the
opinion or sentiments of the people
These commissions have been granted
upon application of politicians and people
In the city who were afraid TO trust the
people TO govern. The people havs sense
and they realize that all these extra, un
democratic embellishments to the charter
OF the city are for the purpose of robbing
the people Of their right to govern their
own sffairs. They see no reason for this
eternal mistrust OF the people by those
who essay to lead, and they have simply
rebelled against those that showed their
distrust of the source of power in this
country under our form of government.
This, and this alone, is the cause Of
Democratic defeat in Wilmington. The
people are tired of being mistrusted aud
virtually told that they were not fit to
govern themselves.