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The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11
Funds Taken From the Banks to
His Office Under Police
Escort.
ARE AFTERWARD RETURNED
Suitable Arrangements for the Custody
of County Cash Will Now
Be Made.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Jan. 10-The
auditing committee provided by law to
make a monthly count OF county funds
has made double count of Sonoma
County's money. Thursday it was count
ed and the result sworn to and accepted
by the committee. On that day much of
the money was in various bank vaults in
the city and the committee visited each
banking institution where public funds
were deposited and went over the deposits.
After the matter was settled objections
were raised by the Treasurer's opponents
because the money was not actually pro-
duced and counted in Treasurer Wood
wards office. The officials of the various
banks in which the public funds were
placed for safe keeping requested the
Treasurer to allow second count, to be
held in his office, to allay any possible sus-
picion in the minds of the public that the
banks did not have the money i'll their
possession. This morning, under the es-
cort of the city police force, all heavily
armed, the major portion OF $226, $40 96
was taken from the banks and carried to
the Treasurer's office and second count
made. The statement of the count reads !:
Gold $2lO,970 10
Silver. Observation-Disclosures. 1,1O0 90
Currency 14,6O0 90
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11

Come early. Get your pick of
styles and sizes. You'll be repaid.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
How Prussia Was Saved.

A lesson might have been learned
from the war of the Revolution-for in
that war the capital of the country was
changed no fewer than nine times and
the British armies marched from one
end of the ID colonies to the other and
vet America was not conquered-Or from
that greatest defensive war of ancient
or modern times wherein Frederick IL
Of Prussia maintained the independence
of his country against combined CONT
mental Europe. With the Austrian ar
mics in his front, the French on his
tanks, and the Russians and the Swedes
pillaging his capital i'll his rear not a
battalion of his army would he risk
merely to hold territory. For six of
these seven bloody years he did not even
see his capital LET the frontiers and
the capital take care of themselves. The
heart of Prussia is her armyP And so,
attacking and retreating, marching and
countermarching, delivering terrible
blows whenever he could strike to adj
vantage, always keeping his men to-
gether aud preventing his enemies from
concentrating, he fought on, furiously,
desperately, until the fortune of wal
changed and the last foe was driven
from his country. For himself he won
the we'll deserved title of the great. =
Prussia he saved from the fate of Pc
land, and for all succeeding ages he
showed how defensive war a&,sinst SUI
perior numbers ought to be fought.
Such were the results of the policy Of
concentration Duncan Rose in Cen
tury
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
inst like a Woman.

Clement Howell was sprinting home
the other evening when he saw a young
woman in advance of him putting in
her best laps for the same destination.
He knew she had run over to the drug
store on the corner and probably left
the front door of the house open as a
sort of protection. And she carried her
pocketbook loosely in her hand.
Clement decided to give her lesson.
She heard his steps, but did not recog-
nize his particular hoof beat and be-
sides walAed to get home before her
husband lid, fos she was happily mar
ried, as the nol lis say. But when a
hand suddenly reached from behind and
seized her pocketbook which she was
easily persuaded TO give up, she smote
the evening air with screams o yard
and a half long.
'sDon't shoot" she yelled. Take
my money, but spare, oh, spare my
lifeP'
Hush upl' said the voice OF her
husband. You'll have the police here.
Sure enough, one of the force grasped
the smart Clement by the collar and
wrested the pocketbook from him.
Il had my eye OH You, young fellor,
and I'll have you III the patrol wagon IN
a jify.'
"But it's joke. This lady is my
wife, protested Glenn.
"Tell that to the judge" said the
copper, with sly wink. Then, to the
young woman, who had stopped scream
ing. Here your pocketbook, miss,
and you'll be summoned as witness. !"
ooh, he is my husband! He only
wanted to brighten me, she sobbed.
A good deal Of explaining had to be
done before the policeman would relin-
quish his hold. Then Clement Howell
told his wife that she could see how
easy it was for robber to snatch her
purse when she was so careless as to
carry it in her hand.
81 should have hated awfully to lose
it., she said. for it was your Christ
mas present to me. F."
"How much was III it?" asked her
husband.
Not single cent. detroit Free
Press.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
Good Roads and Clean Streets.

A certain amount of discussion re-
garding any topic is necessary to awaken
public interest, but after about so much
talk has been INDUCED in something
more tangible should be done. In every
city and town are people who are talk
ing about good roads and clean streets.
Talk is good enough for a starter, but
it, no good for a stopper. If you live
in town where a number Of citizens
reside who think something should be
done along these lines, call them to-
gether and lay out plan of action that
will result in putting the theory into
practice. You can't pull much till you
get your feet on terra firma Your local
newspapers will assist in the matter.
Everybody wants good roads. How to
get them is the only problem you have
to solve. Il. A. W. Bulletin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
WISE BUILDERS.
Founders Of "a Pennsylvania Town Provide
For Future Contingencies.

Founders of a Pennsylvania Town Provide
For Future Contingencies.
1t is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good. The new manufacturing town OF
Vandegrift, Pa, says the Pittsburg Dis
patch, has profited by the object lessons
which older cities afford of the folly of
throwing away valuable public fran
ohises, leaving the citizens open to ex-
actions of private corporations without
any return to the treasury. The founders
of Vandegrift have taken the precaution
of taking out gas, power, electric light,
and, we believe street car charters at
the very start and have followed this
up by turning over the stock of these
several concerns to tho borough councils.
Thus street and franchise grabbing
can never become profitable industry
there On the contrary, the citizens
will have control of their own service,
and, if they have reason to kick, they
can kick themselves or kick out their
servants at the next election. Vande
grift must become an ideal place Of res
idence for the student of this new school
of municipal economy AS the founding
of new towns is a most important line
of development in western Pennsyl-
vania, it is we'll to see the best methods
carefully Thought out,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
Women Do Good work.

Some of the most enthusiastic work
ers for village Improvement are found
in the women's clubs of the south. The
money they use to carry on their work
is secured by subscription, fees, dues,
and entertainments. The money is ex-
pended in improving streets. keeping
them clean, laying out driveways and
walks and setting out trees. In one or
two instances the town cemeteries are
partly kept in order by the clubs. In
one case a club bought and improved a
town mark.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
TOWN GOVERNMENT.
The Ancient Romans. Dealt Summarily
With Dishonest officials.

The Ancient Romans. Dealt summary
With Dishonest officials.
Ever since man became gregarious
animal the question of town govern
ment-the government of towns and
cities-has vexed and interested him.
The Greeks dealt with it, and Athens,
when governed by democracy, dishon-
ored itself by putting to death its fore
most citizen. Socrates, who taught the
purest morals, and who, as has been
said, anticipated Christianity, was put
to death by the "eleven" upon the absurd
charge of corrupting the youth.
When the Roman empire fell, it left
standing an acceptable system of town
government, which was carried forward
into the middle ages and practiced In a
way that we might upon occasion lm1-
tate with profit to ourselves. This sub
iect is dealt with at large by Guizot in
his "History of Civilization. He tells
us how upon an appointed day each year
the electors of towns were summoned
by the tolling of bells to place of
meeting where they elected their off
cers-magistrates they were called-to
serve one year But if at any time the
representatives so chosen happened to
go wrong-to form themselves into
''nines" or "seyens, =" no matter how
solid-the bell rang out again, and the
reoalcitrant magistrates were deposed
and their successors chosen upon the
spot. The admirable system of town
government SO long prevalent in New
N 4. 4
1and-transplanted by the pilgrim ia
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
A Long island Improvement Society.


The Village Improvements society of
East MoriohGs was started in the year
1892 It's first step for improvement was
then made IN an application TO the Long
Island Railroad company for depot. A
meeting of citizens was called for the
purpose of raising enough money to
build depot and side tracks, and when
the company thought it unwise to build
a depot another attempt was made
shortly afterward, and the company put
in side track The public dock was
repaired and put on a paying basis.
About $500 was expended on it. and
the dock has since paid it's expenses. A
steam mud digger was set to work to
deepen the water around the dock, SO
that largo vessels could make landings
for the receipt and shipment of produce,
and tho Investment proved an excellent
one
The society has done excellent work
since its existence. 1t has been the
means of securing good roads, of hav-
ing trees along the streets trimmed
when needed. and many other small
improvements are credited to it. The
society has large membership of push
ing and enberprising men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
The "skeotors" Cured the Snake Bite.


In front Of the big commissary store
at Hartford, Ala, is long, wide gal
lery that affords a pleasant refuge for
numerous gathering of males of the
neighborhood who have nothing to do
but to come there and talk. The follow
ing tale was told by lean, cadaverous
old man.
did y ever hear" said he, "about
how Hank Beaseley got bit down in
the Bigbee bottoms by big blunt tail
moocasin and how he got rid of the pizen
without nary drop of whisky and no doc
term? He was a-goin long down
through the swamp barefoot, his pants
rolled up to his knees, a-keepin his eye
peeled for good cypress to cut and log
soon as the water got high enough,
when he steps square on to the snake,
which to oncet pulled round his bare
leg and bit him three times fore Hank
could kick it loose Hank just set into
runnin his durndest, maxim for high
ground and Martin Duffy S shack, where
he knowed there was jug OF whisky.
Course he was terrible skeered and not
way, just givin his whole soul to fast
movin. when he busted his head gin a
low limb and got knocked silly. He fell
over log and lay there, his feet h 'ist-
ed up in the air atop the log and his
head layin down i'll the warm mud,
KNOWN nothin, while bout billion
skeeters settled down on him, payin
'tention special to them bit places On
his legs, where the blood was runnin
and easy to get at. Bimeby Hank come
to and riz up, feelin mighty weak and
dizzy He looked round, and the first
thing he see was bushels of dead skeet-
ers lyin in big gray pile up agin that
log, where his legs had been restin, and
they'd sucked the last drop of that pi-
zen outen Hank, which was why they
was dead. 1t saved him, and he ain felt
no soreness nor trouble, only he'd lost
SO much blood long with the pizen that
he was weak and lottery for more than
a month st. Louis Globe-Demoorat
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
worthy of His Namesake.

The popular journalist, Charles Lamb
Kenney, namesake Of the great Charles
Lamb, while dining with friend, hap
pened to swallow a bit Of cork with his
wine. He was Immediately seized with
a severe tit Of coughing. His next neigh
Dor at o table, making a brilliant at
tempt at a joke, said, My friend, that's
not the way to Cork. = mo, /" gasped
the sufferer. it's the way to kill Ken
ney. Voice.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
Only Dry.

"Peter Hoey, masquerading i'll fe-
male attire!' called the clerk of the po-
lice court.
''Not guilty, yer anner,'' promptly
responded big, red faced man in a CAL
leo Mother Hubbard and with sun
bonnet filed with red whiskers,
"Not guilty." repeated the police
judge in surprise as he surveyed the fig
ure.
''That's right, yer amer, not guilty. :
'sWhy, you still have on the female
attire. y
eff didn't, yer amer would change
the charge to undue exposure. It's all
I've got, yer anner. F"
But you went on the street in that
attire
'sYis, yer amer, but I was not goin
to any masquerade. was just goin to
get a drink When / was asleep the
ovid lady took my clothes an hid 'em
to keep me home. There amt no law
compellin man to stay in bed till his
wife brings his clothes, is Ghere, judge?"
''No.
can there amt no law torcin man
to go dry when he's thirsty, is there?"
''Not that know of. "
s'Then that's all there was to it.
was dry, an, havin no clothes, took
the ovid woman's. If anybody's got a
kick a-comin, it's me at bein compelled
to wear these.
The judge conceded, and Peter went
home with the Mother Hubbard tucked
i'll pair of prison oyeralls. San Fran
cisco Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
coULDN. DRINK COFFEE.
wouldn be PIT of with Chocolate or Tea

wouldn t be Put of With Chocolate or Tea.
|" And you might bring ne a cup Of
weak coffee, too.n busy man said to =
restaurant waiter when giving an order.
What makes You ell for weak cof-
fee, Sam ~ Il friend remarked.
!" 0. have ~ business To drink cof-
fee, anyhow, but don't care for choc
olate or tea, and do like coffee, Ill
though it raises the old harry with my
nerves and stomach. "
Many man fails IN business because
of his physical inability to attend TO it
properly. When man wakes up and
looks oqnarely at himself and his affairs
he will break off those habits that
weaken his body and prevent him from
pushing his plans 10 a successful issue.
Tobacco aud coffee seem 50 harmless
that Il man feels they cannot hurt him
seriously and for that reason sticks to
them day after day until his nerves
give out and !; long period of nervous
prostration sets in. While a man is
sick his business goes to well, expert
|encc shows that ii don't 80 right, and
that a sick spell is a wonderfully ex-
pensive investment.
Quit the poisonous habits, and ma
turc will slowly rebuild the broken sys-
tenn without the use Of medicines
Ii is not SO hard to give over coffee
when one can have Postum, Il beverage
which looks like the finest Mocha cot
fee, and creams up with the golden
brown of rich old Java. 1t is very
nour;shing and faTtening, and has the
pungent, piquant taste demanded by
the coffee drinker, 1T the same time it
can be used by children us we'll rs
adults.
Nothing which nature furnishes is
superior to the grains for making gray
matter in the brain and nerve centers.
Postum, the food drink, is made wholly
and entirely of the grains. 1t can truly
be said to ''make red blood" In com
parison with coffee its cost is about
one third. Grocers sell it, or the Post
UNI Cereal company (limited) of Battle
Creek, Mich, send enough for fifty cups
for 20 cents
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
Rheumatism.

For sprains, bruises, old sores, etc,
where powerful liniment is necessary
you will find Beggs' Tropical Oil will
penetrate to the seat OF the disease and
relieve at once. Try it and be con-
vinced. Sold at Hackley'S Corner
Drug Store. tt
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
Health and Cleanliness.

Sanitary precautions demand that
street paving which guarantees health
and cleanliness. The cyclist also, that
very numerous portion of our communi-
ty, rightly clamors for improved scien-
tifc roadways and is supported in his
just demand by the progressive, intelli.
gent majority of the town. IS. Rhett
Homan
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
Look Into the Future.

It should be an inYiolable rule with
all communities, great or small, never
to give away franchises without ade-
ouate compensation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03

AtANTED-SEVERAL FAITHFUL MEN
w or women to travel for responsible esuab
lished house in Wisconsin. Salary $3.50, pay
able Sa weekly and expenses. Position per-
1nanent Reference Enclose self-add1 essed
Stamped envelope The National, Star Build
ing Chicago
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
IN Advance

We have again arranged with the
publishers of the Chicago Inter Ocea9a
whereby we can furnish the Inter OCEAN
and TELEGRAPH-COUR at $l.C0 q
year, payable strictly in advance. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03

Pope Leo owns pearl which the ex-
perts say is worth 500. 900 in gold.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03

Beware Of the fraudulent limitations
Of the original Postum Cereal Grain
coffee. Insist on Postum.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-03
The Two Papers one Year for s1.6O Paid

INTER OCEAN AND TELEGRAPH COURIER
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-28
fs3 as<a{ q 7ts ;af kts 7 7 ' s2 kt .sr COlL-IG!IJfQ FOR FUN. <
1t Pleased TweBts -aye Thepsand, speets-
 tors bsf II May Cost \ Life :: |.

1t Pleased TweBts-ave Theasand speeta-
 tors but II May Cost Life; ; sss.
 An audience Qf a5. GOO people at pek- eye park, near La1assaster witnessed sight the other dag,. tase first of < its kind in the histpryspf the wprld and what was meant to make . scientific holiday may yet sreSultgin the death of one of the chief officials of the Columbus, Hooking Valley and Teledo raiIroad
 For days the railroad advertised q genuine railroad collisio1 as the chi0f feature of Memorial day holiday
 The Hooking Valley railroad took two of it's oldest engines, decorated them all over with stars and stripes, attached three gondola cars and a caboose to each, fitted them up with full crews of dunn mics, and announced that the 1ocomo- tives would start mile apart and come together.
 Representatives and artists ef news papers, of the Edison kinetoscope and of numerous scientific publications came on to witness the smash up.
 4 special track had been laid for the colliding trains. At signal the engi- neers pulled open the throttles of the To- cOmotives till speed of ten miles an hour was attained, then the throttles were pulled wide open and the engi- neers jumped, while the trains rushed on to destruction.
 Going at the rate of 45 miles an kour they came together directly in front of the park with crash that could have been heard for miles and the air was filled with debris. Both engines sprang into the air and held each othe5 by the nose, while the cars piled up behind them.
 The wreck was perfect. The locomo. tives remained forming perfect Y and all the cars were telescoped. The air was filled with steam and hct water and %, 000 people were panic stricken. When the air cleared and the wreck could be seen, a cheer went up from 25, GOO threats.
 The cheer soon hushed, however, when it was learned that one of the Hooking Valley officials had been struck by flying bolt and probably fa- tally injured. The injured official was Thomas C. Peck, chief clerk in the pas senger department, who failed to stand far enough from the madly rushing en- zines. A flying bolt from one of the locomotives struck him below the right knee, breaking the leg i'll two places and lacerating the thigh so badly that amputation may be necessary. Peck was thrown several feet and rendered unconscious, while the railroad officials stood aghast, as they had not appre- hended the least danger. = Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-28
A Pernicious Practice

A very hazardous and pernieious practice among the delivery wagons of the town is the very rapid rate at which they travel through the alleys. Pedestrians are unable to know oi the approach of vehicle from such a place and serious injury and loss of life are rendered probable by careless ness in this matter Wouldn't it be a good idea for the city council to take some steps to regulate the speed while passing through an alley. In fact in such places any speed greater than a walk is very hazardous. Several cases of very narrow escapes have already been reported.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-28
THE PRE SlDENT.
Here Is What Joe Howard Says After 8
 Talk With Him.

IalR WItfh Jll1.
 On Q recent visit to Washington saw the president Allison, Reed and Quay. No friend Of Grover Cleveland need dis turb himself one little bit as to his mental, physical or financial condition. It was my good fortune to have an in teresting talk with him on a number of mutually interesting topics. and 1t at- lords me great pleasure, 2s an American citizen of IA generations back, to pho tograph him, the president of the United States as he impressed me, clear headed, kindly disposed, warm hearted, virile handed. have never seen him i'll bet ter physical condition, and he hadn t been fishing either.
 He sat alone ia the great room for merly occupied by Lincoln as q cabinet chamber, the historic chandelier, whose lights l have seen Lincoln, in his own proper person, tnrn out time and time again. hanging as it did in days of yore. Behind a table, the history of which has been told many a time, sat the presl- dent, with piles of documents, memo randa, parchments, letters and books aDout him. His manner IS peculiarly gracious and winning. Convinced that the party with whom he talks IS worthy of confidence, has no schemes to further, no point to make, he is the beau ideal of courtesy and self respect leading Up to a recognition Of such qualities as his visitor may possess. Believing as l do that he will be nominated in Chicago, and defeated by the Republican candi- date whoever he may be, l studied him with much unfeigned interest. and left bis presence with sincere respect and personal regard Howard in Chicago :. .1ies laer..lo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-28
EuchTe.

Euchre seems to have lost none oI its popularity in Pine Bluff. In fact 5 is game universally loved by so- .ciety people, and has the clements of excitement and skill required, which are always pleasing. Last Mon- .day evening Mrs. c. H, Franklin entertained number oi her young friends in her usual de .]ightfnl manner. The ladies prize was won by Mrs. R. Franklin and the gentlemeu's prize was carried of by I. N. Miller. Those present were:
 Misses Claude Nyar. of Camden; Jesse seesel, of Memphis; Carrie Lau- decker, Of St Lous; Marian Frank
 lin, Mesdames Rebecca Franklin
 and Chas. Bloom, Messrs. H. c.
 Bluthenthal, l. w. Miller, Dave, sam
 and Ben Franklin.