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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
A HYgienic Restaurant.

A suggestion worthy of all praise is
put forth by a contemporary journal
for ladies'. 1t is to the effect that
somebody shout start restaurant in
which the walters should be instructed
to refuse to serve any sequence of
dishes which obviously make for in
digestion. One can easily believe that
the world would be the better, the
healthier, the happier, if this proposal
were widely carried out. Men have
been known, for instance, to wash
down oysters with brandy and water,
but they have always been sorry for
it afterward. Students at the British
museum have been observed to drink
tea with veal and ham pie and their
studies have suffered from the combi-
nation. The world, in short, is full Of
middle-aged men who would enjoy
their middle age ever so much better
if in their youth they had found their
way to restaurants where snob deli
cacies as veal and ham pie, dressed
crab, lobster mayonnaise and cucum-
bers were only to be procured upon
production of medical certificate of
fitness to receive them.-London Ora
phic
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
The Canon Had Enough.

An English canon of note used TO
tell a good story of himself. In his
capacity of magistrate he was once
visiting the county Jail, and expatiated
to a friend who was with him on the
virtues of the treadmill. Warming
with his theme, he declared that he
often wished that he had one at home
to give him the gentle exercise he re-
ouired. but was too lazy to take, ex-
cent under compulsion; and, to remove
his friends skepticism, he asked the
warder to give him turn.
Round went the mill, the canon de-
claring that the movement was delight
full; but after two minutes Of it he
had had quite enough, and called on
the officer to stop the mill. To his
horror the officer answered:
every sorry, sir; can't. It's timed
to go Is minutes, and won't stop be-
fore. birmingham Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
An Economical Pettiooat

An economical idea is being shown
this year in petticoats, one substan-
tial foundation being made to do duty.
with several founces that button on
and unbutton for washing purposes.
Silk is less used than it was for under
garments, as it is found that once
washed it rarely looks we'll, so the
most extravagant dame sand damsels
ever on the track for novelties, are dis
carding it, and returning to the CID
fashioned, but charming and durable
linen or long cloth. There is great
demand just now for Irish linen, and
linen has this advantage over both silk
and cotton, that it is supremely valua-
BILE in It's old ge.-Philadelphia Times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
One of Abraham Lincoln,s Stories.

During the late civil war an officer
who enjoyed close personal relations
with President Lincoln called at the
white house, and in the course of a
private interview complained bitterly
of certain criticisms passed on his con-
duct in a campaign by the secretary of
war And while repeating such criti-
cism gave way to great passion. Lin
coin patiently heard him to the end,
then said: you seem very angry. Did
you ever hear what made Finnigan
mad? I'll tell you. Finnigan came home
late from the club one night sober,
but in such a temper that he knocked
over lot of furniture. Mrs. Finnigan
was aroused, and sitting up in bed,
asked, What's the matter, Finnigan? p
I'm mad, mad as a hornet What's
made you SOP 'Flaherty down yonder
he called me liar But, man, why
didn't you make him prove it?' That's
why I'm so mad; he didp .
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
An Elaborate A ron.

An apron suitable for dressy occa-
sions may be made very elaborate.
Fancy tends toward thick, creamy
satin, which would be quite an irreslst-
ible material for the apron, and It's
richness would make plain style
preferable to any fussy arrangement
Of satin about twenty-five inches Wlde
you will want three-quarters OF yaro
for the skirt part, and another three
quarters to cut some bands, little "
shaped pocket and small, plain bod
ice, which, by the way, is merely
square press with the fullness drawn
into the waist on the upper part OF the
band, whilst the gathers from the SKIRT
are stroked in beneath the lower cage
of the said waistband. For trimming
have a band an inch wide outlining
the three sides Of the bib, and three
others two inches in depth going right
around the skirt of the apron, while
a very short one across the top OF the
pocket should be made OF the same
width as those on the bodice. Now,
then, for display of stitchery Iron
on these DanuS d l1Ol al UOAU0 u "AAASAA
you can buy transfer impression by
the yard or packet for few cents, and
this YOU must work in delicate washing
silks. carrying out the natural shades
of the blossoms you select. Trails OF
shaded Virginia creeper would make
very suitable pattern, the leaves IN
hues of crimson, green, yellow and rus
set brown. with dark veinings, or pale
pink dog roses, with tiny sprigs OF blue
and pink forget-me-nots meandering In
and out. would make another pleasant
scheme of color. AS the value and
beauty of this apron depend on the
fineness of work on the borders, do not
adopt the outline stitch, but rather
fill UP your flowers and leaves thor
oughly, using much discretion and
taste in the blending of your shades;
if. however, you deem this too trouble
some a task, you can modify your Ia
Dor by selecting instead of the floral
design a conventional pattern which
might be worked in coral stitch, not
outline. as that would be to thin, but
the coral stitch on sprays, Scrolls and
leaves works up very rapidly and eff
fectiyelv. Garry out the design in
tones of soft and dark green.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
Largest Book in the World.

Professor Max Muller Of Oxford in
a recent lecture, has called attention
to the largest book in the world, the
wonderful "Kutho Daw." It consists OF
729 parts in the shape of white marble
plates covered with inscriptions, each
plate build over with temple OF brick.
It Is found near the old priest city
of Mandalay, in Burma, and this tenn
pie city, Of more than 700 pagodas,
virtually makes UP this monster book,
the religious codex of the Buddh1sts.
In accordance with the three parts OF
which it is composed, generally called
in a figurative sense baskets" (p1ta-
ka), the whole is often termed "the
three baskets Gripatika), and consti-
tutes library larger than the bible
and koran together. AS the Jews fig
ured out that the Old Testament con-
tanned 59,493 words and 2,728, 100 let
tiers, so the Buddhist priests have COM
puted that the "Tripitaka" contains
275,250 stanzas and 8,808,000 syllables.
This monster book is written in Pail.
Rather strange to say, it is not an an
cient production, but it's preparation
was prompted by the Buddhistic piety
of this century 1t was erected in
1857 by the command of Mindomin, the
second of the last kings of Burmah.
AS the influence of the tropical climate
has already marred the inscriptions, a
British official, Mr.. Ferrars, proposed
to have these 729 plates carefully pho
tographed, and asked that the govern
ment or some friends of science able
to do so, make provisions for this.
Prof Max Muller urges that this be
done in order to preserve at least the
pictures of this unique temple city
book 80 q.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
TESTED BY A STAR.
A Curious Methods of Regulating
Timepiece.


Some very old printing that was
brought to light the other day contains
curious suggestions for making certain
calculations that will interest many
people One of the suggestions runs to
the effect that a person may ascertain
his rate of walking by the aid of
string with piece of lead at one end of
it, The string should be knotted at
distances of forty-four feet, which dis
lance is the one hundred and twentieth
part of an English mile and bears the
same proportion to mile that halT
a minute bears to an hour. II the
traveller, when going at his usual gait,
drops the lead, letting the string slip
through his hand, the number of knots
which have passed in half a minute in
dictate the number of inches he walks
in an hour. An easy method OF cor
rectly regulating timepiece by the
stars is suggested as follows:
AS the motion of the earth with re-
gard to the fixed stars Chose that
twinkle) is uniform, timepieces can In
a most simple manner be correctly reg
ulated by the stars with greater facility
than by the sun. Choose a south win
dow from which any fixed point, such
as chimney, side of building, etc.,
may be seen. To the side of the win
dow attach piece of cardboard having
a small hole in it, in such a manner
that by looking through the hole to-
ward the edge of the elevated object,
some fixed star may be seen. The
progress of the star must be watched
and the instant it vanishes behind the
fixed point, the observer must note the
exact time it disappears. The follow
ing night the same star will vanish be-
hind the same object three minutes and
fifty-six seconds sooner. If timepiece
mark 9 o'clock when the star van
ishes one night, the following night 1t
will indicate three minutes and fifty
six seconds less than 9. II the time
piece be faster or slower than the ind1-
cation of the star, then it has gained or
lost the indicated difference. If sew
eral cloudy nights follow the first OBJ
servation of the star, it is only neces-
sary to multiply three minutes ffty-slx
seconds by the number of days that
have elapsed since the observation, and
the product deducted from the hour
the clock indicates the first night clear
enough for the second observation
gives the time the clock or watch ought
to show. The same star can only be
observed during a few weeks, for as
it gains nearly an hour in fortnight,
it will in a short time come to the me-
ridian in broad daylight and become
invisible. In making the observation
care must be taken that planet is not
chosen instead of star. Additional to
the fact that the light Of fixed stars
wrinkles, while that of planets is
steady because reflected, sure means
of distinguishing between them is to
first watch certain star attentively for
a few nights. If it changes it's place
with regard to the other stars it is a
planet, since the fixed stars appear to
maintain the same relative positions
with regard to each other.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
How to Write a Note.

There is an etiquette about every
thing, even about the way a woman
ought to write her notes. Considering
all things, it is perhaps as we'll that
women should read, mark and inward
ly digest the laws that ought to rule
her conduct when she ''takes up the
PEN" Two things, above all others, be-
tray the inelegant or unaccustomed
letter writer. If she be guilty of neg
lecting the margin at each side Of the
page, or if she so far forgets her pre-
cepts as to add P. S. she is forever
doomed. Society is exact in details,
and society declares such omission to
be the objectionable sin. The note, to
be correct, must be written upon paper
of medium size, preferably cream
Write. and must be clear and distinct.
The monogram is stamped on the
paper, or the crest, if one have the
right; but upon the inside Of the flap
Of the envelope must be the address.
When the writer ha~ borne all these
facts in mind and h ned her I'M
abbreviated name, ---tty rest con-
tent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
"SrONE OF scoNE."
The Schoolboy Who Slept in the Cor
Onation Chair.

The Schoolboy Who Slept in the Cor
Onation Chair.
1t is a long walk from the dir -ag
room of the Westminster school to the
coronation chair, which stands behind
the old stone screen, just back of the
altar in the abbey, but there is an in
teresting connection between the two.
The chair. as is we'll known, is rude,
heavy oak chair, much worn by time.
1t contains the "Stone of Scone," and
was made by the order of Edward L.,
in 1897, and every English sovereign
since then has sat in it to be crowned.
A stout railing in front of the chair
restraints the crowd of visitors from
coming near, but if they were allow
ed to examine it as closely as | was
fortunate enough to do, they would
find cut boldly into the solid oak seat,
in such sprawling letters as the school
boys knife makes upon his desk, p.
Abbott slept in this chair January 4,
1901" p. Abbott, 1t seems, was a West
minister school boy, and a tradition,
which there is every reason to be-
1I0f0 10 LTu0, t0lAS kA~I Az AAe~NN -
wager with schoolmate that he dare
stay in the abbey all night alone. In
order to win his wager he hid In some
corner of the old building until the
doors were locked for the night and
thus was left alone there. Fearing,
however, that when morning came the
boy with whom he had made the bet
would disbeIieve his statement that he
had won it, he determined to have
some proof of the fact and so spent the
hours of the early morning in carving
on the coronation chair the sentence
which, even now, nearly a century
after, bears witness for him. 1t is dis-
appointing that the tradition does not
record just what form and amount OF
punishment was visited upon the lad
for his escapade, and that history does
not tell us of his later years. Won
der whether the courage and grit
which this deed manifested foretold an
energetic, successful life, or was d1ssl-
pated in mere bravado.-St. Nicholas.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
EXPOSED TO CERTAIN DEATH.
One Of the Most Dangerous Places on
Man-of-War.

One of the Most Dangerous Places on q
Man-of-War.
In that coming naval battle between
the steel fleets of the two f1rst-class
powers to which nautical authorities
have been looking forward ever since
modern battle ships became the mighty
engines Of problematical forces that
they are the military mast and fight
ing top will play deadly part, and
be the station of danger and heroism.
AS everybody knows, the old mast,
the mast of yards and sails, has van
| ished from the modern ship of war.
The place of the mast that was erected
for sail-carrying purposes is taken on
the modern warship by steel tower,
which rises from the deck to support
one, or maybe three or four circular
galleries, where rapid-fire or machine
guns are placed, which, in time of &C
ton, pour their hail Of bullets at the
decks and ports of the hostile ship.
The object is to kill the gunners, for
it is sef-evident that the most power
full gun Is powerless If it's crew Is dead.
Take the twenty rapidfire guns dis
tributed along the superstructure Of
the Indiana. From fighting top such
q storm of lead could be driven upon
these great guns as would make 1T i'm
possible for men to work them. There
fore it will be one of the first duties OF
a warship to shoot away with it's heavy
guns the military mast Of it's adver-
sary AS one well directed shot will
send the mast tumbling it is not prob
able that any ship will come out of an
engagement with it's military mast
standing. The shooting away of the
mast will of course mean the death Of
every man in the fighting tops. Men
sent there will know as they climb the
dark ladder to take their stations that
they go to almost certain death, and
will have only one duty before them,
to kill as many of the enemy as they
can before the crash comes.-New York
Press.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
A Queer happening.

Among the thousands of kilograms
received by the Duke and Duchess OF
York upon the birth of the young
prince was one from the captain and
crew of the Faraday, which was, at
that moment, in the middle Of the At
lantic, engaged in laying a new cable
to America. The end of the cable on
board was attached to signaling In
strument and by this they had received
the news of the birth of an heir to the
throne.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
Dance in Church.

There was curious, and to many
English people an incredible, sight to
have been seen in Seville recently, viz,
a dance in church. Saturday was the
Feast of the Assumption and one of
the four days on which the dance is
performed, the others being the first
Two days of the carnival and the Yeast
of the Publication. 1t is danced by
eight small boys, and its measure is
slow-that of a minuet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
His Fatal Error.

Scene-The bar parlor of the Prince
George. Brighton. Pipes and beer all
around. An old salt saying:
.I've got riddle to ask you chaps.
If a 'erring and 'alf cost three farth-
ings. 'ow mony could you buy for six
pence?"
Profound silence and much putting OF
pipes. Presently voice from the cor
ner:
Il say, Bill, did you say 'errings?"
eyes, 1 said 'errings."
'Drat it. I'v ebeen a reckoning OF
mackerel all this ERE time. London
Black and White.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
Simple Enough.

Friend-Why is it that your son
rides to business in cab and you
always go on a bus? Old Maxwell,
he has a rich father, and have not
London Tid-Bits.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
Paris.
Pleasant Prairie.

Lafayette Robinson, Chairman. kenosha
T L Carpenter, Town Clerk. ............ RanneJ
Thos A Yates, Treasurer. Pleasant Prairie, WIS
VIM Dowse, Assessor. go. ............K asseli' IL
Thos Wallis, Supervisor.
N Brown, Supervisor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
GIudness Comes

With a better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton OF the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
" removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. It's beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. It's therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then Taxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
asedandgives most general satisfaction.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-01-09
THE EASTERN PUZZLERS, LEAGUE.

The New Years Convention of the F. T.. L.. held
at Baltimore, Nd was attended by Alumnus Arty
Fishel, Beech Nut, Maud Lynn, Guidon, Lord Bal
timore. Primrose. Hal Hazard, Comrade r. O.
Chester. Greenleaf c. Saw, and Zoroasier the three
last becoming members OF the body as did L'Al-
legro and Kenneth. IL is doubtful il any previous
meeting, small or large, has ever been attended
with ore pleasantly and enthusiasm; in fact, this
travel to attend.
In The Eastern Enigma read aud adopted
severe in his denuneiation of Ebert had on
mttee reported f,vorsbiy upon the five names
proposed for membership, and the applicants were
all elected unnn mously.
The Department Committee through Chairman
Dan Knight, presented report which listened
to with interest and accepted with thanks Chair
man j. Il. W.. of the Committee Forms, also
submitted an able report, which seemed to be most
acceptable TO the trio of anti-obsOlete old.timers
present. Ii was accepted and ordered to be printed
in the next Enigma. For the Committee on Flats
Beach Nut next read report he had prepared
1t was well received, and accepted with thanks.
Chairman Il. Yer also set forth some of his views
in n letter to the League.
recess taken to permit the Treasurer to
collect the dues of members. and his report showed
that $50 had fallen into his hat, which aum was
sufficient to pay every bill presented in full. The
report Of the Ebert Investigating Committee was
next requested, whereupon Guidon preeipitated a
tilt with President Maud Lynn by asking why his
dsolina!iVR from the Committee had not been 90,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-01-09
The New Food.
Tr,,yb 4
r. o. CHESTER.

see from the current columns of the daily
press that Professor Plumb, of the Uni
versity of Chicago, has just invented highly
concentrated form of food. All the essential
nutritive elements are put together in the
form OF pellets, each of which contains from
100 to 200 times as much nourishment as an
ounce of an ordinary article of diet These
pellets, diluted with water, will form all that
is necessary to support life. The Professor
looks forward confidently to reyOlutiOnizing
the present food system"
Now this kind of thing may be all very
well in its way. but it is going to have its
drawbacks as well. In the bright future an
ticipated by Professor Plumb we can easily
imagine such incidents as the following:
The smiling family were gathered around
the hospitable board. The table was plente-
ously laid with a soup plate in front Of each
beaming child, bucket of hot water before
the radiant mother, and at the head of the
board the Christmas dinner of the happy
home, warmly covered by n thimble and rest
ing on poker chip The expectant whis-
pers of the little ones were hushed as the
father, rising from his chair, lifted the Thin
BILE and disclosed small pill of concentrated
nourishment on the chip before him Christ
mas turkey, cranberry sauce, plum pudding,
mince pie,-it was all there, all jammed into
that little pill and only waiting to expand
Then the father with deep reverence, and u
deyout eye alternating between the pill and
heaven, lifted his voice in benediction
At this moment there was an agonized CRY
from the mother.
'Oh, Henry, quick Baby has snatched
the pill ," 1t vss too true Dear little
Gustavus Adolrsus, the golden-haired baby
boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner
off the poker chip and bolted it. Three hun
dred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourish-
ment passed down the 9sophagus of the I'M
thinking child.
CLAP him on the back ~ cried the dis
tracted mother "Giye him water ~
The idea was fatal The water striking the
pill caused it to expand. There was a dull
rumbling sound, and then, with an awful
bang, Gustavus Adolphus exploded into frag-
ments !
And when they gathered the little corpse
together, the baby lips were parted in a linger-
ing smile that could only be worn by child
who had eaten Is Christmas dinners.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-01-09
OBJECTS.

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American intelligence on topics oil The DAY, anu
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Of American independence and LOYALTY.
Cl0yfta,-Providing for the relief OF the suffer-
ing and afflicted. -
An orcnnization for Reunion purposes and to
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LOYAL Home Workers has been formed OF winch
Kate b Sherwood is President and TO which All
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TAKE NOTICE.
The time approaches for renewal OF your mem,
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Of PROGRESS and Patriotism, aud in our readings
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