The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-06
CFrom Saturdays Daily.)

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where they are apt to find it.
The greater your secret is the
more liable your conidant is to tell it.
The man who lays by borrowed
umbrellas for rainy day is altogether
too thrifty.
If you think man has no troubles,
you will find it is because you have
never given him a chance to tell them.
This is the season Of they when
a man tells his wife that he would just |
as soon NOW his own front lawn as
not,
1t is insinuated that the flying
columns with which the Spanish army
is harrassing the Cubans are newspaper
columns.
There is a small movement afoot
again looking toward the organization
of a general wheelman's club this COM
ing spring.
Well! WE'LL. So Kenosha is to
have a club to be known as the Old
Maids club. 1t is understood that it is
being organized now.
The partnership heretofore existing
between W. F. Martin and Matthias
Stahl has been dissolved.N They were
the pop manufacturers.
80 It is an important duty to die, "
says the Rev. Frank Dewitt Talmage.
Yet how many put off this important
duty until the last moment!
The vision is not obscured by the
act of winking, which takes place so
quickly that the outer image remains
impressed upon the retina.
The aspirants for presidential
honors are kept very busy these days
distributing the postoffices in the vari-
Gus states. They passed the foreign
ministries around before Christmas.
II wish to thus publicly express my
appreciation and thanks to the many
kind friends who helped in the enter
tainment last Monday evening; espec-
tally to Mrs. Knapp who originated
and carried it through so successfully.
MRS. E. P. LIPsCoMB.
Augustus Piper, one of the oldest
and ibest Eknown farmers of Kenosha
county died Friday morning at his
farm, section 5, Somers township, after
long illness. He was born Aug. ~,
1925. in Prussia. In 1849 his mother
emigrated to America, the father haV-
ing died, and the vessel was wrecked
off the island of Hayti. All were saved.
They were sent to San Domingo, where
the mother died of yellow fever. In
1910, Mr.. Piper arrived at New York
and from there he went to Cleveland
and remained there until 1874 and
then went to New Orleans. He arrived
in Racine county in 1847, where sick
ness overlook him and he experienced
hardship. He managed to buy small
farm in Kenosha county and he work
ed hard to pay off his debts. In 1852
he married Miss Margaret Braid. Six
sons were born and grew to manhood
and are all living. Mr.. Piper cast his
first presidential ballot for John G.
Fremont and has been an ardent Re-
publican all his life. He held many
offices of trust and was widely known
in Racine and Kenosha counties.
=" The Daughters of the American
Revolution" are preparing for cele-
bration of Washington's birthday, to
take place Saturday evening, Feb. y,
at s o'clock, at Simmons hall Edmund
f. Sparks, the professor of American
history from the Chicago University,
will deliver an address appropriate to
the occasion. As patriotism embraces
public spirit in our cities, as we'll as for
the nation, the proceeds of the enter
tainment will be given to the Kenosha
Public library. When Mr.. Sparks
learned that the proceeds would be
given for this purpose, he offered to
give his services for the evening, an Of
fer gratefully accepted by the ladies i'll
charge Singing will add to the even
ing's pleasure Come and give vent to
your patriotism by singing our national
hymn, America" Lei the walls ring
with Joyous sounds General admis-
sion will be % cents. Arrangements
have been made with the principals OF
every school in the city, by which
scholars tickets may be procured
through their teachers at greatly re-
duced rates. 1t is the wish of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
that every man, woman and child in
the city shall take part in this cele
bratiGn.
Fishing Fever.