The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-09

The latest fend out is the rider
who strings his wheel with rubbers for
the purpose of letting the wind make
disagreeable humming and buzzing
sound.
If the care of the hair were made
part Of lady's education, we should
not sec so many gray heads, and the
use of Halls Hair Remover would be
unnecessary,
Some democrats entertain the
theory that Calvin Brice is staying at
home simply because he doesn't see
any use in spending car fare to come
west just to be sat down upon.
To prevent pale and delicate chill
dren from lapsing into chronic invalids
later in life, they should take Ayers
Sarsaparilla together with plenty Of
wholesome food and outdoor exercise.
What they need to build up the system
is good red blood.
The correspondent here of the Ra-
cine Journal has a remarkable mag
ination. He has told his paper lot of
stuff about the tar and feather case,
which was printed Wednesday after
noon, which was about as applicable to
the case as the nomination of Mai. Nc
Kinley.
Geo. A. Yule has the plans for his
elegant new home completed and the
contract for building has been let to
W.. R. Symmonds. Work will be COM
menced next week and it is expected
that the house will be ready for occu-
pancy by Christmas. Mr.. Yule will
have one of the prettiest homes in the
city and will be quite an addition to
the popular lake shore vicinity.
Mrs. Barnes makes the following
report of doings of the public library
for the month of~June: Total number
of books taken out during June, / ,39l;
number of borrowers at the close of
June, 572; number Eof books taken
out since the opening of the library,
March II, 1907; number of books in
the library ready for general circula-
ton, 2,100.
The indications point to a reduc-
ton in the price of high grade bicycles
next year. The matter has been
worrying the manufacturers for some
weeks past and an eastern dispatch
says that the cut is sure to come. With
in the last few days several bicycle
factories have been forced to close and
the market now is overstocked with
wheels. The big dealers are hesitat-
ing about going on record now as say
ing what the prices will be next year
Only one factory has declared that the
high grade wheel will be kept at 500.
The prospects are that when the an
nouncements are made for 1897 the
wheels which have been selling at that
figure will be listed at $50 and $780,
Experts say that persons who talk Of
the manufacturing cost of wheel
being only twenty-five and thirty dol
lars, do not know Of what they are
talking. Taking into consideration
the expense of maintaining big Office
force, travelling statesmen, advertising
ETC., the price is much greater than
that.
This is the season Of travel. Some
one writing about the value of travel
quotes saying that travel is three per
cent. anticipation, two. per cent. reali-
cation and five per cent. recollection,
and adds that it is also ten per cent.
education. Whether it is the latter or
not depends greatly on the individual,
for travel will furnish to man that
only which he has the power to see and
appreciate. To one whose eyes, mind
and heart are open travel is rapid
and satisfactory means of education.
The degree of pleasure and profit to be
obtained from travel will depend very
much upon the intelligence of the tour
ist, and scarcely less upon his DISPOSE
ton. If he goes forth determined to
get all the good he can without regard
to surrounding circumstances he will
have profitable and pleasurable jour-
ney. If he is upset because meals are
not to his liking, his room not the best,
because the weather is too warm or too
cold, or because he gets into a crowd,
he will make sorry time of it travel
ing in the regular touring season.