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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
TIE MOsLEM WORLD.
Ets wratF, Rising Against the Policies
OF Europe.

Ets WrstE, Rising Against the Policies
OF Earope.
1t almost seems as il the words of
the deeeoscd French statesman, Jules
Simon vita died in June last, had in
them the possibilities of a prophecy.
Beware! he said. in substance, of the
Mohammedans They see Europe
0verrunnIng Asia ard Africa The ques-
ton with them is, To be or not to be?'
The relations between the conquered
Moslem peoples are being secretly re-
vived. Everything in the east is asleep;
nothing Is dead. Be on your guard
against tue awakening" These words
arc brought to mind by the dispatch
OF the Hefald's special correspondent
in ConstaufinoDde, Mr.. Sidney Whit
man. 1t is i remarkable dispatch and
is worthy of serious consideration by
the peoples Of Europe The Moslem
world is weary of domination and inter
ference aud seusefess slaughter in the
name Of Christian civilization Among
the S0ft39. the leaders Of thought in
the Turkish Mohammedan world the
conviction gains ground, Mr Whitman
says, that the twilight Of Moslem rule
in Con3tantinOple has come ''Remem-
bering their Warlike past, the Moham-
medans have ia despair resolved to
light the funeral pyre. The English
attacks on the sultan have increased
their dissemination to face unflinching-
Iy the worst" There is probably
great truth in these words, and if the
torch Of the fanatics is once lighted
throughout the Moslem world who can
tell the end? The Italians have been
defeated aud driven out of Abyssinia
by the Negus, who is Christian, but
who had to make alliance with the
deryishes in order to maintain his in
dependence and his very existence. Now
the English are pressing on to the sac
red city Of the derVishes in the Soudan,
with the Intention Of Wipfng that
stronghold OF M0slemism out of exis-
tence. Will they or can they succeed?
''Refect," says Jules Simon. that there
are behind the dark curtain in Asia and
Africa more than two or three ciyiliZa-
ti0ns OF Immense antiquity, ready to
recognize aud revive their ancient gIor-
les, and all the more formidable that
after l0ug resistance they have conde-
scended to use the weapons acquired
from US" Must we beware of the
awakening of this sleeping fanaticism
of the MUslem world New York
World -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
FIGHTING A BOB-cAT.
Jim Berry's Experience in Close Quarters

Jim Berry's Experience in Close Quarters
With a Wounded Lynx.
The ugliest appearing animal that
ever walked log, killed rabbit, or
fought a TRAP is a lynx, which is just
as ugly as it looks ten months in a
year and somewhat uglier during the
other two. Not only will the lynx
fight anything that walks the woods,
but it will also tackle a visitor from
haIf-grown calf, if the occasion offers.
jim Berry, Shooting and Fishing says,
was hunting UP in Maine about forty
miles north of GreenVille, when he and
his friend came suddenly upon the car
cass OF caribou which bear was eat
ing. The bear made itself scarce, much
to Jim's regret, as he wanted to kill a
bear. Without saying anything to his
friend he left camp the next day and
started for the carcass, intending to
watch it in the hope that the bear
would return. He waited and watched
when he began to think Of returning
to camp A soft football back in the
woods, the crafty step of some wild
animal, just then sounded in his ears
Pretty soon the beast was chewing the
caribou carcass, and jim could see it
plainly. He leveled his buckshot gun
and pulled the trigger when the Wab-
bling muzzle was pointed in what he
thought was the right direction. The
beast went down, and Jim started for
it. Then he stopped with his mouth
open. The beast had leaped to its feet
and jumped sideways with it's back up.
Jim knew the yell, and he also Tecog-
nized the bumped back. 1t was a
wounded lynx spelling for fight. Not
having time to level his gun to shoot,
the man dubbed it, and the blow
stunned the cat little, but the beast
got in rake on the mans leg that
tore his trousers and hide, too. An
other frantic sweep of the gun barrel
laid the beast fiat, and then revolver
bullet killed the animal. The buckshot
had torn the top of the lynx's head
enough to make it angry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
make Nuisances of Themselves.

There are some persons who are
never satisfied unless making noise.
For them the bicycle is too silent a
steed, and they have been endeavoring
to find some method of matchmaking
while riding. The latest for the noise
loving rider is the big gong attached to
the rear wheel, which clangs like a
street-car gong and makes timid per-
sons fear that they are about to be run
down by a trolley car. This is only
one form of nuisance. The other is a
rubber band attachment to the frame
of the wheel. The rubber bands are
used for the reason that, when the wind
is blowing and the rider is pedaling in
its direction, the bands set up hum
ming sound that is really hideous. Sew
eral runaways have been caused by the
buZzing of the rubber.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
Beating the Bank

At Nice you can for a very small
sum purchase System" to beat the
bank. The fact that these Systems"
are publicly sold for an insignificant
sum ought to destroy the confidence of
any sane man in them, yet the gamb-
lers buy them regularly. The gambler
requires system" that is, previous
ly arranged sequence of bets SO cum
ningly devised that the odds which
would otherwise be in favor of the
bank become by its use in favor of the
gambler Systems vary in price from
half franc to 20 francs, the higher
figure being much the most likely to
attract buyers. The plan Of enclosing
the precious secret in fastened en-
velope, which the purchaser may not
open until he has paid francs for II,
adds materially to the prospects OF
good sale. The extent to which these
5-franc surprise packets, as well as IN
Vulnerable pamphlets and consider
able variety of large volumes, all Of
them advocating systems Of more or
less completely are sold not only IN
Nice and Monte Carlo, put also IN
Paris, is astonishing. Roulette has not
only an exclusive literature, but also
school of tuition, with professors"
who. having been themselves ruined at
roulette, make it their business by
means of private lessons, periodically
followed by public experiment at the
Casino with pupils money, to teach
the novice how to follow in their foot
steps. Agents of these men waylay
carriages on their way to the station
at Nice and shower enticing pamphlets
on the occupants. These, which are
usually ignored on the journey to
Monte Carlo, are eagerly perused by
unfortunate gamblers on the return
Journey. and visit is forthwith paid
to the academy. New York Journal
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12

One of Thackeray's charming little
to escape from the room, while print
er's boy leans against the door to keep
him in One day he was visiting the
studio of Baron Marochetti, when their
host took down a small engraving from
the wall and presented it to him. The
subject was "St. George and the ORA
gon." Thackeray inspected it WIN
great delight for few minutes, until
suddenly, becoming grave, he turned to
one Of his friends and said: I shall
hang it near the head Of my bed, where
| can see it every morning. We all
have cur dragons to fight. Do you
know yours? | know mine. | have not
one, but two" What are they?' In
dolence and luxury II could not
help smiling" says his friend, AS |
thought of the prodigious amount OF
literar, labor he had performed, ana
at the same time remembered the SIM
pie comfort of his dwelling next door.
81 am serious" Thackeray continued.
81 never take UP the pen without an
effort: [ work only from necessity. l
never walk out without seeing some
pretty, useless thing which | want TO
buy. Sometimes | pass the same shop
window every day for months, and re-
sist the temptation, and think I'm
safe; then comes the day of weakness,
and l yield I shall look at this pic
ture and think of my dragons, though
T never expect to overcome them"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
GHOST WITH A cLANkrNo cHAl
Awful Experience of a Chicago Man in
n nTissn1rri Hnfol

Awful Experience of Chicago Man I'm
. Missouri Hotel.
ssTfhe most disagreeable experience
in my travels" said the man from Chi
cago, was when awakened in the
middle of the night in a Missouri ho
tel and heard a chain clank in my
room. | don't know whether it is the
association of a clanking chain that
makes the sound so dismal, or the mere
fact of being awakened by noise
that shows the presence of something
living, but don't know of more un-
pleasant awakening. | sat up in bed,
but could see nothing, for the room was
as dark as a pocket, and my heart
thumped with suspense as I heard that
weird clank, clank, clank, accompan-
led by a strange shutting noise that
was quite as mysterious and battling. I
reached under my pillow and drew out
my"
'Revolver?" suggested the man who
finishes everybody's sentences.
Nav, my whisky flask. / took a
pull that would have made my wife
give me temperance lecture if she
could have seen me"
fAnd what became of it,"
1.-THE Whisky?"
mo, no, the clanking ghost?"
well, | fell off to sleep after
while, and when got up in the morn
ing and investigated found out what
it was"
"a maniac?''
mo, was the only maniac. 1t was
curled up under my bed, chain and all,
and it turned out to be a pet coon that
the hotel people owned and which had
escaped from its quarters and found it's
way to my room. But wouldn't put
in another night like that for farm
and wood lotv'-St. Louis Republic.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
REASONING OF DOGS.
They Figured Out How to Find the
Master They Had Lost.


Master They Had Lost.
When living a few miles from Hull
was one day accompanied in the ex-
petition to the town by my small dog,
half black poodle, half terrier, and a
neighbours collie, who sometimes came
to spend the day with us. On our way
the dogs missed the vehicle in which
I was seated, and | saw neither OF
them again for many hours. At last,
when resting at pastry cooks oc-
casionally frequented, my own little
animal suddenly rushed in, greeting
me rapturously. The shop-assistant
said: ooh, ma'am, is that yours? He
has been here before to-day with
large dog. They stayed about 20 min
utes, then got up and went ollt to-
gether." Our natural way of return
was-at some distance from the shop
past Wilberforces Column, at the
foot of which we found our visitor dog
stationed, not recumbent, but sharply
on the lookout. He must have remain
ed there, on my accustomed route at
the suggestion of Nudge while he
ran back to look for me once more in
the pastry cooks. Why else a tempo
rary separation? Both dogs knew the
way home perfectly well, but they pre-
ferred spending very long morning
searching for me. In their way of do
ing so | think they showed not only
affection, but reason.-London Specta-
tor
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
By Alice Evans Stone

BY Alice Evans Stone.
Long since, above the Indian maiden's
grave.
Behind low bars her lover Gagged
bird;
Until what time the strange, sweet gift
of song
Should in heart-piercing measures
first be heard.
Then holding in his hand that futter-
ing form,
To it he breathed his messages OF
love;
These, the free birds glad minstrelsy
upbore
Unto the maid he mourned, the
clouds above.
So I beside low, dark mound still
stand,
Waiting until my long-imprisoned
bird
Shall wake to sing, some happy morn
ing-tide,
And to bear to thee my message long
deferred.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
- WAS AN Awful Blow.

A Kansas newspaper tells this story:
"a Fl Jenkins lives in Kay County
Last June a cyclone knocked the house
ealleywest. Among other things blown
away were his pension papers. Inc
other day these were picked up near
.Tuanita. Chautauqua County, Kan, and
mailed to him. They were uninjured.
There is really no use in wasting all
of the lies on the campaign.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
WAYS de CommunIngs.

Mosely Wraggs- say you wunst
stt twenty-seven baked p'taters at one
settin'?
Tuffold Knutt-Yes. Ur mol he'd
to stand up to eat the last ten or 'leyen
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
Curled Her Eye.

Mrs. Mary Creeliens, while curling
her hair at Leavenworth. Ind, struck
the red-hot curriers'" into her left eye.
she was taken with spasms and for q
time it was thought she would die.
The physician says, however, that he
hopes to save the sight of her eve.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
A 0neation OF Sense.

''Why don't you want to take Freck-
les in as partner?"
''F'reckles was once engaged to my
wife. Do you suppose I want a man
in my business who is smarter than
I?''-F1iegende Blaetter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
The Wretch.

Glare What shall I sing for you,
Jack?
Jack Have you song with re-
frain?
Clara-Yes.
blackwell, then. please refrain
Comic Cuts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
This Is a Mean Hint.

A Boston spinster was found dead in
a public park with a revolver in one
hand and a mirror in the other. The
police are undecided as to which
weapon was used.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-12
His Rest Suit.

What did old Stuffey have on when
he escaped from the burning hotel?'
"a very rapid move
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-12

plans are frustrated. What has our
free viii to do with thisP Nothing!
Absolutely nothing. 1t is fate.
In the ..late unpleasantnessn between
the North and South. it was only the
natural effects of natural causes that
the north should be victorious. She
had more money, more power and fifty
times more men than the south. If
General Lee had chosen to make the
battle of Apomattox second Their
mopylae, the Forth would still have
'conquereG-because if every Confeder-
ate soldier had been killed on the field.
and for each one of them Federal had
been slain, there would yet have re-
manned IN the northern army enough
men to form nation. The result of the
war, we say, was natural, logical. in
evitable.
But what caused the Confederate
soldiers. all unwillingly, to shoot
Stonewall Jackson, in the gloom of the
forest of charlottesville? Fate! Moth
ing but fate. 1t was so intended, pre-
destined, before the beginning of the
world.
We conclude. Man, morally, is a
free agent. He can be good, or he can
be bad. according to his own choice;
but most of the outward circumstances
of his life are not of his making, and
sooner or later, we all find out,
"There is a divinity which shapes our ends,
Rough hew them as We will"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-12
AND GREENVILLE MAIL
LINE.

Commercial Herald
The recent death Of Capt. Charles
ii. Mulholland, president of the Vicks-
burg & Greenville Packet Company
and Mail line, will cause no Interrupt
ton In the service of this most ..valua-
BILE line of steamers. The sad event,
following as ii did so closely the death
of his brother, Capt. j. /. Mulholland.
only about four months ago, was a
great deprivation TO the commercial
interests of the city of Vicksburg ss
well as 10 the company. Capt. j. l..
Mulholland had the active manage
ment of the line as superintendent, as
his brother had had the presidency,
since its organization in 1879. Its ex-
cellent condition to-day is at once an
evidence of and a monument TO their
ability and earnest endeavor, which
have been of so much benefit to the in
.eresis Of Vicksburg In the past and
whose results promise 10 outlive them
aud to rebound to the city's prospcri-
ty in the future. Two complete aud
valuable steamers, the Ruth and the
Annie Laurie, are now in the service
and are the property of the company.
No city in the Mississippi Valley can
boast of two better local packets than
the upper bends boats.
Since the death of Capt. j. /. Null
holland, the management of the line
has been in the hands of Mr.. j. j.
Powers as superintendent. The last
will and testament of Capt. Chas. II.
Mulholland provides that Mr.. Powers
shall retain this responsible position,
in the execution of whose duties he
will have the valuable assistance Of
Capt. Gus Nimtz, who has been part
owner OF the line for years and who is
one of the most capable aud popular
masters that ever served any people.
No interest is Of more importance
10 Vicksburg than is the prosperity of
the Greenvile Mail Line. The
promptuess and general acceptability
of its service is known to every Que
and it's great value as feeder to this
city's commerce cannot be questioned.
Mr.. Powers, the present snperintend-
ent, while young 10 years, is old in ex
perience and as he has grown up with
the business of the company aud has
all the energy and capacity requisite
to handle its affairs there can be no
question that the company will con-
tinue its successful career and 10 in
crease in Importance with the develop
ment of its home port, the city of
Vicksburg.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-12
Within short while the IJpiyersit,

Within a short while the University
will resume its operations aud the
prospects 80 far as can be ascertained
at this early date indicate most pros
porous session of this popular insiiiu-
ton. The bright and chatty interview
with Col. Boyd, the able president of
the institution, appearing in our
Woman's Department this morning
will be read with interest by all friends
of the great institution. The Universi-
ty has strong hold upon the hearts of
our Louisiana boys and it is happily
becoming quite popular.now to become
one of its alumni. With. strong
State pride auimating the hearts of the
younger generation, it does not require
the pen of prophecy to forteIl that at
10 distant day this University will be
to the youths Of Louisiana what OK
ford is to England, or Harvard is to
Massachusetts,. All friends of educa-
ton will rejoice to learn that the pros
poets for the coming session of their
State University are brighter than
ever before in its history.-Baton
Rouge Advocate.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-12
How the Demonstration of Silver
was Accomplished.


The following statement by Mr..
Luckenbach, of Denver Col, rela
tive to the silver demonetizing ACT
known as the Sherman law, has
been going the round of the press
for some time. We have seen no
denial of the charge. We present
it TO our readers upon its merits:
ssIn 1895, SAYS Mr.. Luckenbach,
visited London, England, for the
purpose of placing there Pennysl-
yania oil properties IN which / was
interested. / took with me letters
of introduction to many gentlemen
in London, among them one to Mr..
Ernest Seyd, from r. M. Faust,
ex.treasurer of Philadelphia. be-
came well acquainted with Mr..
Seyd and his brother Richard Seyd,
who | understand is yet living. /
visited London thereafter every year
and with each visit renewed my ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Seyd.
SIN February, 1874, while on one
of these visits and as his guest at
dinner, l among other things allud-
ed TO rumors afioat of Parliamentary
corruption and expressed astonish-
ment that such corruption should
exist. In reply to this he told me
that he could relate facts about the
corruption of the American Congress
that would place it far ahead Of the
English Parliament in that line.
After dinner he invited me into
another room where he resumed the
conversation about legislative cor
rupiion. He said if you will pledge
me your honor as gentleman not
10 divulge what | am about to tell
you while ] live, will convince you
that what | said about the corrup-
tion of the American Congress is
true" gave him my promise and
he then continued: 81 went to
America in 1872 and '73, authorized
to secure, If ] could, the passage of
a bill demonetizlng silver. 1t was
TO the interest of those whom l rep
resented, the governors of the bank
of England to have it done. /
took with me $500, 900. with in
structions if that was not sufficient
to accomplish the object TO draw
for another $500, 600 or for as much
more as was necessary. i saw the
committee of the House and Senate
and paid the money and stayed in
America until l knew the measure
was safe. Your people will not now
comprehend the far-reaching extent
of the measure, but they will in
after years. What ever you may
think OF corruption in the English
Parliament, | assure you / would
not have dared to make such an
attempt as | did in your country"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-12

About half-past seven o'clock Thurs
day morning, while the Anchor Line
steamer State of Kansas was on her
way down the river. lot of furniture
on her aft hurrican roof caught fire
from stove pipe, and for time it
looked as if the boat would be total
loss. Fortunately, however. 1t was
raining at the time and no wind pre-
vailing, which enabled the crew to
throw overheard the blazing furniture
before the boat caught. Several hum
dred dollars worth of furniture was
destroyed, The fire occurred when
the boat was opposite Green's landing.
in this parish, and she had to be run
to the bank at that point. 1t was a
narrow escape.-Concordia Sentinel.