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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16
wabash Compartment sleepers

The palace compartmeng sleeping
cars in service on the Wabash Line be-
tween Chicago and st. Louis are be-
coming very popular with the travelling
public. These cars have hot and cold
water and q closet in each room. and
are especially desirable for ladies tray-
cling alone Dr with children. Travel
via the Wabash and enjoy the privacy
of YOUR own bed-roO Ticket Office,
81 Adams street. fl
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Newman have
returned from their visit in Delavan.
Illinois.
The membership list Of the Ke-
nosha Pubic Library has now swelled
to over eighty names.
Rhode opera house was about
as full as it could be Thursday evening
to hear the jubilee singers.
William Hollister, who injured his
leg in an accident few weeks ago, is
able to be out some with the aid of tN 0
.crutches.
Some OF the hunters who go north
every fall and return, sometimes with
out seeing deer, seldom if ever get
ting more than two or three, may be
interested in knowing that in the early
forties, during one fall and winter, Mr..
Albert Ogden, who now lives in Elk
horn, killed 80 in this county -EE-
horn Independent.
Angelo Constance, the Italian who
was arrested here Thursday by Deputy
United States Marshal Buckley, Of
Milwaukee, on a charge of using the
mails for immoral purposes, was taken
to Racine and appeared before Justice
Wentworth. United States District
Attorney Wigman, of Green Bay, could
not be present so the fellow was bound
over in the sum of $500 to appear Sat-
urday morning to plead to the charge.
Tt seems that on Dec. 2, the fellow ad-
dressed letter containing vile and
obscene language to Mrs. Antonine
Gillette, of this city. This letter was
enclosed in Two envelopes. The outer
one having been taken off it was found
the inner one was addressed to Mrs.
Gillette. The letter was first received
by Mrs. Gilletto's mother in Racine
and forwarded it back here to the adj
dress inside. The arrest was made so
quietly here that there was scarcely
more than rumor of it got out in Ke-
nosha Thursday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16
A NEW SIR WALTER SCOTT.
Lineal Descendant and Namesake of the
Great Author.

Lineal Descendant and Namesake OF the
Great Author.
The old home Of Sir Walter Scott, Alb
botsford, is now presided over by his
great granddaughter, Mrs. Maxwell
Scott, says Cosmopolitan. In a Sc
questered corner of the ivy-walled gar
den at Abbotsford stands sundial.
Shadows gliding across it's time-worn
face have silently marked the hours
since. Sir: Walter Scott, then in the
midst of his financial troubles and
harassments, carved with his own hand
upon the stone: ST will work while it
is. day" Sir Walters daughter Sophia
married John Lockhart, the historian.
They had three children, the. youngest
of whom Charlotte, married James
Hope, Esq, who by act of parliament,
took the name of Hope-Scott. They
also had three children, the eldest of
whom, Mary Monica, my hostess, was
sole heiress Of Abbotsford and other
large, estates, the other two children
having died In 1874 she married the
Hon. Joseph Maxwell, younger broth
er of Lord Herries of Everingham Park,
whose title and estates he will inherit,
as Lord Herries has no son. Mr.. Max
we'll also legally took the name of
Maxwell-Scot and the first child born
was named Walter Scott. Upon this
suspicious occasion the queen tele-
graphed, with her congratulations: HE
shall be knighted Sir Walter when he
is 81" This boy is now 10 years of age
and has six rollicksome brothers and
sisters. Walter is destined for the
army, Malcomb for the navy. Then
follow Josephine, IL years old; Alice,
IL; Michael 10; Margaret, Z, and Her
bert, 2.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16
THE KICKER" AGAIN.
He Has HIS say On the European
Situation.

He Has HIS Say On the European
Situation.
/ knew somebody would get mad be-
fore this South Africa squabble had
reached the top of the landing place.
My Grapevine Operator tells me that
the London Standard said Monday
morning that EmperoT Williams little
card of congratulation to the Beers is
strikingly unlriendly act, and raises
the presumption that William wishes
either to challenge or destroy British
suzerainty in the Transvaal. Ger
many, it adds, has no more locHsr stad
in the Transvaal than Great Britain
has in Havana. And then the Stand
ard sweIls up IL little with pride; which
is admirable if not useful, and says
these awful. threatening words:
If Germany insists upon trespassing
upon our rights we are we'll able to de-
fend Them. We are q peaceable peo-
pie. but if others will not permit us to
remain in peace, we are capable of ac-
C0ptlitS III" uu"OlOoAAO oAUC" Will
conposure."
And then the rest of the London pa
pers get in and toss little ink just to
show that they are dead scared of Will
liam and want him to jar loose. Really,
| can't see that the German Emperor
said anything of an intammatory ma
ture. Why shouldn't he feel trickle
of joy that his cousins in the Transvaal
should he able 10 defend themselves
without the all OF other hard fighters 2
But William can bet the loveliest ge.-
in his crown against Elm stein that the
Dutch 90 heat the devil; and his con-
CALCULATIONS will not bulge them an
inch one way or another.
The KICKER.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16
If You Are Well

your muscles and tissues are constantly
wearing out. Your blood takes up the
worn out tissue, your liver filters and
removes i: from the blood, and expels
it with the waste digestive products
from the pody. If you, would be
healthy your bowels sh 1uld act daily
in expeIling this poisonous matter DR..
RAYS Liver-T, the most pleasant and
etficie,.t remedy on the market, does
this wotk in a natural way by acting
on the liver. For sale 10y Woodward
& Conley and Leach & Lamb.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16
A Doctors Ten Million Footsteps.

A Swiss doctor has counted by ped
ometer the number of his footsteps dur
ing the year. They came to 100000,
an average of 26,74O1 daily. OF the
whole, from 100000 to 100000 steps
were taken up and down staircases, or
from $500 to 1000 day. Reckoning
two steps second and two meters for
three steps, the distance covered is
more than seventeen kilometers-say
ten miles day. 1t is to be concluded
that the doctor does not keep brongh-
am and has large practice.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16
Stationery Engineers.

The following officers have been
elected in ken"sha lodge, No. Ii,
National Association of Stationery en-
gineers for the ensuing scar, and will
he installed next Saturday evening by
E. H. Jackson, Association deputy:
President--R G.. Lewis.
Vice president C. Jensen.
Secretary G.. P. Rose.
Treasurer e. Fl. jackson.
Doorkeeper- Edward AlSted.
All members are specially requested
to be present Saturday evening at in
stallation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16

Miss Amelia Newberry was re-
leased from the Racine county insane
asylum by Judge Van Wyck Thursday
afternoon. There is quite a story con-
nected with this case from the fact that
Miss Newberry was committed to the
asylum number of years ago, but dur
ing most of her stay there seems to have
been perfectly sane. No effort OF any
consequence was made, however, to
free her until about three years ago,
when Mr.. Kline, the head of the hos
pital management, called Mr.. Dewey's
attention to the matter as a supervisor
and asked him to do what he could to
release her. Mr.. Dewey has been ac-
tive ever since in stirring up the rela-
tives of the girl to take the proper
steps. For some reason or other the
relatives seemed to care little about it.,
SO efforts were made with the town of
Wheatland people, from whose midst
she was committed. The progress was
very slow, but the matter was finally
brought before the county board and it
ordered County Agent Gonnermann to
look the case over and do what he
thought proper in the premises. His
investigation showed the girl to be per-
fectly sane and he made application for
her release with the result stated. Miss
Newberry is mighty happy girl to-
day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16
Here's Another.

Two boys START for college, one is
three times as old as the other, they
stay there II number of years, when
they leave college the older one is only
twice as old us the Younger. How old
were each when they entered and
when they came out?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16

4VA-V ~ a. - - -
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken: it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing TO the taste and ac-
eeptable to the stomach, prompt in
It's action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FyG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK. Nh
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09

farm will be visited frequently by one OF
the learned corps Of Professor Camp
bell, who are skilled in the new method.
Nebraska and Kansas farm staples
corn. wheat, rye oats and potaties-will
be produced. The farming at the ex-
perimental stations is conducted primari
ly on the theory that the rainfall OF the
west is ample and abundant for all prac-
teal farming purpose but that owing to
capillary attraction, the moisture es-
capes from the earth before it performs
its proper and desired functions. The
new method will contribute TO retard the
action of natures law at critical mo-
ments and retain the moisture.
Experience has demonstrated that the
virgin soil OF the western prairie is dry
and hard to an unknown depth. How
ever, where the surface has been dis
turbed and capillry attraction interfered
with. the same soil under exactly similar
conditions otherwise, is moist and mel
low as desired by farmers. On this theo-
~, the small grain will be drilled In lines
far enough apart to permit cultivation.
The surface will be regularly cultivated
to a depth of one or two inches, capillary
attraction Will bring the moisture this
near the surface, where the attraction of
the molecules is destroyed and the I'M
limited store Of moisture distributed
gradually to the roots of the grain in
stead of passing rapidly into the atmos-
phere.
The professors experts will spend the
remainder of their time in speaking at
farmers institutes in this and adjacent
states
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
co ASK MKINLEY
THAT'S ALL HANNA KNOWS A BOUT
OABINET-MAKING.
bherman's Preference, as Between Senate
aad Cabinet, Remains the Perpiexing
Feature of the CabInet-Naking Situa-
tion-Motivcs OF the Public Good, Rath-
er Than of Personal Ease, Will Proba-
bly, Determine His Acceptance, TX he
Accepts-Rumors as to Henry c. Payne
-lnausuration and Other Matters.

washington, Dec. ST have nothing
10 do with the selection of members OF
McKinley's cabinet and any news con-
perning it must come from him.
This declaration was made by Chair
man Hanna at the Arlington hotel today.
The interviewer was particularly inter-
ssted in knowing whether Senator Sher-
man of Ohio was likely TO become a
member of McKinley's cabinet. Mr..
Hanna had nothing to communicate.
From other sources Of high character.
however. it is learned that Mr.. McKin-
ley, having a very high opinion OF the
benator's ability as a statesman and
financier, at the proper time will ask MN
TO accept one of the most important OF
the portfolios at his disposal. Whether
the senator will accept is matter of ser
Ious doubt Some of his friends assert
that he would prefer to remain in the
senate 1t is said, too, by the senator S
friends, that all the distinction that at
faches to a cabinet office has already
been fully achieved By MIN while secre-
tary of the treasury during the admins
tration of President Hayes.
Mr.. Hanna is in favor Of having the
Inaugural ball held in the new congress
sional library building instead OF the
pension office, but is meeting with con-
siderable opposition. Senator Morrill, OF
Vermont is foremost in hostility TO it.
Mr.. Hanna, Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Os-
borne are looking for permanent head
quarters for the Republican national
committee in order to continue the edu-
rationa, features OF the campaign and
In a day or TWO will settle the necessary
"details
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
FRED TO EVERY NAN
THE METHOD OF A GREAT TREAT
MENT FOB WEAKNESS OF MEN.
WHICH CURED HIsI AFTER EVERY
THING ELSE FAILED.

Painful diseases are bad enough, but
when man is slowly wasting away with
nervous weakness, the mental forebod-
ings are ten times worse than the most
severe pain. There is no let up to the
mental suffering day or night Sleep Is
almost impossible and under sucn
strain men are scarcely responsible for
what they do For years the writer
rolled and tossed or the troubled sea OK
sexual weakness until it was question
whether he had not better take dose
of poison and thus end all mis- troubles
But providential inspiration came to MS
aid in the shape of a combination OF
medicines that not only completely re-
stored the general health. but enlarged
his weak, ema ciated parts 10 natural size
and vigor, and he now declares that any
man who will take the trouble 10 send
his name and address may have the
method of this wonderful treatment free.
Now when I say free 1 mean absolutely
without cost. because l want every weak
ened man TO get the benefit of my ex-
perience.
1 am not a p1iIanthropist, nor do
pose as an enthusiast, but there are
thousands Of men suffering the mental
rortures OF weakened manhood WhA
would be cured at once could they but
get such remedy as the one that cured
me. Do not try to study out how 1 can
afford TO pay the few postage stamps
necessary to mail the information, but
send for it, and learn that there are a
few things on earth that although they
cost nothing to get they are worth a
fortune to some men and mean life
time of happiness 10 most of us. Write
10 Thomas Slater, Box 306, Kalamazoo.
Mich, and the information will be mail
ed in a plain sealed envelope.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
WARD M'ALLEsTER's SUCCESSOR
What a Figure Miss Maria de Barril II
Making in New York Society.

New York, Dec. S.-Miss Maria de
Barril has been selected by the Patri-
archs to look after the details of their
reception. The work she is 10 do was
formerly done by Ward McAllester.
AS private secretary-to Mrs. Frederick
Vanderbilt for the past five years Miss
de Barril has figured already as social
managerial. She is was who directed
the details of the Vanderbilt Marl-
borough wedding. an elaborate function
that fully proved the skill of the dEec-
tress.
Miss de Barril belongs TO an old Cas-
titan family. Her giTihood was passed
on the Barreda homestead at Newport.
This show place Of socety's summer
capital was later sold to John Jacob
Astor and is now held by his son, Will
lam. When the De Barril fortune was
swept away. and the family. was reduced
TO poverty. the daughter of the suddenly
impoverished house went 10 work Her
fashionable friends rallied to her assist
ance and the pluciy girl prospered.
Wealthy houses utilized her social abili-
ties and paid literally for her services.
until Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt chose
her as confidential secretary and took
her out of the field.
Miss de Barril will make her head
quarters at the Hotel Waldorf.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
A DIFFERENCE.
In Your Two Hands, Your Two Feet, an
Even Your Two Ears.

In Your Two Hands, Your Two Feet, and
Even Your Two Ears.
OF all the twin organs of the body,
the ears are probably more alike than
any other. Still. there is a difference.
Ard 50 it is with other parts of the
body, says the Cincinnati Examiner.
One-eya, for example, is generally
more open than the other. and often
there is a shade of difference in color
between them. Oculists say, too, that
4 is rare-almost uniGue-to find two
.yns in the same head that have exact
" the game powers OF vision This
arises from using enc more than the
other; and, like the hand, it is generally
Ehe right eye that is most frrquently
called into use. and is the stronger.
Few people not tailors have ever no
siced that the right shoulder is general
W lower than the left They say that
his arises from the almost universal
habit men have of resting The left elbow
On the desS while writing. and also
10 the equally prevalers custom OF
those who carry heavy burdens resting
than on the right shoulder.
In arms and legs there is generally
bu. G slight difference as regards
length; but in size ard strength the
right arm and the left leg being often
est used, are the more fully developed
rauscularly. Il Is the right hand AID
the lett foot also which exceed their
companions IN size
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
MILEAGE BUREAU IN SESSION
Question Of . Five Thousand Mile Ticket
MT Acted ON.

Chicago, Dec S.-The members of the
mileage bureau of the Western Passen-
ger association met today to discuss the
question of a 5,0O0-mile interchangeable
ticket. The meeting was called for the
purpose Of considering the effect that the
adoption OF the ticket by some of the
lines of the Central Passenger committee
would have upon the general situation
in Western Passenger association terri
tory. Some of the western lines are in
favor of issuing the ticket and others
hold the contrary view. The meeting
discussed the matter in all Of its phases.
but took no action. The mileage bureau
cannot, in fact, take action of any kind,
but it did not even act within its pro-
vince of deciding upon a recommended
ton to the general meeting of the asso-
citation. II is likely that the matter will
be further considered in the near future.
when the lines have more Information
upon which to base line of action than
they possess at present.
The chairman of the Western PasSeE-
ger association today granted permission
to the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern to meet the competition of the
Canadian Pacific, and of the 500 Line,
on excursions from points in the north
west, to New England.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
INTERFERING WITH NATURE
How Drouth IL to be Ended in Kansas and
Nebraska. Perhaps.

Omaha. Neb-. Dec. S-The enormous
crop Kansas and Nebraska produced the
past year has given agriculture such an
ampetus in these two states that all other
industries have, in a measure. been over
shadowed. The attention OF soil culture
IS receiving in the west determined the
Burlington Railroad company 10 estab-
lish number of experimental stations,
or model farms" in order TO demon
strate the advantage of the most improv-
ed methods of soil culture and lead farm
ers Of Nebraska and Kansas 10 new ef-
forts in this direction and enable them
10 become independent. even in so-called
drought regious," and dry years.
incidentally. the company expects re-
turns from its investments in INCREASED
ana regular crops, necsSsitating heavy
freight and passenger traffic on lis net
work OF lines in the west. Mr. John III
Francis has just returned from trip
over Nebraska and Kansas where ne
has established model farms az oberlia.
Kansas. and at NcCooS. fIoldredge, Al
ma and Broken Bow. Nebraska
Something was done in this line by the
company last year and with immensely
satisfactory results The farms consist
Of forty acres in each section, under the
immediate supervision OF practical and
tried farmer OF the neighborhood. Each
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
ABOUT ENCORES.


Sims Reeves Hard on the '.vicious sys-
tem," As He Calls It.
Sims Reeves is hard on what he
calls the vicious encore system" He
characterizes it as preposterous piece
Of dishonesty, OF which all honest per-
sons should be ashamed, says the Gen.
tleman's Magazine. The nuisance, he
says rightly, seeks to take a shabby adj
vantage of the suffering professional
and it is to be regretted that few of our
performers possess sufficient courage
to return to the platform, bow, politely
and indicate firmly no. Your enchor.
monger cares nothing about symmetry
or balance of cohesiveness, whether the
occasion be the lyric stage, the oratorio
performance, the benefit and ordin-
ary concert or the ballad concert.
He wants to hear more than he has
bargained for, and if his demand is not
yielded to he will boot and bray ana
hiss when an attempt is made to per-
form the next piece, as if he belonged
to the long-eared quadrupeds or feath.
ered-biped tribe. And then we have
occasionally what the newspapers term
Haecene"-an exhibition of "'Arryism"
that disgraces our boosted civilization.
II managers, artists and the musical
public would but think this matter over
and determine to stamp out the nui-
sance, one great blot on our English
musical performances might be eff
faced Unfortunately it is not yet
quite certain whether e1cores are more
distasteful to the great majority Of
performers than they are to large see
ton Of the concert-going public.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL
Chairman Powers Tells Why He Thinks the
Measure Will Pass.

Washington, Dec. S.-Mr. Powers OF
Vermont, chairman of the house COM
mittee on Pacific railroads, heartily ap-
proves Of that portion Of Mr.. Cleveland $
message relating to the Pacific railroads.
Something must be done at once"
said he. I'VE will bring up the bill
agreed upon by the committee at the
Is st session, at the earliest possible mo-
ment."
Judge Powers says that the committee
on rules will be asked TO give the Pacific
railroad committee three or four days
for the consideration of the bill, and he
seems confident that the time will be
granted. Whether time viii be given
before or after the holiday recess, he
says, depends on circumstances.
do you think the bin will pass?"
81 do. / do not see how the house can
reject it. 1t is simply question as 10
whether the government shall make the
best bargain it can for securing the pay
ment of its debtor, or whether it viii lose
all :"