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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-24

There is no change in the condition
of the people at large, but the opinion
Of business men seems to be that things
are more prosperous about Xmas time.
To hand the salt to any one is the
sign of quarrel. TO refuse to hand
the salt to any one is sign that your
table manners need an injection of
ginger.
Though the people had to wait at
the organ recital Thursday evening,
they were paid for their trouble. 1t
was case of patience receiving its
own reward.
The students of Kemper Hall fin
ished the fall term of their work this
afternoon and most of the girls from
abroad have left for their homes for
the Xmas holidays.
To spill salt on a boarding house
table is a sign that the servant will
have to brush it back into its receipt
able with clothes brush just as soon
as the boarders leave the room.
This Office has just put in an elegant
new full sized cabinet of twenty cases
and all filed with new job type. The
whole represents an outlay of about
5000. We are therefore better pre-
pared than ever before to do all classes
of printing. If you have anything to
be printed take it to the NEWS office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-24
Dr.. wilmarth for superintendent.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 1S-The state
board of control, i'll session this after
noon at the Hotel Pfster, elected DR..
w. A. Wilmarth, of Norristown, Pa,
as superintendent of the new home for
the feeble minded at Chippewa Falls.
Two members of the state board went
east to find an experienced man, and
wherever they went they heard of DR..
Wilmarth, and concluded that he was
the man for the place. The salary will
be So, 500 year at first.
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THE ORGAN RECITAL.
A Serious ditch in the Program Delays 1t
Badly

Badly.
The Baptist church was we'll filled
Thursday evening with al, audience of
music lovers, who were anxious to be-
come acquainted with the new pipe
organ recently put into the church.
The crowd was SO large that the par
tition between the auditorium of the
church and the parlors had to be
opened to admit the throng The
crowd was on time before s o'clock but
the program did not begin. The peo-
pie waited patiently for half an hour
or so when Joseph Williams appeared
before the audience and announced
that the delay was caused by the fact
that Prof. Wild had not yet appeared
upon the scene Of action. The reason
for this be explained to be the railroad
wreck just south of the city, which
kept the train Mr.. Wild was on at
Waukegan The crowd seemed de-
termined to remain. In a few mo-
ments Rev. !. w. Corey appeared and
stated that he had been telegraphing
to Mr.. Wild to see if he could get
through in any way. He got no reply
for about half an hour, during which
the audience waited Finally word
came that the long looked for gentle
man would get here in a short time.
Then Mr.. Corey proposed that the
singers all perform their parts of the
program to fill in the time. This was
done by their beginning on their encore
81 Iections. These having been finished
1nd Mr.. Wild not appearing, it was
decided that the regular numbers on
the program should be carried out
W,hout the organ pieces. This was
nearly completed when Mr.. Wild hur-
ried in. When he reached the church
it was $3.50 o'clock.
Prof. Wild at once went up to the
organ and played his selections.
He opened with the grand offertoire,
OPP. s, by Batiste. AS the heavy tones
of the organ rolled out in the perfect
order Of execution the audience began
at once to realize that it had not wait
ed the two long hours in vain. Prof.
Wild proved himself an organist of rare
ability. His performance was scarcely
second to the renowned Clarence Eddy.
After the opening number Mr.. Wild
gave several numbers which called
forth the heartiest of applause from
the audience. Every number was
heartily received. The organ was var
iously estimated by different people.
Some pronounced it the best in the
city, while still others thought differ
entity One thing is certain, it is a
very great improvement for the Baptist
church, and will very materially assist
the congregation there in it's deyotions.
Among the singers on the program
was Mrs. n G. Stafford. She has
voice of singular fiexibility and tender
ness. All her songs were sung in
liquid flow of music that was delight
full.
w. NJ. 2. Davis, in "By the Foun-
tain" and Little Boy Blue, " appeared
to splendid advantage; and j. C. Nc
Gibbon sang 90, Promise Me" de-
lightfully,
The Baptist people are to be con-
graduated upon the possession of their
now organ.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-24
Locating water on the Farm.

An expert can tell with q reasonable
degree of certainty whether there is
water under ground or not, without
digging to ascertain; but in order to do
so the location, geological formation
and position of the strata must be
known. Where the strata are undis-
turbed the water flows underground
very much as on the surface. II the
country is mountainous or hilly the
water following the inclination or dip
of the strata will usually be found near
the surface in the contiguous valleys.
Water is carried or held up by non
porous rocks, compact gravel or clay
subsoils AS a general rule where wa
ter does not issue from the ground in
springs or streamlets, it may be found
at no great depth from the surface.
While constructing railroad along
dry valley in dry and thirsty land
where no water is, for the purpose of
developing an iron ore property, the
contractors had to haul water for the
use Of their men and stock while build
ing the road. The company cOntem-
plated forcing water for washing ore
from large spring some six miles dis
tant and several hundred feet below. |
suggested the probability Of procuring
water by boring wells at the place
where the water was wanted. The
experiment was tried and proved sue
cessful. An abundant supply of water
was obtained from two wells, the cost
of which was about one tenth of what
1t would have been to pump from the
spring Drilling or boring test holes,
however, would be the most certain
and satisfactory way to settle the ques-
ton aud determine the depth to which
it would be necessary to dig to procure
water-A. j. Whitney, Bradford Co.,
Pa.
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A Christmas Present

We have made special arrangements
with the Leslie's Weekly Co. to club
that magazine with the TELEGRAPH
COURIER for just half price or $3.50 a
year for both paper and magazine. AS
every one knows, Leslie's Weekly is the
oldest and best established weekly
magazine published and the price of
that alone is 81, while we give you both
for $3.50 This is the best Xmas pres
ent you could give friend. dwtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-24
will Try a Bread and Water system

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. IS The SUI
perVisors of this county have decided
to take steps whereby the number of
men who pass the winter in the house
of correction can be cut down. 1t is
practically settled that the regular of
tenders who commit triting offenses for
the purpose Of being sent to the house
of correction will be placed on diet of
bread and water every other day and
the work will be made harder.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-24
wankagan PREACHER insane.

Waukegan, H., Dec. 1S.-The Rev.
L. C. Martin, pastor of the German
Reformed church, was tried by jury,
was found insane, and was taken to
the Elgin asylum, where it is thought
rest and treatment will cure him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-24
WISCONSIN Fishermen Meet.

Green Bay, Wis, Dec. 18.-The
State Fishermen's association today
elected L. G. Schilling. of Green Bay,
president; and Hans Knudson, of
Oconto, vice president The fish laws
were discussed and radical changes
advanced
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-24
Your Clothes

are covered with dandruff, this can be
avoided by using Beggs' Hair Remover.
1t cleans the scalp, leaving the hair
soft and glossy. Sold at. Hackley's
Corner Drug Store. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-24
Don't Mention 1t.

But Beggs' German Salve will cure
the most obstinate case of Piles. Sold
Hackley's Corner Drug Store. IF
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Randall.

III L Hoffman Chairman. ..... -. Bassetts
yTra KIi1e treasurer Twin Lakes
De Witt Stanton, Assessor. ........... Bassets
Chas Kline, Supervisor. ................
Oliver REYNOLDS Supervisor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

person in good health with fair play.
easily resists cold, but when the heAth
Tags a little and liberties are taken with
the stomach or with the nervous system.
SAYS tho London Lancet. 4 chill Is easily
taken. and. according 10 the weak SPOT
OF the individual. assumes the form OF q
cold or pneumonia. or IL may be jsundics.
OF all causes OF cold. probably fatgue is
one Of tho most efficient.
A faded man. coming home at night
from long days work. A growing youth
losing two hours sleep over evening par
ties two or three fines a week. or a young
lady heavily doing the season" young
children overfed and with short allowance
Of sleep. are common instances OF the
victims OF cold"
Luxury f. favorable 70 cnill-tsking:
very hot rooms. feather beds. soft chairs
.create a sensiivensss that Leads 20 ca
tarrhs. j, Is not. after all. the cold" that
is SO much n bs feared as the sntecedent
conditions that give the attack chance
OF doing harm. Some OF the worst colds
happen 20 those who DO not Leave the
hoIss or even their beds. and those who
are most invu!nsrable are often those who
are most exposed to changes OF tempera-
ture. and who by good sleep. cold bathing
and regular habits preserve the tone Of
their nervous system and circulation.
Probably many chills are contracted at
night or at tho fac end OF the day. when
tired people get the equilibrium OF their
circulation disturbed by either overhead
ed sitting OF underhcated bed rooms and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

behalf. lie held that the Fourteenth
Amendment 20 the Constitution included
Indians and in the test case carried 10
the United states supreme Court Bright
Eves" was the Interpreter. IL was then
that Tibhles hrst met her. wooed, won
her and made her Mrs.Ilhbles. Tho Two
OF them made a trip abroad OF year on
q lecturing tour. in which Mrs. Tlbbles ad-
dressed audiences IN London and other
FuroDesn cities. After her return and
during the Fifty-third Congress she con-
trlhutsd articles 20 a syndicate OF 1900
papers. She does not claim 10 be the only
one in her family who has accomplished
= great deal. and talks very modesly OF
herself. leaving the task or giving her own
history 10 her husband who is very proud
Of his Indian wife. On her foreign lecture
tour the party was accompanied by her
brother. Frank Lafssche. who Is now an
aid I'm tho Indian Ofice at Washington.
one OF her sisters IS Dr. Susan Lanesche.
who graduated at Hampton and Medical
school NJ Philadelphia, taking nrst prize.
q gold medal. IN her class. She - prac-
ucing medicine on the Omaha reservation
among tho members OF her own tribe.
Margaret I.anesche. another sister. Is
superintendent OF the schools on the
Omaha reservation. and the third sister
is Rossllne. the business woman or the
family.
Il care for nothing but my books and
a pleasant home" said Mrs. Tibbles.
while sister Rosaline is for business and
nothing but business. She feeds hundreds
OF head OF cattle, and has something
like $500 acres OF land which she rents.
and 20o00 acres OF which is pasturage."
II is said that Mss Rosaline has been so
successful in her venture that she is al
WAYS able to draw a check Of five figures
on a certain Western bank. While abroad
Mr. and Mrs. Tibhles were the guests OF
a friend who had taken great interest in
Mrs. Tibbless work. At his home they
found collection OF pamphlets containing
Mrs. Tibbles's lectures in fourteen differ
ent languages st. Louis GlobeDemo-
cr.t.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

MANY years ago the manual labor % the
artist I'm color was reduced 70 minimum:
he no longer grinds his colors. or makes
his canvas and brushes. But up 10 tho
prssent day- tho artist in burnt wood has
tofled on with his rude forge and burning
irons. with the devotion Of an od-time
alchemlst. Singulsriy enough. relief from
the dlscomforts OF this crude mode OF
worl, has NJ last come through the avenue
which brings relief from all physical all
nents-that OF medicine. The thermocsu-
terry. n surgical instrument invented for
cauterizing. has been adapted 10 m. use
OF the artist. so that he can work with
comparative freedom.
Formerly the fre-etcher employed cop
per tools. not unlike soderins-irons. set
into wooden or other non-couductins
handles. These tools cooled rapidly. and
had TO be constantly shifted willis the
oxidation OF the copper necesslfated con-
slant cleaning. what with feeding his fire
and blowing u mp with hand-bellows. Il
is a wonder that the wood burner produc-
ed anything at all artistic. To-day the
hollow burning point is platinum a metal
which does not oxidiZe. once heated. a
never-faling current OF naphths gas. burn
ing within. enables the artist 10 work for
hours wholly Independent Of the forge.
the bellows. and other paraphernaiia. The
electrede, another surgical cautery. is like
wise used In burnt-wood work, and cleo
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09
THE TIMES-RICHMOND VA. SUNDAY AUGUST 3, IsyU

Practically all the gold has LEFT the
country, and there has been general
substitution Of paper money for the sll-
yer for which the country allowed the
gold 10 go.
The Costa Ricans. alive at last to the
faliaoy OF tho silver standard, have tahch
the first steps 10 put their country on a
gold basis The Leader In THIS no'et .,.,-s
is Rafael Ig.cslHs. how serving his thiru
80 ae prSefdcnt Of the repubiic on
July 81. President lsiesias Issued oecte'
OF which the following - Transitions
The Constitutional Congress OF the re-
public OF Costa Kica consid ring IL 40 ne
FOR the economical interests Of the country
T. prevent, as far as possible, any l"-
crease I'm the silver coin OF the country
on account OF its nuctuating value, Wil,n
renders Il difficult BY legal enactment 70
tx rate az which the silver coins OF
other nations shall he received IN the re-
urhlir and also difficult for the Gov
eminent 10 establish a new monetary sys-
tenn on a more solid basis DEGREES as ioi-
lows:
Article I. Pending the adoption OF
new monetary system no national silver
coin shall be minted.
Article 2 No foreign silver coin OF
whatever nature or alloy shall be legal
tcnde'
Article 3. All foreign silver coins in
circulation in the republic must be pre-
sented to the General Administration Of
Revenues within thirty days OF the date
Of this decree for exchange into national
money OF the legal rate under which they
now circulate. After the thirty days the
circulation OF such coins will not be law
Article :. After the date Of this decree
no foreign silver money Will bo received
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

hia animal can be imagined thsn
nsrce csrnivorous snake So feet IN length.
able by means Ct It's swimming paonleS 10
make its way through the wafer WI"
tremendous velocity such vas the char-
ac,er az the snosasaurs OF the age or
chalk Their lower jaws were proVidcd
with an attachment ~ cartilage by which
they were enabled 20 open their mouths
TO an enormous extent In the same man
ner ~ modern snake. Many species OF
them existed. TO some OF which the name
tylosaur. lestosaur, ard edcssaur have
been given by scientists who have dug
% their remains No fewer than ten
species Of mosasaurs sre known 70 have
inhabited the United states. and the re.
mains Ct SIX Of these have been found In
New jersey.
The lyrical snosasaur Was IN truth
perfect realization Of the sea serpent Of
modern fancy. II the latter be fancy and
not fact II had only one pair OF paddles
which were IN trent. but these were very
powerful. It's head was fat and pointed
the jaws being armed with large and
fierce teeth. The enormously long tail
was fat and deep. Ike the tail ~ a great
eel. forming a tremendous propeller. From
what IS known OF this formidable reptile
there is no difficulty in picturing 10 the
lnsE.nations eye It's rapid progress
through tho water, It's 1.-The movements
over the land when It chose 70 venture
upon terra hrma. rs ready coil. !ts rapid
stroke. and the elevation OF It's head and
vertebral column-literaily n living pillar
towering above the waves or Che brush
% the shore swamns. By thus lifting rs
head on high hv means Of its long neck
30 was able 10 Gcscry i:s prey at q dis
lance.
Now and then It happened that one 4
these mighty snakes died under circum-
stances which caused ita body 10 become
buried In mud probably In shallow water.
Eventually the mud hardened and was
transformed into stone. 50 that the skele-
ton OF the creature was preserved through
the ages To-day. millions OF years later.
the scientist seeks for such remains In the
mountains which have been upifted cut
OF the depths OF the vanished seas q long
ago A famous hunting ground for fossil
reptlian monsters is along The slopes or
the Rocky Mountains. Though q region
NJ this kind the scientific Explorer travels
with his eyes wide OPEN II from The face
4 the cliff he chances 10 see projecting
what looks Ike bone. exposed bS TIE
action OF water that has cut away tfe
hillside. no sets a party OF men 20 quarry.
IL there IN the way o remains has been
taken out.
Now and then a great deposit of ante.
dnuvisn reptiles is struck in this way IN
which case the find" Is kept as secret
as possible. being regarded by the dis
coverer as his private mine II he gave
II away, rival scientists would rush TO
the spot and dig out ali tho animals FOR
their own study and glory.
The sea scrpents OF the age Of chalk
were rendered additionally formidable by
the coats CT mail which they wore They
were clad from snout to tsil IN bony
armor plates. Apparently they were FAR
more numerous on this side q the word
that I'm the eastern hemisphere for IT So
very rarely that fossil monster IS dis
covered in Europe in Belgium about
century $50, they came across skull OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09
srA-SHRPENT PROBABiLIrIss.
The View of Modern Scientific Men as 10
Their Commences.

DO sea serpents exist?
Perhaps. At all events scieH,e does rot
deny it. In fact scientific men Of late
have come 10 admit that such monsters
may prowl the seas.
That there were actually sea serpcnts
In days gone by is a certainty. They
existed in enormous numbers-real marine
snakes Of gigantic size. corresponding in
all important respects TO the modern mon
stefs OF news reports. How is this
known? Simply because their skeletons
have been dug up IN great numbers.
in tho Peabody Museum at Yale College
are tho bones CT 400 OF these sea ser
penis. some OF which were as much ~
eighty feet in length. Most Of them we're
collected by Prof O. G. Marsh. In parts
OF the West tie remains OF these reptiles
occur In astonishing quantities Ia on.
valley Prof Marsh came across seven %
their skeletons lying close together. When
the animals were alivo the Inferior basin
OF this continent was occupied hy a sea.
They fourshed during the chaikformins
or cretaccous epoch. In the seas Of That
distant period they fairly swarmed. tx
cessively voracicus and predatory, they
held sway that must have been undis-
puted. That was tie axe OF monsters,
bot they we're. Of all. the most formid4-
bic.
This was the epoch ~ which the Rocky
Mountains were beginning 10 emerge from
the waters II has been said that Tho
creatures described were masters Of the
seas. And why not7 What moro 'nr'n ga
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09
A Sea Change.


Who am that yesterday
Cut adrift from books and scholars,
Fashions round OF vain display,
Art aud commerce. bills and dollars-
Left behind the murky port,
Passed the grimly-frowning tort,
Gazed upon the open sea,
Changed into the present me!
Am I he who, in the whirl.
Ard the gamor OF the city.
Deemed the mariner churl.
Scanned tho roustabout with pity!
Who am l. thus torn apart
From the Ccrnting- house and mart,
From the superficial me?
[ could now 1 am not he.
Something strangely odd. yet real,
Lie shsdcwy recollection,
Broods upon me TIL feel
BIT an ancestors reflection.
Dare | speak 1 should command
IL who feared to leave the landD
As the Vikings did oil yore:
Crowd on gail and steer from snore.
Hail, familiar scenes OF ola.
Rustling sails and heaylpg pillows;
Piping gales. that for tn. bold.
Scatter slmmher DER their plllowsl
HALL the-ugh'-h-how very queer!
I'm Mummy self ag-g-gsin, f-feir.
curse that frivolous maiden's m-mirth-
Steward, help-me-to-my-b- o-herth.
William 4. James in the August Gen.
fury.
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one. which was rcgaf led as such a. pre-
cious curiosity that Napoleon. besieEins
a town on a historic occasion. ordered his
sunners TO avoid Smelling a museum where
the already famous reptilian cranirm
was known 10 be stored. II was snhse-
quently conveyed 10 Paris. and when that
city was surrendered TO the allies a spe-
clal clause was inserted in the treaty pro
viding that the skull should not be given
up. or course IL was not until long after
ward that fossil hunters came across such
numbers OF skeletons Of sea serpents in
the new world.
Science does not assert that some mosa-
saurs may not still exist in the oceans
to-day. II they do. proof Of the fact has
not yet been obtained. The best evidence
goes to show that all Of the numerous
tribes OF giant reptiles became extinct
long ago Nevertheless. II Is quite con.
ceivable that many OF the old time mon
sters dwell even now IN the depths Of
the seas. What huge and frghtful crea-
lures may not Turk unsuspectcd in such
marine abysses az those which occur In
the Atlantic a short distance north OF
Cuba and in the Pacific close by the
eastern shores OF Japan. six miles or more
beneath the surfare OF the water?-st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
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shirt waist. and there was nothing about
her 10 attract attention but her dark skin.
raven black. straight hair. and piercing
eves. ont i'm the for Southwest, down in
the territory where the red men make
their homes and are the wards OF n hene-
feent Government. this woman is known
"a "Rriuht Eyes" In Washington city,
throughout the West and even abroad.
tint. lady Is better knoWh as Mis- + II.
Tibhlss, lecturer, .eicrnier and newspaper
cor-espon !sn'. ard che VITO has devoted
the better part Of her life TO the work Of
lifting up and lettering the condition OF
her race. Mrs. Tibbies is the correspond
ent OF the Lincoln (Neb) Independent, and
has been engaged IN newspaper work for
four or five years.
II enjoy being at gatherings Of this
kind" she said IN a low, pleasant voice,
but cannot say that l enjoy the work
necessary for writing accounts Of them.
There is much 20 be seen that educatcs
and broadens the mind and In a great
gathering the opportunities Of studying
human nature are unlimited. Ny father.
who IS the head chief OF the Cmshas, and
my mother lived in 81. Louis for a year
when they were young. but knowing no
language hut their own they soon longed
for their Western home SUI have rela-
tiyes here among the English on my
mothers side, who are very wealthy. and
they did their best 10 keep fny father here,
but were not successiul.'
Ms. Tibbles comes from an Indian
family, tile children OF which have shown
wonderful mental development Although
having no education in English. she set
about forwarding legislation for the bene-
30 Of her race. and e. said 70 have been
instrumental IN securing The passage OF
many OF the laws which have had that end
IN view. Her fathers Indian name IS
Iron Eyes" and by the English he IS
known az Lafies che She spent some time
lecturing in the different cities Of the
country. and twelve years ago was sent 10
Washington. y. c.. as m interpreter. T.
". Tibbles had interested himself in the
Indian cause. and spent fortune in their