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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
ouNPowDER.s FIRST USE.
tt Was Originally Employed by the
MOhammedans In Warfare.

It Was Originally Employed by the
MOhammedans In Warfare.
People outside of military life who
have no connection with the making
of gunpowder know it only as coarse,
black powder like sand, which will
flash off with loud report if slut up
in a case of any kind and set on fire.
It is a very queer mixture, made UP of
three simple and well-knOwn substan-
ces, no one of which will explode, al
though two will burn, No one knows
when or how it was discovered, for as
far back to the dark ages as records or
tradition will carry us we find that
gunpowder, though not used for guns,
was known. 1t was, no doubt, looked
upon with awe and fear by the ancients
on account of it's flame, it's noise and
it's rending force, but their limited me-
chanical skill could suggest very little
use for it. Possibly it was used in war
fare long before the beginning of his
tory, but the first man in historical
times to form an idea of the terrible
destruction which this bursting, fiery
substance might produce was an Eng
lish monk named Roger Bacon. Monks
In his day were chemists, scholars and
writer's of the world, and this Roger
Bacon travelled and studied much and
made continual experiments in his
laboratory to prove for himself and to
develop what he learned from others.
He probably saw gunpoWder among
! the Moors in Spain, and tried for him.
self it's explosive effect. Then he
wrote of its composition in the year
1857 and in his writing suggested that
it could be used in engines of war to
| deal death and destruction to armies
of men. Soon after Roger Bacon S
time his suggestions were taken up
and guns were constructed, first by
binding iron bars together with hoops,
to form tube, then by casting a tube
out Of brass, with one end closed.
Stones Of suitable size were selected
as shot, and the powder had to be car
ried around in chests or barrels and
shoveled into the muzzles of the guns.
In spite Of these draw backs, very large
guns were built, for there was one used
by Mohammed IT. against the Greeks
at the siege of Constantinople in 1853,
which threw a stone weighing 600
pounds a distance of one mile.-St.
Nicholas.
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Judge Anthony VanWyck went to
Milwaukee Friday.
The bans for the marriage Of Peter j.
Smith and Miss Anna Brautigam were
published at st. Georges church Sun
day.
The lady WHO exchanged coats at
Central Music hall will please leave the
owners at S. G.. NeWman's residence,
$50 Prairie avenue, and get her own in
exchange.
We received a letter from Chas. G.
LaBagh, who is at present in Hillsboro,
Texas. He quotes the thermometer at
$50, but cool nights Heswrites some
Of politics, but it is too late to give our
readers, as this campaign is closed.
Charles wishes TO be remembered to all
his friends.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THE WOMEN OF THE UNITED
STATES.
RETURNS NOT ALL IN YET
Prohibition Running Strong With tn,
Ladies.

The ladies' vote has attracted nation
al attention this campaign. 1t has
-called forth the vote of many ladies
who perhaps would never care to go to
the polls to cast a vote. The vote was
polled by postal cards and letters sent
to the Postum Cereal Food Coffee Co.
of Battle Creek, Mich, whose Office
force have faithfully compiled and re-
ported from time to time the progress
of the vote. The deepest interest is
shown by the letters and postals, great
numbers of which express gratitude for
this act which is surely a step towards
the realization of some practical plan
under which one half of our citizens,
female though they may be) who are
now denied the elective franchise, can
have the right to say how and by
whom their laws shall be made, their
country governed and their sons and
daughters protected.
An extract from letter from lady
in Kennebunk, Maine, expresses
" thanks for an opportunity to vote;
when woman has the opportunity and
an incentive to engage her mind in
affairs which pertain to the welfare
and prosperity of her people and
country, the beings she brings into ex-
istence will be improved, elevated and
endowed with the fire of true states
manship, by the mind of the mother
during the prenatal state. Have your
statesmen born with a great, clear and
patriotic mind, Sir"
That keynote that will ring on eter-
nally until the theory becomes fact.
1t is time that the keen, clear mind of
woman was sought in affairs of state,
WoMEN'S VOTE TO DATE.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05

39inch all wool checks and broken pl
values early in the season at ACC.
You can own them now at 25c.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
Advertised Vail Ne tier

The following is list of mail matter
remaining uncalled for i'll the Kenosha
Post Office, Kenosha County, Wis, for
the week ending Nov. 4. 1896, and
which will be sent TO the Dead Letter
Office at the expiration of two weeks
unless called for:
Roto Francesca, Henry Hoye,
Jennie Law Rabetta KnOpf-l,
E Murray, Jake L. d tAeere.
To obtain any of the above mail mat
ter the applicant must give the date OF
this list. A. j. BURG. T. NJ
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Resemblance Come with. Old Age.

Resemblance Come With Old Age.
"Age brings out family iikenesses or
resemblances as nothing else can or
will" replied a scientist who has given
much attention to the study of physi-
ology and it's running mate, physiog-
nOmy. "In the ordinary life of a man
or woman they are so much occupied
by other .things-that is, with the
pleasures, passions or business of the
world-that they do not show any OF
the lineaments of their parents. When
old age comes on them, however, they
show many of the resemblance of the
parent stock. Take your own circle,
for illustration.
IF you are old enough to remember
the parents of any Of your friends or
relatives you will notice that as they
in turn grow old the family likenesses
come out. There are, of course, some
people who have the general features
and appearances of their parents, and
in many cases of both father and moth
er, though in most cases of but one
and that most likely of the father, in
their youth and through life. There
are others, though, who had none of
the marked family ikenesses until
they reached an advanced age. By
this I mean fifty years or so In many
cases persons have shown in their
faces none of the family likenesses
until they reached very advanced ages,
and it grows more and more marked
as they leave the milestones of age be-
hind them" Washington Star.
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j. Wells visited in Waukegan Mon

a.
day.
Great remnant sale at 1. R. Kahn's
this week. o28tf
If you will bet, bet to win, eh,
neighbOr I?
Miss Buelah Weighy, of Chicago, is
the guest of Miss Lulu Frantz.
Latest novelties in dress goods are
shown at 81. L. Molitor & Co.'s o28tf
Election is over and William Bryan is
beaten. But you can not beat Bailey's
coffee.
: The earliest reports Tuesday evening
were received by long distance tele-
phone.
Harry Marden was in it for the
shrievalty. He received one vote in
Somers.
The ladies of st. Matthew's church
give social at Guild hall Thursday
evening.
Hundreds of remnants in dress goods
and other goods are to be had at |. r.
Kahn's at half price. o28tf
Mrs. L. j. Meyers won the brass bed
at the Danish Lutheran fair and John
son Jackson won the wheel.
See us if in need of ladies' children's
and mems underwear. Low prices are
made at Fl. L. Molitor & Co.'s o28tf
The dance given by the Pastime
Pleasure club at Park City hall, Mon
day evening was very enjoyable
affair, and largely attended.
Henry Schmorrow and Miss Annie
German were married in Racine Sun
day. The bride was Waukegan girl
and the groom is one of the fishermen
here.
The leading embalmer and funeral
director with lady attendant is located
at 261 Market square, phone 124, sec
ond door east city hall. j. E. Krich-
baum. dwtf
Now turn your attention away from
politics and give yourself and family
part of your Thoughts, and live again
Buy your groceries at Bailey's and en-
JOY life.
out to E. G.. Cowdery, of Milwaukee,
who up to the present time has been
general manager of the Milwaukee Gas
Light company.
The case of W. G. Carson, charged
with aiding and abetting prisoner to
escape, was called in Justice Morey's
court Monday morning in Racine and
the case adjourned until Nov. 6.
Philip Reidenbach, of the town of
Paris, died Tuesday night, aged about
rs years. He was an old resident of
the town of Paris. The funeral will be
held Thursday from the Paris German
Lutheran church.
Rev. Rogers delivered most inter-
esting and instructive address at the
College of Commerce Friday morning
During the year Mr.. Trenary purposes
having short talks of interest to young
people by representative business and
professional men, feature which the
patrons of the school will surely appre-
ciate.
The Knights of Pythias organized a
private dancing class Monday evening.
The amount necessary to complete all
arrangements was 5000. When the
list was summed up at the close of the
meeting they had 1888 on hand. The
class will have it's first meeting two
weeks from Monday evening. Proba-
bly, Prof Wirth will have the class in
charge.
1t is lamentable fact that the new
woman spirit has grown so strong in
Kenosha that the depredations of
Halloween are all chargeable to the
gentler sex. In parties of twenty or
thirty went about the town disturbing
innocent, unprotected police officers,
throwing cabbages at all things visible
and overturning every horse block that
could be removed with a reasonable
amount of cOaxing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05

A line of fancy black worsteds double fold
and YOU know it at sc.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
Rheumatism.

For sprains, bruises, old sores, etc.,
where powerful liniment is necessary
you will find Beggs' Tropical Oil will
penetrate to the seat OF the disease and
relieve at once. Try it and be con-
WINGED. Sold at Hackley's Corner
Drug Store. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05

A 5Oinch all wool serge, in black, nav.
green.
Actual value soc. You can own it this
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George Hall spent Tuesday in Ra-

y
George Hoffman, of Chicago, spent
Sunday among friends in this city.
Born-Saturday, Oct. 81, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Nick Eppers, of Paris, a baby boy.
Oil cloths and stove rugs, all widths.
Low prices at 81. L. Molitor q
Co.'S o28tf
The Second ward engine house is now
nearly completed and ready for occu-
pancy.
Mrs. Hurlbut, of Racine, came to
Kenosha Saturday to visit the public
library.
Charles Skidd will remove his hard
ware store into the Weiskopf block
very soon.
Henry Wyman. of Milwaukee, was
guest over Sunday in the family OF Mrs.
Martha Wyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Moore return
ed Saturday from an extended trip
| through the east.
Eddie Grifin's little PAGER ran away
on Market square Sunday and smashed
up light buggy.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Getschman
celebrated their wooden wedding the
latter part of last week.
Remnants of dress goods and odds
and ends in underwear going at
speedy gait at /. r. Kahn's. o28tf
The Rev. Mr.. Kemp, of Chicago, de-
livered two fine sermons at the Con-
gregational church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Towne and
daughter, of Chicago, spent. Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. q. G.. Simmons.
Kenosha is undergoing an epidemic
of measles and runaways. There were
two more runaways recorded for Sun
day.
Mary A. Fostelle got a divorce Sat-
urday from Charles D. Fostelle in Ra-
cine, Judge Fish grantingit. Both the
parties are Kenoshans.
Halloween was nearly forgotten in
the hum of politics last Saturday night.
Beyond few horse blocks being turned
over there is little else to report.
The Hon. John T. Kelley and Gen.
F. G. Winckler gave fine speeches at
the Rhode opera house Thursday even
ing on the issues of the campaign.
While Henry Halberstadt was driv-
ing out with his family Sunday his
horse fell on Milwaukee avenue. Moth
ING was broken and no one hurt.
The Ladies Aid society, of the Bris-
tol and Paris Congregational church,
will give fruit sociable at the home OF
Mrs. 81. A. Newbury, Friday evening,
Nov. Ii. All are cordially invited.
Bills for water for the ensuing six
months are due and payable at the
office of the Northwestern Loan q
Trust company. All bills should be
paid on or before the 10th of Nov.
James Cavanagh spoke at Somers
station Saturday evening. The house
was full and the campaign in that To-
cality was closed in good shape. F. 81.
Hall and Johnson Jackson went from
here.
Cloaks, capes and Jackets Low
prices and latest styles are selling them
at HI. Molitor & Co.'s. o28tf
Mrs. Nelson f. Pennoyer is in Ripon,
Wis, to attend be wedding of Miss
! Gertrude Van Kirk, which occurs
Thursday. Nov. 5 1T that place. Miss
Var Kirk na< IRE entity been guest
at the sanitar,un aa mas many friends
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-05
THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 1896.
BARGAIN COLUMN.


Advertisements of 40 words or less may be In
serted in this column at price OF Is cents per
week payable invariably in advance. To per-
sons who are out of employment and are al
Vertising for place, half price. Advertise
ments longer than forty words pay Is cents Tor
each additional forty words or less
VxTANTED-SEVERAL FAITHFUL MEN
w or women to travel for responsible estaD-
able S15 weekly and expenses. Position per-
manent Reference. Enclose Sef-addreSSed
stamped envelope The National, Star Build
ing Chicago.
F1OR RENT-A fine farm OF 100 acres, includ-
n ing buildings, situated three miles west OF
Kenosha Inquire of j L. Rogers 143 Fourth
street. Milwaukee. 20
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-02-22
WOMAN'S WIT.
Told by a Society Girl
BomsthIng About Morphine. Sulphur, No
Iasses and Othsr Things.
From he EUcntno Ne,rs, Newark, N. =

From the EUcHtn0 News, NeWark, N. J.
Among the popular society leaders in
East Orange, N. j., Emma l.. Stoll, a charm
ing young maiden, stands in the foremost
rank. She is Of q lovaBle disposition and
the light of the social set in which she
moves. For two years she has been a sick
girl from internal troubles peculiar to wom-
en-, and having recently recovered, has
given our reporter the folio wing interesting
account:
"Instead Of improving under the care of
my physician l became worse. For five
weeks | was unable to get out of bed and
about six o'clock each morning / suffered
horribly. My lips were sore and lacerated
from the marks Of my teeth, for in my eff
forts to keep from screaming l sunk nv
teeth deep into my lips. At such times /
rolled and tossed until the bed shook like
an aspen leaf and it finally got so serious
that the doctor-I won't tell you his name
gave me some morphine pills to take. The
very thought of them now makes me shiver.
These morphine pills simply put me to sleep
for awhile and when l became conscious
again my agony vas renewed.
1.-THE pain in my stomach and back was
more than | could stand. Your blood is
lasses,' and | did until 1t was great wonder
that | was not a molasses cake. 1t was time
wasted in taking 1t because l was not bene-
flied in the least; my suffering continued,
Jul ny Il mighty CAlOI y dIJCL DSluS III Dcu 81
long, l got up. Oh, but l was a sad sight
then. From l12 pounds, l had fallen to
ninety; my cheeks were pale and sunken
and | limped; yes, actually hobbledfrom the
extreme pain in my side. Then Tread Of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
and the testimonial in the NCWs inspired me
with hope. l got the pills and took them.
Before many days / began to improve and
before | had finished one box / felt as If l
could go out and walk for miles. l soon
stopped Iimping and through the Pink Pills
l soon bid goodbye to my headaches while
the pain in my stomach and back slowly
but surely succumbcd to the influence Of
these pills that seem to be able to persuade
all pain TO leave ones body. Now l am as
/ used to be; well and strong, light-hearted
and merry but never without the pills, See
l have got some of them now" and from
a nearby desS she handed out one of the
boxes.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain, In a con-
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also 9
specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as supprcssiOns, Irregularities and all
forms of weakness. They build up the
blood, and restore the glow Ofhealth to pale
and salIOw checks. In men they effect 3
radical cure in all cases arising from mental
worry, ovCrwOrE or excuses of whatever
nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never
IN loose bulk at 80 cents a box or six boxes
for $50, and may be had Of all druggists,
or direct by mail from DR.. Williams Med
cine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-02-22
NEWSPAPER WAITS.

Not misunderstanding a boy
smites you on the right cheek, what
should you do"' Dick Hicks-"Giya it
20 him with me left."-Puck.
Edith-"Tm in a quandary." Isabel
How is that?" Edith-"Tom prom
ises to stop drinking if I marry him,
and Jack threatens to begin if l dnr't."
-Tit-Bits.
Miss Pert-"Is Miss Strait Lace cir.
cumspcct?" Miss Caustic-"Circum.
Epect. Why, she won't accompany 4
young man on the piano without a
chaperon."-Salem Gazette.
In Chicago.-Visitor-"Where is it
that man lives? Must be outside the
city limits, isn't it?" Resident-"out.
side the what?" Visitor-'The city
limits" Resident-"We haven't any"
Puck.
A French confectioner, proud of his
English and wishing to let patrons
know that their wants should be at
tended to at once, without any delay,
put out the sign: "Short Weights
Here ,HaIper's Drawer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-02-22

If We have plenty Of bread and meat,
clothes and shelter, what is the use in
falling out and fighting? Better had
we be like Saint Paul when he said: II
have learned in whatsoever state / am
Herewith to be content" Discomfort
is the ruin of a man or a nation. A dis
coptented spirit brings or war and de-
vastation. Imaginary insults, and then
injured innocence, n then comes h
declaration hat we will die for our
honor. A man or a nation don't get
honor by dying for it, and they can't
keep it by dying for it. Honor comes
to him and them of whom it may be
said: well done, thou good and filth
full servant. Thou hast been faithful
over n few things. l will make thee
ruler over many things"
Somehow or other my ~patriotisrI, il
l nave any, is the patriotism hat stands
up for and champions the rights of
women and children md of the home.
My patriotism has all it can do in
denounCing the evils that blight home
and crush the lives of women and
children. The saloons, the gambling
bells, the bawdy houses, the race
tracks, the dishonest deeds and bad
examples of men furnish targets for
all of my guns, and amid the wants
and needs Of women and children l
find the task of ministering to them
greater than lean perform.
Let's not fight England. Let's fight
the devil and wickedness, and gambling
bells and shamely houses and every
thing that ever wrung a tear from n
mothers eye or broke a good wife's
heart. SAM =. JONES.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-02-22
What Was Inside of Her.

Having at one time a small stuffed
crocodile in my room. vanished and
lodged on my mantel shelf, l was visit
ed by an old woman of the humblest
class, about some parish pay that hal
been cut down by the h~ard-hearted
guardians, when her eye rested on tn"
crocodile. and after considering it fol
some time she broke forth with: 81
reckon you got thickey (that) out O.
somebody's insides."
Most assuredly not" I answered,
considerably taken aback at the unex.
peCted question. Then added: What
in the name of wonder makes you thinI
SOP"
"Becos," she replied, sure enough
there's one in me, as worrits me-aT.
full! And l wish your honor'd 60 70
the board of gardjins and take thickey
basic along wi you and show it to them
gardjins and tell 'em I've got one just
the same ~rampaging inside O me, and
get EN- to give me another loaf. and
tack on a siXpence to my pay. I'd like
to keep a pig. your honor, only how
can |, when I've got a haste like that
in my vitals as consumes more nor halt
o what | have to eat. There amt no
offals for a porker. Can't be, nohow."
Good Words.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-02-22
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

Chewing gum costs the people of this
country $4,000, 900 a year.
Four-ffths of the cotton crop of the
World is produced in the United States.
For the fiscal year ending November
80 the output of the 1l3 salt plants in
Michigan was 3,675,751 barrels.
Preparations are making for extern
sive prospecting for oil in ten counties
of eastern Kentucky next spring. The
indications of the existence of valua-
BILE oil fields in that region are said to
be verN promising.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-02-22
ANIMALS QUEER FREAKS.
Story of a Dog, Raven, Cat and Rat All
Eating Together.


y 'I"'t,rr 'r'IS 'ilaI nc "n'e sd" "
ii"' iH"H''h' lblB0 l""' "i"''.' !" "a
AhEo'" tdO III uI"o O"Scrmel Ilo'l 'h0
SHlle II"'e Vi soup lAelr owner
placed the plate on the floor and IN re-
spouse to a loud whistle the four APP
p"aFed ana partook OF their 1000 with
out interfering with each other After
"lhner the three ANIMALS lay Gown 10
Ee'heF Oe'oFe the hre' anu 'he raven
hopIeu ABOUT TIC TooHl'
y cog ana a goose on one occasion
became IasI lriehdS' ont the goose
HctHiS 20 "''c lI"uc nc lISI "i'"'ctS,
- 'I' ivy ""iN'" ~ s""9e "o"'"
'a'A'e anu 'huC"'or 10 O,'' any person
~ S"Pl,oH'" III ""S I" ~ ut Ming "''
,'Hc N""'' '"l i"'S' III Clie uNuI' N"S'
~ Il ""'|' '"0 G"'" wiz" ''e "oB
an H'En'' an" even "t''' HS "'"'""ou'
'"' '""u '"' E""'0 "0'otN
l'"u''' "'H''l "'uI''@ """ !" .uS III oi"S'
10 N''P pace WIN MN "n"' - very
strange however, "h'h the uoS vas III
the goose would " leave MN LOT Il
single moment Soiood mad TO be placed
in the kennel for both OF them. This
affection IS supposed TO have had ITS
origin in the dog saving the goose
from Il FOX.
Another dog became much attached
70 a a II showed ms a1lecctioh man
mour u ieeH' II '"o "i'il"'S' "''e'
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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-02-22
RIvERa oE The NEW woRl6

The St. Lawrence river is only IT'S
miles long, but if the lake system be
also taken into account its total length
will exceed 1000 miles.
The san Francisco, a river of Brazil,
is 1,4OO miles III length, and was so
called because it was discovered on the
feast day Of St. Francis.
The Mackenzie, the principal river Of
the Dominion, is $500 miles IN length
and drains an area equal &c one-halt
of the United States.
The Ohio river is 075 miles long.
From the source of its longest tribu-
tary to the junction of the Mississippi
the total length is nearly 1900 miles.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-02-22
ABROAD.

Green tea cigarettes are said to be
much used by English They
are very injurious.
Court dress in Berlin is to be mod
eled on the Venetian costume of the
renaissance.
\ St. Bernard was sold for $3.50 at
the birmingham, England, dog show.
This is said to be the highest price ever
paid for a St. Bernard at auction.
In 1923 John l. Hawkins, an .Ameri-
can, residing in London, attempted to
solve the difficulty of the gold pen
point by soldering bits of diamond or
ruby TO the points of gold pens.