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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16
A Spill.

An accident occurred a few days ago
about eight miles west of Kenosha.
The young lady who resides at Moses
Johnson's house started to go to Wood
worth to do some shopping She had
not gone far before the reins got tan
gled somehow and horse, buggy and
all turned over into the ditch. The
buggy was somewhat smashed, but no
one seriously hurt. Mr.. Johnson was
in town Wednesday having the buggy
fixed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

" BLESSED is the country whose SOL
diers fight for it and are willing to give
the best they have, the best that any
man has, their own lives to preserve it,
because they love it. Such an army
the United States has always COM
manded in all her history. "-President
Mckinley at Buffalo.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

THE person who sits quietly by and
permits crime to be committed with
out interference is equally guilty with
the criminal. Will Mr.. Bryan linger
longer in the wilds Of Yellowstone
Park when he knows that the Mexican
statemen are contemplating another
crime" against silver? i.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16
FIVE DOLLARS.
Ter Days to Detroit. Michigan, Via
F. p M R. e.

r. q r. M. N. d.
The Flint & Pere Marquette r. r.
has arranged for cheap ten day ex-
cursion from Milwaukee and Manito-
woe to Detroit, Mich, at nominal
rate of S. for the round trip. Special
steamers will leave Milwaukee at 8:45
p. M, and Manitowoc IL p. M, We'd
nesday, Sept. Is. After delightful
ride across Lake Michigan arrive at
Ludington early the following morning
where immediate connections will be
made with special F. & P. M. train,
arriving in Detroit Immediately after
dinner
Tickets will be good returning on
any regular train to and including
Sept. "a Berths on steamer will be 50
cents extra.
For further information address A.
c.. Whttemore, Agent, Manitowoc; L.
c. Whitney or H. W. Jameson, 100
Wisconsin ST., Milwaukee,
WIG II. F. MoELLER, A. G.. P. A.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

IT IS very kind of Chairman Jones
of the late popocratic party to tell the
public just what the platform of 1900
will be. But if silver goes on down as
it has been going it will mean 10-cent
dollar by that time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

Mr.. BRYAN is still harping on "in-
timidation." He was sure that it was
this that caused workingmen to wear
Mckinley buttons last fall, and now be
says that it is last years threats of
foreclosure that lead the farmer to
hustle and pay off his mortgages.
However, he must have something to
talk about.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

Is THIS country really SO badly off
for money when the banks have larger
deposits than ever before in their his
tory and money is loaning at lower
rates than at any time in memory of
the present generation?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

EVEN the enormous importations of
wool in the three months prior to the
enactment of the Dingley law could
not keep down the price of that arti-
Gle. Montana wool, which brought 20
cents in August last year, sold for 45
cents July 80 this year, an increase OF
over so per cent; and yet silver has
fallen % per cent. meantime.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16
DID NOT LIVE IN CHICAGO.
The Elopers Married Here Saturday Were
From Ripon.

RIPoN, Wis, Sept. II. Frederick
T. Lincoln and Pearl Soper, secretly
married yesterday at Kenosha, are
well known residents of this city. The
news oceasioned little surprise, owing
to knowledge of the engagement.
They were to have been married three
months ago, but the ceremony was
postponed. The bride is Is years of
age, and the groom 81 Mr.. Lincoln
was Ripon college student years ago,
and last summer became manager of
the Free Press here when it was con-
trolled by Congressman Davidson, of
Oshkosh. The young couple were
married by Rev. Fl. S. Roblee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

IF the Dingley tariff did no more
than to stop the importation of shoddy
and of impure and adulterated tea it
would be worthy of the endorsement Of
the people, but these are only among
the incidental benefits of the law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

THE latest reports out are to the
effect that the yellow fever has got
strong foothold in the south. People
who remember the awfulness of the
scourge of twenty years ago and the
joy over its disappearance, will be in
clineG to sincerest sympathy for those
who live in it's wake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16
THERE is mighty little sympathy in
sentiment. 1t takes hard work and
cash to count much in that line.

WE are sorry to see Racine is still
having failures. The latest is Edward
Siegar, merchant tailor, SOB Sixth
street. The reasons given for the fail
ure are hard times, poor collections and
no business.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

NEW claimants for big slice of the
city of Washington have turned up in
the persons of the heirs of one Henri
Jacques Marie Poole, French adVen
turer, who is said to have received a
grant for the land from George Wash
mgton. They would probably sell
their alleged claim very cheap.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

WHEN railroads place single order
for 1000 new freight cars to cost 81, 900,
900, as the Big Four and Chesapeake
& Ohio recently did, it means pros
perity sure enough.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

/ The National farmers congress re-
iected a free silver resolution on the
very day that Nebraska conventions
adopted one. But, of course, the Ne
braska conventions were held for that
purpose, while the farmers congress
represented the mass of farmers with
out reference to party organization.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

WHEN political leader reaches the
stage in which he tries to override the
wishes Of the majority of his party the
majority should shelve him, as his USE
fulness as a leader has gone.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

: WITH a fail of 15 per cent. in silver
and an advance of 20 per cent in
whea5 since the Ohio democratic con-
vention, it is not surprising that Mr..
Mclean and his little band of followers
in Ohio are trying to get away from
their platform.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16
Engravad call1ng cards

Calling cards and invitations en-
graved in latest style from copper plate
at less than Chicago prices. Leave or
send your order or your old plate to
this Office
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

RECENT events indicate that the
workingmen are beginning to distin-
guish between their real friends and
those who pose as such for salary
and pickings
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16
THURSDAY, SEPT. 16.

THE old democratic gag about in
creased prices under the new tariff law
is not being heard this time-the rea-
son is that the average democrat
knows that protests against protection
are not longer popular with the people
of this country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

WHILE some of the European coun-
tries are pouting about our tariff
France has officially applied for all
the reciprocity provided in the Ding
ley law for her products Wise
France
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

THERE are men who cannot recog-
nize prosperity when they see it, and
the suspicion is growing that many OF
them are engaged in editing democrat
ic papers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

THE southern preachers who are
adopting sanctifcation" as adoctrine
would be mugwumps if they were in
politics.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

EX-CANDIDATE BRYAN, in an arti-
Gle in the New York World, says:
" Those who favored free coinage may
be wrong" Can it be possible, Mr..
BRYAN?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

Tom WATSON says all the silver men
will have to join the populist forces.
He thinks the democrats are going to
heave over the 16-to-1 theory alto
gether.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

ONLY 23O,832 immigrants came to
the United States during the last fiscal
year, the smallest number for any sin
gle year since 1879.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

FORTY THOUSAND farm mortgages,
averaging $1,000 each, are being paid
off in Kansas this fall. That's what's
the matter with Kansas now.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

Mr.. BRYAN is now sorry that he said
a return of prosperity would make re-
publican triumph in 1900 certain.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

Mr.. BRYAN has not yet issued his
schedule of prices for speeches in
Mexico.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

The COURIER for results.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

Job Printing at the COURIER.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

over the passes by their dead bodies;
their starving and being carried off by
epidemics, had better be taken with a
great many grains Of doubt. The men
who are on the way to the Alaskan gold
fields are not this years crop of chick
ems. TIL ir feathers are we'll established.
Those who have reached the passes where
the hardships are greatest, and those who
will 'un into thegold streaks, will have
become used to hardships by that time
and will be- about as difficult to wear
them out or freezing them to death, as
it would he to shatter boulder with
blows from tooth-pick. At all events
we advise posponeme:t of agony and
tears for the army moving upon Alaska
until word is received, next winter, that
a few carloads of shovels and picks will
be needed in digging graves for the fro
zen, starved unfortunates, and we don't
believe any such order will ever come.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

The American Baptist ''hews to the
line let the chips fall where they may
in the following vigorous style:
Let no one imagine that he can so
secretly pursue an evil course that it will
not be found out by good people. One
OF the strange things is that many peo-
pie will slyly seek to injare other people
supposing that it will never be generally
known that they themselves were the
authors of the mischief. In every COM
munlty there are those who, on account
OF jealousy, or prejudice, or Unborn
meanness, will secretly 20 around to
certain ones and say unjust and damag-
ing things about one whom they do not
like, telling their listeners to keep quiet
and not repeat what has been told them
Their object is to poison the minds of
those people against that certain one
But such secrets are quite likely to be
let out in some way. The fact is, NAL
lcious PERSONS conduct is very sure to be
some how found out. He may think
that he is so shrewd, 80 artful, so cum
ming, that he can successfully cover up
his tracks; but he forgets that there are
also other shrewd and sharp.eyed peo-
pie who can detect his evil ways, and
they do detect them. We have often
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

Anything which smacks of that rusty,
rib-showing, mossy-faced calamity cry
INDUCED in by all who fight the Repub-
lican party in these days Of plenty Of
work and increasing prosperity, should
be blue-penciled and thrown into the
waste basket. tits back number and
those who presume to keep it up vii
soon find themselves closed books on
the shelf where thrown asides" are
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
THE DUTY OF THE HOUR,


We can not be too urgent in our an
peal to the race for the establishment OF
factories, mills, etc, by those having
capital to invest or able to ia Ike shares O
subscription in stock of an incorporated
company. This scheme is feasible and
should receive the prompt attention OF
all those who are willing to engage in the
work of uplifting or elevating the race.
The establishment of manufacturing in
terests, now that the Dingley bill is in
force, would prove bonanza of greater
magnitude than a claim on the Klon
dixie. For the. Afro-American who will
champion this scheme and carry it to
successful issue, there awaits the graft
tude of nearly 100000 of his race. He
will earn for himself, fame and wealth.
He will break down the barriers of pre-
JUDGE, which have so long retarded our
progress, and open wide the golden
doors of trade and commerce. It will
give employment to thousands of the
race in all capacities of usefulness, as
book-keepers, cashiers, stenographers,
statesmen and saleswomen, travelling
agents and operatives must be employed.
The value of few such plants is of in
calculable worth as medium of civili-
zatlon to the race. Who will be the next
Warren Coleman?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1s, 1897.
MISS Lutte A.LYTTLE.

MISS Lutte A. LITTLE.
The first woman to be admitted TO the
bar of Tennessee is Miss Lutte A Lyttle
an Afro-American, tive nty-three wears
old. Miss Little is an intelligent look
ing girl with round face and a bright
eve. She was born in Tennessee but
her people moved to Kansas when the
was young. Her father acquired means
On Topeka and took an active part in pol
itics She was given good education in
Kansas schools and in 1892 secured the
position of engrossing clerk of the Kan
.sas legislature Shs concluded that her
best prospects lay in the profession of
law and two years ago entered the law
department of the Central Tennessee
College at Nashville from which she
lately graduated. Her purpose is to
practice law in Kansas where the field
seems to be more satisfactory than in
Tennessee. The girl seems to have al
the dash, plnck and energy necessary
to make successful practitioner of her
profession. We congratulate Miss Lyttle
upon her deserved distinction and wish
her the success she SO richly merits. It
lis the marking of another epoch in the
history of a race struggling from the
results ostwo hundred and fifty years of
slavery, aud it's attendant horrors. to the
lane cf higher civiliza ion. We trust
others will follow In her wake.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

wondered if the liars who go around tel.
ling falsehoods about others were not
aware that their true characters were
known to those who hear them talk.
One would suppose, to hear them talk
that that they had the audacity to be.
ieve that those who hear them speak do
not know their real characters. What q
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
His Pipestem Blew or.

There is young man in Terre
Haute, Ind, who isn't as pretty as he
was. He bought big bulldog pipe
the other day and striking an attitude
on the corner lighted it. The stem was
genuine celluloid and it blew up when
it got hot. He can see a little out of
one eye, but his mustache is burnt off
clear to the roots.-Ex,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

We don't believe it is worth while, at
least just yet, to begin to pump up scald-
ing tears of sympathy for the army of
people on the way to the Klondike gold
region. These stories about their dying
by the sled-load an blocking the way
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

presumption! What cheek! o, do not
fool yourself with tie idea that you ar
so smart that you can cover up any trick
cry which you may be in the habit of
practicing! You may not be discovered
in all cases, right away. You may es.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
Ill Never Read Another Story Paper.
Writtenfor THE APPEAL

Writtenfor THE APPEAL
No, I'll never read another story paper
The last left my head as light as any topper
Twas on bridge, civilian stood one night
And waited for his victim to come in sight
Then seized the girl and with hurl
That fairly made me SILVER
He dashed her down without fronn
Into the dark cold river.
passer by did hear her cry
1t proved to be her lover
He spied boat that lay aaoat,
A little way above her.
Then reader dear, shed a tear,
For sorely was I vexed,
When like sign stood out this line:
"Continued in our next.
THOMAS FIRED ANDERSON
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
placed, no more to be disturbed until
the rubbish man comes along.

Now that Mrs John Bradbury, who
ran away with Ward, has gone back to
her millionaire husband and Ward has
killed himself, may We not hope that
'he end of that entire nasty sensation
has come?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

cape detection for awhile, but you are
sure to be found out in the course of
time. BY all means be truthful, honest
and kind at all times.
To all of which we say, Amen!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
Electricity for Bakers.

Pittsburg horsemen are conquering
lazy and balky horses by the use of a
few volts of electricity. It is more
humane than the use of the whip AMI
accomplishes it's object by astonishing
the horse into good behavior.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

Debs committed suicide as it were in
st. Louis. He shot himself to death
with his own open mouth. No self
respecting wage-earner can longer look
to Debs as a worthy leader.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

Business interest should never pre-
vent public servant from doing his full
duty to the public,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

IfDebs has following of millions il
is time to look about for another Abra.
ham Lincoln.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
A Poor Rule.

Remember, my son, that early to
bed and early to rise makes a man
healthy and wealthy and wise." SIS
that the reason the farmers are the
richest class of people III the nation ?"
Indianapolis Journal.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

If a public officer does not work as
faithfully for the public as he would for
himself, relieve him from duty the first
opportunity.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

I do not know that she was virtuous
but she was ugly, and. with a woman,
that is half the battle -Heine.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

The President has returned to Wash
ington. The hungry horde clamoring
for persimmons will soon learn their
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

Bad luck to the ship that is RESPONSE
BILE for the presence in this country of
dirty Anarchist.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
THE APPEAL,
uaIleAAL AfRo.AaERlcAN NEWSPAPER

BsUED SIMULTANEOUSLY N
'aasnt Paul. Minneapolis, ohIca0o,
Louisville, St. Louis. Dallas.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

South. 10 wonder the people there are
startled at the present visit and are
bending every energy to head off the
monster
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

1t is long, long time since the ye-
low fever has made it's appearance at the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

In every family the mother should b
the best dressed member.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

fate. The plums are going to fall rapid
ly from now on,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

ARAAS BROS. SOLE PRoPRlET0RS.