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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-14
Republican Convention.

A Republican convention will be
held at the court house Saturday, Au-
gust 6, 1898, at 10 o'clock a. NJ, for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
state convention to be held in Milwau
kee August II, 1898. Also electing
delegates to the congressional conven-
ton to be held at Elkkorn August 10,
and to transact any other business
that may properly come before the
convention. GEO. A. YULE, Chm.
july z.
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-11225E9E1EY TOT J6I y66OI6, UII5 U1o0eIo0 1IeIO
E-zaae a0Ed than ever. l tried number OF
4aSasE1ssU1edies, but their mineral ingredients
zazE32asl N my bones and gave me rheumatism
71sFEzgzn III a. Ianentable condition, and after ex-
zszzszzzlge 8If treatment, was declaredincurable.
ssSsszgg 8. S. S. advertised as @ cure for blood
azEzzzsss I decided to try it. AS soon as my
agzsqzAE -xas under the effect of the medicine,
zEtaazgEn TO improve, and after taking it for
9apze mrnths I was cured completely, the
asEs@7EaT disease was eradicated from my sys-
1szszl EzqGE have had no return of it.''
Ea9y have been taking local treat
uxEa& Tor years, and find themselves
laEERzaa how than ever. A trial of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-14
Young Girls
Fading Away.

SYMPTOMS that seem like consHmbttonj lack Of
blood; friends feared girl aOOhd fall dead on the
street; restored to health by a sensible a0oman's
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-14
Born
September Is,
= 1854! 80

For more than fifty>six years
it has never failed in its
weekly visits to the homes
Of Farmers and Villagers
throughout the United States
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-14
Catarrh is
Not 1nCurable

za36ss "a can not be cured by sprays,
gwmTssss and inhaling mixtures which
slowly the surface. The disease is
ssaassSxs Blood, and can only be reached
gyssszAaassglk the blood. s. S. S. is the only
zxRuzaSY which can have any effect upon
gH1aaxgrfs.:. it cures the disease perma-
sxnaeAlg and forever rids the system OF
sEw Gxaee of the vile complaint.
eaHparu rSrin QUEEN Of Mammalian Ohio
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12

Twenty years ago who would not
have laughed at the suggestion that 1t
might be necessary TO place wire en-
tanglement round the trunk Of the
tree in the Bank Of England court
yard TO prevent the Bank Of England
cat from eating the wild wood pigeons
nesting therein? II would have seemed
almost as reasonable to muzzle the
lions at the Zoo for fear they shoutl
catch and eat the dodo, or TO barricade
Exeter hall during the May meetings
to keep out the unlimited boa con-
strictor. Yet the wild wood pigeons
OF the city OF London are an accom-
plished and very familiar fact In
Leicester square, which some of us
remember as derelict tangle Of weeds
with the riderless horse of broken
equestrian statue in the middle, there
are now trees from which the nesting
wood pigeons survey the passing
traffic, anon descending to scramble
with sparrows for the contents Of o.
cA5 horses split nosebag. In st.
James park the "shy ringdove" woos
his mate "coram publico" with an abb
sence OF shyness that would be ridicu-
lous were it not welcome testimony to
the wisdom Of our civilized protection
OF Wild life. In the country q man
has but to hold an umbrella or walk
ing stick gunwise to make the wary
wood pigeon three fields off rise and
fly to safer distance; in Leicester
square or st. James park man might
carry whole bundle of guns and,
provided that he had also bread crumbs
to distribute, the wood pigeons would
come to his feet to eat them. A very
interesting struggle for existence is
destined to take place in the near
future between the ordinary London
pigeon and the wild wood pigeon, in
which it is not easy to say which will
triumph. ---hondon Globe.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12

Traceyville, near Honesdale, Penn.
has large number OF chickens with
four legs. The chicken is now big
rooster, aud he is very proud OF his
extra legs. A short time ago afarmer
named McGown found four.legged
chicken under one Of his hens. the
two extra legs being attached to the
breast. just beneath the wings. And
now the managers Of the Wayne
County Agricultural society will offer
a reward Of $50 for a tive-legged
chicken, and the hens of the county
are expected to do their duty.-New
York Press.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12
The Battle Of Bunker HIN.

You remember the story OF Paul
Revere's ride and the battle of Lex
ington, April 10, 1775.
The British went back to Boston
that night, aud for many days after
ward everything in the city was Just
as il had been for weeks before.
In the towns around Boston there
was change. In every place meet
ings were held; men and boys left
work in the fields md became SOL
diers. The American army surrounded
the city and the. British regulars did
not dare to come out. tOur soldiers
meant to get so close that they could
fire their cannon into the streets and
drive the British out OF the city and
on to their ship. or perhaps back to
England. That is why they went to
Bunker Hill. 1t was near Boston.
The night before the battle the
Americans worked all night throwing
mp huge bank Of earth to protect
them from the British bullets and can
non balls. In the morning the British
were surprised to see it. They sent q
part of their army across the Charles
river thinking that the plow-boys
and farmers would run as soon as they
saw the real soldiers marching toward
them They were mistaken. The
American army twice drove the British
down the hill. killing many of their
officers and men. BY that time their
powder was all gone. The third time
the British came mp the Americans
were obliged to retreat toward Cam
bridge. Tor they could not fight with
ont powder. The English claimed the
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12
Passing of,he Courier.

I'D to times within the memory Of
living men, almost no one of means
travelled through Europe without q
courier. Before railroads were built
and before good guide books were
printed he was almost indispensable.
His tribe survives, but in greatly di-
minished numbers. To the self-reliant
traveller he is OF no use whatever. In
deed he is frequently positive en-
cumbrance, and worse. To my mind.
one Of the great pleasures of travel
is in learning travel by myself. There
is satisfaction, pleasure and education
in planning routes, deciphering time
tables, making bargains, learning by
observation the lay of the land.
The time may have baen when q
courier could save a traveller more than
his cost. Most certainly that Is not
the case now. On the contrary, as be
gets percentage on every purchase
his party makes (which, OF course,
comes ont of the purchaser in In
creased prices, and as it is often for
his interest TO advise the more costly
route, the more costly hotel or the
more costly excursion, he eats up
much more than his wages, while
saving positively nothing. Bean de-
clares that in two weeks trip in
southern Spain, which he made side
by side with couple having courier,
lie invariably reached the hotel first,
got the better rooms, saw all the
sights to as good advantages; yet the
courier was Of his kind an expert.
The fact is that travel has become so
general, tourist companies, railroads
and landlords have SO we'll studied Us
needs, books are so plentiful, that
you couldn't very well get of the
track or have mishap il you tried. -
Robert Luce in Going Abroad.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12

the distance, and they came 70 the
spot little after. The garrison salliei
as the relieving force attacked; there
was a sharp skirmish, hot hand-to-
hand fighting. But the dervishes,
taken between two fires, fed.
After the water-bottles had bcen
handed over to the late besieged,
Aehmet was the hero Of the hour. A
little bewildered by the boisterous
enthusiasm OF the troopers, he yet
stood with the dignity Of q true son
OF the desert The few words OF
grave commentator from his tribes
men impressed him more than all,
except the fact that he was offered
rifles and camels enough to supply an
arsenal or caravan. Captain Somer-
vile shook hands with him and COM
plimented him, and Achmet felt at
peace with himself, aud that he had
been true to his salt. Youths Com
panion.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12
nnlf for Mnncv.

Abyssinia the oldest Christian ma
ton, has some queer customs. One
of these is the use of blocks Of salt
as money.
Each block is ten inches long and
two and one-fourth inches in breath
and thickness. II is made of very
hard rock salt from Lake Arral, and
rings like metal if struck. Five bars
go to the dollar at the capital.
II man were to try and carry SfS
worth of this peculiar currency about
with him he would have TO lug bum
die exactly his own size and much
heavier.
However, block Of salt money
seldom stays full size, being clicked
down" from time to time by the
tongues OF its successive possessors,
thus losing value.
For small change the Abyssinians
use loaJad cartridges--any size and
any kind-three of them equalling
block.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12
Hunting rour.Leafed cIover..


Down back OF grandpa's barn was q
great field of clover, aud one bright
summer day IL was full of-what do
Won think? Waving leaves and pretty
pink blossoms and bouncing yellow
bumblebees? Yes, so 1t was, butthat
wasn't quite all. Beth and Alice and
Kathie and Tommy and Ruth were oil
down there hunting for four-leaved
clovers. And, oh, dear me, what 0
buzzing they did make, to be sure!
"Im going to find the first one"
declared Alice, decidedly.
"No, you're notl" exclaimed Kathie,
"'cause I ami"
And then Ruth laughed and said,
"No, you're not, cause ami"
And BETH Well, she said just the
very same thing, while Tommy--oh,
he hunted and didn't say anything
But the sun was hot, and the four
leafed clovers seemed to play hide
and-seek, and the children couldn't
find a single one Of them-that 10, all
the while that they stayed there and
nuuttu, WHICH Nuo luob hfo mAAo'So
by grandpas big gold watch. And
then all the little girls gave up the
search and went and sat down under
q shady old oak tree to get rested and
cool again II they ever could.
And the one little boy that was left.
there all alone pulled his big shade
hat down over his hot little face and
went to work with will. Here and
there and everywhere Tommy hunted
until grandpa's watch had licked and
licked nearly FIVE whole minutes.
more. And then he shouted. For
what do you think? Tommy had
found one, and two, and three four
leafed clovers, all in one little spotl
And how he did smile as he picked
theml
''Tommy's always lucky" said Beth,
discontentedly.
"Alwaysp' echoed Kathie.
"And that's the reason why he al
ways finds everythingl" exclaimed
Alice.
"Course il isl" said Ruth.
But what do you think grandpa
said? "It's because Tommy has per-
severance. my dears."
And / know that grandpa was
right. Youths Companion.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12
NocruRN.

DutsIde his nursery window
A tall green pine-tree stands,
And every night u beckons
And waves Its shadowy hands;
Whether the breeze flies lightly.
Or whether the winds blow Wild,
It's 'Good night 10 you now, Pine-tree"
.'Good night TO you, little child"
The bright moon oksthrough la branches,
The thin moon splendid and new;
IL spreads snare for the dewdrope;
And stars hang sparkling through;
But moonlight, and starlight, and sunlight,
The great-winged winds and the breeze--
With the little child TO wave to
What should II care for thcse2
When In the lonely midnight,
Awake with the storm and rain,
He opens the chipk IN the curtain
To peer through the window-pane,
He can hear the pine-tree saying
Over and over, too
s'The night IL wet and windy,
But I'm staying awake With you"
Eyory night nj bedtime
A small hand waves to the tree,
A small face smiles through the twilight,
Pressing the pane to see,
And whether the breeze files lightly,
Or whether the wind blow wild,
It's Good night TO you now, o Pine-tree'--
"Good night to you, little child"
-Rosamond Marriott Watson.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12


III will not give away my per-
fume," said the rosebud, holding its
pink petals tightly wrapped in their
tiny green case. The other roses
bloomed in splendor, and those who
enjoyed their fragrance exclaimed at
their beauty and sweetness, but the
selfish bud shrivelled and withered
away, unnoticed.
mo, no." said little bird" IT do
not want to sing" But when his
brother scared aloft on joyous wings,
pouring food OF melody, making
weary hearers forget sorrow and bless
the singer, the little bird was lone
some and ashamed.
eff give away all my wavelets 1
shall not have enough myself" said
the brook. And II boarded oil its
waters in q hollow place where it
formed a stagnant, Shiny pool.
A boy who loved fresh, wide-awake
rose, buovant, singing bird, and a
leaning, refreshing brooklet, thought
on these things and said, IF would
have and would. be, / must share all
my goods with others, for
TO give Is TO live;
To deny IL to die"
kind Words.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12
cHILuREN's COLUMN.


Ny papa's all dressed up to-day,
He never looked so iine,
Thought when iirstio ut him
My papa wasn't mine.
He's got a beautiful new suit
The old one was so old
It's blue, with buttons, oh. so bright
Iguess they must BIZ gold.
And papa's sort o. glad and sort
o. sad--I wonder why2
And ev'ry tine abe looks at him
IL makes my mamma cry.
Who's Uncle Sam2 Ny papa says
That he belongs to him,
But papa's joking, cause he knows
My uncle's name IL Jim.
Ny papa just belongs TO me
And mamma. And guess
The folks are blind who cannot see
His buttons marked U. 3.
U. s. spells Us. He's ours--and yet
My mamma can't help cry,
And papa tries to smile ut me
And can't-I wonder why2
Mary Norton Bradford, In Boston Globe
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12
PUSSY and the Dumb Waller.


The l4test performance of one of
Hartford's noteworthy cats, and by no
means the most intelligent OF the lot,
deserves recognition. 1t shows not
only deep affection, but an amount of
observation and daring that do credit
to the race. II seems that an album
dant mother, whose kittens were in the
basement kitchen of house there,
was herself by accident shut into the
dining room, which had no connection
with the room below except by way of
q dumb waiter.
After time there was a very strong
mutual desire on the part of the cat
and the kittens for a meeting. The
old cat meowed and that made the
little ones do likewise. BY way Of
the shaft between the rooms the voices
were audible, and each cried the
louder on hearing the other. Finally,
in her desperation, the old cat, re-
Numbering that she had seen plates
and dishes ascending and descending
by the dumb waiter, deliberately
climbed upon the shelf and by her
own weight began to slide down to
tue family that so much wanted to see
her. Persons in the kitchen heard
the slide arrive and went to it to take
out whatever might have been sent
down, when out walked the cat, and
there was wonder in the kitchen and
peace in the cat family. Hartford
Conn Courant.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12
An Old view of the spauiara.

Let us see what that acute observer
and profound thinker, Francois de Ia
Mothe lie Vayer, said about the Span
iards of the eighteenth century:''They
are melancholy, treacherous, inhospita-
bic, miserly, superstitious, impor-
tunate in their courtesy, but constant,
determined, taciturn, admirable foot
soldiers, enduring hunger, thirst, all
the fatigues of war, accomplishing by
the head rathey than by the hand. and
gaining more by ruses and stratagems
than by open force. The Spaniscd is
courteous at the start, eontenting
himself with remarking quietly ali
that which is of value in place; but
his leave-taking is terrible, because il
Is then that he strikes, pillaging and
laying waste without mercy. Boston
Journal.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12

Wool sorters in Vermont often find
some curious articles upon opening
the bags or bales of wool to separate
the different qualities. The wooden
mill uses stock from almost every
country on the globe that produces
sheep. The other day long, strange
ly braided whip lash was found in
bale of wool from Africa. This was
made Of heavy leather, woven with
two strands, butupon investigation it
was found to be interlaced with great
skill, alternating strands. Among
other things sometimes found in wool
are pocket knives, whole suits OF cloth
ing, money of different denomina-
tions, shears, pieces of iron aud
stone, the latter evidently being
placed in the sack to deceive the
buyer as to weight. Some years ago
a quantity of big stones were found
tied within the feeces. increasing the
gross weight by half. Boston Tran
script.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12
Alive Plant Industry.

The British consul at Client reports
that the exports Of live plants thence
10 Great Britain during 1897 we're 752
tons, chiefly from the nurseries Of
Client. This business is increasing.
aud more greenhouses are accordingly
being built in different parts Of the
town and neighborhood.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12

victory. but the Americans did not
feel defeated. They had fought
bravely aud had shown the enemy
that they, too, were true soldiers
The Favorite.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-12
His Preference.

Nurse ITO the father of triplets,---
All, scr, they be perfect little gems.
Rather (dubiouslyl-Yes; but give
me solitaires in preference to clusters
every tine. Roxbury Gazette.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-11
STING OF THE BEE.
Poisonous Properties That Lurk In the
Honey Maker.

Honey Maker.
The chemical and toxic properties of
the poison of the honeybee have been a
subject for long study by German sci
enlist, DR.. Joseph Zanger. During his
investigation DR.. Zanger employed 25, :
900 bees He found that the fresh poison
is clear, like water, Of an acid reaction,
bitter taste and of fine aromatic odor.
On evaporating and drying at tenn
perature of 100 degrees centigrade GAIA
degrees F. } gummy residue is left. 1t
is soluble in. water; with alcohol it
forms an emulsionlike mixture The
aromatic odor is due to volatile sub
stance, which disappears on evaporation
and is not poisonous. The poisonous
constituent is not destroyed by short
boiling nor by drying and heating the
residue to 212 degrees F. nor by the di-
1uted acids or alkalis.
DR.. Zanger has proved the existence
Of formic acid, but he has also proved
that that is not the poisonous principle.
The latter is an organic base, soluble,
with difficulty, in water, but kept in SO.
luton by an acid On the healthy skin
neither the bee poison nor 2 per cent
solution of the poisonous principle has
any effect, but they act as powerful ir-
ritants on the mucuous membranes.
His tests made on rabbits and other
animals show that when the poison is
brought in contact with the eye there
follow lachrymation, hyperemia, che
mosis and croupous membrane or con-
junctiva. The general condition is also
affected; the animals become melan-
choly, take no food, but are very thirsty,
and the urine shows small amounts Of
albumen. philadelphia Record.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-11
Picking Pockets With Toes.

The gauchos, or dwellers in the ex.
tensive plains Of Buenos Ayres, are
marvelously dexterous with both hands
and feet. Many Of them have acquired
through long practice such skill in
using their toes as if they were fingers
that they can fling the lasso and even
pick pockets with them. Some time ago
Frenchman who was fishing in one Of
the rivers of Buenos Ayres was warned
to be on his guard against the light fin
gered natives. He forthwith kept Wig
liant watch on his companions, but
nevertheless one day, when his attention
was closely riveted on his float, willy
gaucho drew near, and, delicately in
serting his foot, extracted the French
mans hooks and other valuables from
his pocket. Boston Transcript
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-11

In the University of Berlin about 200
women, among them many Americans,
were admitted to the lectures on law,
medicine and philosopy during the last
session,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-11
BANKS PART IN FARMING.
How the Traders In Money Enable Soil
TiIIers tO Work.

How the Traders In Money Enable Soil
Tillers to Work.
How does bank help the farmer?
With the approach of the time for
plowing and planting, seeds and fer.
tilizer will be necessary. How can the
farmer buy them if the last season was
a poor one? He has spent all Of his
earnings in running the household dur
ing the long winter. He goes to the
dealer in fertilizer in the nearest vii
lage and asks, "What is the price OF
fertilizer ton?"
'tFifty dollars" the dealer replies.
"Well, I will need two tons, and
that will amount to $780,"
eyes. Take it along now?"
81 haven't the ready cash just now,
butt
"Oh, that's all right. know you re
good for it. Take it along and give me
your note payable in four months. By
that time your crops will be yielding a
profit"
The farmer gives his note; the dealer
indorses it and gives it in payment to
the wholesaler from whom he gets the
fertilizer; the wholesaler sends it to the
manufacturer Of the fertilizer, who in
turn takes it to his bank and borrows
the money on it less the interest.
The farmer gets his seed in the same
way and at the time Of the expiration
Of the notes is able to meet his obliga-
tions.
Thus, instead of the farmer being
compelled to wait until he can get the
cash to pay before he can buy the fer
tilizer and seed, he obtains them when
he needs them. The dealer, instead OF
having to wait until the farmer gets the
money before he can sell his goods, sells
them in the proper season and receives
what is to him practically cash. The
wholesaler receives from the retailer
what is as good as cash to him, and the
manufacturer receives virtually cash
from the wholesaler.
How would all this be possible were
it not that the bankers had collected the
idle money of other people and were
able to lend it out to good advantage
The farm would go implanted; the
ground would go untitled; there would
be no crops to yield profit.
That's where the bank helps tht
farmer.-New York Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-11
Discovered bv a Woman.

Another great discovery has been made
and that too, by lady in this country. "Dis-
ease fastened its clutches upon her and for
seven years she withstood its severest tests,
but her vital organs were undermined and
death seemed imminent. For three months
she coughed incessantly, and could not sleep.
She finally discovered way to recovery, by
purchasing of us bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, and was SO much
relieved on taking first dose, that she slept
all night; and with two bottles, has been alb
solutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther
Lutz." Thus writes W. G. Hamnick & Co., of
Shelby, N. G. Trial bottles free at B. F.
Hughes Drug Store. Regular size SOC and 81.
Every bottle guaranteed.