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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19
0UDTn By JOHNSOE'S
IlIInF KIDNEY PILLS

ct can say with a clear conscience that
Johnsons Kidney Pills have cured my
son of as bad case of inflammation OF
the bladder complicated with kidney
trouble as have ever heard of. I had
taken them myself for diabetes, and
their good effects prompted me to give
them to my son when the doctors medi-
cine did not appear to be helping him
We saw such All i'm provement that we de-
cided to drop the doctor and depend Ell,
tirely on Johnson's Kidney Pills, anc.
thank God that we did, for he is now d
hale, hearty young man again, able to dc
days work with the best. You may
refer to me at any time, and shall feel ii
my duty to always recon1tne end such a
valuable medicine. John T. Jasper, 8I4
Spruce street, Camden, N. J.
Sold by all druggists. Large box so cents
Prepared at The Johnson Laboratories, Inc.
Philadelphia. f
For Sale by H. E. TANNER, Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

IN the midst of the enthusiasm felt
over Mr.. Simmons offer of monument
and the indignation thereafter pro-
voiced by the very untimely action of
the County Board in refusing the
proposition, nothing has been said of
the generous conduct of Attorney Nor
man L. Baker relative to disposing of
the property on which the proposed
monument was to stand, which prop
erty is now in Mr.. Bakers hands. His
willingness to give it up at a cost of both
labor and expense to himself in con-
sideration of the county should be
recognized with gratitude by the PEG
pie of both city and county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

POLITICAL platforms, both state and
national, of all parties, whether Demo
cratic, Republican, Populist or Prohi-
bition, eaunciate political reforms, all
desirable, someDecessary and occasion
ally one of great Importance. Nodoubt
the great maiority of these are invented
for the purpose of enticing votes, and
possibly some are the result Of a sincere
and statemanlike ambition to anchor
ate existing conditions. These prom
ises thus embodied in the party plat
forms become a party pledge and each
and every candidate who accepts a
nomination and receives an election in
either of the parties endorses that
party's platform and thus, himself,
becomes pledged to all the reforms that
the platform promises. Some men
there are who appreciate this fact and
are honorable enough to endeavor to
redeem these promises. Others there
are, we regret to say, who, like some
of the men who draw up the platform,
regard a party platform and all it
comprises merely as means of securing
party victory at the polls, and incident
ally their own election to a good, fat
political job. Hence the pledges of a
party platform, the honor of party
and the good of the community are all
the responsibilities sof the
There is no potency in mere
platform promises. Unreformed leg
islatures will not legislate@ refolms.
The members of a party cannot elect
any candidate whomsoever who prom
ises to support the platform, and de-
pend upon the platform to assure his
and accomplish the desired
good. The right mon must be elected.
There is not a public Office, howsoever
to which we may elect
any but the best, if we would properly
provide for the general welfare. When
nominate none but unim-
peachable characters and voters cast
their ballot independent of personal or
selfish motives, there will be some hope
of carrying out proposed reforms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19
KENosHA, city and county, is enjoy

KENOSHA, city and county, is enjoy
ing a rain of mama. In swift success
sion z. G.. Simmons has made two
magnificent offers which the people
should, and no doubt will, leap to
accept with the utmost gratitude to the
giver. When the report of Mr.. Sim
mons prOffer of a monument to the
memory of Kenosha's soldier dead first
became noised abroad the name of the
donor was on every tongue and words
of sincerest gratitude and appreciation
of the generous gift were heard on
Calkins announced that he had re-
ceived another proposition from Mr..
Simmons, by which he offered to the
city of Kenosha a beautiful library
building and $4,000 volumes to occupy
its shelves, there was scarcely any limit
to the pleasure felt and expressed by
all loyal citizens. 1t is splendid
realization, of what has been a long
cherished ambition, but far in excess
of what our struggling little institution
has ever hoped for. The value of the
gift is only equalled by the unalloyed
gratitude which the people feel and
which we would like to express for
them, but find ourselves unables
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

NELSON DINGLEY, JR., the author of
the ta1iff bill which bears his name, is
dead. The country has thereby lost
an honored citizen, a conscientious
servant and a devoted patriot. He
labored for years in the service of his
country and received at her hands, in
part, at least, the recognition which that
service merited. At a time when
financial paralysis threatened his
country he devoted his best efforts to
averting the disaster. It is pleasure
to consider that before his death he
witnessed the successful operation of
the bill for which he struggled. 1t has
been of material benefit to business
conditions and it's author deserves the
lasting gratitude of the millions who
have profted by his labor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19
A Falacious Comparison.

ANTI ExPAEsIONIsTs are fond o
using the falacious comparison of The
American struggle for independence
and the present fracas of the Filipinos
The comparison is not very fattering tc
our forefathers. Presumably when it is
carried out, Aguinaldo corresponds to
rge.Washington, and the people he
leads and represents correspond to the
people who elected the signers of our
Declaration of Independence. Verify,
comparisons are odious; some particu-
larly so. This one is enough to make
the venorated shade Of the beloved
father of our country turn over in its
narrow cell What is said relative to
the constitution and the intentions and
purposes of it's makers no doubt dis
turbs their ashes also.
The comparison is absurd as are
the false and illogical deductions
made from it, Self preservation; mere
self defense against the aggressions
and cruelties of merciIess despotism
melted the Filipinos to revolt against
the rule of Spain. There was no we'll
drawn up statement of grievances.
Such statement would have been use
less, of course, but it would have been
the first means of people such as our
fOrefathers. There was no organized
resistance of a peaceful nature before
an appeal to arms, and when that time
came there was no other definite and
-avOwed purpose than some mitigation
of their harsh conditions. With the
exception of few of the leaders and
instigatOrs, there was no idea OF indie
Dendence, because the mass of the
people concerned in the struggle had
no conception of such state, what it
comprised or what it implied. When
the appearance of America in the
arena of activity engaged the attention
of Spain, and Cuban independence be-
came the slogan, few ambitious indi-
viduals saw what they considered their
opportunity, and since then thousands
of heroic, but deluded Filipinos have
been fighting to promote their leaders
ambition, under the impression of some
vague, approaching Utopia.
houldsAguinaldo's wild schemes be
realized the worst possible exigency
would overtake his followers. An
archy and the inevitable interference
of the iron Land would follow. The
United States may either avert or
precipitate this crisis. It is plain that
there should be no hesitation inmaking
the choice. Should the Filipinos be
thrown upon their own resources just
now disaster would be the unavoidable
result. America has thrust the re-
sponsibiity upon herself by her own
acts. Then she must accept it, and
putting aside all bubbles and fancies,
become sponsor for the protege which
fortune and necessity have left at her
door, until such time as it shall be
able to care for itself.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

CONTRARY to reports that Mr..
Quarles was depending on many votes
which he would not get, and that much
of his support was lukewarm, new and
unlocked for supporters are bobbing
up continually. "To those who have
shall be given and from those who have
not shall be taken, even that which
they have" This seems to be true in
politics as we'll as elsewhere. Mr..
Quarles has been in the lead from the
start and in the meantime he has in
creased his lead rather than lost any OF
it. He should be elected, and the
probabilities are that he will. He is
the man for the place. He is in every
way qualified and would make bril-
liant representative of Wisconsin in the
Senate. He is not a man of wealth,
but is admirably equipped physically,
mentally, morally and his election
would be a tribute to talent, not to
money, and a profit to the State.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

First publication Jan. IL, 1899.
OTATE OF WISCONSIN--COU COURT
tof he n County, [si,-oi3 t PrQoate ,,,o
term of the County Court to be held in and for
said County, at the County Court Room, in the
City of KenOsha, in said County, on the first
Tuesday, being the 18th day of February, A. D.
1899, at 10 o'clock A. M, the following matters
will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the Last Will and Tesla
ment of Henry M. Hustled, deceased.
The application of Clara S. Jackson to admit
to probate the last will and testament of
Henry M Hustled, late of the town of Bristol.
in said county, deceased.
In the matter of the estate of Emma Palm
green, deceased.
The application OF John j. Abel for the ex-
animation and allowance of his final account
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

Waukegan couples seem very partial
to Kenosha as a place of getting mar
ried and it is announced that on last
Saturday. Miss Mary Palmer and Mr..
Samuel P. Bard came from the little
southern village and were married in
this city. In the early part of Novem-
Der G. B. Combs and Miss Florence
Batter were married in Kenosha but
their Waukegan did not learn of the
affair until Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19
Peter Fisher, Attorney for Estate.

First publication, Jan. 10, 1899
TENOSHA COUNTY-Town Of Salem-ss.
IN In Justices Court
To IRENE WHEELER:-YOu are hereby
notified that a warrant of attachment has
been issued against you and your property at
tached to satisfy the demand of Esther NJ.
Pease, amounting to Twenty-Five Dollars (S25).
Now unless you shall appear before John
Button, a Justice of the Peace in and for said
county, at his office in said town, on the 9TH
day of February, A. D. 1899, at o'clock in the
forenoon, Judgment will be rendered against
you and your property sold to pay the debt.
Dated this 10th day of January, A D. 1899
JOHN BUTTON, Justice of the Peace.
ESTHER M PEASE, Plaintiff. 80
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

as administrator of the estate of Emma Palm
green, late of the town of Somers, in said
county, deceased, ana for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of the estate of said
deceased.
In the matter of the Last Will and Testa-
ment of Eunice A. Reeve, deceased.
The application of Hudson +. Blackman to
admit to probate the last will and testament
of Eunice A. Reeve, late of the town OF Somers,
in said county, deceased.
Dated KenOsha, Wis, Jan. II, 1899.
BY the Court.
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
50 County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19
First publication, Jan. IL, 1899.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

TENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In Probate.
IN In the matter of the estate of
Moses G. Boswell, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Moses C.
Buswell, deceased, late of the town of Somers
in said County of Kenosha, will be received
examined and adjusted by the County Court of
Kenosha County at the regular term OF said
Court to be holden at the County Court Room
in the city of Kenosha, in and for said county
on the first Tuesday of May, A d. 1899
and at the special term of said Court to be held
at the same place on the second Tuesday of
July, A. D. 1892 at 10 o'clock A. NJ of those
days; also that the time until and including
the second Tuesday of July, A d. 1899, is the
time allowed and limited for creditors of said
Moses G. Boswell, deceased, to present their
claims for examination and allowance
Dated at KenOsha, this 31st day of
December, A. D. 1898. BY the Court.
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
80 County Judge.
Peter Fisher, Attorney for Estate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

park to the city will permit that the
library building be erected on the
ground.
All the city, as one man, returns
thanks to Mr. Simmons for his liberal
offer and his name will ever be at the
head of the great benefactors and
public spirited men of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

SPAIN does not seem to be so much
discouraged by her bad ~ bargain in
the Philippines but that she is still in
the real estate business. She is now
looking for an equally Improbable
opportunity of disposing of her remain
ing island possessions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

GENERALS Miles and Eagan seem
both to be masters of the prize fighters
vernacular. Had their respective ut
Uerances respecting the character of
each other been signed by Corbett and
Fitzsimmons they would not have
sounded out Of place.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

At the annual meeting of the Board
of Officers of the Wisconsin division l..
A. W., at st. Charles hotel, Milwaukee,
yesterday Afternoon, GAINESVILLE was
selected as the city for the next state
meet. Frank NJ. Harbach of Milwau-
kee waschosen official Handicapped and
j. R. Jones Racine. Fl. P. Andrae of
Milwaukee and L. E. Hall of RipOn
were chosen to represent the division
at the national assembly at Providence
next month.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

IF Andrew Carnegie's offer of
$20,000,0O0 for the Philippines is "a
measure of his conception of the pur-
pose of the United States in assuming
control of those islands, it is not
strange nor wonderful that that he op-
poses expansion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19
ORDINANCE rs PRESENTED.
NJ. & K. Make Another Effort to Secure
a Franchise.

a Franchise.
As was predicted in the NEWS last
Thursday evening the Milwaukee, Ra
cine & Kenosha Railway company are
again seeking the privilege of laying
their tracks through this city, and at
the meeting of the council on Monday
evening Mr. Bishop, on behalf of the
company, presented an ordinance ask
ing for franchise.
The ordinance is of the old stereO-
typed order, andIhas few changes from
the one presented by the same COM
pany few months ago. The proposed
ordinance makes radical changes in the
route of the line, and makes provision
for laying tracks on Caledonia street
instead of Milwaukee avenue on the
north side, and on the south side it
follows exactly the same route marked
out by Fred S ComstOck for through
line.
AS it's predecessor from the same
it makes no provision for
local line, contains no consent clauses
save in regard to future extension, and
grants few concessions to the city as
whole or to the citizens as individuals.
If the franchise is granted the com,
pany agree to have the line in opera
ton as far as the Main street bridge by
August LIST, 1899, but asks for two
wars in which tn complete the remain
der of the line. A comparison with the
ordinance which was recently intro
duced by the Kenosha Traction COM
pany and which is now pending before
the council, shows the M. R. & K.
ordinance to be much the poorer ordi-
nance, as regards the concessions
granted to the city.
The ordinance was read and ordered
published at the expense of the pro
motors and then referred to the COM
mittee on streets, alleys and bridges
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

Gov. SCOFIELD will follow the ex-
ample of President Mckinley and send
voluminous message to the Legisla-
ture.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

AGUINALDo ought to read and heed
Wolsey's advice to Cromwell on the
evils of ambition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

j. Richie Kimball will enter the
University of Wisconsin at the opening
of the next semester.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
BLACK MEN TASTE THE BEST.
An Ex-CnnnibuI Who Had Eater
Both Gives n Critical
Opinion.

81 don't suppose that there are many
men in Chicago. if any. who can say
they have seen and talked to Il cannibai
on his native heath Yet | have done
| so, and the occasion was one ofintcrest
to me and one | will never forget
The speaker was Father Galligan, the
w~ell-knOwn pastor of St. Iatricks
church on the West side. and he was
talking to a few of his friends on the
| subject of his travels in lands strange
to the ordinary run of tourists.
My cannibal," resumed Father Gal
ligan, Lived on one of the islands of
the Tonga group. down in the South
Pacific. | had been making a tour OF
that little-known section of the world,
and while on one of the larger islands
| of the group stopped at the house of a
priest. a simple, nobie-hearted man,
who had devoted his entire life to mis-
sion work among the natives.
after | had been there Il few days.
j said to him: 4 understand these peo-
pie practice cannibalism, and l have
always had a strong curiosity to see
and talk to a man who has eaten hui
man flesh. Can you arrange it for me-"
"Ile smiled in answer to my question
| and then told me that he had lived there
80 years: that all the natives were civil
lied and Christians. and that there had
not been a case of cannibalism on the
islands in half a century. However,
he continued, there are a few old men
here who practiced c~annibalism in their
Younger DAYS. and | will send for one
of them
In a few minutes 4 tall and stately
looking old man entered the house and
saluted us. This is Il former ca%nnibal,'
said my host. but he only talks his ma
tive language
ASK him if he has ever eaten human
flesh | said.
"'Yes. frequently. when | was a
young man. was the reply.
did you ever eat white men%
eyes. several times
"'.And people of your own COLOR?
eyes. when we made war we ate ouI
raptiveS if we were victorious. If not,
they ate u.s.
(which tasted the best, white man
or black"!
"'Black man much the incest: white
man too salty
Il had learned something. and that
was the relative taste of black and
white mems flesh" said Father CALI
gan. whether it holds good generally.
though. don't know. The few white
men whom the old native had eaten
had all been sailors. living for months
and years on sailed meats, and that
probably accounted for the difference.
But those days have passed in the is
lands. and when YOU read tales of cam
nibalism from those sections now you
may set it down as sheer romance.'-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
IN a hundred million other fellows
i :. - 60

On a hundred million other fellows
Right on the kickoff, see!
What are you smiling at, you little tike?
DID scrne baby joke come into your mind?
l wonder ityou've got.any mind, anyway?
How do babies think when they don't know
words?
look out there, now. don't you pucker up
Those lips. That won't do at all.
Look out, low! Look out, now. Take care!
What's struck you all at once?
There's nothin' the matter with you;
You're full, and there's no pins stickin' in
you,
Cause there's no pins in your nightie-
Your mamma said there wasn't.
There, smile again, ~stubby-that's the stuff
Now you look more respectable.
Wonder what you were thinkin' of then?
Funny bout these babies thoughts;
l don't understand it at all.
| guess that's what they call a part
OF the divine economy. If We knew
And understood all about a baby
We'd leave nothin' for the -All-Wise One
To know and be supreme about.
| guess that's right. I'm not kickin'-
Are you, baby! Course You amt.
You never kick about nothin'
Cept Just when you feel hungry,
And anybody's got a kick comm then,
And no mistake.
What are you reachin' for. you scamp?
You want to pull your old pops hair, do
YOU!
All right, get a hold OF it; o pull!
Pull hard, That's the stuff.
Have a lot of fun with the old man;
Ii don't cost nothin'.
Beats droppin' nickels in a slot
Or watchin' horses run around a track
You bet it does. Pull 'er again.
Dig in; | like to see you have sport,
Even if it does hurt. Hold on.
Play fair, there, young man.; ease up!
Give your old pop a chance to breathe.
l was only jokin' when | said pull hard.
| didn't suppose you'd understand so well
Now laugh, will you: Think it a joke
To pull hair out by the roots, do you?
Here, look at pops watch.
Hear um tick-tick, tick-tick.
Amt that a funny little noise for baby?
What do you suppose that is? Tick-tick,
tick-tick,
Hear UNI? Well, does it scare UNI baby?
Well, pepper put UNI ole watch right away.
Ye-es, nasSy ole tick-tick scare UNI baby.
Papa spank old watch-bad ole tick-tick.
Baby see horsey goin' by window,
Baby say: Whoa, horsey; whoa, horsey!"
Iiorsey give baby ride in UNI buggy.
Go long, horsey; git app, horsey.
Now horsey gonc-gone; baby say: Bye
bye"
Shake UNI liz hand bye-bye, so.
Hark, What at noise: hear um noise?
Hear UNI choo-choo cars? Great big noise.
Great big choo-choo horsey take UNI baby
Way long bye-bye, way, way off
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
WILL SEND CABLEGRAMs FREE
a Carload of Corrugated Iron for the
Homeless Porto Ricans-Iiber-
al Money Donations.

Washington, Aug. 16.-G. w. BibDle,
manager. hat the Postal
Telegraph-Cable Co. will handle. free
of charge, all government kilograms
regarding Porto Rican storm sufferers,
and through its connection, the Ber-
mudan Cable Co. and West india and
Parama Cable Co.. will also handle ca
Diagrams of the same class gratuitous-
ly.
The secretary of war was yesterday
notified by the West Virginia Steel Co.
that they have forwarded a carload Of
corrugated iron to New York city for
use in building operations in the de-
vastated districts of Porto Rico. The
iron was accepted with thanks and VIII
be shipped at the first opportunity.
More contributions of money fer
the benefit of Porto Rican sufferers
were received at the war department
yesterday. among them $500 from ths
National Relief Association of the Co
lonial Danes of America.