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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10
AFTER DEAD BEATS.
DOCTORS OF THE CITY FORM A
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.
LONG LIST OF DELINoUENTs
In the Future Well Known Beats Will Not
Prey on the Medical Fraternity in
Kenosha-Dr. windesheim Reads
an Interesting Paper.

The meeting of the KeDosha County
Medical Association, which was held
at the Grant House Friday evening,
promises to be very interesting for
some people in the city who at times
are in need of the services of a ply
sician, and if the plans which were
formed are carried out there will de-
velop in Kenosha trust which will be
one of the strongest protective organi-
cations ever organized.
For some time the doctors of the city
have been greatly annoyed and have
experienced great financial losses
through the fact that they have been
called upon to treat a lot of deadbeats,
who as soon as they have made suf-
fciently large account with one ply
stefan, have found it convenient to
change tactics and employ another.
In this manner these people have en-
ployed nearly every doctor in the city,
but they have not been known to pay
any of the bills thus contracted for
medical service.
In order that this kind of work may
be stopped the doctors have formed a
protective association and in the future
deadbeats will put up the cash or they
will Dot receive any medical attention.
The association of the doctors is pat
termed after the protective association
now existing among the merchants of
the city Every man is given num-
Der and at each meeting of the associa
ton every man is expected to hand in
a list of the names of the people who
are delinquent and to state the time
that the account has remained unpaid.
This list will be published by the sec
rotary of the association and all the
physicians will be given copy of it.
There is no rule which demands that
the doctors do not treat the people
whose names are on the rolls, but it is
understood among the doctors that
when a man is on the delinquent roll
the doctor who is asked to render
medical service will demand payment in
advance. Several of the doctors hand
ed in large lists of delinquents Friday
night and on one of the lists we're the
names of eighty people.
One of the leading physicians of the
city in speaking of the matter this
morning stated that it was not the in
tention of the association to deny any
one medical treatment, but that it had
simply been formed for the purpose of
self protection. If man is poor and
must have the assistance of doctor,
for which be is not able to pay, the
doctors hold that the city can be called
upon to pay for the service. 1t is not
the poor that have worried the doctors
by the non payment of accounts, but
rather a class of deadbeats which have
long since been living on others in all
branches of trade. This is the class
that the doctors are after and the plan
adopted should prove very successful
one.
The literary part of the meeting
Friday evening was very interesting
and greatly enjoyed by those present.
DR.. G.. W. Windesheim read carefully
prepared paper on the subject of pene-
trating wounds, which was discussed
at length by the members of the
association.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

to transpire during the early part of
the coming century it needs no argu-
ment to convince that the wisest policy
Of the United States directs the reten-
ton of the islands by this country.
The growth of the United States has
been such that wherever the keels of
commerce touch it's interests are con-
cerned. To the greater republic of the
future the maintenance of our influence
and control in these islands is as sig
nifcant as the possession of Louisiana
was in the days of Thomas Jefferson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

IT is not unlikely that Aguinaldo
would be pleased just now if there was
a little more censorship as to news
from America than there is. Such in
formation as is reaching him'relative
to the recruiting of troops preparatory
to making 1t warm for him is not cal
culated to raise his spirits For confirm
his faith in the rainy season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

A DEMOCRATIC paper remarks that
" we are making vast strides in home
manufacture and are gradually taking
first place in the worlds open market.
Thus we are seeing continually the
baleful effects of Republican admins
tration and protective tariff.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

The Sterling factory is one of the
busiest places in the city. Notwith
standing the fact that the season for
work has long since closed the manage
ment of the factory have now over a
hundred men at work and they are
doing a large local business. In few
days they will begin the manufacture of
wheels for their Australian trade.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

The great Hawiian volcano, used
once upon a time by the anti annex
ationists, as pet argument has been
in process of eruption ever since the
Fourth of July. and at the present
rate it would have TO continue until
the millennium to cause as much depre-
dation as one ordinary Fourth of
July celebration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

ISN'T it a strange thing that while
the United States is paying allits debts
in gold and Bryan is talking of the
hard times that must necessarily follow
that at the same time Spain is paying
all her obligations of similar nature
in silver and the cry there is still hard
times?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

All weak places in your system ef-
fectually closed against disease by De-
Wits Little Early Risers. They
cleanse the bowels, promptly cure
chronic constipation, regulate the liver,
and fill you with new life and vigor.
Small, pleasant, sure; never grippe.
ii. E. Tanner. dWtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

IF the Democrats would give little
consideration to what Thomas Jefferson
did instead of devoting their entire at
tention to what he wrote the change
might do them good.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

FISHERMAN BRYAN seems to be do
ing good deal of angling in Wisconsin
for one who claims that he has the fish
already on the string.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

WITH W. j. Bryan shouting hard
times and the current business stats
tics indicating prosperity it is good
deal like words, words" versus hard
facts"?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

WHEAT, and ore kind and another of
farm produce, has grown up all about
Bryan's fences in the country to such
an extent that they are almost entirely
obliterated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10

If Aguinaldo knew the extraordinary
versatility of the American weather
bureau he would not expect SO much of
the rainy season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10


not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Props,
Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O..
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter,
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10
Piles! Piles!

Why be bothered with this annoying
complaint when Banner Salve will
cure you. 25c. For sale by all
dwa31
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Props,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
HUNTINGTON'S WAY.

A few years ago Coils p. Hunt
ington's private secretary, Mr..
Miles, asked for an increase of
salary.
"Do you need any more mon
ey?" asked Mr.. Huntington
thoughtfully.
"No, sir, [ don't exactly need
it," replied Mr.. Miles, "but still
I'd be glad to be getting little
more"
"Ah-hum- nm, mused his en-
ployer, "can you get along with
out the advance for the present."
ooh, yes" answered the sec
retary, 81 guess so," and the
matter was dropped. A couple
of years later,a new boy appear
ed at the Miles home and the
secretary thought the time pro
pitious to renew the application.
"Why, my dear sir" said Mr..
Huntington, when he had heard
him through, 81 raised your sal
ary when you asked me before. !"
81 never heard anything about
it," said the secretary in amaze.
ment.
'Probably not, returned Mr..
Huntington, sin fact, | used that
money to buy Il piece of property
for you. I'd just let it stand a
while if | were you" Mr.. Miles
thanked him warmly and retired
somewhat mystitied.
Recently Mr.. Huntington call
ed him into his private Office.
"By the way, Miles," he said,
| have sold that real estate of
yours at pretty good advance.
Here is the check. " The amount
was $50, 1000. The property was
part of d large section bought by
the railway king as an investment
for his wife.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
A UNIQUE CATTLE RANCH.

The important discovery has
been made that the thousands of
acres of land in Potter county
that have been denuded of hem
lock make choice pasture for cat
tie. AS an experiment, George
E. Brown last spring turned 700
young cattle, purchased in the
Buffalo markets, into hemlock
"slashing" of about 800 acres,
and during the past two weeks
he has reaped a profitable har-
vest from his experiment by ship
ping his cattle, now sleek and fat,
to eastern markets. Their keep
ing cost him nothing, except the
wages of two men, who were EN-
ployed to keep them from wan
dering off.
Mr.. Browns unique herding
having proven so successful, he
has purchased nearly $4,000
acres of "slashings" from the
Goodyears, and next spring will
treble the number of cattle to be
pastured on his novel ranch. Be
side the cattle, he will also try
sheep, which, it is believed, will
thrive equally well. Mr.. Brown
will first burn over the entire
tract and then SOW timothy upon
the soil. A wire fence will be
built about the ranch, thus pre-
venting the cattle from rowing
into the remote districts. Little
of the ranch is level. The val
leys are not much else than gul-
leys, through each of which flows
a stream.
Mr.. Brown paid but 81 per
for the, land, and his successful
experiment in the cattle grazing
business has awakened interest
in vocation that promises to be-
come general throughout the al
most abandoned territory where
the lumberman and the AK have
hewn off the trees.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
PAID BY UNCLE SAM.

Every one knows that it costs
almost S4O0, 100000 year to run
the United States government in
time of peace and that the depart
ment of war and the navy, the In
dian and pension bureaus absorb
the larger part Of this amount,
but in the course of years a large
number of dependents upon I'm
Gle Sans purse have come into
being of which the general public
knows little.
Such, for example, are the in
ternational bureau for the re-
preston of the African slave
trade, located at Brussels, a high
ly laudable institution, to the ex
penses of which our government
contributes 800 year; the inter
national bureau of weights and
measures, also at Brussels, to
which 50, 270 is contributed, and
the international Geodetic associ-
alton, the expenses of which our
government shares to the extent
of 81, 500 yearly.
AS leading member of a group
of nations specially interested in
humane and philanthropic work
we subscribe 1926 a year to a
lighthouse service on the coast Of
Morocco, about $4, 800 to be divid-
ed among citizens Of other lands
for servicerendered to shipwreck
ed American seamen, $500 year
toward maintaining hospital for
sailors at Panama and $4,000 for
keeping and feeding American
conyicts imprisoned in foreign
countries.
Among the unfamiliar purposes
in the home country for which
money is appropriated from the
federal treasury is the mainte
nance of the Washington monu-
ment, costing Sll,520 annually,
and theprovision Of artiticiallimbs
for soldiers calling for $4,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
DEWEY"

| saw q sweet young mother with
Her first born at her breast:
"Andwhat's the baby suame?" asked
OF her so richly blessed.
She looked at me with pity, as
She proudly poised her head
"We call him Dewey, sir, of course, "
In tender tones, she said.
/ met dainty little girl
Who led kitten by a string,
And as ! stroked her head / asked:
"What do you callthe pretty thing?"
She looked at me with wide blue eyes,
And as she went her way.
81 call my kitten Dewey, sir, -
| heard her sweetly say.
| met a curly headed boy
Who had brindle pup
"And what'syourdoggy' y'sname asked
AS | held the creature up.
He gazed at me in wonder, and
He proudly cooked his head:
81 call him Dewey, sir, of course,
He pityingly said.
! stopped beside rustic stile
And heard milbmaid sing a song:
"And what's your bossy's name?'
asked
The lassie as she came along.
She looked at me in mild surprise,
And as she strobe away,
"Why, Dewey is her name. of course. 3"
heard the maiden say.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY
FIRST.

AT the county institute at
Huntingdon last week in a talk on
history Dr.. M. G. Brumbaugh
said
"It is u shame to teach the
Pennsylvania boys and girls the
history of the Boston Tea Party
until after we have taught them
the history of our own, for the
first protest against the landing
of a taxed tea was instituted by
William Bradford, of Philadel-
phia, against a cargo of tea which
was then lying in the mouth Of
the Delaware, while the second
protest was made by the people
of Southern New Jersey, where
they burned a whole cargo of
British taxed tea. Before the
Boston Indians acted, they sent
Paul REVERE to Philadelphia to
get copy of Bradford's resolu-
tions. After they saw these res
olutions, they did in Indian dis
guise what our people had done
openly. Speaking of great rides,
the poet tells us that the great
ride of the revolution was Paul
Reviere's Ride. This is mis-
take, for that ride of over eighty
miles from southern Delaware by
Caesar Rodney for the purpose
of voting for the Declaration of
Independence, was a greater and
one of more momentous import.
1t was to make the Declaration
possible. Here the teachers were
informed how Franklin managed
to get majority of Fennsylva-
MAS Representatives to vote for
the Declaration, by keeping away
those opposed. Huntingdon coun-
ty was represented in that meet
ing by James Wilson, who voted
for the Declaration. He was af-
terward the first man to be placed
ON the supreme bench by Wash
ingtOn.
Original Pennsylvania grit
was pictured by relating how one
of General Wayne's sons carried
his fathers bones across the will
derness from Lake Erie, where
he had been temporarily buried,
to Delaware county on an old
two-wheeled gig Here the
story of the murdered Hartman
family was retold, showing how
mother and daughter were after
wards reunited by the singing of
a hymn. This address covered
many facts of Pennsylvania his
tory, only few of which we have
written here"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
NEW MERCANTILE TAX LAW.
All Merchants Must Pay None
viii Escape Being Assessed.

Merchants will find many rad
ical changes in the matter of mer-
camille taxes with the beginning
of the new year, when the provis-
ions of the new mercantile tax bill
passed by the legislature, just
prior to the adjournment of that
body, will be enforced for the
first time.
Under the old act of assembly,
which has been in force many
years, only those whose annual
sales amounted to 81, 1000 or over
were subject to the payment of a
tax, but under the new bill, the
one which will soon go into force,
there will be no exemption what
ever. Every man or woman en-
gagged in business, no matter how
small their sales may be, will be
compelled to pay tax on the same.
The change is sweeping one,
and as a consequence will add
largely to the work of the mercan-
tile appraisers.
Blanks will be printed, a copy
of which will be given to each in
dividual, firm or corporation en-
gagged in business in the county,
and each will be required to state
thereon the whole volume of bus
mess which has been transacted
during the preceding year, that
being the basis upon which each
license will be rated.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
JEWELERS. IN MANILA.

One of the odd features of the
Philippines is the jewelers., whose
fine skill is marvellous. They
are all women, and it is strange
that in other lands women have
not gone into this, the daintiest
and most esthetic of employment.
The shops are small and gloomy
and the stock displayed is meag-
er and unsatisfactory. But if
one wants to buy the jewelers. will
exhibit such treasures that any
pocketbook is too lean to buy all
the pretty things desired,
Necklaces Of pale pink coral,
statuettes of the coral, rosaries
with beads exquisite in shape
and tint; pendants and chains Of
pearls, white and pink and yellow
all these are to be seen.
There are a bewilderingly va
ried lot Of garnets shown, blood,
orange and yellow, the latter set
in silver; silver filigree work is
popular and small bowls of moth
er of pearl. Gold is worked up
ON pattern like lace. The women
buy the crude gold, make their
own alloys, draw out the wire
thread and beat it with hammers.
They are equally skillful with sill
yer and do delicate tiligree work,
very original and striking.
One woman showed a necklace
of blue enameled gold, set with
gray pearls, that was a harmony
of tints. There are pins, belts
and brooches, but few rings. The
rings are mostly enameled gold.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
RAILROAD TIES.

A fact of some interest in rail
road construction is the great di-
versity in the number of ties used
to the mile on different lines. as
well as in the size and quality of
timber. Thus, according to the
construction details of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford
railway, the number of ties used
on that line is $500 to the mile,
three-quarters of these being
chestnut and one-quarter oak,
while some roads use 1000 only,
or $500 to the mile. More than
60 per cent. of the ties are cut 8
feet long, II per cent. 9 feet and
the rest 8! feet long; the nine
foot ties are used chiefly by the
southern and gulf group of rail
roads, where pine timber is very
abundant and cheap. The New
England roads have their ties cut
from five to six inches in thick
ness, while the southern roads
seem to prefer seven inch ties;
the width of the ties likewise va
ries from five to six inches in
New England to eight inches in
the central, northern and the
southern roads. New York Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
TO MARRY FOURTEEN WOMEN.

Fourteen women, every one of
them betrothed to John A.
Schmidt, met at the Grand
Trunk Station in Chicago last Sat
urday and awaited the coming of
Schmidt. They We're wholly un-
known to each other, but as their
waiting hours passed they con
fided to each other that they were
waiting for their lovers, who were
to HE them off to vineyards in
California. The similarity of
their stories aroused their sus-
picions, and comparison of notes
developed the fact that they We're
all there to meet the same
Schmidt, and that he had cruelty
deceived them all. After Il good
art-to-heart talk, and the in
evitable cry all around they went
to a police station in a body and
unbosomed themselves Of IA
tales Of woe that were painfully
alike. Schmidt claimed to be a
former Philadelphian. He Sc
cured the trunks belonging to
some of the women and money
from others.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
GREATLY NEGLECTED..

The law as to the duty of SUI
pervisors in Pennsylvania in the
matter of erecting and maintain
ing guide posts or finger boards
at the functions Of public high
ways Isl The supervisors shall
cause posts to be erected at the
intersecticp of all public roads
within TIN Irrespective townships
(where trees are not conveniently
with boards firmly fixed thereon,
and index hand pointing to the
direction of such roads, ON which
boards shall be inscribed in large
and legible characters the name
OF the town, village on place to
which such roads may lead, and
the distance computed in miles.
If any supervisor shall, after ten
days personal notice, neglect to
put up on keep in repair, index
boards as aforesaid, such super
visor shall for every such offense
forfeit and pay a sum not exceed
ing so. Constables are required
by law to make sworn state
ment to each court of quarter
sessions, stating whether or not
all index boards are up, report
ing particularly any that are not
up.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
FRIGHTENING CHILDREN.

Little Arthur R, while visit
ing his grandmamma, came
screaming from the yard where
he was playing and throwing
himself into grandmamma' 5 arms
sobbed out: "Please, don't let
him have me, grandmamma.
"What do you mean, dear?
What has frightened you so?"
and grandmamma held the quiz
ering child closer to her bosom,
fearing he would go into spasms
with fright.
ooh, grandmamma, the old
black dog has come for me; NAM
ma said he would if | was bad,
and | broke your plate this morn
ing. Oh, don't let him take me,
please, don't"
''No, no, darling, he shan have
you; | will hold you tight. Where
is he?"
"Out in the yard, quite close to
me when ran to you"
"Well, we will shut the doors
and keep him out, and then you
can come to the window and show
him to me-"
Arthur suffered himself to be
led to the window, but the sight
of the small black dog running
around the yard renewed his ter
ror, and grandma had to quiet
him by assuring him again and
again that the dog could not get
in while the doors We're shut.
After he had slept off some of
the effects of his fright, and the
dog had been driven out of sight,
grandmamma tried to undo the
evil wrought by his thoughtless
young mother by telling Arthur
the dog was too small to carry off
such a big three-year-old boy.
But it was several days before
his nervousness wore away
enough to allow him to enjoy Il
play in the yard unless some one
went with him to keep off the
black dog,
How many children, like little
Arthur R, suffer from the
dread of bugbears of every kind
that can be imagined by their
thoughtless mothers and nurses!
Their nerves are injured, and,
what is far worse, they lose the
sweet faith and trust which is
childhood's heritage as soon as
they learn they have been deceiv-
ed. Would it not be much better
to retain their loving confidence
at any cost? 1t may take more
time and trouble to secure obedi-
ence by firm and loving discip-
line, yet it is much better for
both child and parent. Aunt
Jean, in Christian Observer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23

There are number Of school
children running the streets,
whose parents should be made to
suffer the penalties Of the com
pulsoly school. law, because of
their noncompliance with it's
provisions. One orr two prose
cutions will haye'a salutary effect
upon yiolators Of the law.