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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

lists. thirty hair pins. a baby's knitted
shoe and a miroir velvet bow, gathered
up by the sweeper from under big emp
ty table in the center of the shops aisle
1.-The usual relics, take EN- all to the
found desk" directed the floor walker,
holding an oyster to one eye and display
ing a badly scratched hand, while ne
watched a sympathetic saleslady hastily
whip together a half dozen rents in his
best business coat.
Higher education may" he thought
fully remarked, have done a great deal
to change the status and ennoble the am
billions of the fair sex, but it has not vet
succeeded in injuring in the least the
trade of the bargain counter This is the
sacrificial season with all the retail mer-
chants, you know, and a course of bar
gain days brings the eternal feminine to
the surface 1t is harder on the employees
in these big department stores, 1 assure
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

till the departing ones disappeared from
their sight. Also, while the schooner was
sailing down the bay the hiHtops along
the shore were crowding boats, and as the
ship passed each hill wild cheers, min
gled with cries, We're raised for those who
were. going perhaps forever
The sufferings of the emigrants on those
little. i'll managed and unseaworthy boats,
especially when the voyage was prolonged,
were terrible. Ship fever destroyed its
thousands and tens Of thousands in thos
years. and starvation, too, did its share.
on an island in the st. Lawrence stands
a big stone erected by some Irish work
men. inscribed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
THE BEAR AS A HOUSEHOLD PET.
The Cunning Ways of "TOpsy," n
New Hampshire Brnin.


Joe English in Mirror and Farmer
A bear is one of the last animals that
the ordinary person would select as a
household pet, yet no more gentle, aftec-
tionate and cunning specimen of the
brute creation could be found than a do
mestcated member of the bruin family
now in the possession of w. ]. Shattuck OF
Manchester. "Topsy," as Miss Bruin IS
called, is but IS months old but she will
weigh as much as a good-sized man, and
when sitting on her launches her snout
stands level with her masters shoulder.
She is an animal whose size and appear
ance would strike terror to any stranger
outside an old hunter or a well-read dis
cipline of "Deadwood Dick" But "Topsy"
is a lady: To say that she is as gentle
as a kitten would not do her justice, for
kittens will cuff and scratch; Topsy is as
tender in her caresses as a mother with
her child.
A Mirror man was introduced to Topsy
the other evening. Mr.. Shattuck led the
way to the shattered back-room in which
the bear is kept tied up with long chain
and collar and lighted the gas. big
black form rose UP from one corner and
a set of red jaws. with glistening white
fdngs were shown in a yawn. The Wis
itor started back with alarm, but Mr.
Shattuck smilingly walked forward and
patted the animals head.
Hug me. Topsy," he said kiss me-"
The bear rose upright on her launches.
gently laid her paws on her masters
shoulders and softly licked his face keep
ing up in low half-whining sound as she
did so. as il endeavoring To. express her
pleasure or affection. Mr.. Shattuck gave
the animal y grape and she masticated Il
dellghtedly. then put out her nose for an
other But her master stepped back
and pointing TO a ladder-llke arrangement
Of Stats on the wall, commanded her to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
THE IRISH EMICRANT
FIFTY YEARS AGO AND TO-DAY.
Seumas MacNIanuS DWellS on the Lights
and Shadows of the Transat-
Iantic Trip.

Of
in Them
RcVeIrc
Zines Led oProIong - Pat
YfuIa zee r. 10 We no Find
way to ThescSh ores
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
BARGAIN COUNTER BATTLES.
The Soldier Diplomat Rehearses
Some of His Dangers, Difficulties
and 'TrjumDhs.

New York, Feb. 2.-There was a handful
of gloves and shoe buttons. several os-
trich plumes and curls of bonny brown
hair made fast to pins, a pompadour rat,
two wells rent to strings, dozen pennies,
a piece of gun metal neck chain, seven
bits of old envelopes showing shopping
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

the teasing of her audiences proves 'no
sweetness of her disposition. she IL
pure black bear of the old New Ems - la,n
species. She was captured In the MOI .n ,',d
part of Maine when few weeks on c ",
was brought up as a PEI. Her chlel - a,
is bread and she is passionately ION" Yt
nuts, candy or any pure sweets shs
strange to say she will not eat meat; o"
is remarkably neat, and her rlcn pi'
coat is as clean and glossy as a Wlld a A.
mails. She weighs 1875 pounds, ana w., n'-
Shattuck places her value a SlU' In
fur or flesh alone would bring hE'
price, but Topsy as pet Is treasuiN
--e-e-s------- -
A typical American machine-snop'
rugged with all modern appliances anu -
actual operation, is TO be one of the 7Pe
cial side features of the Paris EXposi'o,''
A number of exhibitors OF iron and WON
working machinery Will put their ma
chimes at work in a building erected i0'
that purpose. The Berlin iron bridge COM
pany have charge of the structural "o'n
and some of the material is reporter -
on the way
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-20
JOHN CORRIGAN DEAD.
Well Known Pioneer Settler Died at his
Home in Bristol This Morning.

Many people in this city will hear
with regret of the death of John, Cor
rigan, one of the early pioneer settlers
of kenosha county, which occurred at
his home in the town of Bristol shortly
before 6 o'clock this morning.
The deceased was a little past 81
years of age and had been a resident
of the county for more than half
century. For the past five years he
had been confined to his bed on account
of injuries received in an accident. In
1894 the deceased was hauling load of
oats to this city, and as was his custom
he stopped at the tavern west of the
city to water his horses. In climbing
down from the wagon he slipped and
fell against the the curb along the walk
and broke his hip. On account of his
age he never recovered from the fail
and his last years were spent in bed.
Sunday afternoon he began to sink
and the end came early this morning.
He leaves no family beside Attorney
James Cavanagh, of this city, who is
his step son.
The death of John Corrigan marks
the demise of an honest man and one
who held the entire respect of his
friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-20
AN EDUCATIONAL MEETING.
To be Held in Milwaukee Dec. 1929.
Mary Good Speakers to be There.

Every teacher, every member Of a
school board, and everyone interested
in better schools will be filed with
new interest if he will only attend the
great meeting at Milwaukee December
26-29. All phases and sides of educa-
ton will be presented. Specimens of
every variety Of teacher will be there,
from the University professor up to
him who holds the hardest place of all
the country school teacher.
Do you care for Child Study? Come
and hear Spader and O'Shea; leaders
are they. New studies have gained
firm places in our schools. There's a
hand to train as well as head. Come
and take in what is said about Domes-
tic Science and Manual Training.
Girls are taught how to iron collars
and cuffs, and how to bake pie; boys
how to sharpen a plane or saw board.
These things beat Greek and the
theory of equations. Come and see the
exhibit of manual training. Such
training is here to stay. Come and
see how the little folks are taught how
10 ISctA Wl(14OL4l d-O, dUS OAS w. Ous
OF @ourse you love music. Your
soul will float away on a sea of har-
monY.
Is there an American who does not
read James Whitcomb Riley? You
may hear Americas greatest living
poe ,r@ad of health and home. His
full sou1ed words will ever be with
you.
Come up and see the County Super
intendents in convention. Notice how
they look, act and talk. Come and
hear La Toilette, Scoie1d and "Bad
Boy Peck. Come and fill up with
new thought about the duties of
school boards. Let Kenosha county
keep up her great name of a favored
homs. for progressive teachers.
WILLIAM GRIFFITH.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-20
ANNUAL INSPECTION.
Fred S. Lowell Post G.. A. r. Passes It's An
nual Muster on Monday Evening

The members of the Fred S. Lowell
Post G. A. r. turned out in force at
their hall last evening for the annual
muster and inspection. The inspec-
ton was conducted by Comrade Cooper
of Racine. The meeting was in the
way of G. A. r. prayer meeting and
the evening was spent in telling over
the old stories SO dear to the heart of
every Grand Army man.
At the inspection the reports of the
different officers of the post were pre-
scented and they showed that the post
was in splendid condition. At the
present time the post has SO members
residing in the different parts of the
county. During the 5-ear the post has
done a great deal of work and it is in
good financial condition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-20
5.O74

| Kenosha in 1890. ........... 6,532
Gain in ten years ............. o,O|4
Percent of gain in decade 1929.
After a delay of many months the
government census officials at Wash
ington gave out the census of the
Wisconsin cities Saturday evening.
AS result of the announcement the
people of Kenosha have every reason
to be congratulated, for in the race
among the different municipalities in
the state, Kenosl1a is among the very
| leaders.
The government report shows that
| the census of the city has reached
II 600 over 6,532 in 1900 or a gain of
| 5,O47 in the ten years. Few cities IN the
state show a more substantial gain,
while many of the cities which were
expected to show much larger gains
have fallen far below the expectations
| of the citizens. Kenosha now takes
her place as the seventeenth city in
the state having crowded out two rival
cities since 1895. With an increase Of
1920 percent her percentage of gain is
| largely in access of that attributed to
other cities in this part of the state
and in the percentage of increase Keno
sha will be among the first five cities
in the state.
The result of the census figures
shows that almost the entire increase
in Kenosha county has been within
the limits of the city. No city II the
first district has made such rapid
strides as Kenosha and with d popu-
1ation of II 600 she may we'll be con-
sidered the most growing city in
Southern Wisconsin.
Notwithstanding the magnificent
gain which has been made by Kenosha
there are many in the city who hold
that the present figures tell little
of the real population of the city.
At the time of the taking of the
census factories, which will soon open,
were closing, and many people who
had been in Kenosha had gone to 9th
er fields to work. But since the emu
merators completed their work new ad-
ditions have been made to Kenosha.
| The factories have increased their
forces and now two new factories
stand ready to open with the Begin
ming of the new century.
Kenosha people are looking forward
to the first ten years of the century
with a great deal of anticipation and
there is little doubt but that before the
first decade of the century is complete
Kenosha will have a population of
twenty thousand people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-20
A PLEASANT EVENT.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Deffrev Entertain
Friends in Honor of Their Tin Wedding.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Deffry enter
tanned a large number of friends at
their home on Park street last evening
in honor of their tin wedding.
In honor of the event the pretty home
was Respondent in decorations of sn1i-
lax and roses.
About forty friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Defry were present and spent the eve
ming in a very enjoyable manner.
Cinch was the amusement for the eve
ming, eight tables being employed.
The prizes, which were very pretty,
were won by Messrs. O'Hare and Dor
sey and Misses Belle Cuniskey and
Kittie Donahoe. At ten o'clock the
guests we're invited to the dining room,
where supper was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Defry were the recip-
tents of a host of presents, which will
serve as souvenirs of their tin wedding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-20
Post Office Officials Will Look Into
the Finding of the Mail Sacks in
the POstOffice Basement.
MANY PACKAGES MAY BE MISSING
TWO of the Bags NAV Have Been Partially
Empt1ed without the Parcels
Reaching the owners.

Kenosha's latest postal sensation,
the finding of five bags of undistribut-
ed mail in the basement of the Keno
sha postofice, is causing a great deal
of comment about the city, and the
Postmaster and his assistants are
making every effort to have the matter
looked into, and the blame for the af-
fair rest where it belongs.
Since the announcement of the dis
covery of the long lost bags, and the
fact that two of them had been par
tally emptied, many people are report
ing that packages, supposed to have
been received by them about the time
of the disappearance of the bags, have
never put in an appearance. Every
package lost IN the last year is now
supposed to have been in one of the
bags found in the Office Saturday, and
while it is barely possible that pack
ages might have been taken from the
bags, the department officials who have
looked into the matter seem to think
that all there was of value in the bags
has been found, and will be delivered
dressed.
However, the employees in the post
office, and especially those who were
in the office at the time of the disap-
pearance of the bags, demand that the
full facts be given to the public at
large.
At the time of the disappearance of
the bags containing the mail, Post
master Burg was in charge of the Of
fee, but this fact does not signify that
he had any knowledge of the fact that
the bags had been thrown into the
cellar The officials in the office with
Mr.. Burg state that he would not allow
anything to be III the office t,ndistrib-
uted. He was most punctua1 in the dis
tribution of the mail and the return of
the empty pouches to the government
carriers. Charles G. Frantz was also
connected with the Office under Post
master Burg, but he had absolutely
nothing to do with the distribution of
the mail from the pouches. Miss
Frantz was in charge of the money or
der department of the office and her
duties did not bring her in contact
with the mail in any manner. The
only person who handled the mail was
John Burg. The former mailing clerk
did almost all the mailing and distrib-
uting, and while he was at one time
assisted by his brother, Charles Burg,
it is certain that Charley was not in
the office at the time of the receiving
of the bags which had been thrown
into the cellar.
It has been held by many that it.was
strange that no notice of the missing
bags had been made before, but this is
explained by the fact that the base
ment of the postoffice is seldom used,
and that no record was kept of the
parcel pouches delivered at this or any
other office.
The whole matter has been placed in
the hands of the Third Postmaster
General, and he has ordered that the
packages be delivered, and this will
probably be followed with some inves-
tigation to find, if possible, who was
guilty of throwing the bags into the
cellar, and to discover if any parcels
were removed from the partially emp
tied sacks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-20

Kenosha merchants state that the
holiday business is a record breaker.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-20
THE BROWNING CLUB.
It Held a Meeting at the Home of Miss
Bessie Robinson Monday Evening.

The Brewing Club was pleasantly
entertained at the home of Miss Bessie
Robinson on Monday evening. The
following was the program:
I. Catarina to Camoens. Miss Olga Miller
II. The Pet Name. -. Miss Bessie Robinson
III. The Cry of the Children -. Miss Adams
". Poems which refer to Robert Browning
Life and Love. Miss Hanley
"a Denial .......... -. MISS Engl1sh
3-Proof and Disproof. Miss A. Adomson
4-Insuficiency. 49,. ....... Miss Toner
" Sonnets:-
1.-The Souls Expression. Miss Lampe
2-The Prospect. ......... Miss Evelyn Riley
1.-The Prisoner ....... - Miss Rahr
VI. Lady Geraldine's Courtship. Mrs.
Browning's most popular ballad). Glass.
poet writes to his friend.
Place-A room in Wycombe Hall.
Time-Late in the Evening.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Miss Olga Miller Jan. z.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-20

Various plans are being suggested
for a redistricting of the Congressional
districts of Wisconsin. The latest
plan comes from the Milwaukee Sen
tine1, which would change every dist
plan the new First district would con-
sist of Kenosha and Racine counties
and part of Milwaukee county. OF
course the district would be soundly
Republican.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-20
Petty Thieves Break Into the Schlitz
Hotel Sunday Night and
Get Small Booty.
OTHER RoBBERIEs REPORTED.
Home of Henry Howard on Maiden Lane
Entered and six Dollars Taken.-At-
tempt Made to Rob Photographer

Kenosha burglars are evidently eX-
pecting a happy Christmas and they
started out on Saturday evening to
make the last week of the Holiday
season. Since Saturday evening two
burg1aries and one attempted burglary
have been reported at the police office.
The most important of the three was
the robbing of the Sch1itz Hotel on
North Main street early this morning.
The burglar made his way into the
hotel by means of the side door and
went at once to the bar room. Here
he managed to secure two bottles Of
whiskey and the money that was IN
the till. In his hurry to escape from
the scene of the crime the burglar left
behind thirty-fve dollars: which had
been left in another part of the money
drawer. The case was reported to the
police as soon as it was discovered, but
no clue has been discovered to aid in
the capture of the guilty parties. AS
far as discovered the loss to the hotel
will be in the neighborhood of ten
dollars.
On Saturday night Henry Howard
reported to the police that his house on
Maiden Lane, near Park street, had
been entered and some six dollars
taken. 1t seems that the burglars
went into the house by the front door
without finding a great deal of resist
ance. The money was in a room on
the second floor, and had been hidden
behind picture. It looks as if the
persons guilty of the crime must have
known where the money had been Sc
creted.
AS in other cases there is no clue to
the guilty parties, but every effort is
being made to locate them.
Another Attempted Burglary.
An attempt was made to break into
the photograph gallery of F. c. Schroe-
der early Sunday morning, but the
attempt was foi1ed by the action of
George Fi1bin, an emp1oye of the gal
1ery, who was sleeping there at the
time. The burglars attempted to gain
an entrance into the gallery by break
ing afg1ass in the door. The cutting
VI lAC glass dWdhChCo VIZ wy anu IN
ran to the door just as the pane was
broken in.
He shouted for help, and the men
ran and escaped. Two men were in
the deal, one of them remaining at the
bottom of the stairs while the other did
the work. Fi1bin was not able to
identify either Of the men, but both
seemed we'll acquainted with the ar
rangement of the gallery. The matter
has beensreported to the police.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook enter
tanned friends at cards at their home
on Durkee avenue Tuesday evening.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-11-21
Brushes His Cows Teeth.

According TO tradition" says the
Philadelphia Record, there was once
an old woman who kissed her cow and
said: Every one to his own taste. Out
at Bustleton there is a gentleman
farmer who can give the aforesaid old
woman cards and spades and beat her
at her own game. He does not kiss his
COWS, but he does something more re-
markable. He actually scrubs tneir
teeth with large toothbrush! rms
man has mary peculiar ideas about his
live stock, and particularly his cows
which are of the very finest breeds. SO
cautious is he about their eating ana
drinking that all the water the COWS
use is distilled. 1t is said that he has
as separate p toothbrush for each cow,
to do the brushing he does it himself,
using'the very best Castlle soap ne ;e
feels that in adopting this course he Is
assured of pure milk, free from the pos
sibility of microbes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-11-21
THE ELIXIR OF LIFE.
Chicago Man Claims That His Discovery
viii ProIong Life $50 Years.

According to the Washington cor
respondent of the Chicago Record a
gentleman in Washington claims to
have discovered the elixir of life, and
offers to extend the existence of per-
sons who obey certain simple rules he
will furnish them $50 years or more.
His theory is that "the PARTICLES OF
matter composing the human body are
continually undergoing change, and in
the c. urse OF seven years you have an
entirely new body. Ii the atoms OF our
bodies could be continually supplied
we would live on this earth forever in
a physical body" The gentleman re-
ferred to, who is draughtsman in a
patent lawyers office, claims to have
discovered the secret of supplying
these atoms by certain formula which
any person can follow. He will furnish
typewritten instructions for each per-
son in form so simple that those of
the most ordinary intelligence can
the subject fully: but hav-
ing spent IS years in studyand thought
he asks remuneration to the extent OF
500 for poor people and $500 for rich
people before he will disclose his elixir
of life. If he car manage to get people
to believing in the efficacy of his theo-
ry he will have no trouble IN dong a
land Office business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-11-21
WILL CONTINUE TO ELECT
kPEOPLE WILL STILL CHOOSE
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES.
General Judiciary Committee
Makes an Adverse Report
Upon Mr.. Nights Bill.

The bill of Representative Wight OF
Dougherty county to change the pres.
ent system of electiug judges and So
licitors by the people will be reported
on adversely by the general judiciary
committee.
At the meeting the majority of the
committee thought it was too early to
provide change, and agreed that iC
was best to try the present system for
a while longer.
Mr.. Wight's bill was to have the
same system employed before the pres
ent one came into use. During re-
cent campaign for the judgeship the
two candida in Mr.. Wight's circuit
had joint debate, and as a result had
personal difficulty over the state
ments made. For this reason Mr..
Wight wants the law repealed
The majority of the judiciary COM
mittee seem to think, however, that
the people know best who to elect
Judge, as they are acquainted with the
candidates in their curcuit, while the
members of the legislature are not
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-11-21
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