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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-19

WE HAVE been laying plans for
Millinery Surprise, planning with design
to please particular people.
We have copied the prettiest that
Spring styles present and spared no
pains to make our showing perfect.
Wonder what French artists wonId
say to these reproductions of their best
ideas at one-tenth of their prices?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

parental fofce which compeis, put TO
Johnny's after life its Importance Is
pre-eminent. When one sits for por-
trait to fond and familiar friend and
sees all fondness and familiarity die
out from the eyes of the artist, feels
ones personality. sink into q mass Of
values" it brings a strange sense Of
chill remoteness. So, no doubt, to the
mother heart the idea of calmly esti-
mating Johnny's self control and COM
pairing it with Jim Gray's seems cold
enough. To have Mrs. Gray estimate
it as less than Jim's-this is hard in
deed.
Yet this is precisely what is to be
obtained in such a combination as
this and in no other way-the value OF
an outside observer through Mrs.
Gray's estimate.-CharIotte Perkins
Stetson in Harper's Bazaar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Not Piety. but Pork.

The following bit of nOnconformist
humor is taken from The Earring
dons," an English romance. The speak
ers are Mrs. Bateson and Mrs. Han
key, worthy wives. but not altogether
above feeling Il certain pleasure in
showing up the ways of husbands:
They've no sense. men haven't"
said Mrs. Hankey; that's what's the
matter with them"
You never spoke truer word, Mrs.
Hankey," replied Mrs. Bateson. 1.-The
very best OF them don't properly know
the difference between their souls and
their stomachs, and they fancy they
are a-wrestIing with their doubts when
really it is their dinners that are
a-wrestling with them.
"Now, take Bateson hisself," contin-
ued Mrs. Bateson. "a kinder husband
or better Methodist never drew breath,
yet so sure as he touches a bit of pork
he begins to worry hiSself about the
doctrine of election till there's no liv-
ing with him. And then he'll sit in the
front parlor and engage in prayer for
hours at time till says to him:
'Bateson,' says 1, I'd be ashamed
to go troubling the Lord with a prayer
when a pinch of carbonate of soda
would set things straight AGAIN."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Growing Matches.

The Belgian artisan spends his lei
sure in a very curious manner. He
keeps n special cock for growing, and
the bird which can Outcrow its fellows
has reached the highest pinnacle of
perfection. The mode of operation is
TO place the cages containing the roost-
ers in long rows, for it appears that
one bird sets the other off Growing. \
marker appointed by the organizers Of
the show is told off for each bird. his
duty being to note carefully the num-
Der OF crows for which it is responsible
in the same fashion as the laps are re-
corded in bicycle race. The custom
airy duration of the match is one hour.
the winner being the bird which scores
the highest number of crows in the al
lotted time. \ great number of these
competitions have taken place in the
Liege district, and in some cases heavy
bets have been made on the result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Machine Made Jokes.

Some time ago a fellow got up a
little book giving hints on how to be
funny. Copies Of this book are evil
IDENTIFY in common use by the funny
men connected with many Of our news
papers. Witness this specimen joke
attributed to a Chicago paper:
He-Who is that ugly old woman
over there by the piano?
She-Oh, that's Nine. Cosmetique,
the famous beauty specialist.
The book tells just how to make this
class of jokes In bulk. The same idea
will do for a whole batch. He asks:
"Who is that baldheaded MANI "She"
answers: THAT is DR.. Quacknostrum,
the Hair Remover man" Again, HE"
asks: What is the matter with those
crying brats?' And "She" responds:
Their mother has gone to lecture on
the training of children" Once you
catch the idea you can produce funny
things Of this kind automatically, and
if you are a funny man on a news
paper your readers will laugh every
time and other papers viii quote your
jokes and give your paper credit for
them.-Pathdnder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Ruins Choate,. bad writing.

George Ticknor, the historian Of
Spanish literature, was once called as
a witness in n case in which Rufus
Choate was engaged, and, being seated
by the eminent counselor, was attract
ed by the notes which he had made of
the evidence. After eying them with
interest, he remarked that the writing
reminded him Of two autograph letters
in his possessiOn-onc of Manuel the
Great of Portugal dated 1912 and the
other of Gonsalvo de Cordova, the
great captain, written a few years
earlier. (Any one who has glanced
over these remarkable specimens of
chirography will marvel that it was
possible to make out n syllable of such
illegible scrawls.)
"TheSe letters" Mr.. Ticknor assured
Mr.. Choate, were written $50 years
ago, and they strongly resemble your
notes of the present trial"
Choate instantly replied, Remark
able men, no doubt; they seem to have
been much in advance of their time."-
Caroline Ticknor in Truth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
THE PARACHUTE.
A Monks Experiments In Air Flight
In the Eleventh Century.


In the Eleventh Century.
Credible accounts exist OF an English
Benedictine monk, Oliver of Malmes-
bury, in the eleventh century having
tried to fly by precipitating himself
from the height of q tower with the as
sistance of wings attached to his arms
aud his feet. 1t is said that having
gone along a little way he fell and
broke his legs. He attributed his acct
dent TO failure to provide his apparatus
with a tail, which would have helped
preserve his equilibrium and made his
descent a gentler one.
In the sixteenth century Leonardo da
Vinci first demonstrated that a bird,
which Is heavier than the air, sustains
itself, advances in the air, by render
ing the fluid denser where 1t passes
than where it does not pass" In order
to fly it has to fix its point of support
on the air. Its wings in the descend
ing stroke exert a pressure from above
down, the reaction of which from be-
low up forces the center of gravity Of
its body TO ascend at each instant to
the height at which the bird wishes to
maintain 1t. Some sketches which
have come down to US prove that Leo
nardo occupied himself, like Oliver Of
Malmesbury, with giving man the pow
er to fly by the assistance of wings
suitably fixed to the body.
We owe to Leonardo also the inven-
ton of the parachute, which he de-
scribed in the following terms: If
man had Il pavilion each side of which
was 10 braces wide and II braces high,
he might cast himself from any height
whatever without fear of danger" 1t
may be said, too, of Leonardo da Vinci
that he was the first to suggest the
idea of the screw prOpeller.-Apple-
tons popular Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
A Famous Prison.

The celebrated MameTtine prison fur
hishes an important scene in Sienkie-
wicz'S story, "Quo NadiS." 1t is locat-
ed on the slope of the CHpitOline, in
Rome, and. according to tradition, ii
was begun by ANGUS Martius and later
enlarged by Servius Tullius. Jugurtha
is said to have been starved to death
here, the accomplices of Catiline stran-
gled by command of Cicero and Seja-
nus, the minister and favOrite of Tibe
RUS, executed. Church tradition has
consecrated this prison as the place
where ST. Peter and st. Paul were con-
fined by order of Nero. Historian Hill
lard says of it:
THE Mamertine prison is a hideous
vault divided into an upper and lower
portion scooped out of the solid rock
and lined with massive blocks in the
Etruscan style of architecture. 4 more
Notwithstanding place of confinement 1t
is not easy TO imagine. According to
the traditions of the church, st. Peter
was imprisoned here by order of Nero
and the pillar to which he was bound
and fountain which sprang up mirac-
ulously to furnish the water of baptism
to his jailers, whom he converted, are
shown to the visitor. There is no rea-
son to doubt that Jugurtha was starv
ed to death in these pitiless vaults
Here, too, the companions of Catiline
were strangled. 1t is q curious fact
that the chances of literature and his
tory should have carved two such
names as those of Sallust and Cicero
on these Cyclopean walls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14


man, Major Crofoot never forgets the
face or name OF Il friend. You more
than any other man in the world have
been in my thoughts for the last three
days. and, as 1 remarked, was about
TO start for your office. Thompson
shake hands again"
II haven't time" replied Thompson.
Look here, major. bills against you to
the amount of 5000 have been put into
our hands for collection. You promised
to pay that old board bill two months
ago. 1 want to know what you are 60
ing to dog"
DO, my dear Thompson? Why, I'm
going to give you 4 check in about ten
seconds for the whole Indebtedness.
You could have had your money long
ago II you had given me the slightest
hint. Major Crofoot has a good mem
DRY. but how can you expect him to
keep track of shillings when he IS
dealing in thousands of dollars
Il heard you We're promoting n lit
tie" said the lawyer as he waited for
the check.
"Ten companies formed in the last
three months. my boy, and the
eleventh just ready TO be incorporate
Grand aggregation Of over S300.OO0,OO0
capital thus far. and every company
bound to pay at least so per cent divi-
dend. What do you suppose I've got
on hand now"
Il can't say. and as I'm in a hurry
you may fill out that check
THE biggest scheme of all-the ne
plus ultra" whispered the major with
a flourish OF his right arm. Il expect
ed to stop at ten, but this scheme
came pushing along and had TO take
it up. It's the richest OF them all.
It'll pay 100 per cent profit from the
very start. In a week from now the
Standard Oil company won't be on
earth"
But I'm here about those bills"
My dear Thompson, walk with me.
When 1 was hard up. you were one of
the few who did not lose confidence in
my integrity. The man or woman who
trusts Major Crofoot never regrets IL.
l might not have picked up this elev-
enth scheme but for you. l wanted to
let you in. l wanted TO reward you
for your faith in me. Thompson, my
boy, sell out your law business-give
1t away-get rid OF it before night"
Il want to know about those bills"
said the lawyer "a he came to 4 halt.
/ The last and best scheme of ALL"
continued the major as he got hold OF
his arm again, lis the Musical Wash
board company, organized on n capital
OF $50, 900 900. The idea is strictly orig
inal with me. dashboard runs n music
box while you rub. Music box can be
placed in the laundry, parlor, kitchen
or even the next house. May arrange
later on to have 'em connected with
drug stores, kindergartens and public
schools. Twenty four tunes in the box,
evenly divided between sad and lively.
AS the washerwoman rubs away at
one Of your colored shirts the music
box strikes up Comm Thro' the Rye
She changes of TO q sheet or pillow
slip. and you have Home, Sweet
Home with variations. Thompson.
shake hands,
81 won't do il. I came here TO notify
you that these bills must be paid at
once or you will be hailed into court"
Its a hummer. my boy-it's a sue
cess from the start Costs nothing ex-
ira for the music. you know While
you are hiring q woman In the laundry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Training the Child.

1t is very difficult for the Individual
mother o rightly estimate her own
children Every crow thinks her babe
the biz ckest-" Yet the character Of
the cI.ld is forming without regard to
any soHd principle or too severe crit
icisEI, and his life's happiness depends
Cd his interacticn with people in gem
eral, not simply with beloved ones at
home. The measure of Johnny's self
control may not seem important to
the parantal love which covers or the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
"SPARTACUS."
The Authors Story of How He Came
4 TO Write Ii.

The Authors Story of How He Came
4 to Write Ii.
A writer in the Lewiston Journal
who interviewed Rev. Elijah kellogg
says:
When asked IL he had written any
declamations besides 'Spartacus to the
Gladiators," "Regulus 10 the Cartha-
ginians." "Nirginius TO the Roman Ar
my" and "Periclcs TO the People" he
replied that he had written ''Icilius,"
but that il bad never been published.
Then lie asked the writer II he had
ever heard how "Spartacus" came to
be written, and when told that he had
never heard an authentic statement
concerning il Mr.. kellogg said:
During my first year in Andover
Theological seminary we were required
TO write original declarations and de-
claim them before an audience. \ COM
mittee OF three seniors criticised the
speaker publicly. and Professor Parke
performed the same duty privately. 1
always dreaded TO face an audience
and especially To be criticised publicly.
and so | thought would write some
thing that would 50 interest them in
the story OF II that the critics would
forget TO notice the errors, and so
wrote 'SpartacuS.' When l had finish
ed declaiming il, the professor asked
the committee il they had any sugges-
tons TO OFFER. and they said they had
not. but Professor Parke told me pri-
vately that there were errors that
might be mentioned. but that he was
glad had made a departure from the
old custom OF declaiming nothing but
sermons and moral disquisitions and
had given them some rhetoric"
So the author of "Spartacus' was the
first declaImer of II. Little did he
think that he was the first OF thou
sands OF academic and collegiate
youths on both sides of the sea to re-
cite a composition OF so humble origin.
This bit OF literary history is precious
as coming from the lips of this grand
old man, and this interview Will forev-
er have a safe place in the treasure
house OF the writer's memory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Attention to Details.
PurifNIng the Cellar.

II not infreQuently happens that in
summer the closing Of a cellar for a
considerable time is rendered neceS-
sary by the absence of the family or
by othe- cause. During this time every
thing iH it except the metal and the
glass is completely covered with mold
fungi. and the air smells moldy to the
last degree. Wood and leather especial
~ suffer from this molding. Such a
condition is unhealthy in the extreme.
First, the cellar is damp-sufficient
alone to induce low diseases in the in
mates of the upper stories; second, the
fungus is likely to produce spinal men
nights if its spores find their way into
the system.
For the dampnesse attention should at
once be given TO the drainage to make
it perfect. Then plenty of fresh air.
and especially all the sunshine possible,
should be admitted to dry the place out.
For the fungus n strong whitewash
made in small quantities at a time out
of stone lime fresh from the kiln, or
as fresh as possible. should be put on
while it is still hot from the action of
the making. In this form it is an active
fungicide and viii kill all the spores Of
all molds it touches. 1t should not be
put on. however, until the cellar has
'-s.I chance to dry pretty well.
II : rvs almost needless to say. and
yet Il Ia. I be said, that no food should
be~used 'at has been unsealed. Even
cans OF frs'it. jelly, etc. should be care
fully washed before being opened, for
fear that some Of these dangerous little
bodies might become mixed with the
contents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Philadelphia School of Housekeep-
fnH.


fnR.
When the house6eeperS of Philadel-
phia return next autumn, they will
find that the Housekeepers' Alliance
has before it a bright future. The re-
port of the organization has told of the
success of the small experiment it
made last winter and of its plans for
next year. The work last winter con-
sisted largely in the establishment of
cooking classes, which gave 16 young
women certificates as. plain cooks.
This has been so successful that. to
quote the report, the prospect for the
future is encouraging. The pupils are
all much interested and said they
would try TO bring in more. To pro
vide for the increased demand for the
cooking lessons and for waiting and
dining room work the house on the
corner of Twelfth and SAMSON streets
11S South Twelfth street, has been
taken. 1t is now occupied by the De
pository and Philadelphia Exchange
For Womans Work, but will be va
Gated by them in the fall. Here res
taurant on the ground floor will be I'M
dertaken. and the cooking classes will
be held on the second floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Sweet and Low.

A young man named Sweet engaged
to marry young woman named Lowe.
4 few Sundays previous to the we'd
ding the happy couple attended church
together, and as they walked along the
aisle the choir began singing the song
Sweet and Low" entirely unconscious
of the musical pun that was being per-
petrated. "And all this happened in
city in Michigan. Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
A Inrr Rom Gem

4 gem from the records of a Missouri
court, given in an address by Hon.
William II. Wallace. is the following
lucid verdict in a lunacy case: We
the Jury. impaneled. sworn and charg-
ed to inquire into the insanguinity Of
Hezekiah Jones, do occur in the affirm
alive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

Radishes originated in China, where
they have been cultivated for many
centuries and sometimes grow as big
as a mans head In Germany the old
fashioned country mothers cure hoarse-
ness and cough with radish juice mix
ed with sugar candy. The radishes of
today have no flavor. no character.
Formerly their sharp, biting taste made
them palatable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

The grand promoter sat at his desk
in his office with Il wandering look on
his face and 40 cents in change spread
out before Linn. He had been counting
that change over and over and figuring
how many times the SIS he owed his
landlady. the So he owed his tailor.
the 81 he owed his halter and the SO
he owed various other people would go
into that 40 cents. He was still about
IL when he heard a step on the stairs.
1t was the step Of an aggressive man.
AS ii came nearer II Detokened the step
Of determined man. As the door was
burst open without preliminary warn
ing the major recognized lie fact that
he was face TO face with a circum-
stance. For one brief second his knees
weakened, and he caught his breath
with a gasp. Then he was on his feet
with hand outstretched and smile on
his face and saying:
BLESS my soul, but If you had been
two minutes later 1 should have been
on my way to your office! Come in;
come in"
Il didn't know as you would remem-
Der me-" dryly replied the visitor as he
looked around the office.
What. Not remember Thompson OF
Thompson &c Thompson. attorneys at
law! You must be joking. My dear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
able and Kitchen.
Practical Suggestion. About What to
Eat and How TO Prepare Food.

This matter Will be found TO be entirely
different from and superior 10 the usual
run OF FOOD articles, in that every item is
a nugget OF culinary wisdom and eminentIy
practical
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

The private secretary of an impor-
tant official is a good thing until he be-
gins to think he is the important off,
cial.-New Orleans Picayune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Two Had RfteR.

Diogenes. being asked. What is that
beast which is the most dangerous"
replied. ''Of wild beasts the bite OF
slanderer and OF tame beasts that of
the fatterer."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
FIRST VOLUME.

Conducted by Ida Ames Willis, 1l9
Chamber of Commerce Building, Chicago,
All Rights Reserved by Banning Co., Chi
c2RO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

II the average man could read the
story OF his life he wouldn't believe
it-ChIcago News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

Muffs were first used by doctors to
keep their fingers soft and were adopt
ed by ladies about 1850.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
THE GRAND SCHEMER
HE PLANS A DEVICE THAT WILL TAKE
THE PUBLIC BY STORM.

Major CrOfoOt Originates the VI. w.
b. Company, Filling n Long Felt
Want. and Incidentally Takes In q
Lawyer Friend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

A man who finds no satisfaction in
himself seeks for It IN vain elsewhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

The stars on the United States coin
age are six pointed, while the United
States flag carries five pointed stars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Fresh Material Not Always Required.

The cook who must always have fresh
materials 10 work with wastes many a dol
lar unnecessarily, and does not supply the
table with the variety and choice of dishes
that would be possible If she looked more
carefully after the little things. Many OF
ton and envy OF many a housekeeper when
found on the table OF her weather. neigh
Dor, could be made just as well from ma
terials she throws away OF wastes with
bad cooking, if she only understood the
i-nI Of IL - Ia iaS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
The Occasion of Extra Labor.

At first the busy housewife will consider
the extra amount OF labor this will bring
upon her. But when she once learns how TO
handle such materials she finds in the sat
isfaction derived from the results, suffi-
cient reward for any extra work IT may
cause her. The love OF praise dwellS so
prominently in every woman's heart no
amount of toll will be considered too great
TO bring 1t forth. And is there woman
proof against the hattering comments
passed upon her creations in the culinary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

However frugal the housekeeper may be
in the use OF her means and materials, she
knows that there are so many ODDS and
ends left over from day TO day that should
be utilized in some way as IL is through this
very channel that the housekeeping eX-
penses are increased in the majority OF
homes. There are possible uses for every
scrap or material left over, and none OF
these need be wasted II one has the
knowledge and ability 10 turn them to good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
NIinces and flashes.

Never throw away any bones or meat
useful in making soup stock. If the guam
THY is too small to make a foundation for
your dinner soup, break up the bones as
Small as possible and minCe the trimmings.
removing the fat, which may be used for
frying if meat is uncooked, cover with cold
water and place over a slow fire and SIM
mer gently an hour at least. Keep sauce
pan covered to prevent evaporation.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-25
OBITU
JUDGE THOMAS H, HAsKE1T,

JUDGE THOMAS II, HASKELL.
Judge Thomas HaWes Haskell died at
his home, on Bowdoin street in this city,
at twenty minutes past two O'Clock yes
terday afternoon. The cause of death was
hemorrhage from ulcer of the duodenum.
The Judge and Mrs. Haskell returned
Saturday evening from Skowhegan, where
the Judge was presiding at the Septem-
Der term of court. Some days prior to
the opening of court, while at RangeIey,
the Judge was stricken with illness, but
he arrived at SkoWhegan on Monday af-
ternoon, and, though still unweII, pre-
sided for the first few days OF the term
which begun on Tuesday. Inability to
retain food weakened his system, and he
was advised by his physician that he
could not safely continue the term. In
thu exercise of that indomitabIe will