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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-02-14
henry MIDDLECAMP DEAD.
Early Pioneer Settler of Paris Passed Away
Sunday Evening at Daughters Home

Henry Middlecamp, one of the early
pioneer settlers of the town of Paris,
and we'll known in all parts of the
county, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Define, in the town of
Somers, shortly before ten O'Clock
Sunday evening. The deceased had
been in feeble health for some time,
and death resulted from a general
breaking down of the system, due to
old age.
Henry Midd1ecamp was one of tine
best known men in the county. He
was born in Holland on Feb. Is, 1875,
and came to Wisconsin in 1850. He
settled in Milwaukee, but two years
later came to this county and bought
a farm in the town of Paris, where he
resided for many years. In 1889 MIR.
Middlecamp was among the Kenosha
county men who made the long over
land trip to the gold fields of Colorado
but he returned to his farm after
reaching the summit of Pixies Peak.
During his life Mr.. Middlecamp toch
great interest in the cause of educa-
ton, and for several years was a n1em-
Der of the school board of the town Of
Paris.
A widow and six Children survive.
The children are: VIM. MiddlecaEp,
of the town of Paris, Mrs. Edw. Jonk,
of Union Grove, Andrew Middlecamp,
of Maxwell, Cal, Albert Midd1ecawp,
of Paris, Mrs. L. G. Meyers, of Ar
buckle, Cal, and Mrs. F. Define, sf
Somers.
The funeral was held from the
Define home on Tuesday afternoon at
2 O'Clock.
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{ CORRESPONDENCE.
SOmers.
ESEKzEES1E7SSS1 e Z SISS ESSSSSISISESSSSR

On account of the storm on last Fri
day evening the entertainment to have
been given by Miss N. Eliza beth Null
len, of Evanston, at the Methodist
church was postponed until Friday
evening of this week, to which all are
most cordially invited. Miss Mullen
will give an interesting and pleasing
program. Admission 20 and IS cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob P. Schaeffer are
proud of a bouncing baby boy at their
home.
Mr.. Ke11y's men received a car load
of brick from Chicago one day last
week.
Miss Minnie Estberg spent Wednes-
day with her sister in Racine.
There were union services held at
the Presbyterian church on Sunday
evening. A returned missionary from
India addressed the meeting.
George Carpenter, having purchased
a farm near Jackson, Mich, will move
his family there in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Rhodes visited
with friends in Milwaukee over Sun
day.
James Bul1amore, of Milwaukee,
visited at the home of his brother,
VIM. Bu11amore, over Sunday.
William Bradley has returned home
from Detroit, Mich, where he has
been for several weeks.
The Misses Bishop have sold their
wood land to George Leischter.
A large company attended the serv-
ices at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Christian Rasmussen Sunday after
noon. Their pastor from kacine'was
present.
Mrs. James Bul1amore is visiting
with friends in Racine.
The second Quarterly conference of
the NJ. E. church will be held at the
Sy1vania church on Friday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-02-14

Thinks the wife, to have the wedding ring
slip from the finger. "Something is going
to happen"
Something is ha1bentmg. That ring
could hardly be pulled from the finger
when it was put there few. years ago.
Now it slips off by its own weight. How
thin the fingers have grown And the
fingers don't grow thin alone. How thin
the face is and how thin the once plump
form Almost unconsciously the wife
has been fading and wasting away. The
strength given to children has never been
regained Drains which should have been
stopped have been neglected.
That is a common experience with
women, unless some friend has shared
with them the secret of the strengthening
and healing power of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. 1t regulates the periods,
, dries the drains which undermine the
strength, heals Inflammation and ulcera-
ton, and cures female weakness. It makes
the baby's advent practically painless and
gives vigOr and vitality to nursing mothers.
swords cannot tell how grateful I am for
your kind advice and good medicines" writes
Mrs John Cooke, of Hastings, Northumberland
Co, Ontario. 81 have been in poor health for
four years back and this spring got SO bad I
could not do my work. I went to the doctor and
he said 1 had liberation and falling of the
internal organs, but thought I would try your
Favorite Prescription I took five bottles and
three of the Golden Medical Discovery and
one vial of DR.. Pierce's Pellets, and can safely
say that I never felt better in my life"
Ladies' L.axative-Dr Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets. One single, small pellet is a
laxative dose.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-02-14
Before the Flood,

A Cleveland daughter of nine sum-
mers who is not we'll up in United
States history and unaware of the
fact that she is limb of family tree
ante-dating the revolutionary period,
accosted her father in the following
manner the other day:
Papa, did anyone living now see
George Washington
81 cannot say positively that any
one now living did," replied the par
ent, but your grandfather did, and
your great grandfather fought with
Washington in the continental army
during the war of the revolution"
The little girl sighed deeply and al
most caused her father to suffer a fit
of apoplexy when she continued:
why, papa, I thought Washington
belonged to another world. You know
what / mean, that he lived before the
world was destroyed by water"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-02-14
Milwaukee, Burlington and Lake
Geneva Road Will Build Through
Kenosha County.
AN OUTLET FOR LAKE REGIONS
The Line Will be Built From SHADES Cor
ners to Powers Lake and Thence
to Lake Geneva.

Kenosha county is to have new
electric railway, for on last Saturday
incorporation papers were filed at
Madison for Incorporation of the Mil
waukee, Burlington and Lake Geneva
Electric Railway company. 1t is the
purpose of the company to construct
an electric road through Milwaukee,
Racine, Kenosha and Walworth Coun-
ties, making Milwaukee and Lake
Geneva the terminal points.
The line will be built during the
coming spring, and while the capital
stock of the corporation is placed at
500, 900, it is said that there are mill
lions of dollars behind the scheme and
that it will certainly be pushed to an
early completion. The managers of
the company will appear before the
Milwaukee City Council this evening
and ask for franchise for the road.
The incorporators are Thomas w.
Wheeler and 1. N. Bick, of Toledo, o.
Mrs. Isabel De Bouchet, of Paris,
France, and ex-Atty.-Gen. J. L. O'Con-
nor, of Milwaukee. Mrs. De Bouchet
is former Toledo lady of wealth, who
married a Paris physician. The COM
pany will use electrical power, with
storage batteries instead of the trolley
system.
The road will enter Kenosha county
at point a few miles south of the city
of Burlington, and according to the
right of way laid down by the COM
pany it will open the lake regions of
this county to communiCa ton with the
outside world. The first point touched
in Kenosha county will be SHADES Cor
ners, and from this point it will be
built south through the town of Brigh-
ton and into the town of Randall. In
Randall the road will skirt the banks
of Powers Lake and then run directly
west to Lake Geneva. It is stated that
the right of way to be used for the
road has already been practically as
sured. Most of the property needed
for the road bed has been given By the
farmers and others stand ready to
open the way as soon as the survey is
made.
The value of the road to the lake re-
gions of the county cannot be over
estimated. OF many years the III
land lakes of the county have offered
beautiful sites for summer resorts, but
on account of the inaccessab ility of
the lakes the projects have been fail
ures. The new road will be both a
passenger and a freight line and the
opening of the lakes is assured. Of
course the company will not in any
way compete with any of the existing
railways, as it will tap an entirely diff
ferent field
For many years the plan of building
a line from Chicago to Powers Lake
has been talked of, but the patrons of
this beautiful resort will be forced to
accept line from the north instead of
one from the south.
The project has met with favor in
Milwaukee and it is probable that the
franchise asked for will be granted at
once in order to allow the line being
completed during the coming spring
and summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-02-14
Wilnot.

Where do you intend to go Friday
evening? Take your choice.
Everyone is enjoying the s1eighing.
If they have no cutter they enjoy see
ing their neighbor go by in his.
J. F. Monaghan is making an ex-
tended visit with his mother in Mil
waukee.
On account of the snow storm Fri
day evening the masquerade ball was
poorly attended. The boys intend to
try again.
Miss Lizzie schlax spent Tuesday
with Miss Della Boulder.
Fred Sabin, of Watertown, Wis,
spent a part of last week with re1a-
tives here.
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East Somers.
eighing came to us, after all

S1eighing came to us, after all.
A number of our young people at
tended a party at Pleasant Prairie
Saturday night.
Little Elizabeth F1iess, the Swear
old daughter of Joseph F>liess, died of
whooping cough Wednesday, Feb. 9th.
The funeral was held Friday. The
family have the sympathy of this COM
munity in their first sad bereavement.
New tenants moved on the Ho1brook
farm last week.
Auction sales are being advertised
to come off in this vicinity in the near
future.
Miss E1ga Shearer spent Wednesday
of this week with friends in Kenosha.
Measles still continue to spread
throughout the neighborhood. All
patients are doing well, and no serious
results are likely to follow.
Miss Bessie Rogers gave a sleigh
ride party to the teachers and students
of the College of Commerce on Tues
day evening. The guests were enter
tanned at Miss Rogers home on Bur
1ington avenue. Everyone had a
splendid time.
John Zudrik has been laid up three
weeks with an attack of the grippe,
but was able to resume his work IN
Kenosha again Monday.
One or two dances are said to be due
in the neighborhood this month. What
has become of our East Somers so
ciety?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-02-14
AuirIoN SALES.

James A. Wells will sell at public
auction on the farm known as the H. F.
Jordan farm, located four miles NORTH
west of Kenosha, and four miles south
east from Somers Station, on Tuesday,
Feb. 10Th, 1901, at 10 a. M, all stock,
chickens, implements, potatoes, corr,
grain, hay, wood, etc. All sums of $40
or under, cash; over $40 eight .montt s.
tir1e on approved notes at 6 per cent.
interest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-02-14

The new switch board for the use of
the Wisconsin Telephone company in
this city has arriveh, and is being
placed in position. The new board
has a capacity of 800 phones.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-09

In his autobiography, "A Sailors
Log" Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans
relates II strange Instance of Fremont
ton which fellow sailor had the night
before the attack on Fort Fisher, In
January, 1865. He says:
1--WE Ind on board the Powhatan a
fine young seaman named Flanagan,
who came from Philadelphia. On the
night Of the 18th of January he came to
my room with Il small box In his hand
and said to me. Mr.. Evans, viii you be
kind enough to take charge of this box
for melt has some little trinkcts In It
and give II to my sister In Phlladel-
phiaT ] asked him why lie did not de
liver 1t himself. to which he replied, 4
am going ashore with you tomorrow
and VIII be killed | told him how
many bullets 1t required to kill man
In action and In other ways tried TO
shake his convictions, but 1t was no
use-he stuck to 1t. He showed no nerv-
BUSINESS over 1t, but seemed to regard
II as matter Of course. took the box
and, after making proper memoran-
dunn, put II away among my things.
con the afternoon of the next day
when we were charging the fort and
Just as we came under fire at about
800 yards | saw Flanagan reel out ia
one side and drop, the first man hit,
with bullet through his heart. | step
ped quickly to his side and asked II he
were badly hurt The only reply was
smile as he looked up into my face
and rolled over dead. The box was de
livered as he requested"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-09
HouRGLAssES.


Most people think that hourglasses
went out of style years ago." said a
clerk In n Twenty-thlrd street store,
along with perukes and knee breeches,
but as n matter OF fact we have more
calls for them today than we have had
Mt any time within the last ten years.
That this renewed popularity of the
hourglass augurs its universal accept
ance as tlmepiece by the coming gen.
Grafton | am not prepared to say. but
II such renaissance were to become
assured Il would be 10 more surpris-
Ing than some of the other recent fads
based on revival OF lost customs.
Anyway II brief study of the hourgiass
Will do nobody harm. There are thou
sands In this generation who have not
the slightest idea what an hourglass
looks like. and 1t won't hurt them to
broaden their education little along
certain lines.
"Of the hourglasses sold ut present
the three minute glass is In the, lead.
This glass Is used almost exclusively to
measure time In boiling eggs, and Its
usefulness naturally places its sales
little in advance of the more sent-
mental Varieties. Next come the i've.
ten and fifteeh minute and full hour
glasses. which @re bought chiefly by
musicians FOE piano practice and by
lodges and secret societies.
''rhe sand used In an heurglass is the
very finest that the world affords. The
western coast OF Italy furnishes most
Of 1t. us 1t has done for ages past The
cost OF hourglasses Ii regulated by the
characterization of the frames. A glass
set Ia plain rosewood case can be
bought for 81, while n mahogany frame
comes to $3.50 or 81. OF course. the
price can be brought up still higher by
fancy carving and decoration. Swell
lodges sometimes go to this extra ex-
pense. but most people are satisfied
with the cheaper grades. New York
Sun
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-09
About writing Ones Name.

People who sign their letters with
Wild tlourishes or Initials only and give
no address offer one Of the worst Of
compliments TO their correspondent by
cgotlstically assuming that their hand
writing must be Of such familiar Inn
portance 10 him or that they and their
affairs are SO present to his mind that
further identification Is unnecessary.
Having their signature cut from the
end of n letter and the address from It's
heading pasted on the envelope which
incloscs II reply is bad compliment
which many persons bring upon them
selves by nm objectionable illegibility.
1t Is a singular fact that accidental mis-
spelling or mlspronunclatlon OF ones
name generally constitutes n greater
uffront and Is provocative OF moro an
noyance than studied lnsuit.-All the
Year Round.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-09
THE POULTRY YARD.

Gravel or coarse sand is as much
needed as ordinary food.
All chickens want for health, growth
aud good conditions is plain. nutritious
food.
Even when the fowls have an unlim-
tied range II In Il good plan to feed
tnn~Flctures e9RMng
One of the first things to learn about
poultry Is that they must be kept clean
and free from vermin
Peafowls are handsome and subsist
with the least care of any kind of
fowls. They are prolific layers and a
good protection against hawks.
Raw bone contains every part of an
egg-white. yolk and shell. Therefore
1t should be kept constantly before lay
Ing hens In tho grnnulated form.
One of the best ways OF removing lice
from fowls IL to make them do 1t them
selves by having n lot of dry earth
where they can dust themselves when
ever they feel like IT,
The comb is always an index to the
--s--sA, sest'.s------r-T, INK tne cOnib
IL white or very pale or very black,
something rs wrong. A healthy fowl
shows "A bright scarlet color In tho
comb
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-09
but we will soon know"

but we win soon know"
Events moved quickly In frontier
towns, AS IIerries went out Pete arose
from his seat.
His friends also sprang up, but he
made n gesture OF dissent.
"No, boys. Leave this to me. IL 1
can't deal with one tcnderfoot. | GER
tainly won't call In aid"
But he might get the drap ON ye."
persisted one.
Pete shrugged his shoulders and
deigncd no reply. He opened the door
and was lost in the darkness of the
night
About two hours later the inmates of
the Rough Diamond were startled by
hearing shots cries. oaths, the heavy
laundering of horses hoofs on the
rocky soil of the mesa and then long,
loud "IIurra-a-hY'
Then all was silent.
As one man they sprang to their feet
and rushed for the door, but ere the
foremost man among them could reach
1t 1t WAS burst violently open, and old
Ramon rushed In, followed by Pete
from Denver. who, swaying and stag
gerlng like drunken man, called for
brandy and then came TO the floor with
crash that shook the windows.
A babel of voices prevented an OK
PLANTATION for n long time, and when
Pete had somewhat revived he told
them what had happened.
where's Chiquita? some one asked
\ spasm of wrath convuised the fea-
lures of the dying man.
Gone" he gasped gone with that
cursed tenderfoot."
How did II MI happen, Peter
"lfc was there when | got there.
Chlqulta was all dressed and ready to
so Off with him womanllke, curse her!
lie snw me coming. His horse was
there. He waited for me. oh, the fel-
low was game enough. said nothing,
but opened on him. The girl being
there must have made me nervous, for
l missed my man for the first time"
And them"
"Why, he pumped me full OF lead
before l could pull trigger. Hit mo
five times. Then he mounted and
swung the girl up In front of him. Old
Ramon came up and opened on him
| got up and followed suit. He got
back Mt us onee-hls Inst cartridge
and cnught Ramon, for l heard him
groan. Then the tenderfoot yelled and
rode off. Boys, give me II big drink.
Pm done for"
And whom they brought the drink II
fast chilling corpse was all that was
left of Pete from Denver TO drink II.
And Chiqulta2
Chlqulta went to Il convent In St
Louis, aud left there four years later
II cultured and magnificent beautiful
woman.
She will be pleased TO receive any of
Mr.. lIerrles' friends Mt her lovely
home, and II you succeed In pleasing
her she will tell you Of that awful
night mt Picture Canyon when ten
derfoot showed how tenderfeet can
fight when n sweetheart Is at stake.
And old Ramon?
When they looked for him, he was
gone. Nor wns he or Edward Heir
/ ever seen oe-.-t~.-t,, - i------s -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-09

About 300 years ago small embrod-
cred rugs We're largely made In Per
prayer rugs. and on each Of them near
one end was small embroidered mark
TO show where the bit of sacred earth
from Mecca was to be placed. In
obedience to law OF tile Koran, that
the head must be bowed to the ground
In prayer, this was touched by the
forehead when the prostratlon was
made, md so the letter Of tie law was
carried out. The custom siill prevails.
The Persian women who weave the
finest prayer rugs seldom weave any
other kind of rug
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-09

SHE WAS WITHOUT MAST OR SAIL OR OARS
change was made In the crew. lie was
called reliable, steady going man,
and his men were steady, sensible fell
lows. The change was not one to re-
joice over. No. was n stout hulk of
about 500 tons burden, with comfort
able berth for u crew, but out there the
water was IN constant motion, and the
danger of collision at night or during n
fog was something TO harass the mind
1t happened to be falrlsh weather for
the first three days, but on the fourth
gale spraug up, and the hulk was set
bouncing In terrible way. 1t wasn't
that the sea was SO heavy, but that the
waves swlrled around the old wrecks
In such way as TO produce cross sea
and n terrific tumble. and the groan-
ing, stralniug hulk seemed TO be bob
bling about OH bed of yeast.
The watches were divided so that
two men were on duty for four hours
while the other two slept, That night
1t was the captains watch from 8 till
midnight. There was but little to be
done after the lights were displayed.
A lookout was kept, and port fires and
rockets were at hand to warn vessels
away and signal the shore. The gale
had piped up strong, with driZzle Of
rain and dark night and one could
not have been more uncomfortable off
the cape In winters gale. 1t had
come 10 o'clock when a sudden hail
reached the lightship. The captain was
aft and his mate forward. but he knew
at once that the hail came from sea-
ward. 1t was not so dark but that one
could have seen a ship 300 feet away,
even though she had no lights aboard.
AS soon as port fire was ignited the
sea lighted up for hundreds Of feet
around In CHASTITY way, and both men
looked for the craft they supposed to
be near by. They looked in vain until
the signal was nearly finished. Then
ships yawl, driving right up In the
teeth OF the gale, hove into view. She
was without mast or sail or oars, and
the only figure In her sat In the stern
sheets. and his arms and legs were
bound around with ropes. The man
was bareheaded and dressed as lands
man, and as he drove past within 20
feet of the rail they had look square
into his eyes, and the agony on his
face made them shudder. They started
to throw him rope, but as the coil
swung In the air they remembered that,
being bound, he could make no use OF
It. The yawl and the man went straight
to wlndward and In a couple of min
utes We're out OF sight, and the men
found themselves all a-tremble. Cap
tain Crox was full Of indignation over
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-09
Slave DO a Pillow.

There Is In this city young man
who sleeps on pillow that Is one foot
square and Only four inches thick, a
pillow that resembles n pancake. He
has used IL ever since he was baby.
When, Mt the age OF twelve. he entered
st. Paufs school, he took It all the way
to New Hampshire with him, and
when he entered Harvard he took 1t to
Cambridge also. Starting on his we'd
ding journey, he carried 1t In his suit
case. When he went abroad the pill
low went along And now, when he Is
twenty five, he is more attached to the
tiny thing than ever and will take 1t on
the brlefest trlps-on trips of n day,
say, to New York or ON trips over night
to the country houses of his friends.
He says that lie has not once slept ON
anything but this pillow siRce he was
seven years old. -Philadelphla Record.