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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27
SHOW GREAT PROGRESS.
Reports OF the oncers of the Gilbert M.
Simmons Library Filed.

Ihe annual reports of the officers of
the Gilbert M. Simmons Library,
which were presented to the Board of
Directors on last Wednesday evening
and reported briefly in the News of
Thursday, have been filed for record
in the Office of the City Clerk. The
reports contain many points of great
interest.
The secretary reports that the terms
of z. G.. Simmons, James Cavanagh
and E. Z. Grant have expired ana the
council will be asked to name success
ors to these three men at the next
meeting.
The report OF the treasurer shows
that only $3249.49 has been spent of
the $4,000 given by Mr.. Simmons for
the purchase of books. The entire re-
ceipts of the library for the past year
are shown to have been $4197.52. OF
this amount there is still on hand
$2211.90. The greatest expenditure of
the year was for the payment of the
salaries of the librarians and the rum
ping expenses of the library
The report of the librarian shows
that the new library building has
stimulated the interest of books in
Kenosha. The year shows that in the
287 days in which the library was
open 1926 volumes were circulated
these figures representing a gain over
the previous year of 1O,94O. Of the
books circulated 1922 were for chill
dren while Is, 314 for adults. The av-
erage daily circulation for the year was
1876, the largest day was Feb. 10th, on
which day 326 books were circulated.
Mrs. Barnes made the following sta
tistical report of the books now in the
library:
Number of accessions July /, 1900 $50. 1898
Number of books withdrawn ........ .... 800
Number of books in library. ....... -. ...4,578
Number of books purchased from July l.
1900, to May 81, 1901................. $50
Number of books donated .......... ....... 225
Total number of books. ...........8,l 1874
Periodicals.
Number of periodicals subscribed for, .... 30
Number of periodicals donated ...... ...,..
Binding
Number of books rebound. ......... ........ PA
Number of books newly bound. .... ...... 300
Total books bound -. 80. . 504
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27

The city of Kenosha is home of
religions. Every ism and faith of sa-
cred and profane history seems to find
some Judgment in this city and there
are few beliefs which have not been
able to find sorne followers in this
burg. The city has become famous on
account of the way in which it has re-
ceived the faith taught by the Eastern
missionaries. Every regular denom-
ination of the Protestant and Catholic
church has some presentation IN ke-
nosha. Even Dowie and his creed has
found believers here, and there are
many people yet outside the pale of
any church who are willing to accept
the proper creed when it comes this
way.
With ali this religion insthis city it
seems that there is some mistake when
one walks to the Island and finds the
manner IN which the poor dependent
on the city are cared for. Religion
teaches charity, but in Kenosha it
seems that religions have failed to
teach even a creed of humanitarianisn.
The poor house of Kenosha is blem-
ISL on the civilization of modern time.
It is disgrace to the city that the un-
fortunates who are forced to seek the
care of the city should be easked to eat
and sleep in such place as the city
poor house. Have the pulpits of the
city no power to cry out against such
inhuman action? Will the Common
Council of the city, supposed to be
made up of men and Christian men,
stand idly by and let this burning
shame continue? Lives are being i'm
peri11ed daily by human beings being
forced to live in such a place. The
Matron is not to blame, for there
comes a time when water refuses to
take away the spots of filth and when
the only possible way to cleanse is to
burn with fire.
With all this Christian spirit in Ke-
nosha, is it not possible to arouse in
some breast a feeling of humanity so
that wave of reform will be started
which will result in some provision
being made for the city paupers. AL
derman Hermann has started on the
right course and it is to be hoped that
the people of this city will back up
this move to provide new poor house
for the city and in some manner wipe
off the stain that has too long been on
the fair name of Kenosha as city
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27
VALUABLE e1Pr TO SENTINEL READERS

The Milwaukee Sentinel is now
offering Grams New Century Atlas as
a premium to subscribers. The book
is revised to March /, 1901; contains
the 1900 census, and. amongst its many
beautiful maps is two page map of
the Statesof Wisconsin and large
map of Milwaukee. The regular price
of the Atlas, is S5.75, but it is now
offered at oS1.75. to subscribers who
sign an agreement to take the Senti-
mel, either the Daily or the Daily and
Sunday edition, for six months, paying
the regular subscription price of SOC. a
month for:the' Daily and CSC. month
for the Daily and Sunday. Orders are
received by newsdea1ers, or may be
addressed to Circulation Department,
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Want ads at 25c a week in the News
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27

Polishers and Buffers Entertain Large
Number of Guests.
The po1ishers and buffers of Kenosha
were at home to their friends at Trades
and Labor hall Friday evening, and
about a hundred of their friends en-
joyed their hospitality at a most
enjoyable stag party. There was an
abundance of music and other amuse-
ments for the guests and everybody
enjoyed themselves hugely. No for
mality prevailed at the party and the
boys showed their friends that they
were royal entertainers. During the
evening refreshments were served.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27

A CHICAGO capitalist hearing of a
widow who was earning thirty cents
day sent her a check for hundred
dollars and forgot to tell the reporters
his name. This is what we call
philanthropy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27

INDUSTRY, perseverance, luck and
hard work are the essentials of sue
cess, according to John D. Rockefel-
Ter. Of course it is just as we'll if
man has a couple of millions to start
with.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27
Boy SOPRANO Ar ST. MATTHEW'S.

Master George Perfect, the we'll
known boy soprano from st. James
church, of Chicago, will sing at morn
ing service at ST. Mathews church,
Kenosha, Sunday, June 80.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27

CHICAGO UNIVERSITY will probably
sever all connections with Cornell in
the future. The trouble arises over
the fact that John D. Rockefeller, the
patron saint of Chicago University,
has been 1ured into making a condi-
tiona1 gift of $780, 900 to the school at
Ithaca
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27

LOVE always finds way. A blind
beggar at Anderson begged sixty-flve
dollars with which to provide we'd
ding tour, and then married another
beggar older than himself.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27

A wedding took place near Barring
ton, Lake County, week ago that was
a record breaker. There were 1000
people present, and FIVE calves, two
heifers, COW and several hogs were
butchered for the occasion. Besides
all this twenty-five barrels of beer and
plenty of wine and cigars were at the
disposal of ally Woodstock Sentinel.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27

Misses and Messrs. Mary Langin,
Frances La Fevre, Marie Farley, Mary
'Sershon, Andrew Morrison. John Nc
Cornell, Thomas Ryan, Joseph Ruff,
Alice Quinn, Margaret Rooney, Ida
Ferry, Grace Forrey, William O'Don-
nell, Joseph Mathews, Hugh Scu1ly,
Robert Kupfer,. Marjorie Toner, Isa-
belle Mcconnell, Odilo English, Frank
Ranraff
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-27

Want ads at 25c week IN the I
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-14
News md Nntea.

The California Cultivator claims that
there has been produced in that state a
navel lemon which is absolutely seed
less and possesses the characteristics
OF the orange for which 1t has been
named California navel lemon. The
shape follows closely that Of the or
ange, but the acidity runs high.
The Michigan station recommends
the avoidance of old potato patches as
sugar beet fields.
There are 100000 farmers In Amer
lea engaged In dairying. They pro-
duce annually dairy products-mil
cream, butter, cheese and calves-to
the value of S70O0OO,O00 They are
farmers first and dairymen afterward
that Is, they till their farms just as
any other farmer does and turn their
crops into finished products-high prize
ed butter and cream-instead Of sell
ing them as raw material
Mr.. ]. II. Hale Is credited with the
assertion that the old idea Of peach
belts, outside of which it is folly to at
tempt to grow high class fruit profita-
bly,, is a mistake. Excepting a few
places up in northeastern Maine there
is no region In which good peaches cam
not be grown and made to pay.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-14
An AdYeriIainR Scheme.

Several old acquaintanCcS of the late
ID. IL. McAlpin, the tobacco manufac-
turer were discussing his business sue
cess In an up town club, and one Of
them told the following story as Illus
trating the farreaching effect of COM
paratiyely insignificant things some
times.
at was after Mr.. McAlpin was we'll
started in the tobacco business" he
said, that an enterprislng rival began
to cut into his business by advertising
that he placed a dime In every tenth
package of tobacco put up in his fac
tory. One day a foreman of the pack
ing room went to Mr.. McAlpin and
said:
"I have suggestion to make that
promises to knock out this dime in ev-
cry tenth package scheme of your rival.
VIII you hear itY
Eyes; go ahead
"'Well, then, Just put dime In ev-
cry package of tobacco put up In our
shop and don't advertise it. 1t will adj
vertise itself quickly enough
"Mr. McAlpin saw that the sugges-
ton was good. and he accepted 1t. 1t
cost him good deal of money, but its
success warranted 1t. Within few
weeks farmers were buying McAlpln
tobacco, knowing that they would find
money In each package. and If they
had found diamonds 1t would not have
surprised them."-New York Sun
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-14
New England Youngsters.

One of Detroit's lawyers, who has
had such professional success as en-
ables him TO spend a portion of each
summer in a quaint New England Sec
ton, brings back some very interesting
facts.
II take my outing liz one of those
parts" he says, where the farms are
Sc run down that you can't hope for a
good crop of anything unless it be
beans or goats. One of the conse-
Qu,nees is that the young men have to
find some other part of the country in
which to make living, and I'll wager
that there is not another community in
the Union where the average age is
higher.
knowing me to be a lawyer, some
of the residents called me into a con-
ference about the township treasurer
who had been guilty of advancing a
teacher 81 on her salary without the
consent of the trustees. There was not
a man there except myself who was
not past 50, and two were over 90.
.yvhile | was making talk In favor
of the treasurer and trying to minimize
his transgresslons without offending
the selectmen, as they called them, a
man Of at least IS slouched through the
door and took a seat.
"'Just a minute said one of the old
est veterans as he interrupted and
glowered at the intruder. How often
have quoted that there quotation to
you bout old men for council and
young men for war? This is a council
Now you just run out till we get
through, Willie. If there's any Arrest
to be made, We'll call on you And
Willie went without turning a word"
Detroit Free Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-14
SNOWFALL CAULIFLowER.

be grown on any good garden soil. l
cover the ground two or three inches
deep with stable manure and plow 1t
in. Then harrow and furrow 212 feet
apart. If have well rotted manure, |
scatter 1t In the furrow and mix it with
the soil with the cultivator, or If the
manure is not at hand l set the plants
and in few days apply around them
a little commercial fertilizer that is rich
in nitrogen. Vegetables of which the
leaves or stalks are the edible parts
need plenty of nitrogen in an available
form. The plants are transplanted at
different times from May until June.
Caulihower plants from the hotbed
should not be set too early unless they
are well hardened. for they are more
easily injured by frosts than cabbages.
] do the most of the cultivation with
the wheel hoe and horse cultivator. To
insure success in dry season one
must have some means of irrigation.
The plants should not stop growing at
any time; hence the Importance of irri-
eating them during a drought.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-14
MarshaII.s Recommendations,

One day Judge Marshall, engrosse1
In his reflections, was driving over the
wretched roads of North Carolina on
his way to Raleigh in stick gig His
horse turned out of the road, and the
sulky ran over a sapling and was tilted
so as to arouse the judge. When he
found that he could move neither to
right nor left, an old negro, who had
come along, solved the difficulty.
MY old marster," he asked. what
fer you don't back your horse"
That's true" said the judge. and he
acted as advised. Thanking his deliv-
erer heartily, he felt In his pocket for
some change. but he did not have any.
"Never mind. old man." he said. Il
shall stop at the tavern and leave some
money for you with the landlord"
The old negro was not impressed
with the stranger but he called at the
tavern and asked the keeper If an old
gentleman had left anything there for
him.
"Oh, yes" said the landlord, "he left
a silver dollar for you. What do you
think of that old gentleman"
The negro gazed at the dollar and
said
"He was n gem'man, for sho', but
patting his forehead-"he didn't have
much In here. Worlds Work
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-14

AS a sergeant was bawling out his
orders In q barracks In Dublin and
watching the line Of feet as the raw re-
cruits endeavored to obey the word Of
command he found, to his astonish-
ment that one pair of feet, more no.
ticeable on account of their extra large
size, never turned
Without taking his eyes off those feet
the sergeant bawled out a second or
der:
about facew
He could see that all the feet except
those he watched turned In obedience
Rushing up to the owner, little fell
low, he seized him by the shoulder.
shouting:
"Why don't you turn with the restT
II did" replied the trembling recruit.
"You did, Ell? Well. watched your
feet, and they never moved"
"It's the boots they gave me, SIR"
said the poor fellow. They're so large
that when turn my feet turns inside
of them."-London Answers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-14
STATE OF MAINE.


Somerset 50. Court Of County Commissioners,
March Term, A, ID. 1901.
Upon the foregoing petition, being satis-
fed that the petitioners responsible
and that an inquiry into the merits is
expedlent, IT Is ORDERED, that the County
Commissioners meet at the house of
l.. L. Gates in Scion on the third day of May
A. ID. 1901 at 10 O'Clock a. III. and thence
proceed to view the route mentioned in said
petition and Immediately after hearing of the
parties will be had at some convenient place in
the vicinity, and such further measures taken in
the premises as the Commissioners shall Judge
proper.
And it is further Ordered, that notice of the
time, place and purposes of the Commissioners
meeting aforesaid, be given to all persons and
corporations interested, by publishing an attest
ed copy of the petition aforesaid with this order
thereon, in The Somerset Reporter, a public
newspaper printed at Skowhegan in said
county, and also atested copies of the same to be
served upon the town clerk of the town of So
Ion and to be posted three public places in
said town, the publication and serving and
posting of the same TO be at least thirty days
before the time appointed for said view, that
all interested may then appear and be heard il
they think proper.
Attest; W. T. SEEKINS, Clerk.
4 true copy of the Petition and Order of Court
thereon. 3w11
Attest; W. T. sEERINs, Clerk
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-14
Canaan.

Mr.. Owen Hussey of Watervile has
been spending few days with his old
friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs T. H. Smith spent sun.
day with friends at shawmut.
Mr. and Mrs. +. c. Dunlap of Skow.
hogan were calling ON friends in town,
Sunday.
Canaan grange dramatic club will pre-.
sent the drama, "Uncle Rube" at grange
hall, Canaan, next Tuesday and We'd
nesday, March 10 and 20. The enter
tainment " ednesday will conclude with
a dance.
Twenty.four members of the Sunset
chapter order of the Eastern Star, of
this place visited the Pittsfeld chapter
last Thursday evening, and report a very
enjoyable time.
Mrs. l.. d. Colcord, who has been
passing the winter with her two daugh-
tiers in Lewiston, returned, Monday,
accompanied by Mrs G. V. Emerson,
who will renal. several days as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Geo. smith.
Mrs. Cordeia Corson of Fairfield
Center is visiting her sister, Lucinda
stevens.
john K. Pooler of Saltwater, Maine,
and +. G. Pooler of Palmyra visited at
g. D. Harris Wednesday and Thursday
of last week
A party, consisting of two mon and
two women, and frequently called
Shilohites, came t. town last week and
freely distributed their papers. They
held no service while here.
Miss Gertrude Moody returned to
Colby last Monday.
Tuesday was quite lively day on our
streets for the horses were all out en-
masse. A. Richardson, Clinton, and Mr.
Upper of Worcester were in town look
ing for horses. Mr.. Richardson bought
three, one of each of the following men ::
Fred j. Home, Frank Weymouth and
Washington Jewell.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-14
CAULlFLOWER CULTURE.
The Crop Not n Standard One, bu
Has Good Profit In 1t.

THE Crop Not n Standard One, but
Has Good PROFIT In 1t.
There is a good profit in growing
caulifiowers for market II the condi-
tons are all right, but with the culture
often given them they are not a relia-
BILE crop. In growing eaulifowers
for sale the first thing to Be consider
ed is a market for these luxuries. The
crop is not a staple one. like some
which are considered necessaries of
life, and you must find people who
want them and are able to buy them"
says a successful grower who gives
practical directions on the subject In
Vick's Magazine as follows:
1t is not best to economiZe too much
in purchasing seeds. The higher pric-
ed strains of white caulihowers, where
the type has become established by
careful selection for several years, are
more reliable in heading, and the whit
er the heads the better they will sell
in the market. The large pure white
curds, with the leaves trimmed nicely
around them, attract the eye, and peo-
pie buy them because they look nice"
The Early Snowfall is the standard
with many people and probably more
extensively grown than any other va
riety and is usually very satisfactory.
make the first sowing OF the seed in
bottled in March. \ little later SOW
more seed in cold frame and sow at
different times in the open ground from
April until June. Ny plan is to have
only n small part Of the crop mature at
one time.
When making the seed bed for grow
ing the plants in open ground, | give 1t
a good dressing of poultry manure or
commercial fertilizer, also lime or ash
es, to prevent club foot from attacking
the plants. The fertilizer Is spaded in
and the surface raked down fine. The
seed Is sown in shallow drills about
eight inches apart and trod in with the
feet if the ground is dry and covered
with about one-half an inch of soil
drawn over with the back of a rake.
Water the bed frequently if the wealth
er is dry, and in about one month the
plants will be ready for transplanting.
A deep. moist, clay soil is the best for
caulhlowers, although good crops can
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-14

white ash for shovel blocks and has few
thousand feet of fir and hemock to saw
He is now cutting a few cords Of wooo
for market.
] T. WATSON had one OF his horse:
cut quite badly by some one in the
stable; it look ID as though a shar
knife was used as the cut was clean an
smooth in the blanket; the cut was ,
inches long and nearly through just for
ward OF the kidney near the back bone
on the near side. The horse eats well,
but is some stiff.
Mrs. ]. F. WATSON went to Scion one
day last week.
w. c Blackwell has the lumber about
hauled for his new house.
Mr.. Blackwell sold months old pig
to Albra Adam, OF North Madison for
parties in Oakland.
Mrs II. G. Walker has returned home
from the Maine Central hospital, Lewis
ton, very much improved IN health
The grip has come this way all OF a
sudden, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. |. Walker
were first taken then Mr.. and Mrs, Ora
Luce and. their oloest boy.
Mr. J. o. Ward and his daughter, Mrs
Angie Houghton, Mr.. Isaac Wheeler
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A Dickerson, Mrs
Martha Wheeler are very sick at this
writing.
Mrs J o. Ward came near breaking
her neck last week. She stepped out o:
the kitchen Tito the shed when she
slipped and fell striking her head on the
threshold OF the door she had just passed
through. She is getting along as well
as could be expected after such fall
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Bingham.

Rev. j. C.. Gregory is in town, this
week, and will take his family to their
new home in Gorham, next Friday.
George Miller made quite severe cut
on his hand while butchering one day
last week.
Mr.. Buck, who has been quite sick at
his home in Skowhegan, returned Mon
day.
Albert Webster is at home from the
woods.
Mrs. George Andrews of Pleasant
Ridge, who has been among friends in
Augusta. for several weeks, returned
Tuesday night.
Henry Morton of West Forks has been
in town, for the past few days.
Mrs. Ed Miller was down river few
days last week
Mrs. r. II. Pease and children of Madi-
son have been the guests of Mrs d. S.
Foster.
Ellen Whitney returned from Farm
hgton Normal school about week ago.
Florence Milliken is expected home
this week, she has been visiting friends
In Gorham and Elliott since her school
elosed in Boston.
Mrs David Bean visited her mother in
Madison a short time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Dutton of North
Arson have been guests of Mrs. Robert
Wood.
Belle Clark was sick with cold and
sore throat few days last week.
r. Fl. Colby and wife were at Show
hogan last Monday and Tuesday.
Nathaniel Williams, who has been
siok the past two months, was able to
come to the village last week.
Mae Baker goes to Madison each week
to take lessons in music.
VIM. Snow of Skowhegan was recently
In town.
Thomas Berry and Claude Witham of
Csratunk were in town a few days since.
A F. Donigan was in Augusta, this
week,
Mrs. George Eames has not been as
well as usual for the past few weeks.
Joseph Bean of Moscow was found
under his horses feet in one of the mill
sheds on Tuesday. The extent of his
injuries il not known.
The white birch mill took fire few
days ago No serious damage was done.
The usual grange meeting last Sat
urday.
A handkerchief sociable next Friday
night. Baked bean supper, 20 cents
Admission to sociable two cents.