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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-28
W. r. G. SOCIAL.
To Be Held at Central Music Hall Satur-
day Evening, March 80.

10 be HelQ at CeuGrd1 MuSlc Hall odIuE-
day Evening, March 80.
The ladies of the w. r. C. will give
one of their old fashion supper, pro-
gram and dance in Central Music hall
Saturday, March 80, the proceeds of
which will go to soldiers family.
The program follows:
Musical Quartetto. ...........- leo. buSok
and Edward Busek, either; August
Newman, picalo; Geo. Mallhage, violin
Address. .... Prof Wiswall
Vocal solo. 49,. Mr.. Chas. Cooper
Piano duet. MISS
Marion Hale and Miss Edna Ho1derness
Reading (selected). Mr.. Johnson Jackson
Vocal solo. ............. -. Mr.. Keck Wheeler
Re citation-'What William Henry Did,.
...................M Miss Edith Snyder
Vocal solo. .................M Mrs III. e. Tanner
Violin obligato. M. Paulsen, B. M.
Musical Quartette...... =. .....s.........
Admission 25c., including supper.
Supper ferved from to S. Music for
dance by Compton. MO
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-28
COMEDY DRAMA.
will Be the Attraction at the Rhode opera
House Sunday Night.

The seamy as we'll as the brighter
side of of life is told in a most fasci-
mating manner in the new scenic COM
edy me1odrama, ga Ride for Life" 1t
Shows all types of characters. The
tramp, one of the comedy parts of the
play, is taken by Ross Snow, who will
be remembered with 1892" for several
seasons, and who was last year the
principal comedian in K1aw & Erlang-
er's ''Jack and the Beanstalk" COM
pany. He is assisted by that charm
ing little soubrette, Miss Carrie Ezier.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-28

Caucuses will be held in the different
towns of the county on next Saturday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-28
old Mahoney case Re-opened.

The sensational case of the Stste of
Wisconsin VS.. John Mahoney, well
known farmer in Pleasant Prairie,
which was tried in the Circuit court in
1881, was re-opened this morning when
Attorney G. r. Mcdowell, acting for
Michael Beaver, made motion asking
the court to grant to Beaver the right
to bring suit against Mahoney to col
1ect Judgment granted by Judge
Wentworth at the time of the original
trial Of the case.
The case was an action for bastardy,
the complaining witness being Miss
Annie Beaver, now deceased. The
amount of the judgment was small,
but in the twenty years in which it has
been unpaid quite sum has become
due in the way Of principal and inter
est.
No action was taken in the case, it
being left open for a further hearing.
Henry Weismann Returns to Court.
Henry Weismann, of Bristol, who
had been out of court circles for sever
al years on account Of mental trouble,
resumed his practice at the bar with
this term of court and in appearing be-
fore the court this morning he made a
statement of his condition. His first
case was motion for setting aside the
Judgment in an action entitled S. c..
Buchan ct al VS.. Ne1s Nelson. The
court denied the motion.
Wiesmann also brought up the old
suit of Ludwig ct al VS.. Bohanan ct al,
and asked that the judgment of the
Justice court be reversed. The papers
in the case were found to be irregular
and the Judge granted to the attorney
time in which to make the motion for a
consideration of the case in another
form. 3
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-28

For Mayor-Norman L. Baker.
For City C1erk-Charles Dumpke.
For City Treas.-James H. Charles.
For Assessor-Char1es Reinardy
For I11stice of the Peace=Iarnes M
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
Eaf Policemen

"Have you ever noticed that nearly
all policemen get fat?" asked a mar
who keeps his eyes open. This would
seem TO disprove the theory that walk
Ing in the open air is a means of reduc
Ing superfiuous weight. | have known
new policemen to start on their beats
weighing no more than 125 pounds. In
six months they would tip the scales al
80 and In year reach the 200 mark
1t must be the slow sauntering I'm the
open air that does 1t. for have noticed
that while policemen grow fat the
house sergeants. who are confined 10
the stations. are invariably thin. Those
who patrol the streets gain the maxi.
mum weight I'm about three years. The
muscles then harden. and despite their
apparent burden OF flesh the men usu.
ally develop great activity. One OF the
best runners and jumpers know is a
policeman who weighs nearly 300
pounds. Philadelphia Record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
The Unique Horn Of the Unicorn

The horn of unicorn was shown al
Windsor castle and In 1898 was valued
at over 10000 Lewis Vertomannus
a gentleman Of Rome. saw with his
own eyes two uniforms presented to the
sultan of Mecca by king Of Ethiopia
They were in park of the temple o.
Mecca and were not much unlike q colt
of 80 months Of age. This was in 1903
The animal became extinct about the
end Of the seventeenth century.
The unicorn is represented in the
ruins at Persepolis. and it was adopted
by the Persians as the emblem Of speed
and strength. In the middle ages II
was the symbol Of purity. The unicorn
hated the elephant, and it used to whet
Its horn on a stone before IL struck the
foe I'm the abdomen. No family. by the
way, should be without one of these
horns, the average length OF which is
four feet. They defend from witch.
craft. Thus Torquemada had one al.
ways ON his writing table. Further.
more, drinking cup made from one
will be safeguard against poison. as
will the ground powder put in drink,
and indeed the wells Of the palace Of
st. Mark could not be poisoned in the
good old days of adventure because
these beneficent horns had been
thrown into them. Unicorn's horn was
formerly sold by apothecaries at S120
an ounce.-Boston Journal.
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His Theory.

A novel explanation of the cause Of
thunder showers was once given a So
journer in little Nova Scotia town by
one of the inhabitants.
do you know what makes thun-
der?" the Nova Scotian inquired Of his
guest. 1--WE got theory of my own,
and call II Il pretty good one"
81 should like to hear it," was the
diplomatic reply
well" said the host slowly, my
idea is this: You know we hear about
the air circulating and circulating all
the time. My notion is that the pure
air from above comes down here in
summer and gets foul with all the
smoke and dirt and grease, and then
the heat drives 1t up again into the
clouds, and when it gets up there it's
pressed on all round by the clouds COM
ing together. and it explodes! That's
my theory. or course" he added, with
becoming modesty, "other folks may
have others Youths Companion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24

the ants would eaten up WIN tne curer~
pillar. and one would mount his back
and bite him. Pausing. the caterpillar
would turn his head and bite and kill
his tormentor. After Strengthening o
dozen or more OF his prosecutors the
caterpillar showed signs OF fatigue.
The ants made n combined attack. Be
taking himself TO a stalk of grass the
caterpillar climbed up the tree tail first.
followed by the ants AS one approach
ed he seized it in his jaws and threw II
off the stalk.
The ants. seeing that the caterpillar
had too strong a position for them to
overcome. resorted to strategy. They
began saving through the grass stalk.
In a few minutes the stalk fell. and
hundreds Of ants pounced upon the
fallen caterpillar He was killed at
once and the victors marched off in
great triumph, leaving the foes body
upon the field.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
Forres, a. n Negro Minstrel.

From almost the beginning OF AmcYi
can stage history there were negroes of
the minstrel variety impersonated on
the stage, though it was not until about
1910 that they were organized into
bands. Some of the greatest actors Of
later days had their experience as min
strels, among them Joe Jefferson and
Edwin Forrest.
Forrest was given a negro song and
dance" act to do when he was very
young. and after he had studied it up
he asked where was the "old negro
lady" that was to act his assistant in
the piece The management tried sew
eral Of the women who were members
of the company. but none of them
would consent to blacken up. and, in
fact they were very indignant over the
proposition. The actor, however, was
not easily discouraged. and on the
night of the first performance he black
ened up and went around the corner to
an old negro woman who did his wash
ing.
"Hello, Dinah," he said on entering.
"How yo' he er feelin dis berry fine
ebening"
Hello. yo'." replied the African lady.
"Pears TO me yo' am er berry fresh mig.
ger"
"I'ze no niger" answered Forrest.
and then, time being rather short. he
assumed his natural voice and told hi
nah, much to her surprise. that he was
Forrest, the actor. and that he wanted
her to GO on the stage with him that
night and laugh loudly at frequent in
tervals which was all the female part
called for. The two made n great hit
and were kept on for some time. which
goes to show that Forrest might have
been good minstrel had he been Of an
ambitious nature.-Saturday Evening
Post
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
Her knowledge of Chinese.

A young woman at q watering place
one summer made a reputation as =
profound linguist in rather odd man
ner. She called one day at Chinese
laundry where she had left shirl
waist, but it could not be found, a,
there was no entry in the book of hero
glyphs corresponding TO her pink slip
After half hours search the China
man found the entry. A mistake hao
been made, so the entry was crossed
out and a new set of hieroglyphs ir
tiny characters placed below. She was
told that the waist would be Numbered
Immediately, and she could get 1t the
next day.
The next day the young woman call.
ed for 1t, accompanied by three Other
young women. At the seashore the ex
citement Of visit to the Chinese laun.
dry is not TO be despised. The China
man to whom the pink slip was pre-
scented was not the laundryman Of the
day before, and he experienced the
same difficulty in finding the identify.
Ing character, finally saying, mot liz
book"
The girl answered calmly, 81 can find
It," and the Chinaman allowed her tc
take the book. Turning the leaves un.
til she came to one that had an entry
crossed out with another in tiny char.
acters under it, she handed it to the
Chinaman. ''rhere it is" and, to his
surprise, he found it.
you only lady | know spik Chi.
nese," he said. And the other girls
looked upon her with admiration
Kansas City World.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
Her Celestial Credentials.

"Put il down thar" said the old man
to the obituary writer, that she wuz
AZ an likely fer her age"
That's down."
THAT she wuZ never known ter
speak n cross word. bein def an dumb
from childhood"
"All right"
"That she is now at rest on Abra-
hams BOSOM But hold on! Amt
that whar Lazarus isT'
Il think So"
He paused moment as II In deep
thought. Then he said:
mo matter! Put Ii down that she's
thar. too, fer ef ever Lazarus sees her
comm he'll vacate an hunt another
restin place. sides that, he's been thar
too long nyhoww-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24

"My lord, have you read Darwin's last
book on the Descent Of MANI" Yes
the young man continued: What non.
sense it Is talking of our being de
scended from apes! Besides. cant
see the use of such stuff | can't see
what difference it would make to me il
my grandfather was an ape"
NO" the bishop replied; Il don't see
that 1t would But it must have made
an amazing difference to your grand.
mother!'
The young man had no more TO say.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
Heard Him Sigh.

81 have been sitting on the porch
listening to the signing of the wind, .
she said sentimentally by way of ex.
PLANTATION Of her long absence from the
house.
yes; heard him sigh" promptly
put in the small boy.
Him? WhoP demanded the head
Of the household.
"Why, that young fellow you always
said was nothing but wind" answered
the boy. And thus was the secret be-
trayed.-Chicago Post
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
The Soft Answer.

There said the angry man, SHOW
ing a photograph, presumably OF him
self, under the photographers nose.
"Do you know what that makes me
look like?"
eff you mean what 1t makes you look
Ike at the present moment" answered
fle photographers. surveying the face
Of the angry man carefully. II should
say it makes you look as II you were
about to throw fit."- indianapolis
Press
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24

George" said Mrs. Ferguson, "for
heavens sake straighten up! You're
worse hump shouldered than ever"
Laura" retorted Mr.. Ferguson, "be
satisfied with having married me TO
reform me. When you try to reshape
me, you are undertaking too much. -
Chicago Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
No Place Like Home.

An Atchison man took sick Saturday
and decided to stay home till he got
rested He was back at work at noon
Monday His wife asked him within a
few hours to take care of the baby. to
chop onions for pickles, to grind the
roffee. to dress the children and to
milk the COW while he was resting
Alchison Globe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24

At the time of the Roman occupation
Of Britain five distinct species OF dogs
were there. most Of which can with
certainty be identified with those of the
present day. There were the house.
dog, the greyhound, the bulldog, the
terrier and the slowhound
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24

Save doctors bills by giving Foley's
honey and tar TO infants and children
in time TO prevent pneumonia or Group.
which are fatal TO so many thousands
of babies. w. /. Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
The Point of View.

Miss Willng-Do you believe II is
wrong to marry for money?
Parson Brown-Of course not. Five
dollars Is my regular fee. = Chicago
News
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
A Curiou, Combat.

A traveller in South Africa witnessed
not long since a singular combat. lie
was muslng one morning, with his eyes
on the ground. when he noticed cat.
erpillar crawling along at a rapid rate.
Pursuing him was a host of small
black ants.
Being quicker In their movements.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24

At dinner party a young man was
once talking rather foollshly about
Darwin and his books. and he said to
the bishop Of Winchester CNilberforce)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24

Bronx river New York, derives It's
name from joints Bronx, who settled in
that region in 1899
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
Cut in JeWelry Prices

This is essentially Jewelry Store. II is on
my Jewelry that | spend the most tme-the
most care. The stock is a selected one. A
worthy one. Prices are as keeny cut here as
elsewhere in the store. | need the room for
new things ordered and here are some OF the
prices that have set them going Rings, ex-
quisite settings, choicest jewels. Those at $50
are SIS IS Those that were $40 now $3.50. The
So set rings go at So 70. All my solid gold lax
plain and engraved band rings, worth their
weight in gold, at twenty-five per cent less than
the regular low price. This is trading your
gold for mine. Like price pinching predomi-
mates the whole stock.
The Washington times., 1901-10-06
The Utility of Minerals.

Take men at random, as they are met
upon the street, ask each one what
metallic product of the country repre-
sents the greatest value. and a very
large proportion will at once say gold"
The idea of high value in that metal is
so firmly fixed with most people that
without stopping to consider relative
quantities they assume that the total
value of the gold product must be
greater than that of any other mineral.
But when they are told that the entire
gold production for 1900 was a little
more than three million eight hundred
thousand ounces. while of coal there
WIS more than two hundred and sixty
one million tons. the matter appears in
a somewhat different light.
Expressed in terms of money. there
was a little more than seventy-nine
million dollars In gold, and something
more than three hundred and six mil
The Washington times., 1901-10-06

in lawful money of the United States.
the interest only being payable IN
coin. Lawful money included gold. sill
ver and greenbacks. Therefore, at the
option of the Government, the bonds
could be paid in the same KIND OF
money that was received for them. ana
the bonds were literally sold at par
The principal of the bonds was not
made payable in coin until the passaGe
of the credit Strengthening act, some
years after the close of the war, anu
they did not become payable exclusive
ly in gold until 1874, when silver was
deprived of full legal tender functions
AS a result of these changes. the Gov
ernment was obliged ultimately to re
deem with gold the bonds which had
been sold for deprecated paper cur
rency. but that is matter apart from
the original contract.
The Chronicle" however, is partially
right respecting the interest. That was
payable in coin, which at the time was
equivalent in value to. gold. As the
coin was about twice the value of the
currency. in effect the interest was
raised to twelve per cent. and there
fore it can hardly be said that the
credit of the Government had improved.
if we are to take the bond transactions
as a test This whole matter is an
cient history, but it is well to have it
properly understood.
The Washington times., 1901-10-06
A Question of National Credit.

There appears in the October number
OF the Forum" an article by Represen
ta,ive Bouten of Illinois, which con-
tains much matter relating to our ma
tional finances that is both interesting
and instructive. Among other things
Mr. Boutell states that our national
credit was better in 1864 than in 1860,
and as evidence thereof, he cites the
weIi-known facts that in 1860 the Gov
ernnent was obliged to pay twelve per
cent on a loan negotiated, while in 1864
the six per cent United States bonds
were sold at par. The Chicago Chron-
icle" takes issue, not with the facts as
stated, but with the conclusion.
Our Chicago contemporary makes the
point that in 1864 the bonds were paid
for in greenbacks, which were only
worth from fifty to sixty-five cents
on the dollar In gold. while the bonds
were payable in gold. principal and in
terest. Hence, while they were nomi-
nally fioated at par. the Government In
reality suffered heavy discount. The
'Chronicle's' comment would be en-
tirely correct If It We're not for the error
which 1t involves. That error is a basic
one. The bonds issued in 1864 were not
payable In gold. They were . fable
The Washington times., 1901-10-06
PERSONAL.

Abram S. Hewitt was the recipient yes
terday of a gold medal. which was pre-
sented to him by the Chamber of Com
merce in recognition of his services in
the work of obtaining rapid transit fer
New York City.
Prof. Dewar, of Cambridge. who lique-
fled hydrogen, has been elected President
of the British Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science for next year.
The Rev. DR.. Walter Ford, who was
elected chief of police of Smyrna, Del.
last March. has been requested by the
city council to hand in his resignation to
the council as IL Is thought he does not
use Il force and other means in his
power of suppressinS disorder.
Sir Joseph c. Dimsdale. who will become
Lord Mayor of London on November g. is
managing director of the banking firm of
Prescott, Dimsdale. Cave. Tugwell q Co.
He has been an alderman since 1891 and
became sheriff three years later. He has
repreSSnt=d the city In Parliament Tor the
last eleN on years, and since 1885, as one OF
its members on the London County Coun-
ell. he has done good service.
A gaoler's position in England carries
with it no social ostracism. Basil Home
Thomson. son of the late Archbishop of
York. is the new head of Cardiff prison,
after having served a term as deputy gov
ernor at Dartmoor.
X Hatoyama, "a professor in the I'M
perial Japanese University. who has ar
rived in this country to attend the Yale
bi-centennial, is to deliver under the
Storrs bequest a series of five lectures 10
the Yale students ON the Japanese code
of laws. comparing them with the code
laws OF France, Germany, and England.
In addition 10 this he will deliver a
lecture to the law students exclusively on
the practice of the profession.
Sir Louis Davies, Minister, of Marine
and Fisheries who until quite recently
was considered next in succession TO Sir
Wilfrid Laurier as leader of the Canadian
Liberals. has retired from politics. He
has been appointed justice of the Domin-
ion Supreme Court. succeeding the late
Justice King.
The Sultan of Morocco did not show
much judgment in the choice of a present
for Emperor William. 1t C, insisted of ten
horses of a delicate breed 1t was soon
found that they could not stand the Ber-
lin climate. one had to be shot, while the
others were given by the Emperor to
friends. with the proviso that they must
not be sold or given away again
The Washington times., 1901-10-06
COURSE OF POLAR CURRENTS.
Captain Tuttle, of the Bear. Reports
Experiments Near Alaska

Capt. Francis Tuttle, commanding the
revenue cutter Bear. has sent the follow
ing report from ST. Michaels, Alaska, to
the Treasury Department. explaining
efforts of his vessel to carry out the plans
OF the Philadelphia Geographic Society
and of Admiral Melville, of the Navy, to
determine the direction of ocean currents
in North Polar regions:
Il respectfully submit the following re-
port in connection with the placing, on
ice foes. of the Melville drift-casks.
Bearing in mind that it was desirous
to place the casks ON the ice as far to
the westward of Point Barrow as was
possible, a course was laid to reach the
ice-pack to the westward of the 165th
meridian, and as far north as possible
The first landing was effected at $40 p
m, August 49, in latitude Y degrees 10 min
utes north, longitude 1856 degrees west. and
casks numbered 81. 36, 81. 80 and Al were
placed on the largest foe that could be
reached Southerly winds had driven the
loose ice against the main pack for some
miles to southwark. This ice was packed
so closely as to prevent the vessel steam
ing through it.
''Steamlng along the edge of the pack in
a general northward and westward direc-
H.,
and longitude III degrees 30 minutes west,
was reached at 1855 a. m. August 2l, and
casks numbered IL, 43. 40, II and 30 We're
placed on a foe.
The remaining five casks, numbered 10,
H. 46, IS and 49. were placed ON foe at
1920 p. m, August q. in latitude q de
grees Is minutes north, longitude ll5 de-
grees 10 minutes west. At this point the
ice trended to southwark and eastward by
way of north. making 1t impossible to ad
vance any farther to westward or north
ward.
''On the 10Th several pieces of drift
wood were observed: two were secured.
From their appearance they must have
been in the water "a long time. One small
pieces of bark adhering to the wood. The
other piece, eight feet long and nine
inches in diameter. was hemlock or
spruce These drift pieces may have come
from Hotham Inlet or the Yukon. Com
ing south through Behring Strait Aug
uSt 20. large number of drift pieces were
passed that the current was carrying to
westward.
THE whalers spend a portion of Sep
tember whaling between the longitude of
Herland Island and Icy Cape. They tell
me much drift wood is frequently seen
by them in that part of the Arctic.
''FogS and snOwstorms prevailed much
of the time we were cruising to place
the casks: from these causes 1t was i'm
possible TO tell when the vessel was in a
blind lead, and we were frequently com
PEELED to retrace our course to find a
place favorable 10 push through the drift
ice.