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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-22
A CLEVER sWINDLE.
Government Mail officials Show up Frauds
of a Fountain Pen Company

Government Mail Officials Show up rauds
of Fountain Pen Company.
The United States Government mail
inspectors have sent letters to Kenosha
citizens warning them against the
fraudulent operations of New York
fountain pen company. For some
time the company have been flooding
the city with circulars offering glitter
ing inducements to people of the city
to work for it. The offer is most at
tractive one and one that makes
splendid bait for the too willing sucker.
The company advertises literally
and offers their pens for sale at the
high price of $3.50. With the pur-
chase of each pen the company gives
the purchaser privilege of working
for the company. This work is most
ly writing letters and the agreement
of the company is to allow a customer
the sum of five dollars week and the
customer in return agrees to write let
tiers daily to friends urging the beau-
ties of the pen purchased. This chain
letter scheme resulted in millions of
letters being written advertising the
pens, but the trouble came in the fact
that the men who wrote the letters did
not receive the five dollars promised
for the work. On the other hand, the
company has absolutely overlooked all
promises to pay and the people who
worked were simply forced to pay out
their good money for stamps. The
pens, which are Of very ordinary
quality, can be purchased anywhere
for about dollar and it is evident that
the company has reaped splendid
profits.
The United States mail inspectors
found out the scheme worked by the
company and at once declared it fraud.
u1ent and refused the company the
further use Of the mail. Several peo-
pie of Kenosha were taken in by the
scheme, but the losses in all cases are
very small.
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Have you read the Bargain Column?
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First publication, May %, 1902
UENOSHA COTT NnlV COTTRT tn Droho+o

IL ElNO0hA COONI1 NOO Kill PROBATE.
STATE T SIoe OF W HsGaSy tss.
At a County Court held in Probate in and for
the County of Kenosha, in said State, at the
of1ice of the County Court, in the City of Keno
sha. on the 10Th day of May, A. D 1902, at 10
O'Clock A. M. Present. The Hon Russell H.
Slosson, County Judge.
In the matter of the last will of Benjamin
Stanton, deceased
On reading and filing the petition of g. De-
wit Stanton, administrator, with the will an
nexed, of said estate, representing, among
other things that he has fully administered
said estate, and praying that time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing his &C.
count of his administration and assigning the
residue of said estate according to law, it is
ordered that said account be examined by the
Judge of this Court on the 18th day of June, A,
D. 1902. at his Office in the City of Kenosha, in
said County, at 10 o'clock A. M. of said day
And it is further ordered that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publish
ing notice of the time and place of this hear
ing for three successive weeks prior to said
day of examination in the Kenosha TELE-
GRAPH COURIER, a weekly newspaper pub
lished at Kenosha City, in the County OF Keno
sha and State of Wisconsin.
Dated this 10Th day of May, A. D. 1902.
By the Court.
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON
County Judge.
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WAS DEAF NOW HEARS.
After Being Treated by the Boy Phe-
nomenon, Who Relied Away the
Stone From the Tomb OF
Silence.
A Well Known Citizen Deaf for
Years-Can Now Hear Whisper.

HTOug II dill the years UNTIL the boy
Phenomenon discovered his power
would also cure deafness, there was no
hope for the deaf and those terrible
noises in the head. Science stood i'm.
potent before the problem of restoring
hearing to deaf ears.
But short time ago the Boy Phe
nomenon startled the world by restor-
ing the hearing of deaf people who
had lost their hearing through meas
les, scarlet fever, colds and catarrh.
The first reports were not believed.
cit is fraud,'' cried the conservative
medical men.
But as of old when the Pharisees as
sailed the man who had been given
back his sight, SO it was a week ago
when Mrs. Susan Rice, of 464 Park
street, was piled with questions as to
how her cure was accomplished, and
replied: "This know that whereas
was lame, crippled with rheumatism
and was sore and ached all over, now
am WE'LL" When several skeptics
went to Mrs. Jacobsen, whose little
daughter Lulu was treated for par
alysis, she met them pleasantly, but
could not inform them how it had been
done. All she could say was: "This I
know, that whereas Lulu was par
alyzed and crippled, now she has the
use of her limbs"
The Boy Phenomenon stands alone
h Sc re CD ~ Re
only by the cures he performs and
points with pride and satisfaction to
the scores of we'll known citizens
whom he has cured the past week of
diseases which were pronounced hope
less by every other method.
This letter from Mr.. Frank Meiser.
324 Park street, who has been deaf for
the past three years will be interesting
reading to the deaf:
Boy, Phenomenon, Hotel Eiche1man:
I want to thank you and express my
gratitude for the great service you
have rendered me by restoring my
hearing. Twenty years ago / began
losing my hearing through catarrh
and have ever since been so deaf that
could hardly hear sound. I also
suffered with those terrible head nois-
es which were constant and so annoy
ing they nearly droye me insane. I
tried doctors, but they could do moth
ing for me and said I could not be
cured. Without faith or any hope Of
being healed came to you, but since
/ received my first treatment at your
hands, can now hear whisper and
the noises have entirely left me. Ny
friends are rejoiced over my recovery,
and can now hear every word of an
ordinary conversation. Thanking you
once more, / am
Yours respectfully,
(Signed.) FRANK MEIsER.
The Boy Phenomenon not only
treats such diseases as the above, but
nearly all chronic diseases yield to
animal magnetism at the hands of this
phenomenal magretist, and there is
hope for all who will take the trouble
to investigate.
Those who wish to take advantage
of the presence here of this remarka BILE
healer should lose no time in calling.
While he will remain here several
weeks longer, no new cases will be
taken after next week Saturday. Office
hours at the Hotel Eichelman from 10
a. m. to s. p. m. daily except Sunday.
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THE work that has been done in
Cuba during the four years Of Ameri-
can occupation is little short of mirac-
ulous. The island has been governed
in a manner which reflects the highest
credit on the administrative ability of
the American officers. The years of
the American occupation have been
fruitful of good works for the Cuban
people, and when the condition of the
island at the time the United States
assumed control is considered, the re-
suits obtained are astonishing. No
other government ever started out un-
der such favorable conditions. The
record of our four years occupation Of
Cuba is one in which every patriotic
American has a right to take great
pride When our soldiers went to the
island Cuba was land of pestilence
and famine. There was no govern
ment, no money, no local authority,
the people were in dire poverty and
many actually starving. The cities
were in such frightfully unsanitary
condition as to be a menace to the
health of our own seaboard. These
distressing conditions have all been
changed by the efficient and energetic
government inaugurated by the United
States. Gen. Wood, to whom more
than to any other one man credit is
due for the practical regeneration of
the island, in speaking of the favorable
conditions under which the new gov
eminent assumes control, says:
"Cuba will be delivered to the Cuban
government with well-organized .mu-
nicipal governments elected by the
people; nearly four thousand public
schools, aside from the high schools
and the universities, and good sys-
tenn of charities and hospitals, well
equipped with buildings, materials and
personnel. A new school law is now
in operations; revenue cutters have
been built and launches purchased; the
custom-houses have beensrepaired, and
the service is well organized; an eff
Gent rural guard maintains sand has
maintained excellent order in the
island; beggars are almost unknown
now and idle people are few,sand tn
municipalities are alllcollecting staxes
and bearing the burdens of their own
expenses. The mortality of theiisland
now compares favorably with that of
the United States; the towns and cities
are healthful and well ordered; .many
complex questions have been settled,
as, for instance, the questions of
church property and ';public
lands; all departments .of the govern
ment have been placed upon modern
basis, and transfer has been made of
$5O000O in the Cuban treasury"
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First Publication, May %, 1902.

OTATE OF WISCONSIN-County Court for
y Kenosha County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a special term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County, at the County Court Room in the
City of Kenosha, in said County, Ion the third
Tuesday, being the seventeenth day OF June, A.
D. 1902. at 10 O'Clock a. M, the following mat
tiers will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the lastwill and testament
of John Nagel deceased
The application of Bertha Nagel to admit to
probate the last will and testament of John
Nagel, late of city Of Kenosha, in said county,
deceased,
Dated May 20 1902.
By the Court.
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-22
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1902.

Two Texas Congressman voted
against the appropriation for the re-
lief of the Martinique sufferers. The
Galveston disasters have evidently
been forgotten or else the golden rule
is unknown in Texas.
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JULIA v. TELLER

almost constant backache for the last
year. The other two suffered from ca
tarrh of the head and throat.
81 have used it after most unpleasant
experience with an attack of la grippe,
and found that three bottles completely
restored me to health. Julia V. Teller.
Mrs. Mary Hardy, of 568 w. Polk
street, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
~ find ii necessary each spring to
take some kind of q tonic and have
tried a great many but have found
none of such value as Peruna.
"Affer taking few doses feel the
good effects and seldom need to take
more than one bottle as q spring medi-
cine. "---Mrs. Mary Hardy.
Mrs. Catherine r. Bertos, 8O3 N. Elm
street, Centralia, Ill, writes:
81 have found Peruna the most salts
flying medicine ever tried in my life.
/ suffered for years with catarrh of the
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stomach, which became aggravated
every time I caught slight cold. My
food did not digest properly, and life lost
its best charm until tried Peruna. Ib
made new woman of me. It took eight
bottles to effect complete cure, but Z
would not be back in the former condl-
ton for a thousand dollars. I am most
grateful for being cured completely and
feel better than have done for years. ~.
Catherine r. Bertos.
len. Ailments peculiar to the sex
IS of affections are fifty described
TENTS for free home treatment ana
'eaSe and treatment already tried.
free of charge. No free medicine
niShed.
Se cases.
2 of Peruna, write at once to DR..
give you his. valuable advice gratis
1buS, Ohio.
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ADVERTISED MAIL MATTER

The following is a list of the mail
matter remaining uncalled for in the
Kenosha postofice, Kenosha county,
Wis, for two weeks ending May %,
1902, and which will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at the expiration of
two weeks, unless called for:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-22
DURKEE AVENUE LOT.

A fine lot on Durkee avenue $1O5O,
fronting Eichelman park. Must sell
at once. E. r. HEAD,
ms News office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-22

Farmers are busy planting corn, the
season being about week earlier than
usual.
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CENTS LIST.

Oliver Beecher, Frank Davis, Chas Crell
John Etges, Raven Hansen, N Jones, Louis
Kohler, James Minor, Edward Naulin,
George WOodgreen (2) A G Olson, G H M Pc
terson, F A Rose, Albert. Smith. M Simmons.
LADIES LIST.
Mrs A Baker, Mrs Ernst Milliar, Mrs Ella
Murphy, Miss Lucy Potter, Emma Schun0tz
To obtain anyaof the above mail
matter, the applicant must give the
date of this list.
CHAs. FRANTz, P. M.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-02

It i'll becomes Mr.. Bryan to attack
Mr.. Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland has
done what no other Democrat has
done in many years. He has led the
Democratic hosts of the United States
to victory twice, while Mr.. Bryan has
led the same people to defeat the same
number of times. The people Of the
United States will not stand for the
principles represented by Mr.. Bryan,
and there is no getting around this.
We need something entirely different
from what Mr.. Bryan has given us.
The Dem ocratie party could, in our
opinion, win with Mr.. Cleveland lead
ing the party ticket, and this is the
man we want.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-02
Selecting Aldermen.

In selecting nicn 10 compose .hc nc>
into consideration the fact that the
rapid growth OF the city in the past
few years has brought greater rcspOn
siDilitics. involving the expenditure
each year If large sums of money, and
JudiciOu- management is highly ne
ccssaly of economy and minimum taxa
ton i, expected Men of sound judg-
mcnt. whose property interests will be
Il guarantee Ot careful reflection in all
important expenditures. should BIZ Sc
lrrtcd.
Now that the city is divided into
wards. and the Aldermen are TO be
selected. one from each ward. names
should bc suggested through the
new >llhp'is only after an exchange Of
IDEAS by voters IN the several wards,
which can n well be done BY discuss
ing thc matter in the homes, in the
meetings called for he purpose, and
perhaps better. as 1t Will be free from
any Sembnncr of Il cailcusng.
The city's revenues for next year, to
be administered upon by the Council
soon to be- elected Will aggregate about
ciJ.O"p, and the proper distribution of
this sum TO The various needs of the
city will require Judgment and iinan-
cial ability. Anderson is no longer Il
small town but Il rapidly growing city
Every year from now on will bring
the economy OF the Council will have
much to do with the increase or de
crease of taxation.
With Il growing increase Of taxable
property and Il gradual decrease in the
bonded indebtedness of the city,
which, of course, decreases interest
expense, the rate of taxation should
decrease with an economical admins
trntion. rather than increase.
The present rate of taxation is 15t
mills. Should this be adopted for next
year the city'S Increase will be about us
ON $2.00O,O0O of taxable property.
Sal 900; poll tax, 81 500; sanitary. $500
dispensary SG,501; licenses, 1880; dog
tax, $500: mayors court fines, 80, 5O0
nggrcgating $4,000. which is divided
into the following funds Graded
school bond fund. school fund, current
expenses, 5. " X. X. fund, City Hall
fund. water and light fund and general
fund.
1t is well for the people to know
something of these matters when Sc
lecting suitable :"en for Aldermen,
amount, to be expended by the city
grows larger each year. And. also,
that capable business men. most OF
them, are 30 engrOssed with their own
affairs that intelligent, careful persua-
sion ls often necessary to get their con-
sent to assume such responsibilities as
the position of Aldermen impose, espe-
cially when the honor of the position
IL the only consideration.
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Land and Mill for Sale.

QUO alate OF cultivation - aud extra s a
we'll terraced. 40 acres u Cd bottom
land. extra good PASTURES, made last wear
1000 bushels c"rn, 200 bushels wheat, 500
bushels oats, 80 bales OF cotton and all
farm products in proportion. First cl 50
dwelling house and four good tenant
houses nearly new barn, 3Ixs0, three
stories high, wagon way into second sto
ry; COW barn, buggy. carriage and smok @
houses, and other smaller houses, al.
good. A good and large mill-hou
PostOfflce in mill house, and pays medi
um salary; owner ia postmaster. Both
wheat and corn mill, frat class ma
chinery all good mill pond cove rs about
10 acres, TO % feet deep, aud we'll stock
ed with fish; mill grinds from 5000 to
10000 bushels c"rp and wheat a wear.
about equally divided. Located at Nom
itor, Madison Co., Ga, ten miles from
from each Athena, Danielsville and Har
mOny Grove. fur miles from each Hull
IL Nicholson on the northeast and Sea.
board Railroad. good free school II
miles, eight churches from to miles,
Sx Thousand Dollars buys the whole
business, which is not half the real value
"a this property paid last year over forty
per cent clear profit on six thousand,
end Will average that amount If properly
managed. Would divide to quit purch -
sera. Also. l3i ncr. 9 two miles do ~p the
creek, all splendid land, about 20 acres IN
cultivation, 30 acres bottom Ia, d, two
far dwelling houses and necessary out
houses A great bargain at $l2 90 per
acre.
My only reason for selling is a desire
to Y into the ca,71- business out West.
Write or come TO SEQ me.
X. T.. PITTMaN.
Monitor, Madison Co., Ga.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-02

The Southern Railway Textile
Directory for 1902 has been published
and contains q useful completion of
facts touching textile industries >long
the lines of the Southern RailwAy,
giving name, location and capacity Of
mills in operation and those in course
of completion. The directory shows
556 mills operating and being install,
ed with an equipment Of l30, ,O45 looms
and 1875, 5,31l spindles. which include
A new mills with 1859 looms and
645, ,286 spindles added during the
year 1901. There are now in course
of erection other mills which will add
largely to the capacity of the textile
industry along the lines Of these rail
ways.
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Friendship Items.

We have been having some good
showers of rain and "Gcneral Green
is now plentiful. The farmers are
busy. with their work and crops are
looking fine.
Miss Maggie Wilson, of Grecnvillc,
Is visiting relatives in this community.
The hum of the thrcsiier can be
heard. We don't think the crop of
small grain is aS fine III it WAS last
year.
Gus Wilson aud cousin Miss Olivia
owen. from near l'cndlcton. visited
relatives in this section recently.
Mrs. w. y. Harris and children. of
Grecnville, are visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. l.. Martin.
Mrs. George Rogers visited her
daughter, Mrs. l.. +. Pilgrim. recently.
Miss Lucinda Martin has returned
home from school to spend vacation.
Mrs. Ida Foster and sister, Miss Mary
Wilson, visited Mrs j l.. Orr recently.
Mrs. Joe ElrOd and daughter, Miss
Sallir, visited N.s. j. NJ. Hammond
last week.
Luther Martin and nciccs, Misses
Tempy and Pearl Wilson. visited the
city of Anderson last week
Master Nitruvious Harris, who has
been very sick. we are glad to report is
much better. Bonnie Bess.
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MoffattsviIle Matters.

On last Wednesday afternoon mt 3.3C
O'clock Miss Ionic Brown and Mr.. It.
NJ. Nanliver were united in marriage
at the home of the brides parents,
Rev. j. V. Black performing the cere-
mony. While we congratulate the
groom. we regret very much to lose
one Of our sweetest girls.
Charlie Stewart, of Corsicana. Texas,
IL visiting relatives in our midst.
Mrs. Eliza Wilson, of Anderson, and
Miss Wilson, of Atlanta, are guests ut
Mrs. Y. T.. Sherard's.
Rev. ". w. Orr, -. d., of Char
lotte. will begin u p:ctrac;ed meeting
mt GenerOstee a. X. +. Church july
18th. The public is cordially invited
to attend these services.
;, Hiss Pet Vandiver attended the
Brown Fandiver marriage.
Miss Daisy Whaley has gone to Clin-
ton to spend several weeks.
Mrs. Dr. Wilson. of Lowndesville,
spent last week with relatives.
Mrs. Albert Bowie and children are
Visiting the family of Rev. Il. Z. Ligon
Mt Newberry.
w. T. n. Sherard is attending Court
at Anderson this week.
Rev. ! T.. Wallace spent last Sabbath
at Edgeticld. Memo.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-02

People who pooh pooh at the shad-
ow of imperialism in this country
should turn their attention to the
army appropriation bill that has pass
ed Congress, appropriatine a round
hundred millions Of dollars for the
army next year. That sum is more
than four times as much as was an
nually appropriated for the amy for
the six years from 1894 to 1899 inclu
sive. 1t is indeed $50 900, 600 more
than was appropriated for it for 1900
to cover the military side Of our war
with Spain. 1t illustrates the per
maccn; and increasing cost of imperial
policies by arraying large armies
thousands Of miles away from our
shores. This military display does
no benefit the Americans, it does not
help the Philippines nor advance
civilization or Christianity. 1t means
the rrolongation Of war, with all its
horrors.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-02

The South is awakening to the fact
that It's present systems of education
are not entirely meeting the needs of
the children. Our population is
largely rural, and the .ystem of edu-
cation needed in the South is one that
actively and sympathetically touches
every interest In the community over
which it extends. AS the Manufac
turers' Record says, 'thc task is for
the South to work out its own common
school system without regard to what
has been done elsewhere-a system
best suited to it's peculiar needs. :"
The South as q whole needs better
schools. This is so plain that no
wayfaring man able to put two and
two together can fail to understand it.
No appreciable progress in agriculture
Can be made without better schools
Our agricultural colleges, agricultural
departments, experiment stations, and
farm papers may work with all the
earnestness and enthusiasm conceiv-
able but it wi!! oe in large measure
un ivailing unless the curse of illite-
rauy is removed and all the people
taught to read.
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Burgess Bridge Items.

Kew. John Mann preached an inter
esting sermon ut Whiteiield Church
yesterday.
The Children's Day exercises ut
Hopewell Church last night were very
interesting. Addresses were made by
a. H.. Dagnall and l.. p. Smith. The
attendance was large.
W.,Q: Hammond and f. B. Keys, l
am glad to know, have fine corn on the
creeks.
Some persons. am sorry TO say, have
shot holes i'll the mail boxes of w. NJ.
smith and II. Z. Opt. hope they do
not live in our community.
Some of our folks are canning ber-
ries. Ours ripen slowly.
Married, by f. Z. Brown. mt his own
house. June 30, 1902, Mr.. VIM. White
and Miss Leila Posey, all of Anderson
County.
The Youngest son of our aged neigh
bOrs. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Harris.
leaves to-day for Montana to accept a
position near his brother, Rev. Bar
Harris. f. Il. Brown
June 30.