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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-08
SIEGE OF A CONVENT
French Nunaery Attacked by Civil Au-
thorities and Gen dArmes-Peo-
pie with the Nuns.

Paris, Oct. 3.-The convent of Aman-
lis department of Ille-Et-Vilaine),
strongly barricaded and defended, was
beseiged by civil officials, assisted by
gen d'armes. A crowd of hundreds of
people, headed by a former mayor,
Kissed the officials, threw stones at
them and impeded their progress. One
of the novel methods Of defense con-
sisted in a number of beehives, which
were placed at the entrance of the con-
vent. The barbados were finally
broken down and a number Of monks
and civilians were arrested.
At Castres-Sur-L'A gout department
of Tarn) a large seminary, chapel and
library have been completely destroy
ed by fire, which is believed to have
been the work Of an incendiary, as the
flames were started simultaneously in
five places.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-08
FISH CATCHES A MAN
Drags Him Out of His Boat Into the Mis-
sissippi River and browns

Muscatine, Ia, Oct. 3.-After des-
perate struggle with an immense cat
fish in the Mississippi river William
McClain lost his life. McClain was
in a skiff enjoying days sport Sud
denly he felt a tug at his line and he
prepared to land the fish. At the first
pang caused by the hook in his mouth
the huge catfish shot forward, drag
ging McClain out of his boat and into
the swift current.
The line became entangled about the
unfortunate mans body and, despite
his efforts to release himself or reach
the shore, he was drowned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-08
A Handy Folding Bed.

Where it is desirable that bed
which must be occupied by night shall
be invisible by day the plan shown in
the accompanying illustration, from
the Ladies' World, can be used to adj
vantage. The frame Of the bed is piv-
oted to fold up between the two up
rights, the two legs being hinged and
falling down when the frame is placed
upright. The bedding can remain on
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-08
bread Crumbs Ready to Use.

AS it requires little time to pre-
pare crumbs properly, and as, when
once ready, they will keep for some
time, it is an economy Of both time
and trouble to keep a store Of crumbs
on hand. Take any pieces Of bread
and dry them thoroughly in a cool
oven, but do not allow them to acquire
color Crush them finely with a rolling
pin, pass them through fine sieve and
put them away into tin canister or a
dry bottle.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-08

the bed by passing strap about the
outer end around both bed and frame
before placing the latter upright. The
upper illustration shows an added shelf
above for books and the whole neatly
draped with pretty curtains that can
slide upon wire. The lower shelf
must be fastened firmly to the wall,
and the lower ends Of the side uprights
must be fastened firmly to the floor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-08

The oest years of my life have been devoted
exclusively to The treatment of obscure and
curonfe ailments that am absolutely certain
1 car cure to stay cured. MY success in the
treatment of all forms of chronic diseaseis the
result OF a life time of experience and makes
st possible for me to positively guarantee per-
Feet cures.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-08
a. CURED THESE MEN

e. Hanbrick, 81 North Maple street, JOS
Weber T22 Milwaukee avenue, Kenosha; Ed
SchGly I'LL North Main street, Hans Peterson,
a4l9 Racine street. Of Racine, and Mr. Jno.
Beck, 429 Wisconsin street, who writes as fol-
lows: For the benefit OF other sufferers,
take pleasure in testtfying that DR.. Riley cured
me OF rupture without surgical operation or
detention from my business. I had been rup-
4ured for 10 years. I am now in my nth year
and enjoying as good health as is possible for
a man of my age" (Signed) Jno Beck. have
cured hundreds of others, whose names can
give you.
Kidney and Bladder Diseases treated by a
new and unfailingly successful method.
CatarrIR and Stomach troubles in all their
various forms-positive- prompt and perma-
nent cures always effected.
Nervous Diseases-Nervous Debility, Epi-
1epsy and all arrangements of the nervous
system always yield to my modern method
of treatment.
Piles cured permanently, without detention
Grom business and without. the, use of the knife
Rapture cured under positive guarantee
without an operation and you can work every
day while being cured. My treatment viii
free you from truss torture and your danger
Gus afiiction forever.
Varicocele, wrecker OF sexual health--I cure
varicocele in one treatment under legal guar
Antee or refund your money.
Diseases of Men caused by night losses
youthful errors, dissipation, improper treat
ment and neglect, safe, speedy and permanen
cures guaranteed in every case.
My Charges for perfect cure ar,
always reasonable and not more thar
you will be willing to pay. II max,
MO CHARGE for examination or adj
Wise,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12
Or. SeNN'S RECOVERY.

All Chicago. the entire medical and
surgical world. and friends of human.
ity everywhere have heard with sin.
cere pleasure during the past week of
the steady recovery of the world-rc.
nowned surgeon. DR.. Nicholas Sem.
from the malady contracted by him IN
the faithful discharge of his duty.
Dr. Sem has been laid up for the
past few weeks In 1t. JOscph's Hos.
pital. suffering from blood poisoning of
the right arm, which he received In the
course of an operation In n surgical
case committed to his care. Everybody
Is now glad to hear that he Il on the
high road to recovery. The world could
III afford to lose such men rs DR.. Sem.
men whose commanding genius and
scientific knowledge IRE devoted to the
welfare Of mankind. The fact that DIR.
Sem Is now out Of danger removes
the possibility of an event that would
be a loss not only to Chicago but TO
the United States, and indeed to the
world.
His services to his fellow beings as
surgeon, and to the great science of
surgery as one Of the most eminent Of
It's practitioners the world has ever
seen. can hardly be adequately csti-
mated by the average layman.
But II IL not alone as Il scientist AMI
a practitioner that DR. Sem Is loved
and esteemed by all; he has also earn.
ell the gratitude Of the community aud
Of his country as public spirited citi'
zen and u patriot of the highest type.
His services during the Spanish
American war We're of incnlcula bic
value to the army of the United States.
aud the books that he has written
upon the medical and surgical aspects
of the war are invaluable, and, In fact.
have done much already towards bet
ter!ng the conditions OF the medical
and hospital departments VI the army.
All of his life has been devoted To
the nob!cst of calllngs and the adj
| vancement of the greatest of sciences
one which through the operations Of
brilliant minds like his, has now be-
| come. jerhaps, the most exact, namely,
surgery.
1t Is therefore with feeling of pro.
found qualification that The Eagle re-
cords the recovery of DR.. Sem. and
the prospect of his speedy restoration
to full strength and health.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

THE treasury contains S1.643,tD1.
The County Treasurer has not paid
taxes assessed amounting to S36G, 32,.
ltDis safe to say S2jO.OOO of this will
he paid. With the cash on hand and
the amount of bonds which the district
has right to issue. and with unpaid
taxes. the district has u working CAPT
tai amounting to SJ.11j.WO."
This Is truly II splendid showing.
and. by the way. what contrast with
the present miserable do-nothing city
administration.
The selection of the new officers of
the board is In itself Il sufficient guar
antcc that the good work of the past
year will he kept up during the coming
one. These officers are:
Prcsidcnt-Iina Il. Carter.
Vice William a. Lcgncr
No better men could have been So.
lcctcd. and there Is no doubt that they
will give to the public and the tax.
payers the most complete satisfaction.
The Eagle congratulntcs the Drainage
Board upon the good record II has
made under the presidency of Hon.
Thomas \. Smyth. and upon the out.
look for the future under the able
guidance and supervision of President
Carter and Vice President lcgncr.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12
4 GOOD YEAR'S ACCORD.

1t Is a relief to the Chicago taxpayer
to be able to turn to some admins.
trative body In this city whose disposal
of the public business and expenditure
of the public taxes has been satisfac-
tory ana beneficial.
such Il body II the Drainage Board.
As shown by the annual message OF
the outgoing president, Hon, Thomas
\. Smyth. the work Of the board dur
ing the past twelve months has been
carried on with commendable vigOr, ju-
diciOusness and thorOughness. 1t IL u
most satisfactory years record, and
one which reflects the highest credit
upon the trustees. From the annual
report it appears the principal part of
the construction work done In the last
year has been along the south branch
of the Chicago river, In the line of
widening and deepening the stream
The dredging has amounted TO 277,42G
cubic yards of earth and the district
has constructed 4,liS linenl feet of
dock. The total volume of dredging
in the Chicago river by the district
| from the inception of the work in the
year 1897 has been 2,3Il,uoO cubic
yards of material. ana the total dock
age 10 the present time amounts to
llTGl lineal feet.
The work of dredging, widening ana
deepening the south branch of the
river j. one of the most important in
cidcntu to the construction of the
great drainage system, and that this
immense undertaking has been faced
and well handled. the figures given
above fully demonstrate.
During the year the State street
Randolph street and Canal street new
basCue bridges have been put into
operation. Contracts have been let for
two more new bridges, and plans are
either completed or being prepared for
-four more additional ones. Contracts
for the improvement of the north
branch will De let next month. The
financial condition of the district Is
also very satisfactory, ms the follow
ing figures from the annual report will
show:
1.-THE sanitary district has Outstand-
ing bonds amounting 10 Sl6I2O,OOO Ii
has the right TO issue bonds amount
ing to S3,asO,Ooo more.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12
eAoLETS.

\ new SlNO,OOO mortgage banking
Institution. the Jennings Real Estate
Loan Company, opened lls doors Dec.
I In the new First National Bank
Building, with S2OO.OOO of Its capital
already invested In small u per cent
first mortgages. Its president. j. FL
lott Jennings, being asked In what
way this organization differed from
other concerns In the same line OF
business, stated:
I'm the first place. It Is the policy
of the Jennings Real Estate Loan
Company to loan money only on build
ings In course of erection. that It's OFF,
GERS may personally see constructed.
1t will make no loans on buildings al
ready completed, or upon vacant prop
crty. nor on farms, nor on any out
side enterprise. This may seem mar
row in its scope, hut there Is u large
field for an institution for the making
and selling of loans on new buildings.
We will carry these loans until the
buildings are entirely completed This,
of course. requires II large amount of
money, and we will, therefore, have
more capital invested In this class of
securities than any other institution In
the city. Chicago real estate Is In IT.
self good investment when the build.
ings are properly constructed and de-
slrabiy located with regard to trans
portatlon, and II mortgage on such
property, when conservutively placed,
represents, in my Judgment, the hest
Investments for estates, trust com
panics. savings banks and private in
vcStors, many of whom are our Gus
toners.
AS the manager of the real estate
lonu department of one of o,r Chicag,
banks made and sold 100000 worth
of these securities every month for
several years, without the loss of Il
dollar To the bank or To any of our
investors, and without having had II
single foreclosure. | have had PEG.
pie marvel at this statement of facts,
but there Is nothing marvellous about
1t. 1t Is simply matter of properly
placing your money"
The Jennings Real Estate Loan
Company has just made a loan of $780,
600 for DR.. Walter l.. Fruit, for the
purpose of erecting a large fiat build
ing ut the southwest corner of Indiana
avenue and Forty-ninth street. The
loan Is made In the form of bond
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12
THE PEOPLE LOOK TO THE GRAND
JURY.

Enough has been developed by the
farcical proceedings of the so-called
council nine committee to prove
that during the past six years at least
the City Hall has been honeycombed
by graft.
While none but petty offenders have
been hauled up by the committee, and
while there has been much ado about
comparatively very little, yet the prev.
alence Of petty peccadlllOes among
small jobholders has been so apparent
and OF such character as 10 bring
home the conviction 10 the public mind
that full, fair and fearless inycstiga-
would shake the entire edltice Of graft
to its foundation.
That the council committee can ever
be relied upon 10 make the inquiry full
and complete, irrespective Of how high
or low IL may hit, nobody now be.
lieves. The public regarded the City
Hall brass band graft inquiry with
suspicion from the beginning, and it
has had those suspicious pretty thor.
Oughly confirmed by the course OF
events ever since.
1t has been pretty evident that the
best evidence has not been sought, or,
II sought, has not been found, by the
council graft committee. That body
has cOntenta Itself with slashlng
around among few leyee saloons,
making gallery plays about violation
Of the midnight closing ordinance,
which everybody knows has always
been wlnked AT In this city. Fostering
few small-fry Health Department Of
hcials and badgerlng the Police De-
partment. Day after day We We're
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

promised through the City Hall or
tional disclosures. but nothing of that
kind has materalized.
Once or twice when the fringe of
genuine sensations has been touched.
it has been quickly dropped. prcsum-
ably because somebody bigger than
petty city employee might he involved.
But. we repeat, the public is con
vinced from what little has been dis.
81, scd that there is Il great and prof
table field for investigation in this
very question of city graft. and we
are much mistaken in our estimate of
the condition of the public mind on
this subject If it will calmly permit the
matter to drop with the four-tlushing
proceedings of the city Hall commit
tee.
The Grand Jury is the body to
which the people look with confidence
Tor thorough action in this regard. and
there are agencies ut work which we
believe will not cease their cndeavOrs
until the whole matter has been placed
officially i'm the hands of the county
inquisitorial body. The Citizens As
ISOLATION. In particular. has been do
inc great work in fcrrctng out graft
and has. we are Informed. accumu-
lated Il vast amount of information.
which 1t Is by no means inclined to
pigeonholc or throw into the waste
paper basket. We believe IL Ii the
intention of this organization to place
its evidence before the Grand Jury.
This Is the proper course to take, and
there should he as little delay as pos.
sible about II.
The Grand Jury which has just been
discharged showed commcndablc ac.
tivity and industry. and IL its WORT;
Is to he taken as any earnest of what
may he expected from the next body
we may expect some really interesting
as well as useful developments from
the graft inquiry.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12
MORE EFFECTS OF TOO MUCH
UNiONiSM.

Chicago is afflicted with too much
unionism. and its drcful effects are
largely due to that other aflliction of
the Garden city. too much Harrison
ism.
Last week the Eagle dealt with this
subject. and we return to IL again he.
cause the Developments of the past
seven days have done much to cmpha-
size ana confirm what we then said.
For instance. we have further trou.
BILE and turmoil threatened on the Chi.
cagO City Railway over the absurd
button nuisance. Employees who will
not 20 around tagged with all kinds of
cmblems. buttons ana similar trumpery
are set upon and beaten by those union
employees who are bespanglcd and reg
ularly tagged: indeed. the untagged
men have been mObbcd by the pOpu-
lace.
Strikes Of various kinds have been
announced or threatened during the
week.
On top Of this comes the news that
the garbage teamsters have been con.
templatlng strike over some fine
point Of union etiquette Of their own.
This. no doubt, would mean an cpl
dcnic.
These are straws Indicating how the
wind IL blowing.
The spirit Of anarchy Il In the air.
and those who have paid close atten.
ton to the trend of events. particularly
of the MayOralty campaigns during the
past six or seven years, cannot fail
To come to the conclusion that this
spirit has to u very large degree been
fOstered during the present admins
trTtiOn. The nnarchlstic cries of 1.-THE
streets belong to the people," 1.-THE pub.
lie utilities belong to tlc people" and
municipal ownership Of everything In
sight. have certainly not tended to
keep II down.
But perhaps the most significant sign
of too much unlOnisun. and what It
means for Chicago II present cOndi.
| tions IRE kept up. IL contained In u
recent dispatch from Omaha. Ncb.. Of
which the following IL the substance:
~. Stees. of Chicago. conferred to-
day with the Commercial Club regard
Ing the removal from Chicago to Oma-
In of two large manufacturing con.
Germs. He said the names would not
he given until all arrangements had
been completed.
1--WE are through with Chicago. ow.
Ing to labor troubles said Stees. The
two concerns employ $500 men. The
blacksmith departments had to close
because of sympathetic strikes. and
our losses In consequence were large.
One concern did S3OOO,OOO worth of
business In the last year: the other did
S'lO.OOO worth. We want sixty acres
of land"
This needs no further comment.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

\ young lady correspondent wants
TO know how to remove surplus hair
from the upper lip. Make him shave.
Some OF the people OF Colombia are
dispose to fight for the Panama
Canal, but none OF them appears to be
willing to pitch In and help dig It.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

The SIX factories which make the
country's tOotlipicks have formed u
trust. Thus does monopoly fling its de.
iiance In the very teeth Of the public.
Canada shows every symptom Of
having escaped from her dilemma by
sliding down an unplnned plank.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

There II some doubt us to whether
this new discovery. leclthin. would
make some politicians grow to be us
big as they think they are.
&cA
Schwab would like to know what's
the use organizing shipbullding trusts
II there are to be no net results.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12
/ael\

A few weeks ago the spot where
Washington unfurled the first Ameri-
can flag was marked by the dedication
of a small park and an observatory on
Prospect Hin, In SOmerville, Mass.
This eminence occupied the same re.
latiOn to Boston on the northwest that
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

brief contemplation Of whit we don't
know Is well calculated to clip the
wings Of human pride.
%G9A
Colonel Cortina. Of the Mexican
army. has presented President Dlnz
with saddle that cost $4,000. Diaz
evidently does not own an auto.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

4 German privy councillor has recent
ly said in book on the United States,
that America finds the strong roots
Of its power in the soil of the country,
which, after every storm, gives unlim-
tied possibilities for the rapid recuper.
alton of the high moral forces which
live in the American people" We in
America have long known that the sal
walton of the country depends on the
people who live on the soil. They are
the custodlans of sound and untainted
democracy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12
/S0

Jules Verne, the French rOmancer,
In his seventy-siXth year, is compelled
by defective sight to work very slow
ly; but he tells correspondent that
that does not much matter, since the
book he is now engaged upon--his one
hundred and iirst-will not be wanted
by the printers until about 1910, He
publishes two books year, and has
thirteen complete manuscripts ready
for the press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

Sir Henry Durand. the new British
ambassador to the United States, has
hitherto represented his sovereign In
countries which have the lion for II
symbol: Persia ana Spain. lie now
comes to the home of the eagle; and
the British lion. although 1t will not
lie down with the lamb, will consort
with the bird of freedom.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

The Sultan mas cancer Of the stOm.
ach ana can't live more than two or
three years. 4 German doctor made
the discovery, probably because the
Turkish physicians We're afraid Of get.
ting themselves beheatied II they told
tie old man about It.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

American aristOcracy has been
crowned with real success. There
have been sham dukes. ana counts, and
princes, but now somebody has thought
1t practicable to make himself up ~ Il
sham Goelet nobly cOndescending to do
the King COphetua act.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12


4 learned prOfessOr-PrOfesso
Haeckel-has written a book entitled
riddle Of the Universe" which IL cal.
culated to take several different kinds
of kinks out of bOastful humanity.
He says we don't know very much.
And he comes mighty near proving 1t.
For instance: Professor Haeckel says
we are great ut building things. big
things. high things--bridges, lOcOmO-
tives, skyscrapers, ana such. But we
don't know how to prevent murders
ana suicides ana theft. Isn't that so?
lie says we crate because we lay
threads for thought on the bottom of
the ocean ana do many stunts of this
kind, But we don't know how to abOl-
lsh poverty or political corruption. He
hit us hard there. Civilization IL more
than wOndrous inventions ana skilled
workmanship and cunning devices.
The people Of 1000 years ago had that
sort of ability. DO people who prate
of our progress remember how
DiOgenes got out his tub and rolled
1t through the streets of Athens and
called II progress? Dlogenes was
an ironical cuss sometimes. Those who
realize what civilization really Is are
bombastlc point to with prlde-trans-
portation facilities, Transmission of in.
telligence, etc. etc. The important
study. II we are 10 move civilization
ward, IL not the study of things, but
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

Mr. John Morley examined more
than three hundred thousand docu.
ments, 1t is said, In preparing his Life
of Gladstone" The sum which he Is
reported to have received from the
publishers for the wOrk--$50, OOO-dOes
not seem excessive,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-12

James Il. Keene Is reported to have
made SG,OoO.OOO on the short side OF
steel. II will no doubt be pleasing to
Il large number OF people In this coun.
try to receive this pointer rs to where
the money went.