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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
A very Useful Contrivance.

What is known as fermentation or
a stupe is only a modified poultice.
Like the latter, it's chief use is for the
purpose Of securing warmth and mois-
ture. 1t is much simpler and cleaner,
however, and easier Of application.
The simplest form Of fermentation is
the employment of flannel wrung from
hot water. To insure against burning
ones hands a stupe wringer will be
appreciated by the nurse. 1t is easily
made by taking piece Of coarse crash
about twenty inches long and stitching
a wide hem in each end, through each
hem running a stout stick, upon which
gather the material the same as on a
drawing string. Lay this wringer in
the basin containing the hot water.
In the wringer lay a large piece of
folded flannel. By twisting the sticks
in opposite directions the flannel may
be wrung tightly and with no danger
Of burning the hands AS lamentations
cool much more rapidly than the regu-
lation poultice-say in about fifteen
minutes-the hot one must be ever
ready to replace the preceding one
Table Talk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04

fble springs. Mounted on q vertical
standard beside the couch is an electric
motor. to which Is attached a flexible
shaft, through the medium Of which
movement is impaired to an eccentric.
AS the eccentric revolves it oscillates
a vertical shaft with short, sharp
strokes, and on the lower end Of this
shaft is the pummeling device, which
is preferably of pneumatic construc-
ton, with means for varying the de-
gree Of hardness to suit the condition
Of the flesh to be treated.
Says COrsets Cause Appendicitis.
The death in Paris of the Comtesse
Louise de Talleyrand- Perigord, follow
ing a very serious operation, calls at
tention to the great number of society
women who have been serious i'll,
including Princesse de Wagram, vi
comtesse. Antoine de Contades, Nine.
Alfred de la Vile lie Roux, Mile. de
France and Nine Waldeck- Rousseau.
Several have had operations for appen-
dicitis. Recently a professor of the
faculty Of medicine was asked how he
accounted for this, and he said:
cit is all due to the present fash
tonable corset, the pressure of which
displaces the abdomen, impeding d.
gestion.'
Typhoid AntitOxin.
DR.. Allan MacFadyen of the Jenner
institute in London has succeeded, by
first freezing typhoid bacilli to a hard
and brittle state with liquid air, in SO
pulverizing them that an extract Of
the toxin contained in the cell SUBJ
stance can be obtained. Experiments
have already been made with this ex-
tract which indicate that a valuable
remedy for the treatment of typhoid
fever can be prepared by its use.
Epilepsy Goes With HydrophObia.
1t is related in Vienna that high
Servian official, afflicted with epilepsy,
recently went to the Pasteur institute
at Budapest for treatment for hydro
phobia. Under the Pasteur treatment
the wound caused by the bite of the
dog soon healed. and with this cure
his epilepsy also disappeared. The
case is attracting much interest in
medical circles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
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'W Woo OMEN W

There have been many attempts to
defraud fraternal beneficiary societies,
but fortunately few of them are sue
cessful, says the Modern Woodman.
In our own society the first fraud de-
tected was the John Burnam fraud in
1889. The perpetrators were discov-
cred, but the loss has never been made
good to the society. Since then we
have had the Fraker fraud, the
O'Toole attempt to defraud, the Angel
case and, last, the Crandell forgery.
All Of these failed. In the Crandell
case every dollar fraudulently secured
was returned
A camp in Perrysburg, O., has or
gained band Of twenty -fAve pieces.
This is sure to be a good advertise
ment for the camp.
The Modern Woodmen had a mem
bership in good standing of 71O,68O on
April 1.
The order made a net gain in mem
bership Of 1925 during the month of
April.
Picnics will soon be in order. A
number of camps have already taken
the matter up and commenced ar
rangements. These public functions
when carried to a successful conclu-
sion do much to promote the growth
of the order.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04

PHOTOGRAPH OF WASP WITH LENS OF
BULLOCK'S EYE.
lens is about three-fourths of an inch
in diameter and quite soft and deli
cate.
Good Photographic results have been
obtained from the crystalline lens by
protecting it's surface from evapora-
ton by thin glasses Of suitable curva-
ture. The photograph Of the wasp
shown herewith was made with the
natural lens in this way Two thin
watch glasses of especial convexity
were selected and the inner surfaces
moistened with aqueous humor.
The crystalline lens was taken from
the eye and Immediately transferred to
the glasses. The edges were then
sealed together with black gummed
paper and the outside surfaces were
covered with the paper except a small
round diaphragm opening in the cen
tiers.
A lens prepared in this way can be
conveniently mounted in a camera in
lieu Of the regular lens.
Takes Pictures Twenty Miles Away.
John III. Heaton, NJ. P, who has re-
turned to London from Italy, whittier
he accompanied Signor Marconi, says
he saw at one observatory near Rome
specimens of a new system of electric
photography, by which clear pictures
can be obtained of persons and scenes
twenty miles distant He thinks it
conceivable that the system can be
developed so as to enable the making
Of photographs Of friends in distant
lands while conversing with them by
wireless telegraphy.
Photographing Heart Beats.
A wonderful kodak gun which will
photograph the wind or record in pic
lures the heart beat Of living animal
is the latest contribution which science
has made to the world. The new in
vention comes from France DR.. J.
Marcy, a member Of the Institute of
France, is the man who has perfected
it so that it will accomplish what has
up to the present time been thought to
be impossible
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04

WILLOW PATTERN MUG, DISH AND BOWL.
Three individuals are crossing the
bridge, the foremost of whom carries
large crook, the second has under the
arm what looks like a huge roll and
the third what is probably q lantern
depending from long stick. Ia tie
upper left hand corner are house and
a garden placed Gu what may be an Is
land or a cape, and midway ia the
channel is a junk With u man il the
bows, who is working an car. EiGh
in the air are two BIRDS 9s,,itl: fUr.lod
tails (no doubt pigeoas} meeting beaE
to beak."
In somewhat later" specimens this au-
thority notes many differences in &c.
tail. There were also variations in the
design of the borders but slight only.
There were always four scroll orna-
ments with a design between, four
times repeated, in which the key pat
tern figures prominently. The willow
pattern was used on many kinds Of
ware The cut shows a Lowestoft
mug, Spode dish and Worcester
bowl.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
MTM0NSl

What we need today is that scheme
whereby the Odd Fellow and his wife
can hold their sons and daughters in
line. To do this we must teach them
our principles; we must early associate
them with some branch of the order.
It can be done If it is safe to trust a
woman Of eighteen why not boy Of
eighteen? Just open Rebekah lodges
to young men, and you have done for
them what no other order has done,
and you have placed them under the
teachings Of a sanctuary as noble as
any in the world. The Rebekah lodge
is a place where young men can best
be taught the work we want them to
take up at the age Of twenty one
What objection can true Odd Fellow
have to the proposition? Do any Re
bekahs oppose?-E. r. Shipley in Mis-
souri, Triple Link.
The grand secretary Of Ontario re-
ports a membership in his jurisdiction
of 26,68O and 292 lodges, net gain for
the past year Of 1,014.
A brother cannot hold the Office Of
vice grand and treasurer at the same
time in Illinois.
Don't rely upon the Odd Fellowship
Of some other fellow to satisfy the de-
mands of the order upon YOU. but do
something yourself, says the Odd Eel
lows Herald. Don't be wooden man
in the ranks, corpse, but worker
Absent members can be elected to
Office and appointed on committees, etc.
A past grand of one lodge cannot le-
gally hold Office Or vote in another
lodge.
Assuming obligations does not make
Odd Fellows Only those who live the
principles of the order can truly claim
the distinction.
It is reported that the Odd Fellows in
Copenhagen, Denmark, are erecting a
building that is to cost $1,5OOOOO.
Let your everyday life be an open
book which the world can read and
therein gain the information that Odd
Fellowship is exactly what it claims
to be.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
~

The proposed demonstration at Lam
sing, Mich, of Bion ]. Arnold's new
system of electric railway construction
is only another one of several demon
STATIONS and tests which are slowly
and apparently surely paving the way
toward the future abandonment of
steam as the motive power in land pas
senger transportation. The system is
known as electro pneumatic" and it
is promised for it that it will reduce the
cost of equipment from 90 to 40 per
cent. Substations are to be done away
with, thus effecting large saving in
labor.
In brief, the system eliminates the
present rotary converter substation
system" and operates "by means of
high tension working conductor, carry
ing the current to a single phase alter
mating current motor by means of
which the car is driven directly by
the motor without the use Of the d.
rect current"
Much of the energy which is now dis
sipated through the stopping and start
ing of cars will be conserved under the
new system, it is said because the
speed is to be controlled by compressed
air, and the energy otherwise lost is
stored and may be used later as if the
car were equipped with a storage bat
terry
This storage of energy makes it pos
sible to detach the cars from the main
line. disconnect the conductor and with
the stored power do necessary switch
Ing without the use of energy from the
power house.
CONSUMPTION of Railroad Ties.
The annual demand for railway ties
is 400 for each mile Of track. and the
average life Of tie is seven years. 1t
IS an unusual acre Of forest that has
300 trees that will make three ties
each, and it takes fifty years to grow
tree that will make three ties. There
fore twenty-five acres of forest are nee
eseary for every mile of track Elec
trio railways included, there are in the
United States about $4,000 miles OF
road.
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ner.

The lenses which nature has made
for giving sight to animals have been
adapted to actual use in photography.
This odd discovery has not been
made of commercial value on account
of the extreme delicacy and perisha-
BILE nature of the crystalline lens and
cornea of the eye, but some startling
scientific experiments have been tried,
and now further trials are being made
to find some method of preserving
these natural lenses permanently.
The experiments have usually been
made with the eye Of bullock. The
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS.
When Strangers Visit Your Lodge.
Helmet Glints.


A stranger visiting your lodge is en-
titled to every courtesy in your power.
1t is almost the universal custom when
a stranger visits a lodge that he is in
PRODUCED to the members and made to
feel at home; that he is one of the same
fraternity if not of the same lodge,
says the Pythian Journal. The remem-
brance Of a visit to a lodge when the
true Pythian welcome and friendship
are extended will last as long as mem
DRY, and the pleasant visit is often
spoken Of by the visitor, every mention
adding to the credit and reputation of
your lodge.
There are 675 lodges in Ohio, in near
" every one Of which new members
are being constantly received and the
list of suspensions small.
The matter of the use Of stereopti-
con in the rank work has been from
time to time referred to and my opinion
asked regarding it. In this connection
have to say that have seen no other
means used which so effectively i'm
presses upon the mind of the initiate
the lessons intended to be taught.-Su-
preme Chancellor Bangs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
CallEOFnitl < "a - llC(A " TN - a.
ter 1r4yv-l Dy sun Power.

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sCaliforni.! !. IA - ,.4.sgatel With Wa
ter Drssyv-l Dy sun Power.
Many atte-lpts have been made at
various tines to use solar heat as a,
source of power.
AT last a practical solution Of the
problem seems to have been reached.
There has been set up on Edwin Caws-
toms ostrich farm at. Pasadena, CAL,
a continuance which performs its work
regularly and with certainty. From
one hour and q half after sunrise to
half an hour before sunset it drives
ten horse power engine, raising 1,4OO
gallons Of water twelve feet per min
ute. This is enough to irrigate about
500 acres of deciduous trees or 800
acres planted with orange trees.
The solar motor is in shape like a
section of a huge umbrella of very
substantial construction, having a di
ameter of thirty three feet at its wild
est part and of fifteen feet at it's
narrowest. The whole inside surface is
covered with mirrors, each 2 feet long
by 31a inches wide. Nearly 1000 of
these long. narrow mirrors catch the
suns rays and reflect their heat upon
a slim boiler just where the handle of
the umbrella would be.
The boiler is thirteen and half feet
long and holds 100 gallons of water.
When the concentrated heat from the
mirrors is focused on 1t it soon be-
comes so hot that stick held against
it smokes and bursts into fame. In
about an hour steam is generated and
is conveyed from the head Of the boil
er through flexible metal pipe to the
cylinder Of the steam engine, being
thereafter used in the ordinary man
nnr
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
Echoes of the Modes.

The champagne and silver gray
yoiles, sun ray plated or gathered,
make most dainty gowns.
Minute braiding covers some of the
bodices, occasionally interspersed with
silk lace stitches
Petticoats, dresses and tea gowns all
seem to come under the sway of kilt
plating.
White pongee gowns are feature in
latest trousseaux.
Very popular are the heavy laceS
such as cluny torchon and Irish cro
chet
Again there is much talk of the
vogue Of lace mitts.
Pongee makes serviceable and styl-
ish petticoat.
Buttons are up to date garniture on
waists and skirts.
Chemisettes and V shaped fronts are
coming il again.
Grass lawns with velvet spots are
pretty things.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
Cherry Shortcake.

Mix and sift twice two cupfuls Of
-four, one-fourth of a cupful of sugar,
four level teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, a pinch Of nutmeg and one-fourth
of a teaspoonful Of salt. Rub in one
third of a cupful of butter; add one
egg we'll beaten and mixed with two
thirds of a cupful of sweet milk Roll
out on a Toured pastry board and bake
in a layer cake tin in a hot oven for
twenty minutes When done split,
spread with soft butter quickly. then
with pitted, drained and sweetened
cherries. Cover the top also with cher
ries, sprinkle with sugar and heap over
all sweetened whipped crearh.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04

So much is heard Of the. different
treatments and cures for nearly all
the Ills to which man is heir, or thinks
he is, that possibly interest will be
shown in the machine recently de-
signed by a southerner, seemingly to
produce an effect exactly the reverse
from the rest cure which has been
preached in recent years. This new
apparatus will give the movement
cure, actually pummeling the different
parts of the body until the disease is
supposed to be hammered out and the
healthy tissue renewed.
The patient to be treated reclines on
a special couch, fitted with very dex-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
ROYAL ARCANUM.
A New Grand Council Instituted.
Notes and Gossip.


Notes and Gossip.
A new grand council has been insti-
tuted at Moncton, N. B., and it will be
known as the grand council of the
maritime provinces, consisting of New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince
Edward Island This will be the TWEEN
ty-eighth grand council of the order
At the recent session of the grand
council of Massachusetts T. P. Tierney
Of Somerville was elected grand regent.
The membership in the Bay State was
reported to be 21,571.
Lehigh council OF Bethlehem, Pa.
has passed the 500 membership mark.
It, Is better to pay six months In ad-
vance than to allow one payment to go
by default.
Frank L. De Wet has been elected
grand regent Of Illinois, and W. L.
Kendall has been elected grand regent
of Ohio.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
OLD CHINA.
The Quaint willow Pattern-T1e
Original English Design.

Among the most interesting Of old
chinaware is that known as the ''wil-
low" There is tradition that the will
low pattern was originally Chinese and
represented Celestial love story; but,
going back only to this famous pattern
as it was first produced in England, q
connoisseur of that country affirms
that the following are the marks of
the original English design: ''The true
pattern must consist of the house on
the right amid trees, the tall one be-
hind being entirely covered with bal
loon-like fruit. A pathway leading
from the front is intercepted by pail
SADIE. To the left is bridge with three
arches, over which leans the willow
tree that gives its name to the pattern
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
How mathematics Decoy Birds.

That the rattlesnake uses ais tail to
decoy birds has been observed a num-
Der Of times by correspondent Of the
Scientific American, who says: 1.-THE
snake hides himself In the tall grass
end initiates the buzzing Of a bee.
The insectivorous birds, such as the
phoebe and kingbird, are attracted By
the sound, and become an easy prey
for his snakeship. have seen rattle
snakes concealed in dense foliage of
trees twenty feet from the ground
practicing the same deception on the
birds and getting the birds every
time.''
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-02
Rush for Claims Marked by Much
Fighting With Fists and Fire
arms Among Locators.
COWBOYS MAKE DARING RAID.
Led by Colonel Ketohum, They
Plant Their Stakes on Choice
Spots, Though Rivals Greet
Them With Warm Volleys.

Evanston Wyo.. Jan. 1.-The rush for
claims in the Uintah oil fields still continues,
and from the outlook more than a week
will elapse before the locating will have
been completed
So far as known there has been no blood
shed. although shots were exchanged in
many cases.
Up to midnight last night an observer
could we'll imagine himself in the heart Of
a hostile country. Fires marking the cor
ners of claims. were lighted by the thou
sands. ana these. together with hundreds
OF locators camped near them, reminded
one of bivouac in war.
Colonel KetchuH, at the head Of twelve
desperate cowboys. we'll armed and mount
ed, carried Aspen County by storm. AT mid
night they rode forward down the section
lines setting stakes as they came to the
corners.
As the first stakes were being driven they
were greeted by a volley Of gunshots from
opposing locators but the bullets all went
wide Of their marks.
Swinging to their saddles the party darted
forward. nor did they cease until they had
located every section open for filing.
Then. retracng their way. they found
that the opposing parties had In many
cases pulled their stakes and burned them.
party returned to file their claims on record
In the Spring Valley country there were
fist fights On every side, but the men re-
Trained from the use Of firearms as far as
known. but up to this time not one locator
in ten has returned, and the next few hours
may bring stories of conflicts.
The whole oil field is the scene Of intense
excitement. and it is not believed the trouble
can pass without bloodshed. as a feeling
Of deadly hatred has existed between the
locators for some time.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-02
DEATH CLAIMS A WOMAN
IN RACE ON RAILROAD TRAIN.
Mrs. William Ackerman Dies ON Her
Way to Illinois Home Just as
the Old Year Passed Out.

Just as the old year passed out. time was
called in the race of Mrs. William Acker-
man Of Collinsville, ILL.,, against the angel
Of death. who was fast pursuing fleetinS
train bearing the sick woman from San An
tonic. Tex. to her home. where she wished
to die. She breathed her last as the NJ, K
6 T. train was nearing Sedalia, No., just
after midnight Thursday morning.
For the last two months she had been in
San Antonio. Tex. where she hoped to re-
gain her health. Tuesday her physician
told her husband. who accompanied her to
the resort. that there was no chance for her
recovery, and that death was imminent.
Upon being told Of this, Mrs. Alderman
asked that she be taken to her Illinois
home. and that every effort be made to
reach there before New Years Day.
Knowing that the trip could in no way az
to comply with his wife's wish, and made
arrangements to take the earliest train out
Of San Antonio for the North He secured
accommodations on the Katy Flyer and tho
long journey was begun.
ALI went well and II seemed as If Mrs
Ackerman's wish to die surrounded by her
loved ones was about to be realized. Near
Sedalia. however, her condition became crit
ical and. in spite Of all that could be done
dawining.
The train reached this city yesterday
morning and the remains were taken in
charge by City Undertaken Alexander
The body was sent to CollinSville a few
hours later and will be buried there to-day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-02
RECEPTIONS AND A CONCERT
TO OBSERVE NEW YEARS.
harmonic Society Were the
Principal Entertainment.

BellevilIe observed New Years Day in
several ways yesterday. There were many
private receptions. one public reception and
In the evening the Philharmonic Society
gave q concert.
The public reception was by the Young
Mems Christian Association. Open house
was kept all day. In the morning the boys
department received their friends. The Re-
ception Committee consisted of Edgar
Davis, Ulmont Hendricks. Charles Ogle.
Arthur Ogle. Charles Schaefer. Marion
Wagner. Ralph Light, Wilfred Ropiquet,
Allan QuigIey and Phillips burlington.
In the afternoon tho young men received
their friends Of both sexes. The reception
was in charge Of the Reception Committee.
as follows: W. L. Meng. Theodore Smith,
Rogers Hyde. Charles Durall. Edwin Tufts.
Harry A. Miller. c. z. Mullen, Walter
Rhein, Clarence Hartman. Erwin johnson,
Harry Poye and Will Gilbert.
Mrs. Cyrus Thompson and her daughter,
Miss Lucy. were the hostesses at q large
reception at their home on South Charles
street.
Miss Nellie Branch received her friends
yesterday afternoon at her home on North
Illinois street
Last night the Philharmonic Society gave
its New Years concert. Guido Parish and
the Knickerbocker Quartet Of St. Louis as
sisted.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-02
SEVENTY-NINE MASTERS
WILL PAY DEMANDED SCALE.
Union Reports Fourteen Employ
ers Refuse to Increase Wages.

At a meeting Of the Journeymen Plumb
ers' Union yesterday morning at Druids'
Hall committees appointed by the union to
confer with the master plumbers reported
that seventy-nine Of the employers had
agreed to pay the S5-a-day scale. beginning
to-day.
Fourteen have refused to accede to the
demand Of the ,nlcE, according to state
ments made by union officials. while forty
nine had not been heard from.
Whether there will be a strike in the
shops that refuse to pay S. a day was not
stated at union headquarters. but II the
members of the union live up to their origi-
nal plans there will be a walkout in every
shop refusing to pay the wage scale.
Just what effec. a plumbers strike would
have on building at the present time is
problematical. but it would have a detri-
mental effect on all repair work.
Members Of the Master Plumbers Asso-
citation stated yesterday that they consid-
cred the demand Of the men exorbitant.