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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-30

The officers Of the Fidelity & Deposit
company, of Maryland, are here exam
ming the books of the State bank and
no payments will be made to depositors
until this examination is completed.
The Scaler> entertained large num-
Der OF their friends at a dance Monday
evening at the Schlitz hall. The hall
was filed with guests and all report a
splendid time. Stemm Brothers fur
nished excellent music for the dance.
Some of the mem bers of the Chicago
Yacht club are making an effort to ar
range for cruising race to Kenosha
on July 4th. The city will probably
be asked to offer trophy for the race.
The race to Kenosha is getting to be
one of the annual fixtures of the Chi
cage squadron.
1t is evident that the papers have it
ia for the Kenosha Interstate team, as
every paper round the circuit put Ke
nosha at the bottom Of the list, even if
she might have been in any one of the
six higher places. Just wait till the
end of the season and Kenosha will
take apush up.
The most complete and authentic
list of Wisconsin birds extant, it is
claimed by the Wisconsin Natural
History society, will be published dur
ing the month of May, the compilation
OF the book being in charge of Charles
E. Monroe of Milwaukee. The work
is being issued with the cooperation
Of the Milwaukee museum board,
which has decided to pay half Of the
expense of printing. 1t will give an
accurate description of all birds that
visit this state at any time during the
year, together with pictures apd de-
scriptions OF their nests and young.
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPE r.
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NOR SALE-.> oIaek mare nine Years cid,
II kind and gentle. Address Box NO .,
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19

memories Of woman who was des-
tined to become the wife of another.
In his letter he says: while l was
transcribing the letters, these last mon
uments of the goodness of my dear v,
could not hinder some signs, which
between grief and shame, would have
their way. Not that / was panied at
seeing my utmost efforts outdone by
another's pen, but / could not, 1 ought
not to be unmoved when 1 observe how
unworthy 1 am of that excellent means
of improvement. 1 trust so unusual .
blessing of Providence has not been
utterly useless to me. To this 1 owe
both the capacity and the occasion of
feeling that soft emotion with which
glow even at the moment when 1 con-
slider myself as conversing with a kin
dred soul of my ""
From that time onward Mrs. Pen
darves gradually gained the ascend
ancy in Wesley's heart. AS was-the
custom of the times, they gave each
other pet names She called him "Cy-
rus" and he tenderly addressed her as
ASpaSia." The correspondence was
carried on for number of years, Mrs
PendarVes even writing to Wesley dur
ing trip to Ireland when she neglected
all other correspondence.
Although there were evidences of
mutual affection, there were irrecon-
cilable differences which could scarcely
be overcome. She lived in fashionable
London, and Wesley was following re-
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L ne engagementtarou many OF the
cnurch societies with intense indlgna-
uon. Ihey bitterly opposed the mar
rage. Wesley had vigorously advo-
.asted cellbacy3 as a necessity among
tIaVeHng ministers, and now ne was
ABOUT 70 do whatfhe advised his broth
ers IN the ministry against. Neverthe-
less, they travelled together for five
months, she aiding him in his work in
every possible way.
CHARLES Wesley was dismayed at the
turn affairs had taken. He had mar
REQ lady of birth and position. and
was overwhelmed by the idea that
John should marry woman who mad
peen servant. John replied that ne
Wlshed to marry her not for her birth,
put for her character and worth. Ere
long, however, Wesley became con-
vlnced that Mrs. Murray should marry
John Bennett, one of his preachers, who
nad once been patient under Mrs.
Murray's care for long time.
The woman herself vaciilated
strangely between her lovers. On one
occasion she declared to Wesley: L
love you thousand times better than
l ever loved John Bennett in my life.
But l am afraid if 1 don't marry him
he'll run mad" Soon afterward she
expressed her strong determination to
live and die with Wesley. and urged
MN to marry her Immediately. But
Wesley first wished to satisfy Bennett.
to- secure his brothers approval and
to inform the societies of his intention.
This painful affair" ended by, Grace
Murray throwing herself at Bennet's
feet and begging forgiveness for using
him so badly, and a week thereafter
she became his wife. The next time
Charles Wesley met John he greeted
him with the harsh words: II renounce
all intercourse with you but what I
would have with a heather man or a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19

could to hinder him from accomplish
ing the object of his mission. Much
of Wesley's time was taken up with
parish work among the white settlers.
The scene of his ministry was the
town of Savannah, which lay on an
eminence forty or fifty feet above
bend of the fine river. The settlement
was a mile and quarter in circumfer-
ence. 1t had forty houses, all OF the
same size, belonging to the first set
tiers, and $50 new dwellings, some OF
which were two or even three stories
high. The courthouse served as the
church.
Miss Hopkey was the young woman
whom the governor thought Wesley
should marry. She was the niece of
Thomas CauSton, the magistrate and
chief merchant of the settlement. APP
parently she was a devoted Christian
young woman. She lost no opportunity
of cultivating friendliness with the
handsome young Englishman. Her eff
forts were successful, and ere long
Wesley became deeply interested III
her They were six days together in
making the journey from another set
Element by boat In describing this trip
Wesley says it was slow ana danger
Gus but not a tedious passage. 3"
Miss Hopkey's opportunity came
when Wesley was taken down with
fever. While dining with the governor
he departed from his usual abstemious-
ness and ate some meat, which made
him ill., Miss Hopkey became his nurse.
She waited on him day and night. In
compliance with the suggestions of Gov.
Oglethorpe, she always dressed in
white-a costume designed to make a
more favorable impression on Wesley,
who disliked gaudy attire.
For a time all seemed to favor mar
riage between Wesley and Miss Hop
key. Later he became convinced that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19
MAKING OF FIRST PICTURE BOOK.
Idea Conceived by Comenius TkEee
Hundred Years AGO.

Three hundred years ago a German
savant had a wonderful vision. At that
time children were taught to read by
force of arms, so to speak, through
hardships and with bitter toll on the
part of the teacher. 1t seems curious
that the first real step toward tighten
ing the labor of children as they climb
the ladder of learning was the product
of the imagination, not of some fond
mother or gentle woman teacher, but of
a bewigged and betitled university doc
tor.
1t was Johann Comenius, however,
who first conceived the daring idea
that children could be taught by the
aid of the memory and imagination
working together.
by MEANS he quantity expressed
1t, "of sensuous impressions conveyed
to the eye, so that visual objects may
be made the medium of expressing
moral lessons to the young mind and
of impressing those lessons upon the
memory"
In other words, the good Herr Doc
tor had the bright idea that picture
books could be useful to children. Co
menus made his first picture book, and
called it the "Orbis Pictus."
It contains rude wood cuts repre-
senting objects in the natural world,
as trees and animals, with little les
sons about the pictures. It is a quaint
volume, and one that would cause the
average modern child not little aston
ishment were it placed before him. As
truly, however, as that term may be
applied to any other book that has
since been written, "Orbis Pictus'' was
an epoch-making book. 1t is the pre-
cursor of all childrens picture books
and modern childhood has great cause
to bless the name of Comenius.-
Household.
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terrace, where are boxes to accommo-
date the wraps of $500 guests, the
limit of the capacity of the house. En-
tering the main building on the gar
dep level, one finds on each side of
the broad corridor ample dressing
rooms, which take the place formerly
given over to laundry and store rooms.
From the corridor the guests proceed
by a broad flight of stone stairs to
the main floor of the house, which is
entirely at the service of the guests.
The hall, no longer an improvised
dressing room, becomes an integral
portion of the house, and instead of
being finished as a thoroughfare. is
treated with the large and ample dig
nifty BETTING the room which hereafter
will command access to the various
state apartments. On entering the
White house the first impression one
gets is that its size has been greatly
increased; there is a satisfying air of
spaciousness combined with dignity.
One is struck with the simplicity of
treatment, and yet. on examination,
it is discovered that ornament well
subordinated is a characteristic of the
work.-Century.
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publican Friends interceded, John
made explanations which appeased
Charles, and the threatened breach be-
tween the brothers was thus happily
averted.
Although the loss of Grace Murray
was the greatest trial Of Wesleys life,
he never showed any resentment to-
ward Bennett for, his part in the affair.
Mrs Vazeille, the widow of a London
merchant, the mother of four children
and the posseSSor of a fortune of $780,
600. became the wife of John Wesley in
l151, after a remarkably short court
ship.
On Feb. 10 Wesley slipped on the ice
While hurrying to take leave of a con-
gregatfon and injured an ankle. He
took up quarters at Mrs. Vazeille's,
with whom he was acquainted. and
spent the remainder Of the week in
prayer, reading, writing a Hebrew
grammar and Lessons for Children"
and in talking with the widow She
seems to have been very kind to him.
He proposed marriage, and on Feb.
Is, just eight days after the accident,
they were married. He was not able
to set his foot on the ground, and the
ceremony was performed with the
bridegroom in a kneeling posture.
Charles wesley was offended at first,
but later became reconciled Wesley
told an Intimate friend that he and
Mrs. Wesley agreed before the mar
riage that he should not preach one
sermon or travel one mile the less on
that account.
For four years Mrs. Wesley travelled
extensively with her husband. Then
she began to exhibit the characterize
ties which place her in the class with
Xantippe and Mrs. Job. She made ex-
acting demands, tormenting her hus-
band continually with her suspicious
spirit. She purloined Wesley's letters,
made interpretations to suit her plIr-
pose, and even resorted to forgery. On
one occasion she supplied two anon
ymouS aSSasSinS, under the names of
Scorpion and Snapdragon, with forged
material with which to destroy Mr..
Wesley's character. She would often
drive 100 miles ito see who was with
her husband in the carriage as it en-
tered a town.
But this was not all. She once shut
Charles Wesley and her husband up
in a room, and began to tell them their
faults with that detail and force which
made Charles call her my best friend.'
John HampSon, one of Wesley's
preachers, says that he once went into
a room in the north of Ireland, where
he found Mrs! Wesley in fury. Her
uuSDdHu was OH ,the AoOr. one ndu Deen
dragging him about by his hair, and
still held in her hand some Of the locks
she had pulled out Of his head More
than once" says he, she laid violent
hands upon him, and tore those vener-
able locks, which had suffered suffi-
GENTLY from the ravages of time, Wes-
ley made repeated attempts to reason
with the Infatuated woman, but In vain
Twenty years after the marriage
Mrs. Wesley left her husband and went
to live in Newcastle. In his journal
Wesley notes: She is gone to New
castle, I know not for what an
saying she would never see my face
again. I did not forsake her; I did
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19

he ought not to marry her. A fri<ad
who had accompanied him from Eng
land showed him that he was being
duped, whereupon Wesley decided to
lay the matter before the Moravian
elders. They advised him to proceed
no further. and he abided by their
judgment.
1t was like pulling out his right
eye" to break with Miss Hopkey and
he could not find courage to do so. She
helped him, however, by becoming en-
gagged to a Mr.. Williamson, and mar
rying him four days thereafter The
husband, to quote Wesley's description,
was not remarkable for handsome
ness, neither for greatness, neither for
wit, or knowledge or sense, and least
or all for religion" The best that could
be said in his favor was that he was
young man of substance"
wesley grieved deeply over this af-
fa1r but bore up bravely. Nevertheless,
he did not let it interfere with the dis
charge of his religious duties. Ere long
he reproved Mrs. Williamson for mis-
behavior as Christian. Five weeks
later he excluded her from communion.
Then the storm burst
Mr.. CauSton was determined to re-
venge what he regarded as the insult
offered to his niece. Wesley refused to
answer for his conduct in a purely &C.
cleSiaStical matter before a civil court:
nevertheless he was summoned to ap-
pear. grand jury carefully chosen
from among those likely to condemn
wesley found ten bills against him.
He was charged with speaking and
writing against Mrs. Williamson with
out her husbands consent, with repeI-
ling her from the communion. with not
declaring his adherence to the Church
Of England, with dividing the service
nn do md
wesley was prepared to disprove every.
count, but his enemies were determin-
ed that he should not be allowed to
do so. When 1t became clear that Wes-
lew would not be permitted to justify
himself he decided to leave Savannah,
and did so after giving ample notice of
his intention.
Grace Murray won the affections of
Wesley ten years after his unhappy
experience with Miss Hopkey. During
that period Wesley had been laying
the foundations of Methodism. Among
its converts was Mrs. Murray, then the
wife of a sailor. Later her husband was
drowned at sea, and she engaged in
active Christian work, eventually be-
coming housekeeper at the orphan
house at Newcastle.
Besides her other work, she was
nurse to the preachers, having at least
seven oyerWorked itinerants as pa-
tents at one time. Wesley himself was
in her care for week. Soon after his
recovery he proposed marriage to the
young widow. In her amazement she
exclaimed: This is too great a bless
ing for me. I cannot tell how to be-
1ieve it. 1t is all 1 could have wished
for under heaven"
Wesley was then forty-fiv years of
age, and was becoming widely known.
Mrs. Murray was lovely widow of
twenty-six. gifted, entertaining, skill
full and very attractive. though of
humble birth
She accompanied Wesley on his next
tour to London aaLhiS affianced bride.
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not dismiss her; 1 will not recall her"
Ten years later she died, and Wes-
iey's comment is: II was informed my
wife died Monday and later, This
evening she was buried, although 1
was not informed of it until a day
or two afterward." She was buried in
Camberwell churchyard, and the stone
erected over her grave bore the words:
"A woman of exemplary piety, a ten
Ger parent and a sincere friend
Inc most charitable view of Mrs
eWesley's conduct is that she suffered
from mental unsoundness. Wesley re-
peatedly declared that he believed God
had ruled this prolonged sorrow for his
good, and that if Mrs. Wesley had been
a better wife he might have been I'M
faithful to his great work
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19
GAR is NOT oMNIPoTENT.
Even In Russia His DEGREES Are some4
times Defeated In Their Purpose.

Even IN Russia His DEGREES Are Some4
times Defeated In Their Purpose.
Henry Labouchere, the noted English
publicist and journalist, in a recent ar
ticle in his London periodical gives an
instance Of the manner in which even d
definite command Of the car may fall
to be carried out by reason of the cons
plicated system of administration in Russ
STA. 1t seems that somewhere in Fins
land the peasants very much wanted TO
have certain roads opened so as to give
them more direct communication with ST.
Petersburg. A petition was therefore cir-
culated and largely signed pointing out the
value Of these roads as a means of uni-
flying their country with Russia. Tho
czar read the petition with that minute
attention characteristic of all he dOes''
and with his own hand wrote on the mar
gin of 1t: Il command that these roads
be made at once"
Not satisfied with that, he sent the Pc
tition and command to the minister Of
public works. who discovered that his de-
the making of the roads. After a delay3
of some time he made the further dis i
covery that the only person who had the !
authority and means was the governor OF !
Archangel. A Finlander declares that
when the governor of Archangel asks for
money with which to carry out the i'm
perial order, he will be sent to the min,
most fanatical economist and never has
any money whatever for new undertake
ings 1t is now three and half years
since the car ordered the making OF
these roads and not one step has yet been
taken to carry out his command.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19
Planchette Plays a Part
In a Notable London Fraud

later period he and a lady had their
hands on the machine, when he asked
Col. c., the lady's husband. to put
a question to ''planchette."
10 whom did l writa this morning."
the officer inquired. "Planchette" Instant
ly commenced writing. Stop" said Col.
c., who was watching it. 1T has an
swered my question.
The machine, however. was allowed to4
finish the name. We'll" said Col C y
that's odd. The surname IS right; but [ !
a cd not know my correspondent Chris
tan name was William" reference tot
William" -''''''e - oe
Another gentleman who gave evidence
stated that he submitted to "Planchette'' I
the query, "'Will-ever be rich?| The7
machine did not hesitate, but replied win
the message which is reproduced on this {
Makes Pertinent Replies.
There are hundreds of instances Of
Planchette' replying to queries with an!
acumen difficult to explain. The followinga
case Is vouched for by the participants:
Are We going to the dance on theSs
20t NJ asked q; ae two young ladies'.
query; ~ wv IVA :
Charles T was the brother of one
OF the young ladies. and she immediately
Africa"
But the event showed that 'planchette'|i
was right. Charles, although neither Of
the girls knew it, was at that moment
on his way from Africa, and on the 18th
he duly escorted both ladies to the bali,
, Continuing his evidence the witness said !
mat on another occasion "WlI s. pass
his examination?' was asked of the mys-
tical apparatus by the sister and two
friends or young fellow.
Yes, was the reply which the pencil
scrawled.
And what number viii he come out
In list?' further queried one young lady.
No H." said 'planchette," and. in
applicable though it is. s. did pass
MS examination, and his place on the
nst. strangely enough, was II.
During the present agitation hundreds
OF OF s., specimens Of ,'planchette" writing
nave engaged the attention of the London
Spiritualist Alliance. members Of which
regard the instrument as a means OF
communication with spirit friends" The
mind OF the operator must not be cons
centrated on the machine or its purpose
A plan often adopted Is to read some
book while the hands rest on plan
Ghetto" Whether the achievements OF
the machine are due to spirit influence or
unconscious nervous effort or other causes
no one seems able to decide, but as the
greater the mystery the greater the alb
sorpton in the subject London still re-
mains 'planchette" mad.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19
HOW WHITE HOUSE IMPREssEs.
The Remodeled Structures Simplicity
and Dignity.

By the restoration of the east and
west entrances the White house now
rises from stylobate 46O feet in length
thus greatly enhancing the dignity Of
the structure. The roofs of these ter
races (Which are level with the ground
on the north) are surrounded with
stone ballustrades bearing electric
lamps. Brilliantly lighted at evening
and adorned with we'll trimmed orange
and bay trees, they form promenades
and places for outdoor enjoyment dur
ing the long months when the Wash
ington climate permits such diversion.
Now, on the occasion Of large re-
ceptions, the guests drive into the
grounds by a new entrance, opposite
the west front of the treasury. Alight-
ing at spacious porte cochere, they
enter corridor formed by the east
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19

little face spread to his neck, chest and back. I
had never seen anything quite like it before.
The skin rose in little Jumps, and matter came
out. My baby's skin was hot, and how he did
suffer- He wouldn't eat, and night after night
walked the foor with him weak as was Often
had to stop because 1 felt faint and nv back
throbbed with pain. But the worst pain of all
was to see my poor little boy burning and itch
ing with those nasty sores, which the neighbors
said was Eczema. A lady across the street gave
me some Cuticura Ointment, think the box was
about half full, and piece of Cuticura Soap. I
followed the directions bathing Charlie with the
Soap and putting that nice Ointment on the
sores. l wouldn't have believed that my baby
would have been cured by little thing like that.
Not all OF sudden, mind you. Little by little,
but so surely, Charlie and I both got more
peace by day, and more sleep by night. The
sores sort of dried up and went away. shall
never forget one blessed night when I went to
n n woke up the sun was streaming in. For the
slept through the night without break Yes,
is Charlie, and his skin is as white as snow
NEEDLES"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19
TIRED MOTHERS STORY
Of Baby's Dreadful Suffering
from Eczema Happily Cured
by CutiCura Remedies

Charlie
of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19

Miss Sophia Hopkey. came into Wes-
ley's life in a romantic way amid the
frontier conditions of the English col
ony in Georgia. Wesley's purpose in
coming to the new world was to preach
to the Indians, Gen. Oglethorpe, the
governor of the colony, admired the
young clergyman, but did all he
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19

ligious inclinations which took him
farther and farther away from her
manner of life.
Wesley could have married the beau
tiful, talented and opulent young
widow, but he hesitated and-lost.
Nearly nire years after they had ceased
to exchange letters, Mrs. Pendarves be-
came the wife of DR.. Patrick Delaney,
a learned clergyman of the established
church.