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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-22
MADE MONEY THIS YEAR.
Underwriters Ahead Because of Small
Losses on the Great Lakes.

Underwriters Ahead Because of Small
Losses on the Great Lakes.
Marine underwriters made money
this year. There is no doubt about
it. Losses on the great lakes have
been smaller than in ten seasons be-
fore. Vessels that carried no insur-
ance were also fortunate, the dangers
of navigation having reached the
lowest point since boats sailed the
great lakes. Causes for this unusual
state of affairs are mainly attributed
to freedom from great storms; nearly
complete absence from fogs, mysteri-
Gus rise of water on all the upper
lakes.
Another reason is because Of the
strike of Masters and Pilots, general
navigation did not begin until after
June l, and the dangerous months of
the spring were thus eliminated.
According to records there were 43O
disasters. The total losses are given
at 81, 260,75O. The biggest loss Of the
year was on the cargo of the steamer
F. H. Prince, which sunk at the
Cleveland breakwater, the damage
amounting to over $50, 900. Lake Erie
had the largest number of accidents,
ga, while Lake Michigan comes on
with the next largest, 80. Thirty
seven vessels Of all kinds passed out
of existence.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-22
HELD BY GRAND JURY.
Joe Percente, Formerly of This City,
Charged With Stealing Cigars.

A telegram from Rock Island, ILL.,,
this morning states that Joe Per-
cente, the former Kenosha bail player
and pugi1ist, was bound over by the
grand jury there Wednesday on a
charge of larceny. Percente was
charged with stealing a quantity of
cigars valued at more than $40. He
has been in Rock Island for several
months and was in charge of a shin
ing par1or in that city.
Since the pugi1ist left Kenosha two
years ago his life has not been of an
exceedingly rosy tint. For time he
was in Milwaukee selling papers, but
he was forced out by younger COM
petitors and went back to the ring.
He had just one fight and this was
enough to show that he was a ''has
BEEN of the rankest type. Since
that time he has been proprietor of a
shining parlor at Rock Island.
The case against Percente will be
heard at the next term of the court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-22
County Clerk Crosby Sends His
Annual Report to the State
Board Of Control.
CARE OF COUNTY PAUPERs
Less Than Forty are Receiving Aid
and the Cost Has Been Reduced to
Minimum-The City Poor Farm
Self Supporting Institution.

County Clerk w. C. Crosby has for
warded to the state board. Of control
his annual report in regard to the
care of paupers in Kenosha county
and this report shows that this county
is remarkably free of paupers and
pauperism.
The report is for the year ending
November l, and it shows that outside
Of the city in the entire county there
are but fourteen families receiving
aid from the county. The number of
families in the city receiving aid is
much smaller so that the total number
will be only a little in excess of
twenty. The report shows that the
total number receiving aid outside Of
the city is twenty-ni11e and several of
these are receiving but part support.
Ia the number Of paupers Wheat
land is the leading town. for the re-
port shows that there is not a single
pauper in that town. Somers suffers
most in the care of the unfortunates
and Brighton, Paris and Randall
while having expended little money
for this purpose considered the
amount unworthy of report.
Somers supported thirteen paupers
last year and the cost of their sup
port to the town was $583.83. Salem
had four dependents and spent $484. 80
on them. Bristol was even more lib
era1 and on the two paupers in that
town, the town spent S203.91. To
complete the list Pleasant Prairie had
five paupers on which it spent
$456. 81
The report of the city is a sort of
general one, and while it does not
give the number of people aided it
shows that the cost to the city was
So, 600.
There is but one institution in the
county for the care of the poor and
that is the Kenosha City Poor Farm.
This is a municipal institution and
self-supporting. During the year the
city has spent less money for the care
of paupers than at any time in the
last twenty years. The opening of
the poor farm has had the effect of
reducing the calls on the city to
minimum and at the present time
nearly every person receiving aid
from the city is at the poor farm
assisting in aiding to make his or her
own living.
The long list of rent accounts has
all been cut off and nearly all the pro-
vision accounts have been reduced so
that the expense to the city is becom-
ing purely nominal one. The mem
bers of the committee of the city
council in charge of the poor farm are
hopeful that in the coming year it will
pay revenue to the city.
The report of Clerk Crosby shows
that the total cost of the care of the
poor in the entire county is less than
So, 500.
Of course there are several insane
people who are now in state institu-
tons for which the county is forced
to pay part support but the number is
growing less each year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-22
STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE.

The short course in agriculture at
the University of Wisconsin, which
began Dec. S, has at attendance of
305 students and 181 are registered in
the first year class and 124 in the
second year class. Of this number
286 come from the state of Wisconsin
and 10 from other states. The nom
resident students come from Connec-
ticut, Illinois, Iowa, New York, Wash
ington, D. c., and Chilli, South
America. At the present time there
are 90 students attending the four
year course, 3O5 in the short course,
and 1877 in the factory course in butter
and cheese making, making total of
532. A farmers course of two weeks
will be given in February, which will
add quite largely to the general at
tendance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-22
TWO PLEAD GUILTY.
Government Finally Lands Two of the
"Wi1d Cat'' Insurance Operators

Government Finally Lands Two of the
"Wi1d Cat" Insurance Operators
Stephen w. Jacobs and Charles J.
Van Anden charged with using the
mails with intent to defraud in con-
nection with wild cat' insurance
companies, pleaded guilty yesterday
in the federal court before Judge
Humphrey. Sentence was deferred.
This marks the first visible success
Of the government ia the compaign
entered upon some months ago to
stamp out the sEwi1d cat" fire insur-
ance companies which were operating
with Chicago as headquarters. Jacobs
was the organizer of several of these
concerns, and Van Anden managed
some himself and acted as agent and
broker for nearly all in the country.
Similar cases are set for hearing at
this term of court against Charles J..
Russell, ]. r. Wilson and E. A.
Shanklin, the later being regarded as
the leader of the entire crowd.
Jacobs, who was once connected with
the Wisconsin Insurance Agency
company Of this city, was shown by
the evidence in the hands of the
government to have organized some
forty corporations, few of which were
legitimate. Among them were the
following fire insurance companies:
The Merchants and Manufacturers,
the Germania, the Fire Assurance
Company, the Assurance Association
of Illinois, the Equitable Fire, the
Prudential Fire and the Marine Fire
Insurance Company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-22
First Publication Dec. Is.
NOTICE TO CREDIToRs

IN In the matter of the will of Moses B. Yaw
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands OF all persons against Moses B. Yaw
deceased late of North Adams, in the county
of Berkshire, state ofMassachusetts, will be
examined and adjusted by the County
court of Kenosha county at the regular terms OF
said court to be holden at the County court
room, in the City of Kenoslta, in and for said
county, on the first Tuesday of March, A. D.
1905, and on the first Tuesday of September A. d.
1905,at ten O'Clock A. M of those days; also that
the time until and including the first Tuesday of
August, A. D. 1905, is the time allowed and
limited for creditors of said Moses B. Yaw,
deceased, to present their claims for exam
inatiOn and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, this 10th day Of December,
A. D. 1904.
BY the Court
RUSSELL II. aL0SS9N,
w36 County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-22
Low Rates for Christmas

to all points on the Nickel Plate road
between Chicago and Buffalo. Elk
cursion tickets on sale Dec. "a, Is, %,
and 81, 1904, and Januar l and 2,
1905, good. returning Jan. 4, 1905.
Three through express trains daily.
No excess fare charged on any train.
Also lowest rates and shortest line to
Cleveland, Buffalo, New York, Bos-
ton and all eastern points. Modern
sleeping and dining cars. Individual
club meals, ranging in price from 35c.
to ST., served in Nickel Plate dining
cars; also service a la carte. All
trains leave from La Sale street sta
ton, Chicago. City ticket Office, Chi
cago, Ill Adams street and Audito-
rum Annex. For further particulars
address John x. Callahan, Gen. Agt.,
113 Adams ST., Room 298. w33
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-22

The plans for the organization of a
branch of a Y. W. c. A. in Kenosha
are still being considered but it is not
probable that any decisive steps will
be taken in the matter until next
Spring.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-22

A valuable portrait of Miss Frances
b. Willard was presented by the ladies
of the w. c. T. u. to the Kenosha Y.
NJ. c. A. at the reception held on
Tuesday afternoon. A permanent
place will be given the picture in the
association parlor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07

now on. and as You may need funds
IN fitting up your office I will advance
you little on your salary" and with.
out further comment he turned to his
desk and wrote and handed Albert II
check for 500 II should prefer" he
added hastily. as if 20 prevent any
word Of thanks. that you make nc
mention whatever Of our agreement to
Mr.. Frye. or In fact to any one. until
after January list" Then rising and
offering his hand to Albert AS if to dis
miss him. he added:
GONE out TO my house any even,
ing. Mr.. Page. We shall be glad to see
you. and ] am usually ut home
There are moments when our emo
tions nullify all attempts ut speech.
md to Albert Page this was such one.
Never mind the thanks now said
Mir. Mason as hc saw Albcrts agitation
Put your thanks into yoNr work, and
in year we will talk it over"
And this is the man | had almost
hired myself ont TO spy upon." said
Albert TO '1r';"lf 80 ho loft the store.
GRO BE CONTINtED)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07
Inrreasc lG Church Membcrship

In $500 only : per cent of the total
population Of the United States were
church members. whereas today the
ratio Is Sc per cent, the members In
crcaslng from 364, 900 TO % O0O.0 900. Not
only has there been this great gain in
numbers. but there has also been
great increase III activity. as indicated
by the rise of foreign missions. III.
modern Sunday school. young peoples
societies. brotherhoods, young mems
Christian associations and kindred
movements.
Invesi ga tons show. however. that
the large majority of young men, @,
0.059.00O ont OF 14.250O0O, are outside
Of church membership. Even after al.
lowing a large margin for those VIII.
are not members, but attend religious
services at least occasionally. it Is safe
10 say that fully one-haf are wholly
outside OF church fellowship or direct
influence.
1t may be comfort 10 know that
this is no new problem. Professor VIII.
COX in his book. The Pastor and rs
Flock" describes conditions century
ago as follows There were no young
Christians II. any considerable mum
bers. When young man joined thu
church OF Or. Lyman Reecher in Itch
field, Conn, early in the century, SC
strange an event astonshed all the
western section of that state. IL hurCh
Economist
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07
WILLING TO HELP.
An OLD Seaman'n scheme to Win
Honor For . FaSoritc

An amusing story is told of an old
seaman on one Of the United States
cruisers in the north Atlantic squad
ron. He was not a person of wide af-
HectionS, but he had a warm place in
his heart for q young ensign who had
been kind to him in anany little ways.
one day a landsman feri from the
rigging TO the water. ana as he could
not swim NJ would have been drowned
but for young officer who sprang in
after him and held him up till assist
ance came.
Later the young officer received a
conp!ilncntarv letter from the score
tary Of the navy. Every one rejoiccd
but the old seaman; he coveted the let
ter for his ensign
That's nice thing 20 have, n letter
like that he said a few days later.
You ought 20 have one"
II don't quite see how can get one, y
laughed the ensign.
"Wcll. see here" said the old man
eagerly. Tomorrow night I'll he ia
the main chains. fussing with some
thing or other. and | might fall in. and
you could jump after me-
THAT would he very good Of you"
said the ensign gravely, but, you see,
I'm not good swimmer by any
means"
"Ho that's no matter" said the old
seaman. I'll hold you up till the boat
comes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07

lls as we rejoice, as we have wept
with them when they wept," We can
now see them running bnck to the Jc-
rusnlem capital on Easter night, and
Easter darkness was not made an OK
cuse for laggard feet. They ran. Aye,
they ran MS fast as their limbs could
carry them 10 tell of the risen Christ.
The GIorio.s News.
We are all ready to carry good news
to Our fellow men. After NapoeOn's
defeat at Waterloo messenger start
ed for the Russian capital TO tell the
czar that his national enemy was over
thrown. On and on he went. While
the horses were being saddled at the
different taverns he would sleep; then
into his saddle and on. When he rush
ed into the Petersburg palace the car
was at dinner. But unda united, he car
RED the good news into the royal ban
quet hall, and then. after telling the
news, he dropped at the feet Of the
car and fell into slumber from
which no one could rouse him. If a
czars soldier would be so anxious to
tell his chief of nm earthly victory shall
we not be anxious. like the Emmaus
disciples, to tell all the world OF n
heavenly victory? From this church
EMPOWERED with flowers. where we
have seen the risen Christ in vision
and heard him in song and sermon.
shall We not carry the news every
where? The news. Aye. tell the glo-
rious news that Jesus has risen from
the dead and become the first fruits Of
them that slept.
But there Is one other fact that
would impress upon your thoughts in
this Easter afternoon revelation. AS
soon as Christ revealed himself unto
his two disciples he vanished ont Of
their sight. IF we do not at once re
ceive Christ when ne reveals himself,
in all probability we shall never re-
celve him at all. One moment he is
here. the next he Is gone forever
Some Of us in our past lives know
when we saw him. We know that
there was certain moment Of GER
tain service when Jesus came to us
and said. Here am l." and IL We had
not at that moment received him as
our Lord we would never have re-
ceivcd him. o men and women are
you this Easter day In the Emmaus
village? Are you standing in the little
village seven and one-half miles from
Jerusalem and having n divine revela-
ton and yet will not accept the risen
Christ? God forbid that my Saviour 3
SCARED hands and SCARED feet and
SCARED brow and SCARED side should
In this Easter afternoons revelation
appeal to you in vain.
copyright, 1901 By Louis K!opsch
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07

or, still more probably, because they
were sweIA Ia ut palos, when Column.
bus put the press gang to work, rs he
was authorized to do by Ferdinand
and Isabella.
The names Of these men, as given
by Navnrrete, were Jallarte de Lajes,
lngles probably Arthur Lake, Eng
lish). and Guilicrmo Tres, nnturcl dc
Galney, en- Irlanda probably William
Herr1es or Rice, native OF Galway, in
Ireland.
These two men were among the
forty whom Columbus left behind in
the fort constructed In Hlspanioia be-
fore he sailed for Europe. who all met
their death at the hands OF the natives
before the great discoverer returned,
owing to their disregard of his express
directions
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07
No Snoring.

POSTING stcr General Payne the other
day told n story of something that h.
once saw In 4 Milwaukee courtroom.
Through the kindness and tact of tina
Judge the court crier was saved from
II fine.
Il one day attended" said Mr.. Payne,
"a session Of the court at which this
judge presided. The court crier was a
very old man: he had served with tidet
ity for many years, but age was be-
ginning now to tell on him. He fell
asleep while ! was in the courtroom
and IN a little while he was snoring.
The enorer. of course, disturbed the
proceedings OF the court, but the judge
showed great tact in interrupung,
without en- barrassinc. the crier.
"'Crier Jones he said in loud votct
-'Crier Jones some one is snoring"
''The erie awakened with starr
and jumps to his feet
"'Silence" he exclaimed. 'fhe-t
must be no snoring In the courtroom!
and be Clared fiercely all about him.
Philadelphia Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07
CRACKED VOICES.
A LRck of Muscular Control Is What
Causes the Break.

The pitch Of the human voice de-
ponds primarily upon the number of
vibrations per second Of the vocal
cords. and these. in their turn. depend
OH the length. size and degree Of ten
sion OF the cords, which increase in
length with the growth Of the larynX.
one OF the deepest bass notes, from
the greater length of the cords, has
only eighty double vibrations a second,
while n soprano voice can give 092
such vibrations in the same time.
The size of Il lads lnrynN Is, roughly.
that of n womans. but when the pip
ing schoolboy is shooting up into man
hood his larynX grows rapidly and the
vocal cords become elongated nearly in
the proportion OF three and "A half to
two. The carriages by which their
tension is regulated also share in this
growth, as is seen by the swelling of
the so called Adams apple
Now, all these parts do not increase
with equal rapidity; hence the muscu-
lar control. which must he very exact,
Is rendered uncertain and the voice Is
said to break" A similar change
takes place in the case Of women. but
very much less in amount anu fur
Their compensation in the formation Of
the upper part of the larynx serves to
disguise the effect.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07
The COcoanut TIRE

There is no tree so widely distributed
throughout the tropics ns the cocoanut.
Even on remote atols Of the south
seas, which geologlsts say were only
recently formed by the subsistence of
a volcano and the growth Of coral I'D
from its base. one finds the cocoanut.
The parent tree leaning over the beach
OF one tropical island drops It's fruit
into the sen, to have the nut carried
away perchance halfway round the
world Then in some faraway place
the waves cast the coconnut ashore 20
sprout and propagate another forest
after its own kind.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07
What "Charm" Really Mcnns

The word charm is from the Latin
carmen" Originally it meant mean
ta'lon. TO charm a person Is 10 be
witch him. In Julius Caesar" act ill.,.
scene l. Il charm YOU" seems to mean
Il adiure YOU" When we speak now
ply that 81" sings an incarnation to
us, but there is Il pretty figure OF
speech in our use OF the word. We
mean that she has the same command
over us rs If the incarnation were sung
and we were hewitchcd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07
GOT AS GOOD AS HE GAVE.
How Philanthropist Corcornn Was
Answered By . Woman.

Answered BY . woman.
The late W. w. Corcorsn, the million
alre philanthropist OF Washington,
who gave tn the city the magnificent
nrt gallery which bears his name, was
very fond OF telling how he was once
overmatched by wealthy ma hen la
d. from whom he desired 10 purchase
| piece ~ property.
Mr. COrcoran was the owner OF the
Arlington hotel. at the corner Of Yer
mont avenue nnd II street. Adjoining
tho hotel property on the II street side
| was a handsome brownstone mansion.
owned by the maiden lady. The lot
upon which the house was built OK.
tended back TO ! street, a distance Of
four hundred feet, and abutted on the
rear Of the hotel property.
Mr.. COrcoran found 1t necessary to
enlarge the hotel property and with
this entisin view desired to purchase
the rear EDd Of the lot owned by the
maiden lady. As she was very
wealthy. lie knew that large price
would not be any special lnducement
and for a time was mt loss TO know
exactly how TO approach her. Ne final
~ concluded TO go straight TO the point,
and therefore addressed her the fol.
lowing note:
Dear Miss Glow much will you take
for your back yard? We wish TO enlarge
! the Arlington hotel Yours sincerely,
W. w. COECORAN.
| Promptly came the reply;
| Dear Mr. Corcoran-IIow much will you
take for the Arlington hotel? We wish to
enlarge our back yard. Yours cordially.
A. Z.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07

Few ttsarM.g tHares have heen pre-
served in Eurcpe winch give an ade-
aga In Aa~s OF tne streets rf she middle
Gsse ~" at the Iacst Interesting ot
thesS lkelsH Is sSe hGAae of Martin La
thel, 10 Ftan START .bn,- NJ ain. 1t STANDS
on the codns- ~ narrow street and
rises 70 y heAgit NsisIch seems unusual
even in tS,'ss E.os OF tail buildings
Lac nsAjs OF fhe arCnNectute Of its pc
ries,. t.e t'nti~,, house is nAit timbered
and rfCRy decorated 1t Is very
rooiny place. though somewhat dark
and probably hsd!y ventilated, This
Luther house, like many Of its time
cp,fsa4ned foars increasing In size AZ
they rose, thus giving a curiously pic
tursseu- but Top heavy appearance to
the building.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07
PlTH AND POINT.
Faith dCIes fate.
Duty is always divine.

Faith fCiies fate.
Duty is always divine.
a muzzl is cot a cure.
The time TO boast is when you don't
need TO-
He WHO cennot bear humility cannot
wear hoi.or
The oes; kind OF hope is that which
lent&S hand
An empty dignity is a. valuable as q
hGijory doiiRr.
The work of this life writes the
lease Of the next
F;1rh your wagon to star. hut
dOu't sell your mule.
rhe only effective prison bars are
those we forge with or habits
lou csnnot sanctify your sins by
Calling skair consequences crosses.
lie sor' ..rh wings does not worry
as 10 the stability Of th.s h.-.Chi-
cago Tribune
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07

A remarkable hunting accident took
place in the forest Of Rambouillet re-
Gently. The Duchess dues hunts in
the forest twice week The Paris
correspondent Of the Newcastle Chroni-
Gle states that on this occasion n sta
which had becu put mp was in full
light when suddenly the Duchess de
Luynes appeared riding leisurcly Just
in the terrified animals front. Think
Ing only Of escape from its pursuers,
the stag instantly sprang 10 vault over
horse and rider. but caught the Ouch
oss. carrying her from the saddle and
falling with her. while the horse bolt
ed. Fortunately tho soft turf broke the
fall. and the duchess. on the approach
of the hunt. was able to riso with n
laugh and none the worse. \ similar
accident happened TO the King Of Eng
land ut Coupicgne twenty-five years
n
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07
Bnrbsrous Treatment of IbO Women

The hos have a barbarous custom Of
destroying twins. \ woman who gives
birth to twins Is regarded as some
thing accursed. and the children are
taken from her and thrown iuto the
bush to perish. while she is proclaim
lage To hold up two fingers to an
Ibo woman Is TO offer her the greatest
Insult possible. They are very super
stltious. They worship idols OF wood.
mud and iron. which nre regarded as
protectors to be proptated Ut various
periods. and slavery exists among all
the tribes