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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-07
A JAPANESE LEGEND.
The Girl Fish and the shinto Shrine
at ChOshi.

The Girl Fish and the ShintO Shrine
at ChOshi.
Most Shinto shrines in Japan have a
story. Here is one which is told Of the
leading shrine Of Choshi: A traveller
was entertained in the home of rich
man. A daughter of the host fell In
love with the traveller, who did not
care for her because she was ugly.
Being under obligation to the family,
he could not ignore the girls love, so
he told her that he meant to drown
himself the next day. She decided to
do the same and did it. The traveller
gave up the deaf he ever had it.
One Of the gods changed the girl into
a fish, and to this day the fishermen of
the town often see that particular fish
in the waters near their shores Some
times she Is caught in tae nets, but she
is always reverently returned to- the
sea. A shrine was erected on the hill
above the town and dedicated to the
memory Of the girl fish.
Before starting out to sea the fisher
men go to this shrine to pray for good
luck, and in their absence the families
continue to invoke the favor Of the god.
A storm at sea or absence Of good luck
means that the fish god has been Of
Tended and must be appeased by spe-
cial offerings. Chicago News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-07
Smoking Customs.

Among the Beehuanas of Africa it Is
the custom for the people when smok-
ing to take Timber twig. which they
bend into the form Of a semicircle and
then bury In mud. This Is well pound
ed down, and when the earth is suffl-
GENTLY set the twig Is withdrawn,
leaving hole which answers the pur-
pose Of pipestem. Tobacco Is placed
in the excavation.
The Hawaiian natives habitua1ly
swallow the smoke, and a few whiffs
are enough to produce intoxication.
This drawback. however, has its COM
pensating advantage, since the exhaus-
ton Of single pipe is enough to pro-
duce wholesale inebriation, as It is
passed from mouth to mouth.
The Kaffirs smoke dagha tobacco.
species of hemp, in a water pipe re-
sembling the hookah.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-07

The High school football team has
disbanded for the season.
Friday night brought the first real
snow storm of the season.
The High school boys are re-organ-
izing their basket ball team.
Mrs. Henry Baker, Of Racine, spent
Friday afternoon in Kenosha.
Mrs. James Barrows returned home
Friday after visit in Chicago.
Chief of Police Reino1d transacted
official business in Chicago Friday.
Elmer Vincent, of Wilmot, visited
Kenosha friends Friday afternoon.
County superintendent Kerwin, Of
Silver Lake, spent Friday in Kenosha.
Mrs. W. W. Stevens has so far re-
covered that she is able to be about
her home.
THERE'S little chance for combi-
nation of the telephone lines until
after January j.
Mrs. w. H. Schroeder has returned
home after visit with her parents in
Washington City.
Mrs. Howard Moore, of Kankakee,
Ill, is here for a weeks visit with
Mrs. John Moore.
Mrs. Frank Williamson is here
from Toronto, Canada, for visit with
friends and relatives.
Miss Theresa Dunnebacke, who has
been seriously i'll the past week with
the grip, is slowly improving.
Mrs. Theodore Kerst has sold her
store on Main street TO Mrs. Mary
Stern. Consideration 81, 500.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Robinson enter.
tanned the Prairie Avenue Hearts
club at their home on Friday evening.
The deer season closed on Thurs.
day, but the Kenosha contingent got
all that was coming to them. Fully
125 deer were brought back to this
city.
The rural mail carriers are distribut,
ing cards along their routes asking
patrons to buy stamps in quantities,
rather than leave money in their mail
boxes.
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PANTS AND VESTS.
The Difference Between Them and
Trousers and WaistcOats.

The Difference Between Them and
Trousers and WaistcOats.
Why do the trade journals ignore the
word spants," and what is the differ
ence between ''trowsers" and ''trou-
sers" and between west" and waist
coat" asks correspondent of the
Clothier and Furnisher.
"Pants" is an abbreviation of "pan-
taloons," word foisted upon us by
the French, though possibly derived
from the italian 'spantaleon,'' which,
according to the poet Byron, has an Ill
defined connection with the lion Of St.
Marks, in Venice. ''Trowsers' is old
English modernized into trousers, /"
which is the proper spelling. 'Vest"
is an abbreviation Of ''vestment." An
other poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes,
traces 1t to Londoners in his line which
says:
The dangerous waistcoat, called by cock
neys west"
Genteel usage declares pants" to be
vulgar, though it and "pantaloons' and
west, have their place in trade and SO
receive recognition. We end the matter
with another quotation from Holmes:
The thing named ''pants" in certain docu-
ments,
A word not made for gentlemen, but
gents
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A Solemn Occasion,

When certain well know comedian,
VINO prided himself ON his fun making
ability, was starring" In Edinburgh
his landlord, who seldom attended any
public place save the kirk, asked him
if he would oblige him with pass
for the playhoos." This favor was
readily granted, and the ''gude man.
donned his best black suit and wit
messed the comedians two greatest
humorous representations Meeting his
landlord the next morning, the comedi-
an asked how he liked the performance.
"Weel," said the Scotsman, cit pleas
ed me in fac gey weel, and 1 conseeder
you played unc0 natural-like, but
heigh, man, / had hard job to keep
myself frae laughing"
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FRUIT AND FLOWER NOTES

A New Jersey strawberry grower
claims to have a plant that will pro
duce fresh Strawberries each month In
the year.
Commission men want a large guam
tity Of one kind Of fruit, fact that In
fuences commercial orchard planting,
but in the family orchard variety
should not be neglected.
The ounce crop is again short
Prices promise to be high.
In planting bulbs remember that they
should not come III direct contact with
the stable fertilizer 1t should be down
below them, where the feeding roots
that grow from the bulb may find it.
Give the outdoor roses good cover
ing of manure. 1t should be Of good
quality, SO that after it's winter serv~
ice it becomes available for digging
in when spring comes
Farm Journal advises readers who
buy fruit trees for planting to dip
them In the lime-sulphur mixture be-
fore setting them or heeling them in,
as a preventive Of San Jose scale
Sell no good apples that will keep
for less than So per barrel The crop
is light, taking the country as a whole,
and probably averages below one-half
Of normal yield, says New England
exchi.nge.
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TORTOISE SHELL.
The Best Imitation OF 1t rs Made OF
CeIIuIoid.

The Best Imitation OF 1t Is Made OF
CeIIuloid.
sCelluloid makes the best imitation
Of tortoise shell" says manufactures.
ut has the requisite hardness and lus-
ter and approXimates SO closely to the
real shell that, although I have ham
died both products many years, / can
not always tell one from another at a
glance. OF course + can do SO BY
making close inspection. The ability
to distinguish shell from celluloid by
the appearance can only be acquired
by years Of experience in handling
both.
'sThe principal way In which cellu-
loid is revealed is in its susceptibility
to the influence Of heat. Hold a eel
luloid comb in your hand and the heat
Of the body will cause the teeth. after
a few moments, to give a trife, and
there is not the elasticity in springing
back that you will observe in real
shell. Tortoise shell will not bend IN
less subjected to heat at the boiling
-pO1uI. AACLC -, VI COuISC, d great Gil
ference in the celluloid employed in
manufacturing combs, and some Of the
combs that are put out under that
name are not entitled to the designa-
ton. Even when the celluloid is Of the
highest grade it then should be season
ed from three to twelve months in or
der that there may be no danger Of 1t
shrinking. '-Jewelers' Circular.
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No Middle Ground.

The proprietor of the dry goods store
had proposed to. the milliner who
owned the establishment across the
way.
But, Mr.. Wrappemup," she said
I'm not sure that / like you well
enough to marry you. Let US be mere
" friends, as heretofore"
I'VE can't, Miss Wribbens," he an
swered through his set teeth. ''There
is no friendship in trade You will like
me well enough to marry me or I'll add
a millinery department to my stock!'--
Chicago Tribune.
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Holmes on Poetry.

When / feel inclined to read poetry,
I take down my dictionary. The poet
ry Of words is quite as beautiful as
that OF sentences. The author may ar
range the gems effectively, but their
shape and luster have been given by
the attrftion of ages. Bring me the
finest s1mile from the whole range of
imaginative writing, and / will show
you single word which conveys a
more profound, more accurate and
more eloquent analogy "Autocrat OF
the Breakfast Table"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-07

There were bargain sales even when
this country was in its early youth,
but most of the bargains offered were
choice lots Of slaves to be disposed of
at the old slave mart that stood at the
foot Of Wall street. In the New York
Gazette Of Dec "a, 1867, one Of the
large slave holders makes this an
nouncement:
German Slaves For Sale-To be dis
posed Of three German servants, one a
baker by trade, one butcher and the
other a laborer. They are industrious,
good mon, whose honesty has been tried,
and they may be had on reasonable
terms. Inquire Of the printer hereof
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First publication, Nov. 9, 1905.
NOTICE To CREDTTORS.

II ENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Probate
N In the matter of the last will of Joel
Jepson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Joel Jepson,
deceased, late of the town of Brighton, in said
County of Kenosha, will be examined and ad-
justed 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 Ke-
nosha, in and for said County, on the first
Tuesday of January, A. D. 1906, and on the first
of those days; also that the time until and in
Guiding the first Tuesday of May. a. D. 1906, is
the time allowed and limited for creditors of
said Joel Jepson, deceased, to present their
claims for examination and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 7th day of November
A. D. 1905. By the Court.
RUSSELL b. SLOSSON.
WI County Judge.
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THE LILIES.
Ldl1um Harrisii Forced For Christ
mas-OutdOor Planting.

Ldl1um Harrisii Forced For Christi
mas-Outdoor Planting.
Where Christmas flowers Of L. har-
risii are desired the plants should show
buds clearly by Nov. L. Usually the
small sized bulbs are potted for early
forcing, one bulb to five inch or three
to six inch pot Give the plants q
good sunny location in a house where
minimum temperature Of so degrees
to 81 degrees is maintained, syringe
twice or thrice daily and encourage
with liquid food twice week. Keep
later patches well up to the light in a
house which does not fall below 90 de-
grees. Keep a sharp lookout for aphis
and fumigate regularly to keep it in
check.
Lilies as Pot Plants.
A number Of diseased looking plants
will now be asserting themselves In
every collection. Throw these out and
put the pots to some better use. L..
auratum and L. speciosum are useful
sorts for pot. culture for summer and
early fall decoration. Bulbs should be
ported forthwith In nine or ten inch
pots. Bury them not less than four
inches below the soil and place under
the bench in cold house or in a cool
cellar, bringing them to light before
they become spindled.
All the varieties Of L. speciosum
make acceptable pot plants, the varie-
ties Album, Kroetzeri and Melpomena
being the best. For cut flower pur-
poses It is very useful, it's odor being
less heavy than that Of the more snowy
L. auratum.
Outdoor Planting.
Now Is the time to plant stocks OF
these and any other late arriving I'LL
ums outdoors.
Partially shaded locations are the
best, In soil containing no rank ma
nure, but plenty Of humus. Varieties
like speciosum, auratum, browni, hen
ryi and tigrinum are best set eight or
ten inches deep.-Plantsman
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Catching Pheasants.

There are more ways Of catching
birds than by putting salt on their
tails. One of the oldest and at the
same time most successful is the use
Of lime smeared paper bag used
for capturing pheasants. The slender,
conical shaped bag is fastened to a
twig after the coating Of lime has been
put on the inside and a few peas are
dropped in for bait. Attracted by the
peas, Mr., Pheasant thrusts his head into
the mouth of the trap, and, presto, he
cannot withdraw It, so must walk
around thus decorated until finally he
drops dead from suffocation.
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VAMPIRE BATS.
They Are Fond of Veal Blood and
Cause Death Of Many Calves.

@MOS are roma OF Veal Blood and
Cause Death Of Many Calves.
Vampire bats are found by thousands
IN Veragas and Ciriqui They are par
ticElarly fond of veal blood, but older
stock and horses, colts. mules and bur
ros a.! suffer. I did not catch vam-
pire at his work, though l saw hun
dreds Of them. but the cattlemeh all
tell the same story The vampire set
ties somewhere on the back Of the
beast In the pasture at night and then,
while slowly tanning its wings to and
fro, cuts circular piece Of skin one
quarter of an inch In diameter,
Through this hole he sucks the blood
till satisfied
One wound would be of little conse-
quence, nor would the loss of blood do
much damage were that all, but half q
dozen vampires may feast on one poor
calf or on the back Of a saddle horse
in one night. The calf is badly weak
ened by the loss Of blood, while a sad
die horse so served is worthless until
the wounds are entirely healed But
that is not the worst result Of the bite.
The region swarms with pestifepous
fly that soon after daylight finds the
wound and lays eggs in 1t. Unless the
wound Is properly cleaned and dressed
with Waxy salve within forty-eight
hours after the vampires attack the
animal will be destroyed by the prog
eny of the fly. The percentage Of
calves thus killed is large in spite OF
the watchfulness of the COW herders.-
Panama Correspondents.
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ABOUT PUSH BALL.
boxes,


Row This Very Interesting Game II
Played.
Push ball Is played on a gridiron field
or floor 120 yards long by fifty wide
with goal posts at either end twenty
feet apart and connected by a cross
bar seven feet from the ground. The
mammoth ball, almost giobular In
shape, should measure six feet In di-
ameter and weigh between forty eight
and fifty pounds. It is usually inflated
with compressed air.
The ball is placed in the middle OF
the field, and the teams line I'D as fol
lows: Five forwards on the forty yard
line, two left and two right wings on
the twenty yard line and two goal
keepers on the goal line, eleven men
each. At the sound of the referees
whistle both sides plunge at full speed
upon the ball, and then the fun begins.
If the ball Is caught fairly between
the two human battering rams there is
rebound from it's elastic sides that
sends the players sprawling like ten
pins.
1t does not take long, however, for
the entire twenty-five men to get
around the sphere, put their shoulders
to the wheel, so to speak, and push for
every ounce Of energy in them. The
heavier, stronger team will, Of course,
have the advantage, but some trick
plays have been invented which lend
variety to the game and redeem it
from being a featureless contest of
mere Drawn and muscle - National
Magazine.
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Nice Bulb For Fail Planting,

The ixias are among the most neg
lected Of bulbs. They are really very
easy to grow and are exceedingly at
tractiye when in flower. They can be
grown outdoors or in the greenhouse
with equal success. They are also
sometimes grown in frames. They are
attractive border plants, and very nice
as cut flowers. The demand for them
is SO small and so discriminating that
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Outdoor Planting.
Packing Fruit.

There Is loss every year on fruit
owing to neglect to pick in proper state
Of ripeness to suit the distance Of
transportation, farmers sometimes al
lowing fruit to remain too long on
vines and trees. Failure to cool the
fruit ON the farm and to ship in cold
storage and to assert fruit in uniform
sizes and put it in proper packages
also are sources Of loss.
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The Family scrapbooak,

Mrs. Sauers Ito Willy, as minister
calls to see Mr.. Sauers>- Willy, is your
father in? Willy-Yes, he's upstairs
looking over your scrapbook. Mrs
Sauers (puzzled) -Eou mean my family
account book? Wllly-WeIl, it's all the
same. He and you always have q
scrap every time he goes over It.
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Eyes, indeed said young Kallow,
I'm raising mustache; been nursing
1t for month. Never raised one be-
fore, y know, and I'm rather curious
about what color It will be when it's
full grown"
Well replied Miss Peppery, ''at
that rate it will probably be gray
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
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Citing an Execution.

Art" said the moralizer, "can never
successfully initiate nature"
"Oh, don't know" rejoined the de-
moralizer. How about artificial iceY'
Chicago News.
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The Reason.

Magistrate you admit having
been engaged in making counterfeit
money? Prisoner Yes, your honor.
You see, the supply Of the genuine ar
ticle Is so very short
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Cutting.

Miss Keenly has an awfully sharp
tongue, hasn't she?"
Il should say SO! She's cut most of
her friends Off her list with It,"
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lis sold by the,
lis sold by the---
kenOSha LumberCO

Tne best proof of it's Durability can
be seen at our Office where a large
piece of RUBEROID has been in front
OF our Office door over three years
Ond never taken up for singlesday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-07

THE pleasantest way to take cod
liver OIL" says an Ole gormand, ''is to
fatten pigeons with 1t and then eat the
pigeons"
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the species are very seldom listed by
name in catalogues. Occasionally one
finds a catalogue with one or more
species named but for the most part
ixias are simply sold as ixias, different
species and varieties being mixed to-
gether The flowers shown in the ac-
companying illustration are from one
Of these lots and therefore cannot be
identified, but it is probably Ixia CO.
lumellaris. Gardening
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O N. - III . ia T. a.
poo,.4ha The Kind You Have AW 9Ou
Signature e e>MzzztZm

Kenosha had an ideal Thanksgiving
day on Thursday. It was one Of the
old fashioned sort.
DR.. Robert Gay of Chicago was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. E. Rod
gers on Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. William Young, Of
Grand Rapids, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Frantz.
More than 200 Kenosha people went
to Chicago Thursday to witness the
Chicago Michigan game.
Mrs. Arson E. Walker, Of Mi1wau-
kee, is spending few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Perkins.
Miss S. Edith Brown has gone to
her home in Madison to spend the
Thanksgiving holiday vacation.
The Misses Mile and Rose Child
rose went to Chicago Thursday for a
few days visit with friends and re1a-
tives.
Prof. Robert Dickie, formerly a
teacher in the Kenosha High school,
is the guest of DR.. and Mrs. G. H.
Ripley.
John Hanrath, the Bristol man who
was injured on Nov. IA, has so far re-
covered that he has returned to his
home.
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Never Gives Yha.

He-My motto is, Never give UP.
She-Yes; I've frequently noticed It in
crowded street car Philadelphia.
Record
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Bears the - The Kind You Have Always BOuG
'''' e Ne>1AzzzzM

Contractor James Cole, who is
building the toboggan slide in the
western part Of the city, expects to
have the work completed by the mid
die of the month.
Misses Margaret, Johanna and Mel
lie Peters, who have been spending
the week as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. M. Calkins, have returned to their
home in Chicago.
Tidal waves are again making their
appearance in the Kenosha harbor,
and although the water has raised to
high point on several occasions dur
ing the last two or three days no dam
age has been done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Colby and
daughter Amber, of Libertyvi11e, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Simpson and
daughter Helen, Of Waukegan, we're
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. II.
Marlatt on Thursday.
Carl Sokolofski, the little son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sokolofski, died
at the family residence on Caledonia
street on Wednesday. The funeral
was held from the Polish Catholic
church on Thursday morning.
The funeral of tie late August
Weiskopf was held from St. Georges
church on Thursday morning, the
services being under the direction of
Father Elskamp. The services were
largely attended by the former friends
of the deceased, and large cortege
followed the remains to the last rest
ing place IN the family plat in ST.
Georges cemetery.
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It's good points are:

inexpensive to lay.
Easy to keep in repair.
Light and very durable.
Waterproof and oderIesS
Not affected by changes in temperature
Elastic.
Acid and AlkaIi.Proof.
Fire-resisting and OiI.proof
Vermin will not Attack it.
All ready to lay.
Needs no al tin or Goa
Will not Decorate with age.
1t is impossible TO get in the Office with
out walking on it
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9 a - sE % IA e a.
Bears the - The Kind You Have Always BOugi
Signature # Ie>zE2Nzzu

Miss Mildred Gray returned to her
home in Elgin, ILL.,, Friday, after a
two weeks visit with Kenosha
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Torrey spent
Thanksgiving day at Ravenswood as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
De Diemar.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Strong and Miss
Ruth Strong, of Milwaukee, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perkins
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. R. Ellison, of Ke-
nosha Heights, have just returned
from three weeks trip through
Southern Alabama.
The new cars for the Chicago &
Milwaukee railway company attracted
a great deal of attention on Main
street Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Charles and
daurhtersHarriet, of Oak Park, spent
Thursdaysin Kenosha as the guests of
Mr.. andaMrs. J. H. Charles.