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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

The fact that it is the middle of De-
| cember seems to have had no effect
on the construction gang of the Ke-
nosha independent Telephone Com
pany, and they are still at work put
ting in the underground work on Ash
land avenue.
Give your friend nice Xmas pres
ent Of canary bird that will make
them think of you and bless you 36s
| days in the year. 1t will interest the
whole family and delight the children.
For sale by w. J. Dickhaut, Ideal Bar.
Der shop and bath rooms, us Park
street. dw-d21
The Algonquin club gave their first
grand ball at A. O. u. w. hall We'd.
nesday evening and a large crowd
was in attendance. The Cubs Ath.
letic club of Waukegan, about twenty
in number, attended in a body. The
music for the occasion was furnished
by the Busek orchestra.
The Racine police are rounding up
SO to 100 boys, ages ranging from II
to Is years, who have been systemat-
ically robbing business houses on the
leading streets. In the Hoernel hard
ware store they secured sixty pocket
knives, dozens of nut picks, few re-
volvers and several pairs of skates.
The kick on the contract for the
new west side school is turning into a
wall and many people are supporting
the position taken by President
Theirs. The people seem to be in
favor of the erection of the new school
but they believe that it should be
built at an expense not exceeding the
|estimate of the architect.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
MEMORY OF TURTLES.
Lay Their Eggs Almost In the Same
Place Year After Year.

AN~V AMCAk E8Bs AAmOBw In tine same
Place Year After Year.
During the summer months from
May to August the big sea turtles lay
their eggs on the beach. They come
possibly hundreds Of miles, and IL I'm
disturbed will land within few yards
OF the same place year after year.
They crawl up the beach In the night
and make their nest In the sand Just
above high water mark. I have watch
ed them from behind a sandhill but a
few feet away.
They dig the hole with their hind
fippers, and after covering it over,
first filing it with eggs, they will go a
few feet and make another place, I al
ways thought as blind, for one looks
just like the other They lay each
month, usually during the high tides Of
that month, beginning in May and
ending in August, from 90 to 1856 eggs.
During the summer found and
brought into camp 2,755 eggs. I put
some In the sand near our camp, and
in tWenty-seven days the top eggs
Matched, the rest III three days more.
The little turtles would dig out, raise
their little heads and sniff the air q
moment, then start for the river, 100
yards away. It was always a mys-
terry to me how turtle could find the
same place on the shore when a short
distance out at sea it all looks aliJze-
just sandy ridges, with scrub palmetto
and coarse Forest and Stream.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
Durkee Avenue Residents Take
Bull by Horns and Will In
prove the Water Front
CONTRACTS ARE BEING LET
City Breakwater viii BE Extended
From Eiche1man Park TO Seminary
Street at Private Expense City
to Build Breakwater North

After waiting for years to secure
relief from the city in the matter Of
protection for the water front, the
residents on the east side of Durkee
avenue have taken the bull by the
horns and contracts are now being let
for the building Of breakwater to ex-
| tend from Eichelman Park to the
south limits Of the property owned
| by the Sisters Of st. Mary at Seminary
street. James Gi11en and Peter
Galloway have presented bids for the
work and it is probable that contracts
will be let within few days. It is
the intention of the promoters of the
breakwater to begin the work as soon
as spring opens and it will be COM
p1eted before the end of the coming
summer.
The improvements planned will
cost something over $4,000 and the
entire expense will be borne by the
property owners. The people in
terested include ON. Calkins, E. C.
Theirs. George A. Yu1e, Charles T.
Jefery, c. c. Allen, Thomas B.
Jeffrey and the Sisters of st. Mary.
Before the plan Of letting contracts
for the work was carried out the
property owners appealed to the
members of the city council for aid
in the work declaring that their
property was being ruined by the
work of the water, but the members
declined to promise any aid from the
city insisting that the property owners
could better afford to make the i'm
provement than the city.
The city has appropriated some
thing like $1,000 for the improvement
of the water front, but it is under
stood that nearly all of this money
will be spent in improving the water
front along the north Of the city. The
North siders have for some time been
protesting that their property is
being washed out, and that they have
no funds with which to provide for
the improvements at private expense.
The breakwater that is soon to be
contracted for will greatly improve
the value of the Durkee avenue prop
erty. The breakwater will be con-
tinuance of the present work, and in
places where cribs are now standing
single row of piles will be driven, but
where no cribs have been set double
row Of piles will be placed. This will
make it possible for the property
owners along the lake at these points
to extend their lots far out into the
lake. It is claimed that the property
a1l.formerly belonged to these people
but that it was washed into the lake
by the high storms.
It is more than seventy feet from
the present water line to the break
water, and this land will all be added
to the lawns of the Durkee avenue
men when the breakwater is com
p1eted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
T3nWaFe.

Acids should never be employed to
clean tinware because they attack the
metal coating and remove it. This re-
fers to articles made Of tin plate, which
consists of iron covered with tin. Rub
the article first with rotten stone and
sweet oil, then finish with whiting and
a piece Of soft leather. Articles made
wholly Of tin should be cleaned in the
same manner. In a dry atmosphere
planished tinware will remain bright
for a long period, but will soon become
furnished In moist air.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
TAX ROLL Is READY.
City Treasurer Steinmetz to
Begin Collection Of Taxes
Next Monday Morning
LARGEST ROLL EVER SENT IN
Amount of Taxes to Be Collected Will
Reach S155,OOO- Much Money Due
the City for Special Assessments
and Sidewalk Repairs

City Clerk Harrington today ceru-
pleted his annual task of making up
the city tax roll and it will be certi-
fed to City Treasurer Stein1netz on
next Monday morning, and it is ex-
nected that the collection of taxes
will begin at once.
The taxpayers will have until the
last Monday in February to make the
payments to the city and after that
time the unpaid taxes will be turned
over to the county treasurer for col
lection and the delinquents will be
forced to pay heavy penalty.
The tax roll is the largest ever
made in the history of thesscity and
the amount to be co1lectedsby the city
treasurer is placed at $155, 943.06. Of
this amount $5,171.42 is for Especial
taxes. The amount of special assess
ments this year is larger than it was
on the last tax roll, but it is not nearly
as large as it has beenHin other years.
The special assessments are largely
found in the payments due on the
building of the new sewers, new pave
ments of streets and the opening of
Hansen street.
There is one item5of $50. 2C1on the
tax roll that may proveEa source of
trouble for the city. This is the item
for the repair of broken sidewalks
and for shoveling snow. Several
property owners in the past have held
that the city had no rightsto levy this
tax against the propertyEand threats
are now being made Improperly own
ers that they will contest.the payment
of the assessments and take the mat
ter into the court to secure ruling.
Similar threats have been made in
the past, but the only time that the
matter was taken to the supreme
court the hearing resulted in YER
dict in favor of the city.
In most cases the taxes to be paid
are about the same as last year, but a
few large increases are noted among
the industrial plants of the city. In
connection with the tax roll the city
clerk has prepared a statement Of the
Indebtedness of the city. This shows
that the city's bonded debt of $40, 900
still remains unpaid and unchanged.
Not cent has been paid.gon the prin-
cipa1 since the debt was refunded.
It is stated in the report. that the
debt was incurred by the granting of
aid to railways. The city has fur
Their standing debt of $1,000, due for
the purchase of voting machines, but
it is understood that this debt is to be
paid at the rate Of 500 annually. The
principal draws six per cent interest
The financial report Of the city
shows that the city, contrary to Gus
tom, still has money on hand, and it
is possible that there is now enough
money in the bank to provide for the
running expenses of the city until
such time as the treasurer has col
lected the taxes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
First publication, Dec. IA. 1905
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

HENosHA COUNTY CoURT:-In Probate.
IN In the matter of the last will and tes-
lament of August F. Weiskopf, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and de-
mands of all persons against August F. Weis-
kopf, deceased, late of the city of Kenosha,
in said County of Kenosha, will be examined and
at the regular terms of said court to be holden
at the County court room, in the City of Keno
sha, in and for said county, on the first Tues
Tuesday of September, A. D. 1906, at ten O'Clock
A. M. of those days; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of June,
A. d. 1906, is the time allowed and limited for
creditors of said August f. Weiskopf. deceased,
to present their claims for examination and
allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 5th day of December,
A. D. 1905. By the Court.
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
w36 County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
OUTWiTTED THE BOERs.
Rhodes Clever scheme to Avoid CIV
ing the Enemy Information.

Rhodes Clever scheme to Avoid CIV
ing the Enemy Information.
Lord Harris tells an interesting story
Of how Colonel Frank Rhodes outwit-
ted the Beers. 1t concerns the relief of
Mafeking AS Colonel Mahon ap-
preached Mafeking from the south
Colonel Plumer was approaching it
from the north, and Colonel Mahon re-
ceived the following questions from
Colonel Plumer by Photograph: First
What Is your strength? sSecond-How
many guns have you? Third--How are
you off for stores and provisions?
Colonel Mahon would not allow any
answer to be sent for fear Of the Beers
trapping it on the way, until Colonel
Frank Rhodes suggested the following
replies, which were approved. The key
Is attached In brackets: Naval and
military multiplied by ten. 1.-THE mum
Der of the Navy and Military club in
Piccadilly Is 81, multiplied by ten APP
proximated their strength of 1,OO0l AS
many as there are boys in the Ward
family. lord Dudley and his broth.
ers
Colonel Mahon protested as regards
this that there would be no one who
would know, but Colonel Rhodes as
sured him that Colonel Weston Jarvis,
who was with Colonel Plumer, would
be sure to. Officer commanding Ninth
lancers. [Colonel Little, known as
Small Little. j
The answers were received and cor
rectly decided. =
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
CHINESE PHILOSOPHY.
Some CT the Clever Epigrams OF the
FlOwery Kingdom.

SOME cf the Clever Epigrams OF the
FlOwery Kingdom.
Their prCverbial philosophy shows
that the Chinese are very thoughtful.
Here are few specimens THE best
and strongest man In the world finds
that he cannot escape the two words
No continuance. Happiness CON
sists in q medium station" when
you are sitting quietly and alone, think
Of your faults; when conversing with
others, do not talk Of the faults Of
others" Correct yourself on the same
principle that you correct others, and
excuse others on the same principle
that you excuse yourself" He who
requires much from himself and little
from others will keep himself from be-
ing the object Of resentment" He
who pursues a stag regards not hares =
"A gem cannot be polished without
friction or q man perfected without adj
versity." ''The gods cannot help a
man who loses opportunities
The Chinese call harmless blusterer
"a paper tiger and compare man
overestimating himself to rat falling
into scale and weighing itself. Over
doing thing is hunchback making a
bow.
You have only to watch their story
and fortune tellers In the streets to see
that the Chinese are natural orators
You can see that by their gestures, even
If you do not understand what they
say. They use very apt illustrations.
From John Chinaman at Home by
e. J. Hardy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
Where 1t BelOnge1a.

An amateur authoress who had sub
mitted story to magazine waited
for several weeks without hearing
from the editor concerning it. Finally
she sent him note requesting an ear
" decision, because, as she said, she
had other irons in the fire.
Shortly after came the editors reply:
Dear Madam have read your sto-
ry, and | should advise you to put it
with the other IRONS Harper's Week
wv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
Sioux Descended from jams.

DR.. Charles A. Eastman, our civil
ized aborgine- American fellow citizen
from Amherst, Mass, told a Detroit
audience that the Sioux tribe undoubt-
edly were descended from the Japan
csc. The names Of many of the Jap
anese battleships are, he said, prac-
tically Sioux names so little changed
as readily to be recognized. In con-
nection with the theory it is interest
ing to recall that a member of anoth-
err tribe Of North American Indians
is said to have found in the Philip
pine colony at the st. Louis exposition
representatives of one of the savage
races Of the archipelago whose Ian
guage he understood with little diff
fculty. Detroit Journal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
Merely "a TsriMn

II suppose your late uncle didn't fail
to remember you in his will?' said the
sympathetic friend
You could hardly call it a Temem-
brance," replied the poor relation. 1T
was more like faint recollection
Chicago News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
sesimmere11,, Eggs.

Eggs which are to be hard boiled
should be simmered for at least half
an hour. This insures yolk which is
mealy instead Of soggy After boiling
end Smelling they are often quartered
and served in a hot cream sauce or
sliced, placed in layers in a dish, COW
cred with cream sauce and buttered
crumbs and baked in a quick oven.
Grated cheese is sometimes added.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
Unstarched Linen,

The French have a way Of making
even an inferior quality Of table linen
look well without the aid of starch.
When the napkins are washed and
ready to be ironed they are dipped into
boiling water and partially wrung out
between cloths They are then rapidly
ironed with as hot fatiron as possible
without burning them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
MAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RATES

MAS HOLIDAYEX RATES
Via the Nickel Plate Road between
Chicagoland Buffalo. Dates Of sale,
December %, "a, rs, 80 and 81, 1905,
and January 1, 1906, at a fare and a
third for the round trip, with return
limit CT January 3, 1906. Through
train service to New York City,
Boston and other Eastern points. No
excess fare. Individual club meals
served in Nickel Plate dining cars.
Three through trains daily from La
Sale and Van Buren, street station,
the only depot in Chicago on the
elevated loop. WIS.,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
First publication, Nov. 80, 1905.

fITst puDIlCAL1On, NOV. 50, 1905.
Summons.
OTATE OF WISCONSIN-Tu Circuit Court
y for Kenosha County.
John Mo1ter, Plaintiff, VS.. Elizabeth Mo1ter,
Defendant.
Tie State of Wisconsin to said Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after the service of this summons.
exclusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the Court aforesaid:
and IN case of your failure so to do, Judgment
will be rendered against you ACCORDING TO the
demand of the complaint, copy of which is
hereby served upon you
ALBERT E. BUCKMASTER.
PLAINTIFFS Attorney
Kenosha, Kenosha County. Wisconsin.
N. B.-The complaint of the plaintiff, duly
verified, in the above entitled action is on file
in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Kenosha County, and sets forth the cause of
action herein w36
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
SUMMONS.
Calvin Stewart, Attorney.

~ IA y " N = 1AttO HCJs
First publication, Nov. TO- 1906
0IRCUIT COURT, KENOSHA COUNTY
~ Frank Machacek, Plaintiff, VS.. Leeb
Machacek, Defendant.
The State of Wisconsiu:-to the said De-
fendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid;
and in case of your failure so to do judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
demand OF the complaint; of which copy is
herewith served upon YOU
CALVIN STEWART.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
p. O. Addres Kenosha, Kehosha County
WIS., VISA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
True to the Saying.

"All the worlds STAGE quoted one
misanthrope
Eyes, replied another, ''and it's the
same old story A lot o. fellers that's
cut out fer supers Is tryin' ter STAR
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
It's good points are:

inexpensive to lay.
Easy to keep in repair
Light and very durable.
Waterproof and odereSs
Not affected by changes in temperature
Elastic.
Acid and AIkaIi.PrOof.
Fire.resisting and Oi.prOOf.
Vermin will not Attack it.
All ready to lay.
Needs no or Goa
Will not decorate with age.
It is impossible TO get in the Office with
out walking on it
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
First publication, Dec. IA, 1905.

GTATE OF WIscoNsIN-county Court for
y Kenosha County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a special term
of the County court to be held in and for said
county, at the County court room in the City of
Kenosha, in said county, the second Tues
day, being the 9th day of January, A. D
1906, at 10 O'Clock A. M. the following matter
will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the last will and testament
of John D. Harf, deceased.
The application of D. ]. Harff to admit to
probate the last will and testament of John D.
Harff, late of the city of Kenosha, in said
county, deceased.
By the Court,
RUSSELL II. SL0SSON,
WIS County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
KenOSha Go

The 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
Snd never taken up for single day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
Dream Extravagance,

Don't the Highdyers live beyond
their income?'
Dear me, why, they live beyond the
income they wish they had" Life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21
Face Creams.

In using face creams remember that
whatever nourishes skin nourishes hair.
To that rule there is no possible excep-
ton. But skin foods may be conf
IDENTITY used below the eyes, at the eye
corners and upon the brow, for here
superfuous hairs do not grow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

Have your watches, clocks and jew
elry repaired at Lockhart's, 267 Main
street. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

Psyche" was the first English opera.
It was produced In 1873.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

Belgian women take pride in doing
their own work. If asked why they en-
gage no help they are very apt to reply
that servants are kept only by lazy, In
competent, extravagant or sick per-
sons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

The tidy girl will make tidy wife
and tidy mother, and her influence
goes Ear, like the ripples that spread In
water after stone has been thrown
into &c.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-21

The curb stone politicians are al
ready at work selecting tickets for
the next city election and according
to these people the nominations are
already made. The primary election
business may make some changes in
the slate.
Assemblyman Curtiss Of this county
was present to vote on the reconsider
alton Of the MARY Anrr'' bill on
Thursday but his vote was of little
value as the bill was hopelessly lost.
Had Mr.. Curtiss been present at the
session on Tuesday evening the bill
would have probably been tie and
the administration forces might have
secured its passage at a succeeding
session Of the assembly.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-06-01
A Death Blow to Gambling.

The announcement has bee6
| so1emn1y made several times in
| that city that gam bling has been
dealt death blow in Macon. It
| was claimed that the last grand
jury delivered the fatal solar
plexus.
Savannah also has dealt a death
blow to bling, so we have
been assured. She did this some
time ago, and again last week
when the grand jury was in ses-
sion. That gambling is really
dead this time in Savannah is
established by the following edi-
torial paragraph which appeared
in the Savannah News yesterday:
THE raidson policy shops on
Monday caused no surprise.
Such raid are usually ordered by
Spring term grand jury. Just
why policy gambling in this city
isn't closed up no one seems able
to explain. 1t can hardly be said
that it is impossible to close it
up"
A long time ago Atlanta dealt
death blow to gam bling. The
Capital City has been dealing out
these blows from time to time
whereof the memory of man run
meth not tothe contrary" In ev-
idence of the truth that gam bling
is dead in Atlanta read this fas-
cinating little news item from
that city:
Ten bills of Indictment charg-
ing the managers and EN- ployes
of the National District Tele-
graph Company with keeping a
gambling house were returned
by the Fulton county grand jury
at a special session Monday morn
ing"
Abiding to the fact that Ma
con, Savannah and Atlanta have
dealt a death blow to gambling,
the Savannah Press facetiously
remarks: I'VE are now awaiting
bulletins from Augusta and Co.
lum bus"
Fitzgerald next!
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-06-01
SPIRITS REACHED "a.
All Offerings Brought That
Figure in Late Trading.

The halt that came in prices
of spirits at 70 cents, came to an
end yesterday at the close of the
market and was continued in the
trading after the close The
market opened firm at 70 cents,
the close of Monday, with unus-
ually heavy sales, 1889 casks,
and closed firm at 73Hcents, on
futher sales of 81 casks. In the
late trading the price went to "a
cents at which figure all offerings
were taken. The receipts show
ed a very large increase, amount
ing to 1880 casks, none from
other ports. The shipments
were 100 casks. The New
York market was closed,
but London reported a decline to
59-111a, a price that it still,
however, away above parity with
Savannah prices.
The rosin market opened firm
at prices below, showing d e.
cline of III cents on H and C, B,
A, and an advance of d cents on
G. F, E, D. The sales were 2,
378 at the opening. The close
was firm and unchanged and
without additional sales. The
receipts were 4,730 barrels, of
which SIS barrels we're fir ON
Jacksonville; and the shipments,
LILO barrels. In the late trad
ing offerings were sold, in some
cases, at an advances of d cents
on G and below, in others at an
advance of Scents on E, D, c, B.,
A.