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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
Japan's Starvation.

The japanese masses live on so little
In the best of times that famine in
the islands means a state of suffering
unknown In this country. In ordinary
tlres millions of the country people Of
so-Pan live In the midst of snow and
ice with insufficient clothing for adults
and children. Their diet would be call
ed starvation fare In America or even
in Europe
Since the famine came on In the poor
districts of Japan the people involved
have had to come down to scant por-
lions Of rice, flour mixed with wild
plants and boiled with few beans.
Even this is not always obtainabIe,
and In some cases parents have aban-
doned their children to go in search Of
enough to keep themselves alive.
Wealthy Japanese contribute to the
famine funds, and the government is
giving employment to thousands who
are In distress. But the whole country
Is impoverished by war which drain
ed the land of resources to dissipate
elsewhere.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
MRS. BRADFORD OUT
kenosha Teacher at Stevens
Point Normal Resigns After
Many Years Of Work
OPPOSES NORMAL POLITICS
Mrs. Bradford States That She Has
Received an Offer From L. ID.
Harvey at the Model School
at Menomonie

Mrs. Mary d. Bradford, former
teacher in the Kenosha schools, but
for more thar ten years a teacher in
the State Normal at Stevens Point,
Wednesday forwarded to the State
Normal regents at Madison her res
ignation, which is to take effect at
the close OF. the present school year.
Mrs. Bradford has won high renown
as a teacher of 1.-THE Practice of
Teaching in the Wisconsin school,
and the announcement of her resigna-
ton came as bombshell to the state
officials.
1t is alleged that the resignation of
Mrs. Bradford is due to the fact that
she has opposed the interference of
politicians and political factionsint the
management of the State Normal
schools.
When asked on Wednesday as to her
reasons for giving up her work, Mrs.
Bradford stated that she had decided
to resign her position on account of
the fact that she had received bet
ter offer from L. D. Harvey, former
state superintendent, who is now in
charge of the Stout training school at
Menomonie, and that she expected to
accept this offer and go to the Harvey
school with the opening of the new
year. It is, however, the general i'm
preston at Stevens Point that the re-
cent action of the State Board of Nor
NAL Regents in requesting the res
ignation of President Pray, of the
StevensLPoint institution, had much
ford. President Pray was very popu-
lar with the mem bers of the Stevens
Point faculty, and it is thought that
within few days other teachers will
offer their designations to the state
board.
Mrs. Bradford has for some time
been considered the leader in the
work at Stevens Point sand she was
considered one of the strongest teach
ers in the West.
Mrs. Bradford was one of the grad
yates of the Kenosha high school who
had gained a national reputation as a
worker in educational lines. She was
engaged as a teacher in the Kenosha
schools for many years, after which
she went to the Normal. AT the ses-
sion of the Wisconsin Teachers AS
ISOLATION held in December last Mrs.
Bradford was one of the leading can
didates for the Office of president of
the association. When the Wisconsin
Normal Regents decided to send an
exhibit to the Worlds Fair at St.
Louis the Kenosha woman was Sc
|lected as one of the teachers to be in
charge of the exhibit.
Mrs. Bradford is great favorite
with the people of Stevens Point and
they are smaking strenuous efforts to
have her reconsider her decision to
resign. Several years ago Mrs. Brad
ford was offered large increase in
salary by the aboard of education at
Wausau, but at that time the business
men of Stevens Point took up the mat
ter and SO brought it before the re-
gents Of the Normal that they dupli-
Gated the offer and Mrs. Bradford re-
manned in Stevens Point.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

Those TRmmany Sullivans who are
so loyal to Mayor Mcclellan may not
be In politics for their health, but they
have a picturesque way of putting up
the vernacular as it is fashioned in the
lower wards of Manhattan 'That
mans eyesight is poor, and he ought to
have city job" said a district heeler
to FlOrrie Sullivan at the city hall.
Florrie quickly looked the man over
and remarked: Il know this lad of old.
His eyes may be bad, but his ears are
good. Say, he can hear five cent
piece rattle in a feather bed"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
THE NAMES HE USED.
They Helped to Sell the Wonderful
Works OF Whistler.

They Helped to Sell the Wonderful
Works OF Whistler.
Though the peculiar nomenclature
Whistler adopted for the output Of his
brush and needle inevitably in it's
novelty excited ridicule and censure
and was surely adopted. just as his hir-
sutial orifiamb was carefully cultivat-
ed, mainly as an advertisement to at
tract the custom of the hunter after art
novelties and art bargains even as his
wand and fat brimmed hat were as
sumed to mark him out to 1.-The man in
the street." there Is no little to be said
In favor OF such nomenclature by those
who recognize the sisterhood of the
various fine arts Whistler's early days
were passed In an atmosphere Of music,
and, apart from the masterful craving
of erratic genius for novelty and his
appreciation on reaching manhood and
looking forth on the world Of the value
Of new processes In systematic self adj
Yertiging, it was therefore not unnatu-
raj that he should use musical termi
nology IN giving titles to the output of
his work in graphic art. Why should
be not speak of that work as sym
phonies or harmonies in white In
green, in blue, in gray or what not?
Why should the word arrangement
be confined to musical notes? Is not
what is perhaps his masterpiece, his
mothers portrait, really and truly, as
children say. an arrangement" in
black and gray Critic.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
MRS. AGNES KREBS DEAD
Well Known Woman of North Side
Died at Her Home on Middle Street

Well known Woman of North Side
Died at Her Home on Middle Street
Mrs. Agnes Krebs, aged rs years,
widow of the late Edward Krebs, and
a we'll known woman of the North
side, died suddenly at her home on
Middle street Thursday evening as a
result of an attack of heart disease.
Mrs. Krebs had been sufferer from
heart trouble for some time, but her
condition was not thought to be
serious.
The deceased was native of Ger
many and was born Jan. 10, 1881. She
came to this country in 1855 and had
resided in Kenosha for many years.
Mrs. Krebs is survived by eight
children as follows: Mrs. Mary Fau1-
haber and William Krebs, Of Racine;
Charles Krebs, Of Kenosha; Edward
and Frank Krebs, of Eft. Wayne, Ind. /;
Matthias Krebs, of Washington City;
August and Catherine Krebs, of Ke-
Eosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

A RIGHT of way at nominal cost
anywhere within fifty miles of Chi
cago is an attractive proposition for
an electric railway company, and if
the men who are petitioning the Chi
cago and Milwaukee for line to
Russell, can hand over a right of wa,
at any where near the figure it is
claimed they can, the line may be
built. The road could afford to operate
the branch at loss for year or two
if it could get the right of way for
practically nothing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

THERE is no closed season for un-
licensed dogs and no one who owns
an animal that runs about without d
license tag need be surprised if his
dog disappears any day now. The
dog tax ordinance has proved to be a
good measure and the city authorities
will be making mistake if they fail
to enforce it to the letter. The
general slaughter of homeless ours
which followed the passage of the
ordinance resulted in the city going
through the last hot weather without
any serious mad dog scare, but if we
are to have the same good luck this
summer it is time for another round
I'M
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
survival OF the Fittest.,

In Ireland from time immemorial
candidates for political honors have
had to cope not only with Irish brains,
but with the noble Irish oak In the
shape Of shillalah, fact which il
Eliminates a Renaissance of Galway,
found in Blackwood's Magazine. When
Georve " visited Ireland an election
for Galway was pending. The king in
quired of Galway gentleman who
came up to Dublin to attend his levee
which candidate would probably be re-
turned.
"The survivor. SIR replied the gen
tleman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
Real ssCommoners'' In England.


Apparently the day Is past when the
British house Of commons can be call
ed the finest club In Europe because
OF the gentility and excllisfveness of
it's members. Democratic government
in England gets a boost by the recent
vote In the commons Of 3S4 to 10 for
salaries to members Of that body. The
amount is only S1.EtD year, but 1t
means that men OF small income and
those dependent upon the work of their
hands for support shall not be de
barred from the lawmaking depart
ment of the government.
Heretofore the representatives of la
Dor unions and some Of the members
from Ireland have been supported in
the house Of commons by outside
funds. At present there are factory
hands, miners, farmers, sailors and
skilled mechanics holding seats, and
one effect of the salary law Will be the
increase Of the class of members who
are there solely because the common
people of their districts want them
there to look out for their interests in
the halls Of legislation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
a MAN las iust hanged himself BE-

A MAN has Just hanged himself be-
cause he thought he had ali the
diseases mentioned in patent
medicine advertisement. This is only
an exaggerated case of what is
common to all men. Any reader of a
patent medicine ad who does not have
some of the symptoms the remedy
guarantees to cure is an exception.
When this happens the speciality ad-
vertised is in need of new ad writer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

Hardy She may he we'll educated,
as you say, but she uses very singular
expressions. Tardy- She does? Har-
Dyes Yesterday. for instance, she.
spoke of musical concert. Tardy-
Wasn't that correct? Hardy-Certain-
~ not 1t wasn't necessary TO say
''musicaI' in speaking of a concert. A
concert must be musical Tardy
Must, Ell? Well, I've been to some
that were not.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
Five O'Clock Tea Tn Jnnan

At Japanese tea party the guests
sit on cushions placed upon the floor
and the tea service consists Of tea
pot, a cooling pot, teacups and a hi
bachi to heat the water. The Japa-
nese do not agree with us in thinking
that boiling water should be poured
over the tea, so when the water Is
boiled little Of 1t is placed in the
cooler and then poured over the tea
which Is allowed to steep for few
minutes. Boiling water is then added
and the cups filed Green tea is used
but no sugar or cream Is added.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

THE investigation into the Profits
of the telephone companies now going
on in Illinois disc1oses the fac. that
the companies are amply able to pay
a little something into the public
treasury for the use of the streets.
The next thing is to make them do it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

In all the conferences between the
operators and miners the party most
interested, the innocent consumer
who will be expected to pay all the
cost of any strike, has not been rep
resented and no attention whatever
has been paid to his rights.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

WE have no more use for the
anonymous letter writer during a
campaign than at any other time, and
the people who use this despicab1e
weapon are no more entitled to con-
sideration because they attack a
candidate than when they attempt to
iniure man in private life by this
means.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
Trouble Center.

The small boy had just smoked his
first cigar.
Boss he grasped. with a troubled
look, ''w-where was dat cigar made?"
THAT cigar, my lad" replied the
man who had given him the weed.
twas made in Santo Domingo"
Gee! | thought so"
''Why did you think SOP"
''It-it started q half dozen reVolu-
tons in me stomach" Chicago News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

King Edward Is probably the only
man in the world who dares to call the
German emperor my dear William"
and no man has yet found the nerve
to initiate Herbert Bowen to the ex-
tent of addressing War Secretary Taft
as MY dear Bill
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

London advices are that they have
had June weather there and that many
men have begun wearing straw hats.
American copyists should take notice
that London considers the straw hat
season to be regulated by the thermom-
eter and not by the calendar.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

Concerning the American tourist re-
ported to have won 100000 at Monte
Carlo, it Is safe to say that neither the
man nor his roll would have been
heard Of if he had lost it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

Russia's new hall of parliament will
have press gallery. This will make
it easter for the officials to pick out
journalists who are entitled to the
courtesy Of transportation one way, on
the Siberian railroad.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

At a public meeting in Calcutta to
arrange for welcoming the Prince and
Princess of Wales, the first resolution
was offered by Maharajah Bahadur
Jotindra Mohun Tagore and the sec
ond by the Hon Prince Arif Kader
Syed WASH Ali Mira Bahadoor, Of
Murshidabad.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
& RestfuI Book.

eyes, picked up his book last night,
and never budged out of my chair
until o'clock this morning."
Goodness! Was it that interesting?"
mo, but didn't wake up until that
time. Philadelphia Press.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

THE regular spring cleaning up Of
the back alleys and side streets is in
order before the health officer makes
his regular inspection Of the sanitary
condition Of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
THURSDAY, APRIL 5.

THE street car men are conspicuous
by their absence and the explanation
of some of their peculiar actions is
still due
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
True HeIpfuIness.

/ want it to be said of me by those
who know me best that I have always
plucked thistle and planted a flower
In its place wherever a flower would
grow Abraham Lincoln.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

II Frisco" is really Objectionable as
contraction of San Francisco it might
be well to count noses on "Cisco" as a
substitute.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05
Blue BLOOD.

Lots of people who boast Of their blue
blood are really color blind. New York
Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
COLE STREET PAVING
&git|y lld DunIk lad Put Dowl
 Viii ulis ExDslss.

Foreman Mccarthy of the city's sidewalk repairing force has j,Bt completed a piece of road making on Cole street. opposite St Mary's school, which should be seen by everybody interested in the so-called good roads movement as we'll as those who think we can't get more for our money than We have been receiving from contractors who come here from abroad and pick up almost everything In sight. At probably half the money which the city pays outsiders for that class of work Mir Mccarthy has built a strip of road that under ordinary conditions will Iast for twenty years. In addition to being durable 1t is slightly, so much so that 1t is no boast to pronounce 1t the handsomest strip of street in Waterbury. Waterbury is actually robbed by the charter pro- vision which compels city oficials to do all such work that costs over $1,- 900 by contract. so that while the work can be done cheaper by the city than contractors bid for it, the rob bery goes on without interruption, and as a consequence permanent street building in Waterbury is so ex- pensive that but little of 1t can be done in the same year. The same thing was true of sidewalk repairing until the board of public works in- augurated change whereby repairs were made at less than half the orig inal cost The result of this is quite apparent. While there may be and no doubt there are a few walks here and there that have not been reached, the general condition of the walks never was as good as at the present time, although the total cost. includ- ing the plant, did not exceed $5,000. The rate players of Waterbury could not get the same amount of work done at contract price for $20,000.
 With these facts before them is 1t any wonder that officials regardless of party are a unit in favor of the city doing a little more of it's own
 work and letting out less by con
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
BONDS DDA'T HAVE SEAL
P,psIy Rslty b S|sl Whsl hs Gnsl
 Wls Deteetod.

l.
 An oficial of the Columbia Trust Co of New Jersey, who came here to- day with the form of bonds for the $100.000 sewage disposal bonds re- gently sold by the city. came with the papers all ready to sign. as he sup posed. but he got a big setback when the package was opened and Mayor Thoms and City Attorney Kellogg told him they were no good. The first thing the local officials looked for was the seal of Connecticut and the three vines being nowhere in sight they eyed the documents more closely, but could make out nothing in the way of seal but that of New Jersey, represented by a mans head at the crest with a picture of the Goddess of Liberty and Plenty at either sides and few blows in the background. To be sure this was an oversight, and a rather costly one at that, for the ofice force of the Col umbia Trust Co will have to hustle to get out the necessary number of corrected papers by next Thursday. The bonds with the New Jersey seal were destroyed by City Clerk Sand land and Janitor Loughlin.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
WOULD TIT STANDARD HARD
Adlrlsy ceaslal noeiy Mlkss PIln
 ts.Devn B|g 0u nenopeb

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-An impof- tant conference, 1t which Attorney General Moody and special assistant United States attorneys were present, was held 1t the department of justice to consider plans for ! prosecution which will prove the deadlisst blow yet delivered to the Standard oil trust. The following propositions were under considerations:
 First.-An application for an injune- ton to dissolve the Standard on com pany as combination in restraint of trade, such prosecution to follow lines closely analogous to the Northern Secu- rites prosecution. Second. Criminal prosecution Of tho
 corporation for violation of the Sher. man antitrust act.
 Third. Criminal prosecution of the
 officials of the Standard for violation of the Sherman act.
 Fourth. Criminal prosecution of the officials for violation of United States
 statute $40, which prohibits and pe-
 nalizes conspiracy against the United | States.
 The question of Jurisdiction was also under discussion, with view to deter mining in what court to bring the ini- tial action, Cleveland and St. Louis ap- bearing to be the most favored districts
 for this purpose. St. Louis was finally
 chosen.
 Mapy reasons are given why St. |Louis is preferred. That city is con
 venient for the witnesses, as it is the
 district within which the most fagrant
 violations of the staudard Oil company
 are alleged to have been committed.
 The sentiment of the people in the sec
 ton of the country is believed to be with the government.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
','niPREs PACLACE LOST
DlhS VIII Bs III RssDslsll|s Fsr Gsea C)lsIgled is Laks { Stsl)l.

\ package. of which the value Is not known, directed to the Lake { Strobel Go, and which was sent by the Adams Express company. was stolen or lost from the wagon in charge of Miles Saunders one day last week. There was some kind of jewelry in the package. but what il is worth is still mystery. There were rumors around that the pack kge. whicA was . small one. was worth several hundred dollars. but there is no ground for such statt msnt. as George Strobel of the con cern where the package was to be delivered does not know what was in 1t. At the once of the express com pany in this city 1t was stated to-day that they have no knowledge of what was in the bundle. Mir Strobel was in New York about ten days ago and bought some valuable jewelry, some of which 1t is thought the package contained.
 Saunders on one of his trips last week was given the package, at least he signed for 1t and he says that there is no doubt but what he received 1t all right. He placed the package under his seat and started on his rounds. On the wagon with him was Alfred Smith, youth em- ployed by the Langley Furniture company. Several stops were made on the way up Bank street and noth- ing was thought of the package until Saunders arrived at the center and reached for the package to take 1t into Lake q Strobel's. There was no package In sight and minute search of the wagon failed to throw any light on the case. Saunders has. tened back over the route to see if he'd lost the package. but if he did some one picked it up, as he failed to nnd any track of 1t. Smith said that he did not see anything of 1t and declared that no one to hi' knowledge approached tho wagon, all though he was on 1t as far as the Lake & Strobel store.
 Although the package that was lost may be valuable no word of it's loss was reported at the police sta- tion, consequently the detectives are not doing anything on the case. All the drivers of the Adams Express company are under bond and if the package is not found Saunders will have to make good. The lowest bond is $500. Saunders bondsman is a bond company of New York.
 Mir Strobel said this afternoon h. will not know the value of the pack age until he receives the bill from the New York house stating the con- tents of the lost package.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
CITY NEWS

|. Wright's health underwear 95c at Upson, Singleton & Co.'S cash store. Costs more at any other store.
 Miss Josephine Mcknight played a violin solo at the 9 o'clock mass at the immaculate Conception church yesterday morning.
 D. F. Mccarthy, for sixteen years with one of the largest firms in the city, has opened timing and plumb ing shop at 29 Harrison avenue. Job- ping of all kinds. Phone 1151-2.
 The will of the late Mrs Julia Kierstel was approved by Judge Lowe in probate today. The prop erty both real and personal is to be divided between her four children, Mrs Dora Malone, Mrs Maud Haincs. William (. and Robert r. Kiested and Mrs Kiersted's grandchild, Lafayette Mulvihill. William C. and Robert F., are nominated executors.
 The lawyers in the Odd Fellows building are getting n move on tEem- selves. Judge George H. Cowell and his associate Attorney r. F. Guilfoile have moved to larger quarters on the fourth floor. formerly occupied by Judge k. X. Lowe and Attorney T. ,E. Rogers. There was a race between Attorney ]. X. Peasley and I. NJ. Lynch for the rooms vacated by Judge Cowell and Attorney Gullfoile and Attorney Lynch passed under the wire first. He will have two nice rooms, one for consultations and one for waiting in. Judge Lowe and Attor- ney Rogers have moved into the rooms that were occupied by Judge A. Bradstreet.
 Your money buys satisfaction, for style. fit and wear in mems and boys clothes at Upson. Singleton & Co.