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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18
Trimming Our Navy.

With the retirement of the battle
ships Iowa and Indiana from the At
lantic feet recently the last vessels of
the old Spanish war fleet were drawn
from active service The Texas has
long since been placed in reserve, the
Olympia is now training ship, the
Massachusetts, Oregon and New York
are undergoing repairs and the Brook
Ign, though in commission, is on the
reserve list
The battleships Vermont and Kan
sas take the place of the Iowa and In
diana in the fourth division of the Sec
ond squadron. 1t Is rumored that a
fifth division of battleships will soon
be added to the Atlantic fleet, to con-
sist of the new battleship Nebraska
and the Mississippi, Idaho and Wis
consin. It is also believed that q new
division of four armored cruisers will
be added next year. The two powerful
cruisers, Tennessee and Washington,
which have been at Bordeaux attend
ing the maritime exhibition, have been
ordered to the Pacific coast to join the
South Dakota and the California. The
new battleship Nebraska, the most
formidable ship in the navy, will have
to be brought around Cape Horn if she
is added to the Atlantic fleet, but there
seems to be a disposition in naval cir
cles to Increase rather than diminish
the force in the Pacific. If increase is de-
cided upon the reconstructed armored
cruiser New York and other first class
vessels may be sent there from the At
lantic and the Nebraska retained there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

SOME of the politicians who propose
to make political capital by agitating
against the insurance companies may
find that they have taken hold of the
hot end of the poker before they get
through. Some of them seem to think
that going after the insurance COM
panies is as simple as an assault
against the railways, but they are
mistaken. For some reason or other,
never satisfactorily explained, it is no
crime to beat a railway company even
unfairly, but the minute i'll considered
legislation begins to affect the value
of insurance policies, the tens of
thousands of policy holders will be
heard from in no uncertain terms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18
Story Telling Pictures.

Art for arts sake had a doughty
champion il the late James Whistler
and the following which insisted upon
his view have managed to nearly
drown the cry of those who ask for
pictures that say something human.
The critics who insist upon technique
had the advantage, for in discussing
art and setting it's standard they were
on their own ground. They declared
that to ask for pictures which mean
something was to demand literature
and not art. Recently the head of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sir Pur-
don Clarke, has taken up the cudgel
for the laymen. Said he:
They talk about tone pictures, which are
all technique, and nothing else. But
what's the use of picture If 1t does not
tell a story or convey an impression? To
paint pictures in order to show off tech
nique is on par with making chair
which can't be sat in. Neither serves a
purpose except 1t be to express the soul
of the artist or cabinetmaker.
If the manager of the great collection
in New York carries out this view he
will find the museum crowded with
Americans who want to be thrilled and
lifted up by art Studies in color, in
lines and in tone do not appeal to
everyday people. In every broad exhi-
bition Of pictures the crowds will be
seen lingering about the speaking pic
lures which have for a subject the
newsboy, the fisherman, the colored
nanny, the sailor or the pioneer
Smiling, weeping or frowning, they tell
story Of joy or pain. The poet whose
songs become ''the songs Of a people"
sings from the heart to the art. The
painter who wants to put upon art its
share Of the burden of uplifting hui
mainly must paint from the heart to
the heart. The masses will pass by an
old master and linger enraptured be-
fore "The Angelus." One is a relic of
the mythical past, the other bears in
every line the touch of nature put
there, yea, yesterday. One is dead, the
other vital.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

TIE gambling boat City of Traverse
has made what the gamblers them
selves would call "a quick finish. y
The department of commerce and la /.
Dor has ruled that no more gambling
boats shall be licensed anywhere on
the great lakes, and that puts the
floating poolroom" out of business
for good and all. It was fun for the
gamblers to defy the authorities of
Chicago and Illinois, but they are too
wise to take any chances with the
federal government. Punishment is
too certain to be swift and severe.
Years ago bum boat proprietor, who
made his headquarters at the govern
nment pier off Chicago, failed to obey
orders issued by the revenue service
promptly, and his experience is still
remembered in that city. The Wis
eonsin authorities and the Kenosha
officials will be glad to see the last OF
the boat. There was always chance
that this city would get mixed up in
the trouble as long as the boat was in
commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

THE full text of the bill regulating
the saloons, recently passed by the
Legislature, which went into effect on
july 2, will be found in another col
nmn of this issue of the News, and
all citizens of Kenosha are urged to
study it carefully. Kenosha is inter
ested in this bill, if any city in the
state is, and as the bill defines very
clearly the powers of cities in deal
ing with the saloon business, gen.
eral knowledge of its provisions will
be very helpful in meeting some of
the problems the city is now facing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

III the property owners interested
propose to object to the extension of
the fran chise rights of the street rail-
way company under its original or
dinance the time to protest is before
the Council takes action on the mat
ter. A vigorous protest by the prop
erty owners and the business mem
association might influence the Coun-
Gil, although Mr.. Frost has hitherto
been able to get just what he wanted
from that body.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

within such time, such proper author
tiles may exercise their discretion in
respect to the issuing or granting Of
license in said territory. Review
M J be had of the action of any such
authorities by any person aggrieved
by appeal to the Circuit Court of the
county in which such district is To-
Gated if taken within thirty days after
the final decision of said authorities.
Such appeal shall be heard without a
jury, by the Court as soon as practi-
cable. Pending the determination of
any such appeal, license shall not be
granted for any saloon within such
residence district unless such saloon
at the time of fling such remonstrance
be operating under a license pre-
viously granted.
Section 1861. From and after the
first Tuesday in July, 1903, no license
to sell. deal or traffic in malt, ardent,
spirituous or intoxicating liquors
shall be granted or issued to any per-
son not full citizen of the United
States and Of this state and a resi-.
dent of the town, village or city in
which such license is applied for, nor
shall any such license be granted or
issued to any person who has been
convicted of an offense against the
laws of this state punishable by i'm
prisonment in the state prison.
Section 1565m. The provisions of
this act shall apply to each and every
town, village and city in this state,
whether the same be operating under
the general laws of this state or spe-
cial act.
Section 1565n. All acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this act are hereby amended or re-
pealed so far as necessary to give
force and effect thereto.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18
A Manly Sport.

The curse of professionalism has not
yet settled down upon college boating
in this country 1t remains sport for
sports sake and for the individual
runs its course with the college career
The men row a few races and then
have done with college rowing, for 9th
ers come to the front to represent their
college. The annual races on the Hud
son are democratic In the true sporting
sense. Seven colleges were represent
ed this Columbia, Pennsylvania
Syracuse, Wisconsin, Georgetown, Cor
nell and Annapolis.
The annual races on the Hudson
compete In national interest with the
Yale-Harvard race at New London
Attention centers each year upon the
work of some new crew or new crews
and the honors pass from college to
college and from section to section
Perhaps these contests will lead to the
establishing of crew picked from the
colleges according to some standard
which will give it a unique character.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

Now THAT the postoAice has been
made first class Office, the people of
Kenosha will be more inclined than
ever to demand first class delivery
service for all sections of the city,
but they should remember that they
must do their part in order to secure
it. Houses must be numbered and
sidewalks built before the carrier dis
tricts can be extended.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18
TEE Assembly has plenty of tin.

TIE Assembly has plenty of time to
fool away discussing the low neck
dress bill, but little thing like two
cent rate bill can be slammed through
at the very close of the session in
short order. These two bills received
about equal consideration from our
worthy representatives at Madison
and must have been of about equal i'm
portance in their eyes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

THE Japanese admiral who landed
in New York Wednesday was cruel
disappointment to the jingoes. The
proposed transfer of the Atlantic bat
tleship squadron to the Pacific does
not interest him in the least, except
as novel naval experiment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18
TO COURIER CORRESPONDENTS

All correspondents of the COURIER
are urged to get their letters into this
Office by Wednesday morning in order
that they may appear in the regular
weekly issue of the paper.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

FROM some points of views it is un-
fortunate that the new saloon law did
not go into effect until after licenses
were issued for the coming year. The
law was one day too late for Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

The lease on the Breen Baseball
Park will expire with this season and
plans are already being made for
new park. Baseball is a paying in
stitution in Kenosha and if possible
permanent park will be secured be-
fore the opening of the new season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

THE Humane Society is still work
ing quietly, but very effe ctively, along
its regular lines, and it is good sign
that so few of its cases are brought
into court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

No man has poked more or better fun
at knights and lords than W. s. Gil
bert, author Of "Pinafore." Now King
Edward has made him one of the
bunch IN spite Of himself.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

FOR a plant where extraordinary
precautions are supposed to be taken
to guard against them, the powder
min certainly has its share of fires.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

A few obscure young men, class of
1907, who have no muscular develop
ment worth mentioning, closed their
college careers with nothing to their
credit except high scholastic honors
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

London doctors assert that eggs as
articles Of diet are not worth their
cost. Evidently American doctors are
In league with the great American hen
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

The historic Fifth Avenue hotel, New
York, long the political headquarters
Of Tom Plat and some others, must
yield to the march Of improvement and
disappear. But a lot of things that
were started by confabs in its cor
ridors will keep going on for decades
to come.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18

WE have as good speed limit law
as there is in the state. The trouble
is with it's enforcement.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17
Lincoln and the Bible.

Mr.. Lincoln, as I saw him every
morning in the carpet slippers he wore
ln the house and the black clothes no
tailor could make really ft his gaunt,
bony frame, was homely enough fig
ure. The routine of his life was simple
too. It would have seemed a treadmill
to most Of us. He was an early riser.
When I came OH duty at in the morn
ing he was often already dressed and
reading In the library. There was a
big table near the center of the room.
There I have seen him reading many
times. And the book? We have all
heard Of the presidents fondness for
Shakespeare, how he Infatuated Secre-
tary Stanton by reading ''Hamlet"
while they were waiting for returns
from Gettysburg. We know, too, how
he kept cabinet meetings waiting
while he read them the latest Of Petro-
leum V. Nasby's witticisms. 1t was
the Bible which l saw him reading
while most Of the household still slept.
william n. Crook in Harper's Maya
gine.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17

Chicago Public: "Mr. Bryan's
speech at Brooklyn, a great speech
even for him. has evoked degree OF
enthusiasm for his candidacy which
leaves little room for doubling the
obabillty OF his nomination next
year So conservative a paper as
the Brooklyn Eagle is forced to &C,
knowledge that the speech was gen.
orally pronounced the sreatest of Mr..
Pryau's remarkable career. This may
well bs believed, fnr although it did
rot begin until midnight, and lasted
until two O'Clock in the morning, not
one parson left the room. AID as
the Eagle reports, save for the fire.
quent st2rms Of applause the enuncia,
tioa of his doctrines evoked the ST.
lenca was almost po:tentous, the au-
d1tors flaming forward with strain I'd
ezra to catch every word that fell
from his lips. Characterizing his
speech as brilliant, sarcastic and hi
morous. the Eagle describes the speak
or as above everything else a man
intensely in earnest, man who be-
lievas every word that he uttered,
and who believed that the time was
not far distant when thu nation would
believe them--too. .
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17
where THE Go0eERs GROW.
Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia the
Chief Peanut Producers.

Chlef Peanut Producers.
Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia are
the leading peanut states In Virginia
the white peanut and the small red
peanut are the varieties chiefly pro-
duced, while Georgia also largely pro.
duces this small red nut
In Tennessee the white nut, which
is larger than the red, and the larger
variety of the red nut are raised. The
chief peanut counties are Humphreys,
Perry, Hickman and Dickson, but the
area of peanut cultivation has been
enlarged in more recent years. Few
peanuts are produced in East On West
Tennessee, but in the counties named
they are the chief money crop Of q
large per cent of the farmers.
The peanut has many names
goober, pindar, earthnut, groundnut,
ground pea. Northern soldiers called
them COOLERS and there was a we'll
known song entitled "Grabbing Goober
Peas" which was fayorite with
troops marching through Georgia"
According to the 1904 census the total
peanut crop amounted to 11,964,000
bushels, valued at $7,270,000.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17
Remarkable Adventure In Mime
sofa Woods Of a St. Paul
Newspaper Man.
DASH THROUGH DEEP FOREST
Hunter, Caught Up and Carried on Ami.
mails Ant'ers, Is Scourged Like Ma.
zerpa by Low Hanging Boughs,
but Finishes Race Unhurt.

Two st. Paul hunters after big game
on the Big Fork river north Of Writ,
Minn., report a series Of exciting expe-
riences While attempting to land a big
bull moose which had been roaming
about in the neighborhood Of their
camp for several days. On two occa-
sions they came within sight of the big
fellow, but could not get shot at him.
Finally the two men, w. E. Maiden,
night editor of the American Press AS
scciation's st. Paul service, and
Charles Wixcey, started out with a de-
termination that they would bag the
moose or perisl, in the attempt They
struck his trail Il few miles out of
camp and followed it until they came
to the 'hogback" between Fish Hook
lake and String lake, where they de-
cided to separate, one going on each
side Of the ''hogback" When about
halfway around Maiden heard cries of
distress from the other side Of the rise
and started across. When he reached
the other side he found that Wixcey
had come upon the moose and wounded
it, but instead of killing the animal he
mad simply maddened it, and it had
turned Oh him, compelling him to drop
his life ana take refuge in tree.
Maiden took in the situation and,
raising his rifle, was about to fire at
the moose when he suddenly stepped
into Il swamp and In endeavoring to
save himself from a fall dropped his
rife, which sank into the quicksand.
.1e tried to extricate himself, but found
that he was hopelessly mired. Mean
time the moose had turned it's attention
20 the man in the swamp and, walking
to the edge Of the morass, shook it's
horns threateningly near to Maiden's
head. The latter drew his hunting knife
and by slashing vigorously was Ell
abled to repel the attack of the beast
Eut in making a more than usually
vigorous slash the knife slipped from
his shiny hands and he found himself
weaponless.
He turned in an endeavor to recover
| the knife, but the moose, having edged
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17
Guard School Children From Bears.

Guard School Children From Bears.
Farmers who send their children to
the public school at Plane 10, on the
New Portage railroad, near Altoona,
Pa, have been furnishing them with
an armed guard to prevent them
from being attacked by pair Of big
black bears that have been seen in the
vicinity The bears have been so bold
that children have been forbidden to
venture out alone day or night, and all
the men go armed. While no real dep
relations have been committed by the
brutes they have come so close to the
farm houses, always when the mon are
absent, that they have caused a panic
among the women. Posses have been
hunting for the bears, but they seem
to scent danger and hide in the noun
tains. The whole countryside 10
alarmed for the safety Of the stock.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17
THE RIDE THROUGH THE FOREST.

nearer to him. was able to reach him
With it's horns and, ripping through his
outer coat. caught one Of the prongs
IF it's horns in his buckskin hunting
shirt. It gave jerk with it's head and
Maiden felt himself lifted from the
swamp and lying crosswise on the
moose's wide spreading antlers. The
animal was greatly frightened to find
a man upon it's head and started on a
mad rush through the forest, Maiden
clinging desperately to the horns and
successfully resisting the efforts of the
animal to dislodge him. He feared to
drop off, lest the animal turn on him
End gore him or strike him with its
lloofs. and, seeing no other way, de-
cided to hang on until exhaustion com.
PEELED the moose to slacken its pace.
The ride through the forest was a
thrilling one, and Maiden was In con-
slant danger of being brushed from
his perilous position ty the low hang
ing boughs of the trees. Finally the
moose broke into clearing, and some
distance away Maiden saw another
hunter and yelled loudly to attract his
attention. The man saw the moose
coming and raised his rifle to fire.
Maiden. fearful lest he be hit, yelled
Justify, and the hultsman finally saw
the man on the moses antlers and
lowered his gun. He allowed the mad
dened animal to pass him. and as it's
pace was somewhat siackened he was
able to take a careful aim and fired q
bullet so that it would break its Shout
der. AS the moose came to its knees
| Maiden leapci. off, and the hunter CIT
| it's throat
Maiden is not much the worse for hi;
! exciting experience.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17

ichusetts public opinion leaeue. is:ued
April, 1907. quoting from the Portland
Oregonian of june 10, 1905. fully and
correctly sums the deductions to bo
draw from the operation of our
Oregon system. the man afraid to
trust the people should not be trusted
by the people.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17

The Elk ".Rlver Stxr.News, which
believes in a protective tariff, SAYS
that the fine thing about ths an IT,
pass legislation is that 1t "e6ectua'lv
does away with special privileges. and
everybody gets the same deal as every
body else." Ths presens tariff does
not give everybody the same deal;
Men will get excited over the special
privileges in railroad matters, and
properly 80, while closing their eyes
to the prolific mother of graft, cor
ruption ard 'unsquare' deal, the
protective tariff.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17
Puzzled Pa.

The country boy who was going to
play on the college baseball team had
written letter to the old folks down
home.
81 reckon he's gettin' on all right"
drawled the old man, as he scrutinized
the page, "but pears to me he's doin'
some things that a gal ought to do"
"How's that, Hirom?" asked the old
lady.
"Why, the other day he says he
made two or three muffs."
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17

It pays to have good picture. A
Nelson's studio is the place whore
they make them.