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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

After an unusually successful year
every progressive business man sets
aside a certain percentage of his profits
to be devoted to improvements and by
increasing his facilities for the tran
saction of his business puts himself in
a position where he can work in the
future to better advantage and at a
higher margin of profit. The farmer
may well take the lesson taught by sue
cessful men in other lines to heart and
devote some of his revenues this year
to road improvement. There will be
a record breaking crop this year and
the farmer will get good prices for
everything he has to sell and he can
well afford to devote part of his in
come to a work that will give him such
large returns on the investment. He
would be sure of larger profits if the
cost of moving his produce to shipping
points were reduced to the minimum
and he could get into the market at
any season of the year The farmer
will never be in a better position to
take up the work of road Improvement
than he will be next year when he has
the money from this years crop in
hand and unless he is content to do
business at a disadvantage he will add
little something to the amount that
is raised regularly for highway main
tenance (and as regularly wasted on
temporary repairs) and take up the
work of road building in earnest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

The Milk Producers Association is
to publish a paper which promises to
let the public in on the inside facts
in regard to the business of supplying
cities with the tactical fluid and as their
opponents can be. depended upon to
give their side the public should soon
be in position to pass Judgment on
the facts as they appear and act ac-
cordingly. A little publicity cannot
fail to have beneficial effect.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

The Kenosha Lodge of Masons held a
pleasant little social session after the
special communication of the lodge held
at the temple on Monday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

Mrs Charles Deffry and daughter
Julia and Mrs. Edward began and
daughter Edith have gone to Twin
Lakes for weeks outing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

The county is in for one murder
trial and possibly two. Let us hope
that there win be none of this expert
testimony fooishness to complicate
matters and increase the costs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

Miss Corneia Anderson of Milwau-
kee and Miss Hazel Tromblin Of Los
Angeles, Cal, are the guests of Miss
Helen Theirs on Durkee avenue
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morehead of
Milwaukee, former residents of Keno
sha, are spending a few days with
friends in this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

A report upon mentally-defectiv
school children in Philadelphia-pr
ably the most complete Of its kind yet
publlshed-suggests how small is the
number of pupils who fail to make
satisfactory progress in school for the
reason that they lack proper machinery
to progress with.
Out of total primary school popula-
tion exceeding hundred thousand,
only eight hundred and forty-nine. or
less than one per cent, are put down
as mentally unequal to the school
tasks, while in the grammar schools
the corresponding number is only forty
out of more than fifty thousand pupils
neutrality-suspicious., but not feeble
minded, children are reported as under
three fourths Of one per cent of the
school population. About twice as
large is the number of backward child
rem who require special instruction in
small classes; while dull children, "Who
would be benefited by special instruc-
ton, but do not absolutely require it, =
are more numerous than all the fore
going put ogether-amounting to six
ty-six hundred out of a hundred and
fifty-seven thousand pupils. The fig
ures are compiled from reports of the
teachers who, perhaps, are not gener-
ally inclined to exaggerate the mental
capacity of their pupils.
Exceedingly few children are really
dull. That quality is more often found
in the adults who impute it to them.
While we take no stock in the popular
superstition that the honor man is us
ually found, ten years after graduation,
working in a humble capacity for the
prize Ounce of the class, we do think
that whatever the school system fails
to achieve is the fault of the system
and not of the material upon which
it works. Saturday Evening Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
Deming School.

Andrew H. Hildebrandt and Miss
May Mincenberger, both of Chicago
have been licensed to wed in this
Icounty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02


The following little history of the
Humane Society movement in this
country taken from the Tribune will
be of interest to those Kenosha people
who have followed the work Of the
local branch of the society and who
know something of the work that has
been done by the society in this city
in the last two or three years. The
work of the society in this city has
been done so quietly that few people
have had any idea of it's extent or of
the amount of good that has been ac-
complished, but the men connected
with the movement in Kenosha have
every reason to be proud of the record
made here and on the showing made
the officers of the society have every
right to expect the continued and un-
wavering support of all good citizens in
their efforts to carry out the aims and
objects of the national organization.
The Tribune says:
s<The American Humane association
will hold its thirty-third annual meet
ing in ST. Paul on Oct. 5, 6 and next.
1t will bring together those engaged in
its benefcent work from every part of
the United States, and reports will be
made from $50 anti-cruelty societies
not only in this country, but in its
Philippine, Hawaiian, Porto Rican and
Alaska possessions.
The Importance Of this great move
ment in the interests Of humanity,
which is one of the distinguishing
marks of civilization, started by Henry
Bergh forty three years ago, is shown
by the fact that it spends more than
a million dollars annually and that
quarters Of a million animals and
nearly 100000 children come under the
supervision Of these societies each year
in the United States alone, and that
last year it instituted $4,000 prosecu-
tions. The work for the protection
of animals started in England in 1924
and the enforcement of laws for the
protection of children in this country
in 1874. Since that time both move
ments have spread all over the world.
This association, through its various
branches, works quietly but vigorously
to rescue children from physical or
moral degradation and suffering to
encourage humanity to animals, to re-
form existing abuses, and extend hu-
name education. 1t deserves the en-
eouragement of all humane persons and
the practical benefcenee of wealthy
philanthropists. =
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

Seats for plays at the Rhode Opera
House should be reserved at Krad-
wells drug store. Telephones ID and
IA. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

That new life saving station is a
long time coming, but it will be appre-
ciated all the more when it does come.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
GET ONLY FIVE new TEACHERS
Board of Education Makes an Effort to
Keep Teachers Who Have Given Good
Service and as a Result but Five
Changes Are Made.

The list of teachers for the coming
year in the city schools has been made
out and it shows that there will be but
five changes in the places of the teach
ers for the coming year. These
changes have been been made by the
retirement of teachers for personal rea-
sons as the Board of Education, with
the active support of Superintendent
Zimmers, has decided that the time has
come to retain good teachers in the city
even if they are forced to pay little
higher salaries to them. The only
change in the high school teachers is
the fact that Miss Laura Hahn takes
the place of Miss Nettie Cook as teach
er of science. The full list of the
assignment of the teachers is as fol
lows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

ADELAIDE:
Mother says they can't say anything to-
good about Gold Medal Flour" CHARITY.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

LUCRETIA.
Just learned eat Gold Medal Flour IS
sifted ten times through finest silk. EUGENIA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
Kenosha High School.


Maude Yule, English.
Alma Stock, German.
Nina E. Weston, Latin.
Frances A. Yeomans, history.
Miss Laura Hahn, science.
Leila B. Kelsey, English.
Central School
Principal-Mrs. H. NJ Mckenzie Tth
grade.
Eleanor E. Northup, 8th grade.
Lulu B. Sutton, 9TH grade.
Roselle Stanley, 9th grade.
N. Alice March, 5th grade.
Edith G.. Wallis, 4th grade
Jennie Truax, End and 3rd grades.
Alice E. Kelly, LIST and primary.
Jos. M. Scholey, janitor.
Weiskopf School.
Principal-Frances G. Kaltenbach,
Sth grade.
Mrs. Ella G. Williams, 9th and 9TH
grades. -
Ella G. Moran, 5th grade.
Agnes L. O'Hare,, 4th grade.
Leola NJ. Havens, 3rd grade.
Louise M. Kelley, End grade.
Jennie M. O'Hare, LIST grade.
Mildred A. Albee, primary.
Henry Miller, janitor.
Durkee School.
Principally. w. Hanaman.
Marie A. Heating, 8th grade.
Maude e. Searles, 18th grade.
Lolita G. Riley, 9th grade.
Eda M. Button, 9Th grade.
Nellie E. Mitchell, 4th grade.
Anna M. McHugh, 4th grade
Margaret W. Carson, 3rd grade.
Flora B. Shields, 3rd grade
G. Winifred Farley, End grade.
Anna M. Butcher, LIST grade.
Winnifred A. Carter, primary.
Matte M. Austin, kindergarten,
morning.
Doris Bailey, assistant, morning.
E. G. Krautsch, janitor.
Edward Balm School.
Principal-E. f. Randall.
Agnes A. Mitchell, 8th grade.
Anna Kroncke, 18th grade.
Irene G. Lilley, 9th grade.
Ida NJ March, 5th and 9th grades.
Mae E. Martin, 9Th grade.
Helen Gebhart, 18th grade.
Joanna Lingonblad, 4th grade.
Isabel Bailey, 3rd grade.
Dagmar Jorgensen, End grade.
Minnie M. Larsen, LIST grade.
Ethel J. Bennett, primary.
D. N. Barber, janitor.
Gillett School.
Principal-Elizabeth A. Filbin. Pad
and 3rd grades.
Belle G.. Cable, LIST and 2nd grades.
Marjorie E. Toner, primary.
Edna E. Hood, kindergarten.
NJ. A. Werwie, janitor.
Tank ocnOol.
Principal-Edith NJ. Murdoch, 4th
grade.
cornelia B. Royce, 3rd grade.
Margaret G. Telfar, End grade
Minnie o. Tobin, 1st grade.
Clara M. Carter, primary.
Mabel F. Lampe, primary.
Oscar Anderson, Janitor.
Deming School.
PrincipaI-Edna B. Washburn. 1ss
grade.
Mayme NJ. Eddy, 3rd grade.
Mary E. Langan, 3rd grade.
Hermena A. Hoehn, End grade
Lulu c. Lampe, Ind grade.
Margaret v. Pirsch, lsts grade.
Elizabeth Jacobs, primary.
Matte NJ. Austin, kindergarten, af.
ternoon.
Doris Bailey, assistant, afternoon.
7. D. Boyington, janitor.
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Frank School.

Principal-Edith M. Murdoch, 4
grade.
cornelia B. Royce, 3rd grade.
Margaret G. Telfar, End grade
Minnie o. Tobin, 1st grade.
Clara NJ. Carter, primary.
Mabel F. Lampe, primary.
Oscar Anderson, Janitor.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07
WOULD GET REAL ENJOYMENT



Il wouldn't care . rap for . mill
lion dollars" said Zachary Nelick, III
/ couldn't divide It among about 20
people know. And I reckon they
wouldn't enjoy their little $4,000
apiece unless they divided It among
their friends, too.
The charitable societies don't cover
the whole field. not by q good deal.
Sometimes It seems to me the peO-
pie that deserve kindness most are
the ones that ask for It last. l know
IN old lady, past so she is, and her
crippled daughter, q woman Of 60.
Those two live and keep house on q
pension of ten dollars q month. That
ten dollars Is absolutely all they have
to spend: 1t has to pay for everything.
but they manage to keep inside Of 1t.
though no ono but the Lord knows how
they do 1t. When the mother goes
the daughter won't have q cent, yet
they're always happy. always glad to
see company. and to put up an extra
chair to the table. Their hearts are
warm enough. II they do have to keep
. rug 1t the crack Of the door.
There's thousands of good. gentle
people In just such Q hx. II was q
young man again. one of my main
reasons for wanting to succeed would
be SOS could equalize things q little
in this uneven old world. after Id made
my pile. reckon there would be at
least one millionaire who wouldn't
look careworn." Newark IN. J)
News.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07
HORSE PARTIAL TO PEACHES
New York Animal Passed Up Real
Fruit in Favor Of Millinery
characterization.

That horses prefer peaches to
oranges was demonstrated yesterday.
says the New York Sun. Two women
just through shopping emerged from
a store and stopped to talk near the
curb. A few feet away was q push.
cart loaded with oranges. Two yards
away stood q delivery wagon.
One Of the women wore . peach
basket hat set OF with several bunch
ca Of flowers and two artificial peach.
e.. The conversation between the
two women evidently was of great In.
terest to both. a neither noticed the
horse edge himself gradually to where
they were standing until he almost
touched the tail end Of the push cart
with the oranges.
Then the conversation was brought
to IN abrupt end by the woman with
the peach basket feeling q tug at her
hat which caused her to turn around
to llnd the cause. With q shrek she
made q hasty retreat for the store,
leaving the horse in possession of the
two peaches which he had nibbled at
in preference to the oranges on ths
push cart.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07
WHISTLE HEARD MANY MILES
Notes OF Steamboat Siren Garry Far,
Especially on Still Night In
the Country.

Have you ever wondered what
sounds travel the farthest? II you live
in a great city you are constantly en-
veloped in such . multitude Of noises
that 1t is very seldom that any partlc-
ular one attracts the attention unless
It be unusually sharp or strident, and
although piercing. such . sound 10
not likely to carry any great distance.
The higher notes are exceedingly pen
etrating for . short radius. and un.
questionably more startling than the
lower ones, but the latter are much
more 'far-reacsing.
The ability of q sound to carry d.
ponds upon its vibrations. and any one
who has listened to the deep notes Of
q pipe organ in q church will admit
that he could almost feel the air VI
brate. But probably steamboat
whistle, such ~ are common on the
Ohio and Mississippi packets. can be
heard ~ far ~ any sound that may
ordinarily be met with. The deep
resonance Of its tones. floating stead
fly out into the air. seem to stretch
away Indefinitely into space. especial
" in the stiffness Of . night in the
country. It IL . sound that cannot be
mistaken for any other. and when
once its acquaintance has been made
you will never forget ft.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07
EMOTIONS AMONG THE BIRDS.
Eminent Professor Has Upest Some
Beliefs That Have Hitherto
Been Strongly Held.

Little red bird In the tree. sing
song to Clinton g. Abbott Of your
fears. your peacefulness. your OBJ
stiuacy, indignation. realisation. anttci-
pations and other emotions. Prof. Alb
bott, the ornithologist. believes that
With his large collection OF photo
graphs and Incidental studies, he has
proved the possession OF emotions BY
the birds.
The raising or depressing Of the
birds feathers. the poise OF her body.
the opening or closing Of her bill, apd
the expression of her wonderful eyes
are emotional signi6cators to which
the professor attaches importance. He
enjoins any owner Of canary bird to
test his ideas for himself by approach
ing the cage with whistled encourage
ment and sympathy.
THE little fellow viii doubtless cock
his head on one side. raise his crest
and gaze in . quizzical and friendly
manner at his visitor" the investigator
says. But utter some unAccustomed
sound or run the finger tip across the
bars, and he will dash from perch to
perch with q look of unmistakable ter.
ror In his eye and feathers tightly de-
pressed and body SLIM" The goose
which in . tame state 10 called the
stupidest Of all poultry, Prof. Abbott
finds on its nesting grounds in the far
north Of Scotland to be possessed OF
IN intelligent and crafty nature such
rs has seldom come under his Obser.
walton either by direct contact with
nature or from study Of the work Of
others.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07

Delights CT i:....ag a Picture. with
Wifey's k:s.-;ahce, Reserved for
.--:rie Men.

George, wish you would hang that
rose picture tonight"
'.All right, my dear. Ill do it now.
Get me the stepladder."
Il should think you might get the
stepladder yourself"
Where is it,"
Where it is always kept. On the
top of the cellar stairs
That's where 1t is supposed to be.
Where is it now"
1T is either there or up in the back
room, Or-let me see-I loaned 1t to
Mrs. Johnson yesterday. No. she
brought, 1t back and l left 1t on the
back porch. 0. yes. l know where it
IS. You'll find 1t in the pantry OF
the kitchen"
After 20 minutes search the ladder
is discovered. George locates the
spot for the picture and climbs up.
Now hand me the picture. my
dear
Yes, here it is."
where's the hammer?"
Il thought you had it,"
You thought l had it! You knew
very well l didn't have It, Get it for
me right away"
where's the nail?s
Didn't you get a nail. ether?
NO. l didn't get q nail. either. l
il you wanted me to hang a
picture you'd have the tools ready.
Where's the picture cOrd?"
We'll. tor heavens sake! Why
didn't you look and see II there was
picture cord on 1t before you went up
there to hang it,"
Get me the cord and don't stop
to argue. I'm getting dizzy up here"
We'll, here's the cord. What else
do you suppose you'll WANT"
We'll. don't want any more of
your lip. l can hang this picture
without that"
WhereupOn she left him to get
along as best he could. Just like q !
man." she remarked. as the hammer
fell to the floor
Just like a woman" he muttered.
as he descended. Just like woman. |
They've got nothing to do and all the |
time in the world to do 1t, and then.
by lingo. they leave it to q man."-De-
troit Free Press.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07
the Impulse Of Courage.

In many cases courage Is merely in
stinctive. Many man has distiRr
guished himself in the performance Of
some act of herOism the thought OF
which caused him completely to col
lapse when the danger was over. The
same instinct which leads . man to
dodge when about to be struck will
lead him. without waiting to take
counsel of his judgment. to risk his
life in the performance of some heroic
act The impulse of courage is just
as natural as the impulse of fear. and
however much cultivation may lead
individuals to dislike physical danger
SO long as there are Carnegie medals
to distribute there will probably be no
lack of persons worthy to receive
them.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07

personal relation wnlcn exists ne
tween the office and the workshop. II
the employer is known to be inter
ested in the welfare of his men. they
will be. more truly than otherwise.
his retainers, more jealous for the
prosperity of his business: but II HE
relation to them Is that of q taskmas
ter. they will be his slaves. merely.
and quite capable of any treachsry
The effort of the employer who woulG
gain the loyal service of his men must
be to preserve In every possible way
the individuality of the employe. t.
emphasize his manhood. and thus to
increase his self-respect.-J. T. Lin
coin In the Atlantic.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07
Aesop Up to Date.


A hare one day ridiculed the short
feet and slow pace Of the tortoise
The latter. laughing. said: Though
you may be swift as the wind, l will
beat you in race" The hare, seeing
that the assertion Of the tortoise
seemed prepOster0us on the face of 1t,
did some lightning thinking. He then
assented to the proposal. They agreed
that the hare should choose the
course and fix the goal On the day
appointed for the race they started OF
together. The tortoise never for
moment stopped. but went on with q
slow but steady pace straight to the
end of the course. The hare, how.
ever. as soon as he had bounded out
of sight of the starter. hid In q clump
of bushes and took a nap. Waking up
In time to make q grandstand finish,
he dashed for the goal. arriving there
just one second after the tortoise. 81
was out of condition." he painted. But
that night. when his agents returned
to him with the winnings of the bets
he had made on the tortoise. he had
a quiet chuckle all by himself.
MOral-The race is not always %
the swift. but the coin always is.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07
Bank Of England Note.

The paper ON which Bank of Eng.
land notes are printed has been made
since 1719 by the same mill at LAYER.
stoke, In the valley Of the Test. in
Hampshire. where about $4,000 notes
are made daily. This paper il distin.
guished BY it, wilderness. its thinness
and transparency preventing any Of
the printed part Of the note being
washed out BY turpentins. or removed
BY the knife without making q hole);
it, Characteristic feel" crisp and
tough. by the touch of which can bs
distinguished true from false notes:
its wire mark. or water mark. pro-
duced In the paper in . state of pulp
1.-THE mark 10 stamped upon counter.
felt paper after 1t Is made); three
deckle edges made in pulp; the
strength Of the paper. 1t being made
entirely from new linen and cotton
pieces: when unsized q bank note will
support IS pounds: when sized it will
lift IS pounds.-San Francisco Chron.
icle.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07
The Marriage Tie In Rus.la.

In these days Of frequent divorce
the Russian peasants are an example
for the most nobly born of any land
As marriage with them Is considered
dissoluble only by death. THE wife
is not a shoe that can be cast aside
at WILL" and The knot il tied; 1t will
not come undone for 100 years." are
two well known proverbs there that
show in their homely wording the rev
erence In which the married state Il
held. Nor Is intermarrying permitted
until after the fourth degree OF kin
ship is reached: the deceased wife's
sister Is also barred out. When q sep
aratiOn occurs the husband takes the
boys and the wife the girls.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07
The Joy Of Life,

Pray heaven that when your child Is
born he may have the joy of life
There is not gift to compare with it
Riches will not buy It. Ill health will
not rob its possessor of It, Brains dc
not insure its possessions nor lack Of
wits prevent one from feeling the Joy
of life.
1t must now and then amuse the
gods when they see some long-faced
and heart-heavy philanthrOpist up
lifting" some child of poverty whose
delight in mere existence no noisOme
tenement or the small amount of food
he eats can take away from him.
That poor lame newsbOy. who basks
on the warm gratings along News
paper row and whose knees peep out
of his trousers and stimulate your
sympathies as you pass by. needs
neither your kind word nor your coin
to make him happy. He happens to
have the Joy Of life. and 1t will stay
by him to the end. whether that emo
be the potter's field or a more fash
ionable burying ground.-Smith's Mag.
aZine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-07
First Use Of "kerosene."

kerosene" seems to have been first
csed in United States patent No.
1862 of March q. 1855. granted to
Abraham Gesner Of Williamsburg. N.
Y, and assigned to the North Ameri-
can Kerosene Gas Light Company. In
the preamble to his specification GEES
ner states that he has invented and
discovered q new and useful manu-
facture or competition Of matter. be-
ing a new liquid hydrocarbon which ]
denominate kerosene Coal oil"
was the term in general use before
kerosene" was invented.