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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
Shady Streets of Dutch Cities.

The average Dutch town is an attract
i've place in the summer months, since
practically every street and canal Is
hordered with shade trees which shut
out the glare of the sun and offer cool
and inviting avenues for the exploration
of the tourist The banks of these ca
nails are generally terraced in two levels
the lower one for warehouses and the
upper for shops or dwellings; but each
elevation is planted with trees. At best
a city is an exceedingly poor location for
tree culture Narrow streets. with tau
buildings, exclude the life giving sun
light: asphalt or closely paved walks pre-
vent the necessary moisture from Sink
ing into the ground and nourlshlng thlFs-
ty roots, and leakage from the gas MAINS
is q deadly poison to the growth or al
vegetation For this reason care should
be exercised in the selection OF the va
riety of tree for street planting IN order
to get the best results. In Holland;
time has demonstrated that the elm and
linden should be placed in the first rank,
for there are many examples of these
species in Dutch towns which have with
stood the ravages of more than two cen
turies. The elm. appears to be the
harder of these two trees and will i've
under most adverse conditions.
The Dutch municipalities expend large
sums each year for the preservation or
their shade trees, but the results amply
Justify the cost Of maintenance. In the
last wear the city of Utrecht taxed each
inhabitant q cents for its trees two and
one-half Dutch cents equaling an amer
lean cent, and The Hague spent 70
cents for the same purpose.-Harper'
Weekly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
A Fair Exchange.

Americas sweet corn has been traded
for Roumania's little watermelons. Hor-
ace G. Knowles, former American min
lister 20 Roumania, who is soon to start
for his new post as minister to Mica
ragua, contaminated the transaction in
the interest of good living.
When Mr.. Knowles found the melon,
about the size of grapefruit, growing
in the Carpathian foothills, he realized
that it would be just the thing to serve
individually in America. He obtained
q quantity of the seed and transmitted
it to the department of agriculture. The
little melons have been cultivated with
success at the government experiment
stations in those regions where huge
American melons are grown.
Having gained this desirable delicacy
from Roumania, Mr.. Knowles was anx-
ious to repay the gift. He noticed that
the people were utter strangers to sweet
corn. Accordingly he obtained seed for
this product from the department Of
agriculture, hired several plots of ground
himself, and instructed the Roumanians
in its culture Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
FLOWERS KEPT BY FREEZING.
Method of Bringing to the North from
Tropical Regions.

Freezing flowers to keep them fresh is
modern idea. They are picked in the
bud and preserved by refrigeration while
being transported. They can travel safe
~ in this way for several weeks. When
unpacked they are found free of dam
age and when placed in water and left
alone they slowly awaken and come into
full bloom.
1t appears that experiments are being
made in South Africa with view to
despatching them in this way in bulk
at the seasons when they are scarce else
where. The flowers undergo no deteri-
Grafton from their treatment either in the
beauty of their color or in their longevity
after immersion in water Curiously
enough growth suspended by refrigera-
ton appears to resume SO slowly that
the blossoms thrive in room for con-
siderably longer period than if placed
there Immediately after being cut in the
garden.
The process would also serve to intro
duce to our notice many beautiful mem
hers of the horticultural family with
which at present we are unfamiliar,
such plants as the gorgeous iris, which
grows wild in luxurious profusion in
South Africa Or those which abound on
the slopes Of the Andes in South Amer
ica.-Chicag0 Tribune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
German Actors Poorly Paid.

The world in general is frequently
told that in Germany the theater is
much more popular, much better under
stood and more intelligently appreciated
generally by both public and actors
than elsewhere. If this is true the
managers Of other countries may have
cause to revise their salary lists. for it is
in the matter of pay apparently that
there is the great fundamental difference
between Germany and the United States
or England.
The figures published by the German
Stage association show that only 10 per
cent. of the artists earn more than $3.50
a year and fully half make less than
$3.50. Stars in the provinces and the
smaller court theaters receive only from
$3.50 to 5000 and have to spend from $50
to 5000 on their swardrobes. In Nurem-
berg, city with nearly $50, 900 inhabit-
ants, salaries az the Volks theater range
from $375 to about $45 a month.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
Congregation of One.

From mission in Null with f4O a
year DR.. Cameron Lees went to one of
the remotest parishes in the Highlands
the parish of Carnoch-a shadow Of
congregations The people had been all
swept into the Free church, and hand
full only were left in the Moderate
Kirk" There on one stormy Sunday the
young minister, preached to a congrega-
ton of one. The Gaelic service was the
first service of the day, and only one
man-Nfacrae by name-Macrae of Ach-
lorachan, the legend says-braved the
elements and came to the Gaelic service.
The minister went out and asked him to
come into the manse and wait for the
English service, but the Gaelic congre-
CATION declined. THE promise" said
Macrae, SIS this-Where two or three
are gathered together in my name, and
where the two or three will be, there too
will be the blessing; and | am one and
YOU are two-and we will just go on
with the service" And the service did
go on. and the young minister preached
to the Gaelic congregation of one.--Lon-
don Globe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
MACHINE PLUcKs POULTRY.
East Orange Inventor Has One That
Makes the Feathers Fly


Theodore G. Griggs of 1O1 North Fiji
teenth street, East Orange, is the in
ventor Of fowl-plucking device, which
poultry raisers who have inspected it be-
lieve will fill a want in the industry.
Other machines have been invented TO
do the work which Griggs provides for
In his machine, but none has heretofore
been anything more than an interesting
piece Of machinery. with little practical
worth
Griggs departs from the lines followed
in other machines and introduces an en-
tirely new method. The fowl to be
plucked is placed on an endless travelling
belt and carried through series of I'M
gers, which are so arranged that they go
over the entire bird, plucking 1t clean Of
feathers. The danger Of tearing the skin
is avoided by the simple expedient Of
having >the fingers clutch only a few
feathers at time. The size Of the bird
is no factor whatever. 1t will stay in
the machine until plucked, whether large
OF small. A pneumatic tube carries
away the feathers as fast as they are
removed.
Griggs is civil engineer, and never
raised chicken in his life, but he no.
ticed few years ago, while visiting. a
friend who runs poultry farm. that the
labor of removing feathers from the birds
was one Of the chief items Of cost in pre-
pairing the product for market. 1t is said
that the owner OF one Of his machines
will be able to reduce his expenses by 20
per cent.-New York Sun.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
Suffocated by a Dog.

The danger of leaving infants alone in
their cradles in room with dogs or eats
has been exemplified once more in the
case of a poor family of charcoal burners
near Coulommiers, France. After their
midday meal the parents, who are named
Huot, went into the forest to resume
their work, leaving their little daughter
Suzana, aged 8 months, sleeping in her
cradle, under the protection of two dogs.
No sooner had the parents gone than one
of the dogs leaped into the cradle and
curled itself up to sleep on the top of the
infant When the father and mother re-
turned some hours later they saw the
dog jump from the cradle and run out of
the door. The mother hurried to her in
FAINT, only to discover: to her horror, that
the poor little one was quite dead, suffo-
Gated by the weight of the dog lying
upon her for some hours. Accidents Of
this nature have frequently been record
ed.-C Correspondent, London Telegraph.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
GOOD WORD FOR FAT MEN.
Indications That They Are Gaining in
Popular Appreciation.


For the past 1900 years the relative
popularity and efficiency of fat men have
been mooted questions. Two of. the most
distinguished citizens of that rather ex-
tensive period have, arrayed themselves
on opposite sides of the question. Julius
Caesar declared. at least in the hearing
OF William Shakespeare, that he pre-
ferred to have about him fiat men, sleek
headed, and such as sleep o. nights" On
the other hand, Edmund Day. who has
given to the world a couple of the most
delightful fat men in all dramatic itera-
ture, declares: "Shucks! Nobody loves
fat man." Only he didn't say 'shucks,"
To the literature of this all-absorbing
question a Philadelphia contemporary
contributes the suggestion that Mr. Taft
mas established for all time in American
history the fat man as an institution en-
titled to public esteem. He is wanting
IN neither ayoirdupois nor in mental
poise. He is thick-headed only in regard
to the size of his hat He is technically
obese, but not lethargic either mentally
or physically. Some one remarked long
ago that in some fat men the fat pre-
dominates. and in others the men pre-
dominate. In Mr.. Taft it is the nan.
The future political fashion historian
will probably note that during the clos
ing years of the first decade and the
early years of the second of the twentieth
century the Americans wore their big
men large
Mr.. Taft discounts the efficacy of the
'lean and hungry Cassius" whom Caesar
dishked and he disproves Mr.. Days pes
sim site despair as to the possible degree
of public confidence and esteem which
fat man may attain. This is at least
keeping up with the procession in these
days of historical iconoclasm, if nothing
more. May not the fat man, after all,
be the victim Of circumstances? Is thin
ness a condition precedent to the posses
sion of lovable qualities or the accumu-
lation of kindly wishes on the part of
ones fellow citizens? There is much to
be said in favor of the fat man, even if
Falstaff and Henry VIII were inclined to
emhonnojnf.-Kansas CITY Journal
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
New England's Neglected Farms.

The farms Of New England are only
half cultivated. have travelled in
motor over miles of country not crossed
by railroads, and have found the shift
lessness of the farmer really appalling.
Not only are his fences in bad repair,
but his house and barns are in many in
stances lettering to their fall, and he
does not even take the trouble to keep
under cover such farming implements as
he may own. The despised scity man"
comes along, and with his book farming
makes glad the waste places. He builds
anew, or rebuilds; he houses his tools,
takes proper care Ut his live stock and
cultivates the soil in scientific manner.
He may not make farming pay the first
year that he tries it, but he will in time
If he sticks to it and gives it the atten-
ton he would give to any other business.
The modern farmer. the man who makes
farming pay. is scientist. The old
fashioned farmer got living, such as it
was, out of the farm, but the new-fash-
toned one gets more than living out Of
the soil, and finds time to cultivate his
mind as well as his acres. can imagine
few more enjoyable combinations than
that of farming and authorship. The
farmers busy season is in the spring and
summer and the early fall. The long
winter evenings he can devote to writ
ing, and by an occasional run to town
keep himself in touch with men and
thingS.--Putnam'S.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
The Rat Problem.

The United States department Of agri-
culture in recent publication upon
ssThe Rat Problem" assures us that this
rodent destroys annually 500, 100000
worth of grain. The statement is so as
founding that were it not vouched for
by experts in the biological survey little
credence would be given it. These scien-
tific men, however, have made an ex-
haustive study of the rat and they are
quite serious in urging an active cam
paign to rid the country of this pest
The most common and destructive
member of the rodent family is the Nor
way rat, which has been carried in ships
to the furthest corners of the earth, and
has multiplied wherever it has landed
Rats live on most anything that man
eats, but they are especially fond Of
grain. These rodents are also destruc-
tive in killing young poultry and steal
ing eggs. and the pollution of food
products causes as much loss as that
which they consume.
Their fecundity is remarkable. It is
well, therefore. to call public attention
to these facts as an incentive to renewed
warfare against the pests. Among meas
ures suggested for their determination is
the reduction of their food by the dis
posal of garbage and the better protec-
ton by use of concrete of our food sup
plies.-Buffal0 Commercial.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
NEW WOODS FOR CALIFORNIA.
Eastern Hardweods to Be Transplanted
to Pacific Coast.

The Pacific coast will soon be the
scene of an interesting tree-growing ex-
pertinent. The United States Forest
service is planning to introduce number
of the more important eastern hardwoods
into California, and will experiment this
year with chestnut, hickory, Eastwood,
red oak and yellow poplar or tulip trees.
Small patches of these trees will be
planted near the forest rangers cabins
on the national forests, and, Il these do
well, larger plantations on a commercial
scale will soon be established on wider
areas.
There are more than 125 different spe
cies of trees in California, q number Of
which produce some of the most valuable
varieties of lunber in the country. Al
though considerably over one-half of the
species are hardwood or broad-teaved
trees, yet, with the exception Of tne ex-
otic eucalyptus, there is not a single spe-
cies of hardwood there ranking in com
mercial Importance with the leading east
ern hardwoods. Climatic conditions in
many parts of California are undoubted-
" favorable for, the growth OF number
Of the valuable hardwoods, and the alb
sence of these trees is due mostly to I'M
favorable factors of seed distribution.
If the experiments are successful,
valuable asset will have been added to
the forest resources of California, which
should prove of special benefit 10 the 10
cal furniture and vehicle industries.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
The Useful Swallows.

From the standpoint Of the farmer and
che orchardist perhaps no birds more
useful than the swallows exist. They
have been described as the light cavalry
Of the avian army. Specially adapted
for fight and unexcelled in aerial eyolu-
tons, they have few RIVALS in the art
of capturing insects in midair They eat
nothing of value to man EXCEPT d few
predacious wasps and bugs, and in re-
turn for their services in destroying vast
numbers of noxious insects ask only for
harborage and protection. 1t is to the
fact that they capture their prey on
the wing that their peculiar value to the
cotton grower is due. Orioles do roval
service in catching weevils on the hollis.
and hlackbirds, wrens, tlycatchers, and
others contribute to the good work. but
when swallows are migrating over the
cotton fields they find the weeyils flying
in the open and wage active war against
them. As many rs forty seven adult
weevils have been found in the stomach
Of a single cliff acknowledgements of
Agriculture Bulletin,
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pose. You must take off at least fifteen
pounds Come Well find him around
the grounds.
She looked at me in frightened way.
Her voice trembled.
DON'T" she said please don't!
Really II can't pay at all, so there!
He beat me yesterday I'm awful at
golf. I'm not a sport. Truly. Pm not.
It's only the dreadful vocabulary. /
picked it up at college, you know. /
didn't mean to fall into it, but some
how, after / got started. | felt that T
must go on. And wouldn't go up in
your flying machine anything. 1t
makes me shudder to think of it,
| put my arms around her at once
felt there was no time to lose. Fortu
nately, we were in a pergola, screened
from common observation
"This comes" / said, kissing her al
most sternly, "of too much learning.
I've always felt it wasn't good for
dear little girl like you. But / beg of
you, my dear, not to take this too much
to heart
"But I do,'' she said-there was al
most sob in her voice.
Then she looked at me archly.
'You see,s she said, s1 didn't realize
how | must appear to others until I saw
yot---"
"Saw me-"
"Yes-tell such q whopper-excuse me
about yourself and then knew how
| must have appeared. And it has made
me 80 remorsef,ll."
did not lose nv nerve even then.
Never mind, darling" said. fold
ing my arms about her more closely.
eve are in the same boat. Let us get
over it together =" Chesterton Todd in
Life. A
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
MAIL CARRIERS DOG TEAM.
Their Severe Winter Route Alcuy the
Bank of the 500 River.

~~N~~~~~
One of the unique sights to a stranger
Mt tne 500 is the fine dog team used By
Capt. Mathews OF the local postoffice
force in the delivery of the United States
mail.
Capt Mathews has a route covering
approximately tweUJy miles. and with
the team usually covers this dissssn-e
every day. The route lies along the 500
river from the poStoffice in the heart OF
the town to a small suburb called Nease-
vile, or more POLITICALLY, after an old In
dian tribe. Algonquin. Sometimes the
roads are drifted SO that it is almost i'm
possible to get through. but up TO the
present time the big dogs have proved
themselves equal to any emergency. In
pleasant weather and binding snow
storms alike the team has trotted on its
way for the last Ave winters and seems
good for many more.
The dogs are named Spike and Bounce,
and are almost Identical III size, shape,
weight and color. They are as large as
Shetland ponies and weigh over $50
pounds each. They are st. Bernard and
Newfoundland. Capt Mathews bitches
them side by side 10 specially con-
structed sleigh large enough to hold him
self, another passenger and the mail.
In fact it will hold many more, as OBJ
serving persons have noticed when the
captain leaves for the city every morn
ing. Then there is always merry
crowd of perhaps ten or q dozen school
children crowded about the captain in the
sleigh and hanging to it from all sides.
Spike and Bounce are fed on corn
meal and suet baked in cakes and served
piping hot ON the snow, with occasion
ally little meat, but only at rare in
tervals and in small quantities. as the
captain has found the team works better
on the simpler diet The dogs are six
years old and have been making the mail
route every day during the winter for the
last Ave years.-Detroit News-Tribune.
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I one could rave q quoted softly, that little

II one could rave q quoted seftly) that little
face of hers
tainted upon background Of pale gold ;
No shade encroaching ON the lnatchless
mould
OF those two lips, which should be opening
| broke off. Her fingers trembled in
mine, and were suddenly withdrawn.
With little. embarrassed laugh, she
thrust her book upon me. | gazed at it.
bewildered
"Se lie fazion che porti-''I read again,
and turned my eyes to the opposite page.
II the features which thou wearest
be not false
Il looked up in amazement. The girls
lips We're quiy"-ing humorously -.
II turned page. Yes, no mistake.
Dante's Inferno. with the English YER
sion opposite the Italian.
..Weil!" said the girl, softly.
T caught my breath. "You-you-
English?'
She. looked at me reproachfully
Didn't you hear me say wasn't|
Well but
Irish" said the girl
suppose | still looked puzzled.
''It--it was too hot for anything" she
explained, further.-V. Ell. Friedlaender
in The Sketch.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
MATUSHKA vOLGA.s
Melody of Sorrow and Unrest Heard in
Prison and Palace in Russia,

PI1SCn ana Palace In Russia,
There is an air 80 popular In Russia
that it is even more familiar than their
national anthem to the people Of that
great mysterious empire I have heard
it in all parts of the Cars dominions,
from the Baltic sea to Bering Strait and
from Archangel to the Caspian; in the
glittering palaces of Petersburg and in
foul prison dens of Siberia.
1t is a simple melody in the minor
key, suggestive, like most Slav music, Of
sorrow and unrest, and it is called "Ma-
tushka" or Mother Volga," as for some
cryptic reason every Russian, be he noble
or Nihilist. is taught from childhood to
regard this great river IN the, light Of
maternal relative Yet the river is full
of sad associations. for convicts formerly
travelled a portion of the journey to ST.
IBERIA along its broad, sluggish stream.
/ can never forget the haunting sweet
ness of ''Matushka Velga' as heard it
sung on prison barge one quiet summer
evening by party of fettered politicals
.banished to the great lone land of exile.
For Mother Volga" was their last link
with home and the loved ones they might
never meet again.
Fortunately the condemned are now
sent into Asia by the Trans-Siberian rail-
way and the unhappy exile is spared at
least one bitter parting--that from his
well beloved Mother Volga. Travel
MAGAZINE.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
First Concrete Pier on Pacific Coast.

The new concrete pier is now nearly
completed at the foot of Colorado ave
nue.. While concrete has been used be-
fore in pier building this is the first time
that REINFORCED concrete wharf has
been built into. the Pacific ocean. The
greatest confidence is expressed in its
ability to stand the worst storms Of the
bay. Thus far it has made good all
promises. About seventy-fve more piles,
weighing ten tons each, must be driven
to carry the pier out to its contract
length of 1900 feet This will occupy
about two months more, when celebra-
ton will be planned to give the public
an opportunity to inspect the first pier OF
its kind in the world.-Santa Movirica
Cor. Los Angeles Express.
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Prolific Pheasants.

It is reported that the whole of Van
couver island is now well stocked with
pheasants which have long been thor
oughly acclimatized and breed freely.
The history of pheasant acclimatization
in Vancouver is simplicity itself. In 1883
C. W. r. Thompson of Victoria imported
twenty-five birds from China, kept them
in captivity till young had been Matched
out and set all at liberty as soon as the
chicks were strong enough. In 1886 Mr..
Busgrave imported eleven more birds
and turned them out, and from these
thirty-six pheasants the whole of Van
couver and many of the adjacent islands
have been stocked.-Baily's Magazine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
The Barrister Scored.

The rigid ohservances of old English
rules in the South Carolina law courts,
and neglect Of the same by James L.
Petigru. gave rise to the following mas
sage: Mr.. Petigru," said the Judge.
you have on light coat. You can't
speak." May it please the bench, /
conform strictly to the law. Let me IL
lustrate. The law says that the barris-
ter shall wear black gown and coal.
and your honor thinks that means
black coat" Eyes" said the ind1e.
We'll, the law also says the sheriff
shall wear a cooked hat and sword. Does
your honor hold that the sword must be
cooked as well as the hat?" He was
permitted to go on.-Dundee Advertiser.