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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
Water-EIephants.

The existence of hitherto I'M
known beast, the water-elephant, has
recently been discovered. No speci-
men of this animal has as yet been
brought to Europe, nor has it's skele-
ton come into the hands of scientists,
and not so much as a photograph of it
is known to exist! M. lie Petit, an
explorer, came across five on the
banks of lake in the Upper Congo.
AS soon as he approached they dived
into the water and swan off, leaving
only their trunks above the water.
They are, he says, about six and a
half feet high, with long necks, short
ears, and short trunks. Judging from
their tracks, their feet differ CON
siderably from those of the ordinary
elephant.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
Goose as a Pet.

During a recent visit to Bridlington,
writes correspondent of Country
Life. was much amused to come
across a large goose that had been
adopted as the pet of small home in
the older part of the town. 1t fire.
quently followed its master on the
pier and in the streets and might
often be seen waddling after him with
slow, measured steps along the coun-
try lanes, sometimes walking eight
and ten miles at a stretch.
Two years ago the live goose was
sent in November for the Christmas
day dinner destiny which was never
fulfilled, as before a week had passed
it had become the pet Of the family,
walking in and out Of the house at its
leisure. 1t now often takes its food
from the childrens hands at the din
ner table and constantly perches on
the mans shoulder as he sits and
reads. The old bird is a popular ia
vorite in Bridlington, where it is
we'll known by the name of John
Willie.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
BANDITS SCHEME IN CHINA
Robbers Themselves Conduct the
Business and Collect Premium
at the Insurance Bureau.

The bandits of Manchuria and Mon
golia have adopted new way of ac-
curing at least a portion of the goods
of the traveller These mounted high
waymen in bands not only constantly
attack the peaceful native population
but even rob travellers in broad day
light
AS a provision against this danger,
says the Oriental Economic Review,
an insurance bureau where one buys
banner, at cost Of about 1900 of
the value Of the property to be in
sured, is established there.
This banner carried by a traveller
will save him from the bandits at
tack; for curiously enough they them
selves conduct this insurance bust
ness. But 1t has its limitations.
1--WE paid our premium at the in
surance bureau" says a Japanese
traveller, secured a red banner, and
our party then started from Hardin,
using several sturdy ponies for our
selves and the carrying of our lug
gage, After travelling about ten miles
we reached a small town called Takiu'
where we put up at an inn for the
night in order to do business with our
customers there.
Several of these customers came
to see us in the evening and warned
US that there we're many mounted
bandits in the neighborhood. When
we told them there was no cause for
anxiety on their account because of
the insurance, they Informed us that
by it our safety was guaranteed only
on the highways, but that the bandit
bureau was not responsible for what
might happen inside of any building
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
STREAM CHANGED ITS COURSE
North River in One Night Moved It's
Mouth Three Miles to the
NorthWard.

There is a stream in this state
called the North river. 1t starts in a
pond near Hanson and runs to the sea
at Scituate. 1t is ten miles by air line
from Hanson to Scituate and the river
is 40 miles long
This river is probably the most re-
markable body of water, barring the
Dead sea, on this footstool and has
stood more abuse and bad language
than the Chicago river When the tide
is coming in the river runs upstream
and not only that, but the upper part
of it, which is fresh water, also runs
up, and the spectacle of a fresh wa
ter river beating it up hill is alone
enough to call attention to itself. But
there is much more to it than that.
This North river is noted for being
the scene of the last Indian raid on
the coast settlements. 1t is notable
for having given birth to the ship Co
lumbia, whose captain discovered
and named the Columbia river and
was the first American vessel to cir
CuuudNlSdJS luS MOIlu II 10 hOIStA
Gus for having suddenly changed its
mind on its course on the night of
November q, 1898, when it moved its
mouth three miles to the northward,
presented the town of Marshfield with
deep harbor killed three men and
converted about 100000 acres of prime
meadow land into a salt marsh.
But the chief thing about this river
is its crookedness. This river is so
crooked that it double crosses itself.
If you don't believe it go and see.
There is one place in Hanover where
by making three loops the river moves
toward the sea for a distance of al
most fifty feet and meanders about
for Is miles in doing it.-Boston Tran
script
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
His Bones Easily Broken.

Known as the "glass-bone boy
James Loertsch of Caldwell, N. J.,
kept up his record when he fell on
the sidewalk in front of his home
a few days ago and broke his arm
This is James eighth bone breaking
feat in the eight years of his life
and his third within the last five
mORths In September he broke his
right leg in kicking a football. In
November, when he was standing in
a wagon, the horse moved unexpect.
eddy and jolted him to the wagon bed
The jolt did not roll him from the
wagon, but broke his left arm.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
LADY MACBETH LOVES CHOPS
Butcher Attributes Genius Of Artist
and Actress to Fact They Eat
His Meat.

It is not altogether easy to imagine
a Lady Macbeth eating chops. Yet
her greatest impersonator got her in
spiration from them, if one may rely
on an altogether delightful author
ity. On certain occasion, writes Mr.
e. V. Lucas in his recent book, "The
Second Post" the painter Hayden
paid his butcher, who reciprocated by
expressing great admiration for the
artists painting Of Alexander"
quite alive, sir!" said the butcher
81 am glad you think So" said the
artist.
yes, sir; but as / have often said
to my sister, you could not have paint
ed that picture, sir, if you had not eat
my meat, sir"
Very true, Mr.. Sowerby"
"Ah, sir, have fancy for genus
sir"
Have you, Mr.. Sowerby?"
Eyes, sir. Mrs. Slddons, sir has
eat my meat, sir. Never was such a
woman for chops, sir! All, sir, she
was a wonderful crayture!"
"She was, Mr.. Sowerby."
"Ah, sir, when she used to act that
there character-but Lord, such q
head, as l say to my sister-that
there woman, sir, that murders a
king between EN-"
ooh, Lady Macbeth"
"Ah, sir, that's it-Lady Macbeth.
used to get up with the butler behind
her carriage when she acted, and
used to see her looking quite wild
and all the people quite frightened
Aha, my lady says l, If it wasn't
for my meat, though, you wouldn't
be able to do that! youths Com
panion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
HOPS FOR PILLOW FILLING
Austrian Peasant Woman Recon-
mends Them for Their Efficiency
as Sleep Inducer and BeautIfier.

A man who suffered from sleepless-
ness picked up in Austria recently
what seemed to him to be the best
remedy he had ever found. 1t was
nothing more or less than a pillow
stuffed with hops. An Austrian peas
ant woman recommended it not alone
as a sleep producer but as a beauti-
fer as well.
Returning to this country the man
bought some New York hops, ia
mous for their beer making qualities,
but to his surprise they did not work
as well as the hops he had tried
abroad. He found out by experiment
that hops that made good beer didn't
necessarily produce good sleep.
After he had sampled a lot of differ
ent kinds of hops he found that by
mixing hops grown in Bohemia with
hops grown in California and Oregon
he got combination which seemed
to answer all purposes in the sleep
producing line.
He decided that he had hit it right
fWAOh hO COOh a COup10 VI plllOMo hO
had stuffed with this combination in
his Office downtown home with him on
the elevated. He got in at Rector
street carrying the pillow and sat in
one Of the double seats. Two men
and a messenger boy sat with him.
At Fifty-ninth street all three were
in profound slumber. Several other
persons who had been reading news
papers near him were in evident dis
tress in their efforts to keep awake.
Inquiry at different drug stores
seemed to indicate that the hop pillow
idea was new one, though hops have
long been known to have sleep Undue
ing qualities, as shown particularly in
the case of beer. According to those
who have tried hop pillows, you get
all the soporific qualities of the hops
in this way without breaking any tenn
perance pledges or suffering any
harmful effects.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
Il F.

If you can keep your head when all about YOU
Are loosng theirs and blaming it on you
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubling too;
If YOU can wait and not be tired Of waiting,
Or being lied about don deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And YOU don't look too good nor talk too wise;
IF YOU can dream not make dreams your master;
If you can thinl-an not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors Just the same;
If YOU can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knayes to make trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life for broken,
And stoop and build EN- up with broken tools;
If you can make one heapof all your winnings
And risk it on one turn Of pitch-andtoss
And lose and start again at your beginning
And never breathe word about your loss
If YOU can force your heart and nerve and sinew
TO serve your turn long after they gone
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the WILL which says to them, Hold on
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue
Or walk with Kings---nor lose the common touch
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much
If you can fill the unforgiving mint
With sixty seconds worth Of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everythins that's in it,
And---which is moreyoul II be man, my son!
By Rudyard Kiping.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
Ruins In Yucatan.

There is in Yucatan chain of ruins
800 miles long, where once stood
buildings richly decorated and erected
with a vast amount of architectural
knowledge. The buildings belonged
to the stone age, when the remarkable
figures in stone were carved with
pieces of flint. The people of this
age had not the use Of either bronze
or iron.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
Absent.MInded After His Trial.

do you take this woman to be
your lawfully-wedded wife," begins
the minister, when the bridegroom,
Mr.. Cheetin Stox, the eminent finan-
cier, interrupts with:
81 don't remember"
Then seeing the looks of amaze
ment on the faces of all, he realizes
where he is, and exclaims:
81 beg your pardonl For the mo.
ment I was thinking about my trial
last week Certainly l take her.
Life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
a FLYERS Joke

Hubert Latham, the Antoinette fly
err was talking, at a tea in Los An
geles, to a pretty California girl
"Mr Latham said the girl, as she
took her nineteenth walnut and let
tuce sandwich, tell me. does flying
require any particular APPLICATION"
We'll, no. none in particular" Mr..
Latham answered. "Arnica or horse
liniment-one's as good as another"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
Are You A Subscriber?

Ut often happens that people will neglect subscribing for
newspaper simply because they don't get around to ordt
it. This is often the where the intending subscr
resides of To make more convenient for thos
who wish to subscribe for The News print below blair
form which can be cut out and mailed to us.
Remember the price is only $l.OC per year. sci
anywhere in The United States Canada Mexico and IL
address will be changed often as desired.
Those who have been in the habit of borrowing II
paper should show their appreciation of efforts publ
good newspaper by becoming regular subscribers
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-16

of the child life, and to gain the CO.
operation of the home or assist the
home, in the development OF certain
habits of order and cleanliness
1t does not mean, in the least, quail
tv Of clothes; it simply means whether
or not the child is doing what he can,
under the circumstances of his environ
ment to live ND to the best that he
knows in regard to the care of him
self. Patches don't count in this, but
is he trying TO keep clean? Are his
teeth brushed, is his hair cared for,
his face and hands washed, his finger
nails attended to? 1t is habit we are
after, and while / would deplore as
much as anyone any Influence that
would tend to produce the dude or the
primp yet it is necessary that some
thing be done to impress the lessons
of hygiene we are endeavoring to
teach, and to cause those lessons to
work out into habit.
If hands are so dirty that they are
unfit to handle book, they constant
.ly detract from personal appearance.
q Personal appearance inserted in the
report, simply means an earnest move
ment for the formation in children of
habits of decency and hygienic living,
so far as the school end of things
can bring it about.
! trust that this explanation viii
reach those who have been inquiring
about the meaning of the changes.
Comments and criticisms are always
welcome, as they afford an opportunity
to make clear our purposes, and to at
tempt, at least, to justify our measures.
1t will be seen that these changes are
but evidences of the changes that have
come in the conception of what public
schools are for. Schools are no longer
places, merely, where books are stu
died, lessons learned, and recited.
Schools are places where children live,
live the life that is normal and best
for them at their varying stages of de-
velopment; where habits of right liv-
ing are furthered in every way posi-
BILE, to the end that education may
mean what it should, the bringing of
a person to the highest possible realiza-
tion of his own powers, physical, men
tai, and moral; and that the product
of the school may be man or woman
able to live in right relationship with
his fellows, that is, an efficient citizen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-16
LEFT CLOTHING HERE.
Recruits from Naval Training Station
Thought to Have Deserted

Two recruits from the naval training
station supposed to be J. w. Estep
and G j. Mellon, caused a lot of
searching by the police on Saturday
night as they left behind them two
suits of clothing which are the prop
erty of the government. The two men
came to Kenosha late Saturday even
ing and just after night fall they went
into the entrance of the office of the
Chicago Brass Company's Office and
there changed the. white duck suit
they had been wearing for blue suits.
The old suits were left at the Office
and the two men disappeared. It is
thought possible that the men were in
tending to desert from the naval
school. The clothing was secured by
the police department and the officials
at the training school have been mott
fed of the action of the men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-16
COMING TO KENOsHA.
Charles Wild Closing His Business in
Baraboo.


Charles Wild, one of the best known
undertakers and furniture men in the
northwest, IS closing out his business
in Baraboo, Wis, preparatory to max
ing Kenosha his permanent home.
Mr.. Wild and ". B. Smith are the
owners of the Hansen Undertaking
Company, which Mr.. Smith has con
Quoted since they succeeded Thomas
Hansen, by purchase.
1.-THE Democrat of Baraboo says:
The Wild stores were two Of the old
est business houses in the town. They
! were established in 1885 by Louis
Wild The business was conducted by
him till 1875 when the firm became L
Wild and Son. For the past &c years
it has been in charge of Charles Wild as
the sole proprietor.
Mr.. Wild has always been numbered
among the cities foremost business
men and he has legions of friends who
will regret his leaving Baraboo.
He has served several terms as mayor
president of the Sank County Agricul
tural Society, director of Baraboc
Cemetery Association and director OF
the bank Of Baraboo."
Kenosha is always glad to welcome
substantial business men and it is q
certain fact that both Mr.. Wild an6
his family win not regret the change
to Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-16
STORM CAUSES LOSS
Store of Thomas A. Sullivan
Flooded During Rain of
Saturday Afternoon.
STOCK LOSS REACHES $1,000

The Thomas A. Sullivan store on
Main street sustained a heavy Joss on
Saturday during the great rain storm
when a break in the roof on the build
ing occupied by the store allowed the
water to pour into the building in such
way that thousand dollar IS worth
of stock was damaged beyond repair.
Men had been at work on the roof for
some time and it had been planned
to finish the repairs three weeks ago,
but with the usual delay in building
in Kenosha the roof was only partial
ly completed when the big rain and
storm came and the rain poured through
the cracks of the roof in torrents flood
ing the second floor of the building and
soaking the merchandise piled there.
For the most part the portion of. the
store was used for the storing of suits
and underwear and while the merchan-
disc was not of the most expensive
type there was q lot of it. When the
water began to come into the build
ing men were hurried into the store
and as much of the stuff as was pos
sible was transferred to place of
safety in the front part of the build
ing, but it was impossible to move all
of the stock. The men were forced
to stop their work III order to fight
the water which began to invade the
front part of the store. For more
than an hour they fought with the
water sweeping it down into the cellar.
On account of the condition of the
building it became necessary to close
the store Saturday evening and this
morning the work of Strengthening
things out was started. There is some
doubt as to the liability for the big
loss and this seems to have resulted in
fight between the contractor and the
owner of the building. Mr.. Sullivan
this morning declared that the NOR
chandise soaked by the water Wolid
be & complete loss so far as he was
concerned and that it would not be
offered for sale in the store.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-16
TEEEs IgAY WYE RH
BAR RECRUITS FROM SALOONS.
Saloon Men Will Sell no More Drinks
to Uncle Sam S Recruits.

The Kenosha Retail Liquor Dealer s
Association joined in the fight to keeI
recruits from the naval training
school at Lake Bluff out of Keno
lsha on Saturday and formal order
was sent to the members of the asso
citation which provides that liquor must
not be sold to the recruits and they
will be barred from all saloons whose
keepers belong to the association in
the future. The order has the sanction
of the police department and it is GER
tain that it will be rigidly enforced.
1t is claimed a large number of the
recruits are minors and that the sa-
loon men are taking long chances in
selling liquor to them. In addition to
this large number Of the saloon men
held that the presence of the recruits
in the saloons was a nuisance and for
this reason they welcomed the agree
ment to bar them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-16
PLAY A SUCCESS.

Sunday evening the st. Mary's So
dality of St. Georges church rendered
!" Margaret IS Influence drama in
three acts, in a most excellent man
ne. A very large audience, limited
only by the capacity of the hall; hon
orded the players by their presence.
The drama was a great success. The
sodality deserves to be congratulated
upon the excellent rendition of a
rather difficult drama. Although every
role was played in an excellent man
ner, special mention is due to Eugene
Saftig, who played the role of Web
ster Van Deever and to Miss Eta
Scholey, who played the role OF Mar
garet Redmond. Another very import
ant role was played by julius Dagen-
bach, who personifed Andy Regain.
Miss Theresa Lauer, Margaret s friend,
deserves well to be honorablv men
toned. The acts were beautifully in
terspersed by excellent selections of
the Est. Georges Young Man 's-Or-
chestra7' Another very delightful
part Of the performance was the sing
ing of 'FThe Angelus. =
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-16
State Game Warden An
nOunces Changes in
the Department.
PROVIDES SALARY ADVANCE
State Official Proposes TO Improve Serv-
ice by Rewarding Men for Good
Work While in Ofice-May Mean
Many Changes in Wardens

The reorganization of the Wisconsin
fish and game department has been I'M
dertaken by State Game Warden John
A. Sholts, with the object Of standard
izing the service and removing many
of the special difficulties that beset
this department in it's work. His aim
says Warden Sholts, is to secure the
highest possible degree Of efficiency for
the department as a whole and to en-
courage individual members in their
desire to contribute their best efforts
to that end.
In the past the remedy for inefficient
or insufficient service by deputies was
removal; in the future, reward,
through promotion and increase in sal
airy, viii be held up as an incentive
for careful, honest and effective work.
Mr.. Shots plan of organization is APP
proved by the governor and was pre-
pared in cooperation with the civil
service commission.
The plan contemplates that each
deputy warden shall render service for
which he is best adapted by training
and experience. The force of deputies
will consist of three separate divisions.
Glass / includes deputies for outly-
ing water service, subdivided for serv-
ice on Lakes Michigan and Superior
and the Mississippi river, and is not
to exceed eight permanent positions.
The beginning salary, after appoint
ment by the merit system, will be So
per day. By promotion after six
months service, based upon advanced
competitive examination tests and rec
ords of efficiency, the salary is $3.50
per day. By promotion after one year
or more Of service, based upon appro-
pirate tests and efficiency records, the
department will offer two positions at
81 per day.
The next class comprises deputies for
transportation work. The beginning
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-16
HAD A MERRY TIME.

Kenosha telephone girls made their
initial bow as entertainers at Grosve-
nor s Hall on Thursday evening when
thew entertained more than q hundred
couples at a dancing party. It was
telephone dance In every way. The
decorations were all in the blue and
white of the telephone company and
telephone bells were numerous in the
decorations. The young women receiv-
ed their guests in charming manner
and dancing continued until early
morning. Music for the dance was
furnished by Schmidt s orchestra.
Many guests came from other cities.
among the number being a company of
telephone girls from Waukegan and
Racine. The money realized from the
party will be used in fitting up a, gym
nasium for the use of the young ladies
employed by the Kenosha Home Tele-
phone Company.