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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
PROPER DEGREE OF NEGLECT
Sometimes Hard, Even for the Wisest
Mother, to Know When to Draw
the Line.

Wholesome neglect Is about the
best kind of care child can receive"
she said. "And my children have all
had plenty Of 1T"
The other mother was SO impressed
by the words of the mother of seven
healthy children that she actually be-
gan to practice little bit Of whole
some" neglect with her own eve lamb,
One day the little girl came running
to her with a cut finger. Formerly
that mother would have called In
physician to bind up the cut. But hav-
Ing decided to make use of whole
some" neglect, she merely took out
her handkerchief, wrapped it around
the childs finger, dried her tears, and
told her to run back and play.
The mother of the seven children
happened to be present. When tbs
little girl had run away she said to
the other mother, '"That is a very dan
gerous way to treat a cut. Do you
usually follow that practice?"
No. replied the other mother; 81
usually send for the doctor. But
am following your example, and using
wholesome neglect"
The other mother meditated a mo-
ment, and then she said. "It is not
necessary, think, to call in doctor
when a child cuts her finger; but to
bind it up with a handkerchief that
has been carried even for few hours.
exposed to dust, and not to cleanse
the finger thoroughly before binding
it up at all, seems to me, If may say
so, to be not wholesome but "un-
wholesome neglect. So many per-
sons" she went on, Confuse whole
some with 'unwholesome' neglect. l
don't blame them at all; it is hard
always to know the one from the
other!"-Home Progressive Magazine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Lure of Colonial Mirror.

Gazed there ever man IN the facs
Of an old mirror the life Of which
dates back to Colonial days, without
seeing therein some thoughts of
powdered wigs, silk brocades, charm
ing couples dancing the minuet and
bowls Of punch7
Mirrors of the Colonial period have
survived the ravages of years and
can be found in nearly all the eastern
states and Canada. It Is doubtful
whether any mirrors were brought to
this country much before 170G, for II
was not until 1870 that they wers
made in England, although one may
be able to pick up some very old
specimens IN Canada, as mirror max.
ing fourished In France In the early
part Of the eighteenth century.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Flight Would Not Be HOMELESS.

Thomas B. Reed did not think i'm.
perially," to use Mr.. Chamberlain's
sonorous phrase, and 1t was danger
GUS to wax eloquent in his presence
over American expansion.
Once, when were in. the thick of
our troubles in the Philippines, Mr..
Reed, Mr.. Choate and Mr.. G. ". Small
ley were guests at Ellerslie, Governor
Morton's place on the Hudson. The
situation was debated at length and
with great freedom.
"Mr. Choate," writes Mr. Smalley
in "Anglo-American Memories" gave
US in a forcible and forensic way
and no man could state a case better
the reasons for keeping the Philip
pines and reducing the 'rebelIious'
F1lipinos to order.
1--WE all listened. No one interrupt
ed the flow of Mr.. Choate's argument.
Mr.. Reed, who, as is well known, had
opposed the acquisition of the islands,
did not venture word. At the end,
Mr.. Choate, urging that surrender
vas impossible, asked:
"'What do you suppose the Fill
pinos would do If we withdrew the
American troopsT
"'Well,' drawled Mr.. Reed, I don't
suppose they would pursue Is farther
than San Francisco
THAT ended the discussion" con-
cludes Mr.. smalley-Youth's Com
panion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Ancient Euyntian.

The question. "Of what race were
the ancient Egyptians?" has never
been satisfactorily disposed of, but
we may be sure that they were not
negroes. They were not black, nor
was their hair kinky"-therefore
they belonged to some other than the
negro race. They certainly were not
Caucasians, nor were they of the Mon
golian or yellow breed OF man. The
builders Of the pyramids were prob
ably Of Arabic stock or stock In which
Arabic predominated.. Although, as has
been intimated, 1t is by no means set
tied as yet as to just where the old
Egyptians are to be placed in the hu.
man scale,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Leaders in Fight Against
Consumption Seek to
Boost Stamp Sale
MUST SET RECORD THIS YEAR

A call for 1900 local campaign man.
ayers to handle the distribution Of
Red Cross Christmas Seals in different
parts of the state, has been issued by
Otto F. Bradley, campaign manager
of the Wisconsin Tuberculosis
Association. This call constitutes the
opening gun of the 1912 seal campaign
by which the association will raise
the funds for conducting it's public
health crusade during the coming year.
The sale will open November Goth,
continuing until Christmas. There
were S55 local managers in different
localities in 1911, but the association
is hopeful of enlisting at least 1900
this year. Each local manager is ex-
pected to have the seals sold by bust
nessmen, different organizations AMI
all of the school children of the com
munity.
To stimulate the sale on a basis of
friendly rivalry, large number of
valuable prizes are being arranged for.
They include vacuum cleaners, drink
ing fountains, an open air school AMI
a number of other things pertaining
to public health and education. The
complete list, including several thous-
and dollars worth of prizes that are
being donated by friends of the asso-
citation, will be announced later.
Seventy-fve million seals are being
printed for the United States. Eight
million of these have been ordered for
Wisconsin with the expectation OF
making record sale. The past years
accomplishments of the Wisconsin
Anti-Tuberculosis Association warrant
the confidence Of its members in the
Willingness of the people to generous
ly support the crusade against con.
sumption.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
ALL FOR THE SAKE OF BETSY
When Col. J. j. Astor Jeopardized
His Yacht and Passengers
for Dog.

Some years ago Col. J. ]. Astor and
his yacht Nourmahal and his son,
Vincent. were reported lost at sea,
the New York correspondent of the
Cincinnati Times-Star recalls. Every
one got excited about ESPECIALLY
in New York newspaper offices. 1t
was New York newspaper, you may
remember. which ran this headline
over the story of the wreck of the
Titanic: "Col. John Jacob Aston Lost
at Sea; Two Thousand Others Also
Drowned
The Astor part Of the headline was
In very large pink letters and the
rest was comparatively modest type.
When the Nourmahal was reported
lost the papers began to talk about
sending out searching expeditions.
The government dispatched cruiser
to search for Aston. Now Richard
Barry tells the story of that episode
for the first time. "Astor was very
fond on his pet dog" says Barry. "The
pet dog hated the sea. The second
day out On the cruise the dog began
to NOPE. Aston told the captain of
the yacht to point her nose for shore.
TIL take Betsy of and give her a
rum said the master of millions.
They landed that day on the
Caroline shore and Betsy got her run.
But one run wasn't enough for her.
Each day, as they voyaged south,
Betsy was taken on land to stretch
her legs. Finally they were off the
Honduras coast, and Betsy began to
howl for a frolic. The captain pro-
tested that the coast line was INSULT
ciently charted, and that the Nonrma-
hal was in danger of being wrecked If
he was obliged to run in too near.
NO matter said Aston Betsy
isn't happy
$50 they put in, and shelved the
Nourmahal on a rock, and every one
north Of Panama became violently ex-
cited because it wasn't possible to
hear from the Astors, and 1t cost the
yacht owner q good many dollars to
get her off. But he didn't care. He
was fond Of Betsy-and Betsy had
her run
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
ALL COURTEOUS AND HONEST
High Praise of the Character Of
Eskimos and Icelanders Given
BY Explorers.

II we should ever learn to appre-
ciate the finer values of human nature
the results would certainly be dam
aging to our self esteem. Mr.. Ste
fansson, whose reports of Eskimo life
have received so much attention. tells
us much of the extraordinary cour-
tesy and virtue of these people, and
so confirms the testimony to the same
effect by Captain Amundsen. Stef-
ansson not only received the finest
hospitality, but he tells us that mis-
hosts suppressed every sign of curl
osity as to his instruments and
memoranda. They explained to him
that these things were none of their
business. They always sang when
they approached his hut in the morn,
ing, SO that he might not be taken
unawares, and they politely waited
outside until invited to enter. Com
ing further south we read that Ice
land, with population of $4,000, has
only one policeman and that the
taste for alcoholic liquors is prac-
tically unknown among the people.
A recent work on Finland tells us of
a curious custom among the coun-
try people. Those who have money
to deposit in the bank are in the habit
Of placing it on stone in the pub
lie road and it is collected by the
banker from the nearest town as he
makes his periodical trips for that
purpose. 1t may be that discourtesy
and dishonesty are now inseparable
from civilization, but a separation
will have to be effected If the civiliza-
ton is to endure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
silk Street Costumes.

The vogue for silk street costumes
continues, and the colored silks which
made their appearance last year are
to be found in greater variety and
more beautiful designs this fall. Many
materials are shown in picuelike
weavings in blac kand white, and are
utilized for costumes and coats
Tartan and checked material are
shown in velvet and silk as well as in
the regulation wooden. fabrics. There
are blue-green checks, through which
run red, blue or orange-yellow
threads and large shadow squares In
dark colcrings fecked with various
tints.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07

A nation wide search has been start
ed for Frank j. Becker, formerly man
ager of the offices of the North Shore
Fuel and Supply Company. Becker is
wanted in Racine on charges of issu-
ing worthless checks and he is alleg-
ed to have jumped bail bond of $500
put up by Racine man. Becker was
last seen in Racine in May and at that
time it was arranged to have his case
continued until Oct, 16. Two days be-
fore the date set for the hearing Beck
err was said to be in st. Paul but he
disappeared FROM that city and since
that time no farther trace of him has
been found. The Birmingham Lumber
Company of Kenosha made the com
plant on which Becker was originally
arrested
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
MARRIED AND DIDN'T KNOW IT
New Indian Agent Got Into Predica.
ment Through Ignorance Of a
Native Custom.

On the old Rosebud indian reserva
ton, in South Dakota, they still
laugh over the peculiar predicament
into which a new Indian agent once
got himself.
The agent, an unqualified tender
foot" was inspecting an Indian school.
Noticing that as soon as he entered
the room every girl present brought
her hair forward over her face, he
asked the teacher to tell them to
throw it back so that he might see
their faces. But this they refused to
do, until, after much urging, one girl
did finally uncover her face.
After school was over, the agent
wondered at the strange actions of the
girl who had uncovered her face. She
followed him to his house, entered
after him, and set about getting his
dinner. AS he spoke no Sioux, and
she no English, he could get no ex
PLANTATION from her.
Finally, to his relief, the teacher
rode up. Shaking with laughter, he
asked the agent how he liked his new
wife! Then the latter understood
what he had done. In certain tribes
of the Sioux Indians all man needs
do in order to get wife is to induce
a girl to uncover her face. The agent
had proposed in the usual way-and
been accepted.
In vain did the agent plead that he
already had wife In the east; there
was only one way to get cut of it
It cost him the equivalent of fourteen
ponies to persuade the Indian girls
father to take her back again.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
DANCES FOR THE PARENTS
Hurdy-Gurdles With old Peasant
Tunes Csdse Delight In New
vori<'s East Side.

Not long ago a picturesque experi-
ment was made by number of men
and women who are interested IN
the welfare OF the lower east side.
AS folk dancing has proved SO popu-r
lar with the children Of the foreign
residents of the city, as shown by the
eagerness with which they have TAX
en- up the dancing lessons given in
the public schools, the interested
men and women decided that their
parents might also be pleased with
the opportunity of joining in some of
the peasant dances with which they
we're familiar in their youth in the
fatherland. With this idea in mind.
a number of hurdy-gurdy players were
persuaded to put into their machines
records of the old native dance tunes
to which the residents of the east
side had been accustomed to dance
at home.
or course the records had first to
be made, but this was done and a
number of the hurdy-gurdies equipped
in this manner were started on a tri-
umphant career.
And were they successful? Well, It
wasn't question as to that. With
the first sound of the we'll known
strains the men, women and children
of the east side came tripping out Of
their houses mad with delight and
breaking into their native steps the
minute they reached the sidewalk.
1T was the greatest success in the
world" declared one of the promoters
of the project. '@The only trouble
was that it was too successful. They
blocked the streets and the sidewalks
and impeded traffic so that the police
men had difficulty in getting things
started again. 1t was perfectly
idyllic in theory, but, after all, Grand
street isn't village green and 1t
didn't really dot wasn't possible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07

The man who is sitting in a crook.
ed game is entitled to no sympathy
when his own pals round on him and
skin him. But for trifing mistake
in the selection of his confederates he
would be in exactly the same position
in relation to the law as the men who
took his money. The police handle
these cases in precisely the same way
as they do those in which there is an
innocent victim, but they cannot be
expected to display the same amount
of enthusiasm in any case against
swindlers who are morally no worse
than the complainant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07

Complaints that unlicensed peddlers
are working in the city are beginning
to come in again and the police will
have to make an example of some of
the visitors in order that the word
may be passed along that this city is
a good one to keep away from. This
city has been an open town for this
class of wanderers SO long that they
seem to have difficulty in realizing
that they must contribute to the city
treasury either by fine or license
money if they want to do business
here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
DEFEAT FOR WAUKEGAN.
Kenosha Football Players Defeat Wau-
kegan 20 to O Sunday Afternoon.

The Kenosha football team put it all
over the team from Waukegan on Sun
day afternoon at the north side field,
the locals winning by score of 20 to
o. The visitors were badly worsted in
the first half of the game and during
this period the Kenosha boys scored at
will In the last half of the game the
visitors took a great brace and the play
was mostly in Kenosha territory, but
the Waukegan players were unable to
get the ball over the line for touch
down. The crowd was the largest Of
the year.
At Rambler Park the Rambler team
defeated the Kenosha Heights team at
association football by score of s to O..
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Feather Toaues.

1t seems as though hat made of
feathers should be light, and so the
plumage toeues are in actual weight;
but they have heavy look, thanks to
their compactness, and this is not be-
coming. Nevertheless they will be
very fashionable up till Christmas,
and are already obtainable in many
colors and shapes. Very few of them
have brims, but nearly all belong to
the saucepan, the pudding basin or the
coal scuttle persuasion.
Their only trimming is in nearly
every case a little knot of brilliant
feathers at the side, culled from a
tropic bird.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Cloves Main Source Of Income

Nine-tenths of the worlds supply
of cloves comes from the island OF
Zanzibar. a British protectorate, or
the east coast Of Africa. The gov
eminent receives as a tax one hale
out Of each five. AS many as 100000
bales, have been produced in a season
The industry, which has long beer
the salvation of the little island, with
its scant population, really had it's be
ginning in 1860, when an Arab plant
ed 200 shrubs. Said Burgash, sultan
of the island, saw the commercial
possibilities Of the plant and caused
cloves to be set out by his people. A
cyclone in 1872 devastated the island
and uprooted the trees, but within 8
short time the sultan had them re
placed. Since then the industry has
grown steadily.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Had Better knowledge.

Lord Dufferin delivered an address
before the Greek class Of the McGiN
university, about which reporter
wrote: Ellis lordship spoke to the
class In the purest ancient Greek,
without mispronouncing a word or
making the slightest grammatical
solecism." Good heavensl" re-
marked Sir Hector Langevin to the
late Sir John A. Mcdonald, "how did
the reporter know that?" II told
him." was the conservative states
mans answer. @But you don't know
Greek" TRUE, but ] know q little
shout politics"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07

taken from strap over shoulders to
waist at back: embroidered silk COW
era these; plain forms the vest, which
is trimmed with small buttons end
finished at neck by narrow inser-
ton. The under sleeves are to match,
while the over ones are finished with
turn-back cuffs.
Materials required: Az yards cash
mere 46 inches wide, Ia yards en-
broidered silk. "a yard plain silk 20
inches wide, u dozen large and tx
doaen small buttons, yard insertion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
TIme-Te,.inc Made Easy,

Though comparatively few Of the
natives Of Turkey own watches, yet
they have an ingenious way Of approx.
imating the time, and some of them
hit it with considerable accuracy.
They locate two cardinal points of the
compass, and then, holding their
hands together In such a manner that
the forefingers point upward and in
opposite directions, they observe the
shadow cast. In the morning or eve
ming at certain known hours one finger
or the other will point directly at the
sun. A comparison Of the two shad.
ows will determine the hours be-
tween.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
He Was Literary.

Colonel Brown seems to be very
literary remarked a visitor to the
Brown household to the negro maid,
glancing at pile Of magazines lying
on the floor. "Yas, ma'am,' replied
the ebony-faced girl, 'yas, ma'am, he
sholey am literary. He jes' nat'ally
littahs things ali over dis year house"
Home Companion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
HOME DRESS IN GREEN SHADE
9inple Model That May Be Made
Most Attractive at a Very Rea-
sonabIe Cost.

Reseda green cashmere is chosen
for our simple model, which has the
skirt trimmed in an original way by
long pieces of material taken from the
waist, and falling nearly to foot,
where they are cut in points, strap
of material with button sewn In
each end keeps them in position.
The Magyar bodice has a shaped
piece above the waist in front, strap
heads this, and the sides are drawn
up to fit it.: pieces of material are
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Lived So Year. in One Houss,

Mrs. Williams, widow of the Rev.
Samuel Williams, pastor of the Con-
gregational church in the village of
Cripplestyle for forty years, has died
in the house in which she was born
and had lived all Of her eighty-six
years. During this long period she
had not slept away from the house
more than about six times.-London
Daily Mail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
PIANOS AND ORGANS.

We are overstocked with pianos and
organs taken in exchange for new
Kimballs. These used instruments
must be sold; they range in price
from SIS, SO, $25 and up. Here is a
chance to get piano or organ at less
than " the actual value. Customers
can arrange for weekly or monthly
payments. Kimban Piano Co., ESQ
Park st. Phone 24s. dwngs@y
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
EulhIment.

He lin restaurant with his best
girD-You don't know how happy you
have made me by saying YES" dar-
ling 1t will be my dearest wish to
make earth paradise for you and
to fulfill your wishes before you ut
ter them. Waitress, bring a portion
of cheese for the young lady.-Fls
gende Blaetter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
CARVER. GRADE rnorrEp

Formerly owned by Ed. G. Shepard
Of KenOsha, now the property of A.
F. Mcneil of South Bristol, Kenosba.
Co., Wis. Carver will make the sea.
son at the stables on the Barker Pic.
kens farm in South Bristol. Registered
No. 1874. Terms: $40 to insure a live
foal' WITT
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Fortunate LIechtenstein.

Liechtenstein. the smallest Of Eu-
ropes sovereign states, has a mon,
arch, q parliament, but no taxes and
no army. 1t is preparing to celebrate
the second century of its indepen-
dence. Prince John II. provides faa
finances, and In return dominates
three Of its Is members OF parlia
ment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Poetical Tip.

Should it be your ambition to write a
humorous verse pick out an ancient
subject and express in language
terse. The editor may reject
1t If the meters out of
joint, but If you fash
ion 1t like this he'll
surely see the
point.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
An effective little house dress this,

An effective little house dress this,
made in Nile green cashmere.
It has Magyar bodice trimmed at
neck with embroidered galloon, which
is shaped to fit; it is also taken down
In "V" and trims sleeves and forms
waistband.
The skirt is eased to this.
Materials required 2A yards cash
mere A inches wide, III yards gal-
loon, IL dozen buttons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
New Record for Mathewson

Pitcher Mathewson, of the New
York Giants, did not win a. game dur
ing the month of August, and at that
he was in pretty good form on every
appearance. His support simply covld
not give him enough runs to win.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Former Resident of Kenosha Died Sat
urday at the Home of Her Daughter.

forner ReS1QenJ OF hen0Sna Died Sat.
urday at the Home of Her Daughter.
Mrs. Joseph Brown, mother of Mrs
Walter M. Cowell and former resi-
dent Of Kenosha, died at the Cowell
home in Evanston ON Saturday at the
age of n years. Mrs. Brown was for
many years resident of Albany, n.
T., and came from there to Kenosha.
Since leaving Kenosha she had made
her home with her daughter IN Evans
ton. She is survived by six children,
Joseph Brown of Marion, Ia., Edward
and Charles Brown of Chicago, Mrs.
Fred Barton of Tampa, Fla, Mrs. Isa-
belle Wells and Mrs. Elizabeth Cowell
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Talbot WIN Become Professional.

Lee Talbot, the former Cornell uni
versity wrestler and weight thrower,
now living in Kansas City, may join
the professional ranks and go after
heavyweight wrestling honors this
fall.
DEATH oF MRS. JOSEPH BROWN.