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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
FRENCH PAPERS FOR SALE
Thief With Valuable Historic pocu.
nents on His Person Arrested
In Madrid,

A French subject has been arrested
In Madrid after trying TO sell impor.
tant historical documents stolen. with.
out doubt, from some museum or
French official center. The arrest
was made Oy policemen, who had the
man under observation, under the pre-
tense OF being probable buyers.
They found upon him the ratification
OF the secret treaty OF peace between
Louis XIV. and Philip TX. OF Spain.
This treaty, commonly called the r.
renees Treaty, was signed in 1859, and
terminated the war between France
and Spain. In virtue Of 1t Louis mar
ried the Infanta Maria Teresa, Phil.
Hips daughter.
Another document contains the mar.
riage articles. in which the princess
renounces all rights to the crown Of
Spain. Finally, the man exhibited a
parchment signed by the emperor,
Charles v. The documents present all
the appearance of authenticity. The
TWO former bear royal seals and the
signatures Of Maria Teresa, Lows
XIV. and Philip w.
The prisoners body is covered with
tatooed designs in colors, beautifully
executed. He has deep scars on both
his wrists.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
CHIMMEYS OF COLONIAL DAYS
Fireplaces Played an Important Part
In the Homes OF the Early
ColoniaIs.

In America the early colonists had
little use for the mason's art, except
in the construction of the huge Chin
ney stacks which in any dwelling of
considerable size and any pretensions
to comfort formed a very consider
able part of the structure. The great
kitchen fireplace and oven, with
smaller hearths in from two 10 four
rooms on each floor, required very
considerable part of the material and
skilled labor bestowed upon colonial
homestead in the more northern col
onies.
In some sections where the dangers
of an attack by Indian raiders were
imminent, the wooden walls OF the
lower story Enclosed a stout wall OF
brick or kind Of rubble masonry.
Some Of these buildings are still
standing and inhabited, although dat
Ing back Cat least SO far as the lower
stories are concerned) more than two
centuries. A very few brick buildings
ha wholly or in part come down to
~~A' - oAAA 'A0 Aiot J Oea1o VI CoAOA1AdtlOAi
and until within the last half cen
fury some that preserved the peculiar
features Of Elizabethan and Stuart
types of dwelling and business struc-
lures. Much of the brick and about
all the great flooring tiles and orna-
mental thing were at first imported
from Europe, but lime and brick of
good quality were soon produced In
almost every COMMUNICATIONS
Magazine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
- -~-----s-As--r7
When Every Sailor wore queue


The sailors broad collars we're de-
vised SO that the powder or tar On the
Weare. queues should not come off
on The blouse. In the old days every
sailor wore his hair in queue and
either had the queue powdered or held
together by tar. This was not good
for the blouse or jacket underneath.
So detachable broad collars were add
cd. Sailors stopped wearing queues a
century ago. But they still wear the
wide collar. When Lord Nelson died
the British navy went into mourning
for him. Sailors put broad black rib
bons on their caps and black ribbons
on their blouses And the ribbons re-
main TO this day, not only on the uni
forms Of British sailors, but on those
OF other nayies as we'll The broad
bell shaped" ends Of sailors touser
legs were thus shaped so that the
wearer might more easily turn his
trousers up above his knees when he
had to swab the decks. Deck swab-
bling was hateful and supposedly de-
grading task Hence the sailors called
their enemies "swabs" as q term OF
eoalampt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
STRATEGY OF A BUsHMAN
How a Little Native Of South Africa
Put q Fierce Lion to
Flight.

The little bushman of South Africa
Is not only small In size, but feeble in
mind. Yet there Is on record an en-
counter between a bushman and lion
which shows the man as cool in dam
ger and fertile in resource, Harper's
Weekly says. This bushman, while
long way from home, was met by a
lion. The animal, assured that he had
his victim completely in his power, be-
gan to sport and daily with him with
feline jocosity which the poor little
bushman failed to appreciate. The
lion would appear at a point in the
road and leap back again into the
jungle, to reappear a little further ON.
The bushman, however, did not lose
his presence Of mind and presently
hit upon a device whereby he might
outwit his foe. This plan was sug-
gested by the Hons own conduct,
Aware that the beast was ahead of
him, the bushman lodged to the right
and feeling pretty sure of the lions
whereabouts resorted to the course OF
AEc 1lLONcl16ALSs
When the lion discovered that the
man had suddenly disappeared from
the path he was good deal perplexed.
He roared with modification. Then
he espied the bushman peeping at him
over the grass.
The bushman at once changed his
position, while the hon stood irreso-
lutte in the path, following with his
eye the shifting black man. In an
other moment the little man rustled
the reds, vanished and showed HIM
self at another point. The great brute
was first confused and then alarmed.
It evidently began to dawn upon him
that he had mistaken the position Of
matters and that he was the hunted
party. The bushman. who clearly rec
ognized the situation, did not pause
to permit the lion to recover his
startled wits. He began to steal grad
ually toward the foe, who now, in
complete state of doubt and fear,
turned tail and decamped, leaving the
plucky and ingenious little bushman
master Of the situation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
Wandering Youth,


Sudden disappearance of men and
women unhappily are a pronounced
feature in the life of all great cities,
but London has been the first of the
worlds maelstroms to attempt tabu-
lation and classification. Last year
2,676 women over sixteen years of age
were swallowed up in the insatiate
vortex OF that metropolis without i'm.
mediate trace. More startling and
pregnant with thought to all who are
concerned with the problem of safe
guarding the young is that, during the
same year, LIS girls between the
ages OF ten and sixteen were reported
to the metropolitan police as missing.
The ultimate tracing of these victims
OF the dangers Of large city to adJle-
scent womanhood resulted in sad rev
Citations to parents and friends. Som E
of the missing are still missing and
will be. The moral is clear. He who
runs may read. Watch, guide and
help the youth, girls and boys. who
have reached or passed the critical
time of maturity. "The thoughts of
youth are long, long thoughts"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
NEW SPELLING IN ENGLAND
Deliver Lectures Throughout
the Country.

4 campaign in favor of spelling re.
form is to be conducted in London
and the provinces in the autumn and
winter.
Mr.. William Archer, under the aus
pieces of the Simplified Spelling soci.
ETY., is to conduct a lecturing tour on
his return from the east, and lectures
will also be delivered by many other
wellknown men throughout the coun-
try.
The lecturers will advocate the re.
form of what they regard as the pres.
ent chaotic spelling" which they de-
clare is SO remote from pronunciation
that 1t is no guide to the English Ian
guage at all, and tends to degrade our
speech.
The society desires to fix standard
Of pronunciation of the English Ian
guage throughout the empire.
It has been stated that the English
people over seas, particularly in Aus
tralia and South Africa, are deviating
80 seriously from the general stand
ard of speech prevailing in the mother
country that the time might come
when visitors from these parts or the
empire might fail to make them
selves understood in London
Mr.. Tate, director of education In
Melbourne, has suggested several
spelling reforms to which effect has
been given in the official papers is
sued by his department. Discussions
have taken place and the council of
public education in Melbourne is ad.
dressing letter to the president of
the board of education in London urg.
Ing upon him, in the interest of edu.
cation, the necessity of a general
adoption of a simplified reform spell
ing.-London Daily Graphic.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
New School Sanitation Plan

A new idea In school sanitation has
been tested by the medical director OF
Dartmouth college. About FIVE years
ago he began making bacteriologio ex
aminations Of the air of the college
halls and recitation rooms, and soon
found great periodic variation in the
number of bacteria colonies that de-
veloped on the culture media exposed
In the usual shallow open dishes. He
then adopted the plan of disinfeotina
with formaldehyde any room showing
more than thirty-fve colonies Of clus.
bers Of any kind Of bacteria to a dish.
This custom has been continued. and
the result has been quite striking, the
cases of epidemic colds, influenza and
bronchitis, among the students having
been reduced about one-half.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
TRYING COURTsIP
loge-laakIng on a Fire Escape
Ends Happily.

al woman thirty years old who In
sergs poetry, mss q cat and canary.
saarns She h0Bbla skirt and has taken
ysw never to raaEry, comes SO Rear
beazss tan old nant0 that she Ray be
heRBwasE graded In that class.
/ A raan tl1irGgsgo years old, who
sslaasEs ebat he has . naission TO write q
bnrE, end utt1e Keeps bulldog, ewns
sfNeaa d5gRaTszgs eaaeH-has q cuckoo
SIrd4 and szsigiss at the idea OF woman
b ing i2selllgant eEoagh to vote, will
1858 ln aMy country as an old bache-
BeB., W
Ffer narse was Amanda Jane Dillen
r-ge0d oid.Gaah8an Amanda Jane-and
whea addressed by her landlady she
svansssl tho Jane To follow the Amanda
lin naaRFsls sequence. She had an in
corae, and .sheihad q rented Fat and q
cook. The cook was also rented by
eae month.
Els name was Perry Chase Perry.
HIS parents had so named him when
aarBd-faced infant, knowing that the
day would come when he would want
TO eoE1ase himself around the block, and
thus giving him an early start. He had
an ancene, and he had rented fat
and 8 cook. Same financial arrange
meat with hts cook as Miss Dillon had
wisa hers,
When amanda Jane, as she may
hCw be called, called to look over a
ITO Rent" fiat the janitor called her
attention to the fact that 1T was ON
the sixth floor and no elevator. There
fore, she would not be bothered with
orphans seeking homes or brokers' In
search Of advice; also, that fire es-
cape was at one Of the dining room
Windows and ready for business day
and night. 1t would be her escape. It
was wide and rooEy, and she could
lay down a Persian prayer rug and
take out a chair and have a little ROOF
garden all to herself. Something IN
the poise of her head-the upAft Of
her eyebFows-the click Of her heels
On the stairs, told him that she had a
soul for poetry. If he were right, and
he had never taken barber for a
poetess yet, what O. place Tor inspira-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
Men and Women Of World

The total population of the world is
now estimated at 1,T00, 900, 900. This is
based upon the most recent censuses,
which all civilized countries now take,
with careful estimate Of the number
OF inhabitants of uncivilized lands.
The proportion of the sexes is known
for 1893 900, 900 of these, the ratio be-
ing 1000 males to $50 females. The
ratio varies considerably In different
places In Europe there are 1000 men
to 1,045 women; in America, 1000
men to 964 women; In Asia, 1000
men to e61 women; in Australia, 1000
men to 967 women.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05

Ston that fire escape would prove in
the long summer afternoons and eve
ntngs. Amanda Jane signed a years
lease.
When Perry Chase Perry called to
look at fat next door to that Just
rented by Amanda Jane, the janitor
went through the same process, with
sligAt variations. There was the fire
escape on one Of the dining room win
dows. There was the freedom from
callers; there was grand view of a
lumber yard and brewery; there
was the outdoor snnggery In which.
even without a prayer rug, one could
sit and draw in inspiration by the
yard. Something told that 5anitoF that
Mr.. Perry Chase Perry had a head for
literature, Hike Richard Harding Davis,
and If he was right, and he had never
been wrong about such things, why
Mr.. Perry Chase Perry signed a
years lease.
There was one oversight on the
part Of both janieors, and there was
one thing neither lessee failed to take
into consideration.
There were two fats. There was q
distance OF ten feet between them,
but the building Of the escapes had
cut the distance down to six. There
fore, when Amanda Jane got out ON
her escape, and Perry Chase Perry got
oBt ON his, they would look into each
OSheTs eyes and read the longings
,hSFe. This fact was discovered Ia
about four days after they had moved
ga.
AS dinner was finished and the sun
went down and the bob-oalsnks were
getting ready to bob, Amanda Jane
sought her bower, taking her cat
along; also a pad and pencil. Inspira-
ton might come at any moment, and
poetic inspiration must be caught, on
thS fg.
BTve minutes later Perry Chase
Perry appeared In his bower. followed
BY his bulldog and one of his seven
canes. He also had q pad and pencil.
Ne was out there to invent title for
his book. He wasn't satisfied to let it
go under the head of 'No Name" A
stray cat can be called by any old
name, but it's different with a book.
He had get seated and touched the
end Of Che pencil to his tongue before
&c hooked up.
"Greae snakes, a womanE"
Marcy on mo, o mani"
and an Old maid, or I'm a goati"
AND an old bachelor, as Iivel"
"By George, bat III move out tomor.
Cow, lease or no lease!"
"Ho'n either SO or will"
ThaFe might have been more mental
@xcialnakSoas between the couple but
TOR the cat and dog. They caught sight
lOfs each either and the one began to
spit and Slze. .Gfhag. to bark. It has ever
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
Horses In the Glacial Epoch.

The opinion has been expressed that
horses became extinct in the glaciated
regions OF North America, and prob
ably In the whole continent, about the
middle of the glacial epoch. 1t has
been pointed out that all the appar-
emily authentic discoveries of fossil
horses in the United States east Of the
great plains fall into two sets of To-
calities, one along the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts and the other extended
from New Jersey to South Dakota, the
localities in the last set lying, with
few exceptions, close to the southern
border of the drift covered area. The
earliest discovery of fossil horse re-
mains was made near the Neversink
Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
An Applied Definition.

e. Trowbrfdge Dana, grandson of
the poet Longfellow, who was recent.
ly married In Cambridge with a beau
tiful ritual of his own composition,
said the other day to a reporter:
If all couples gave to marriage the
profound thought and reverence that
my wife and I give to 1t there would
be fewer mismatings.
"The average married pair, 1t some.
times seems to me, are Hike the
Blinkses.
"'Pa,' said little Tommy Blings one
day, what's a weapon?'
IA weapon, my son. Blinks an.
sweredJ is something to fight with
Then, pa said little Tommy. is
ma your weaponP"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
Camping Gear.

Personal likes and prejudices have
much to DO with the form Of tent
chosen. My own preference is for
either the A or wedge tent, with the
Hudson's Bay model as second choice,
for general utility. Either Of these is
particularly adapted also to winter
travel where the tent must often be
pitched upon the snow. If, however,
the tent is only to be used in sum-
nler, and particularly in canoe travel
where light, easily erected model is
desired, the Frazer tent Is both ideal
for comfort and is an exceedingly
lightweight model for portaging--Out-
ing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
"You answered your own question

You answered your own question
before you asked IT," the doctor said.
I keep them to amuse the grown-ups.
Most people who feel bad enough to
visit a doctor can entertain them
selves better with a puzzle than a
book or magazine Every puzzle that
has achieved popularity in the last
twenty-five years has place in that
cabinet. Dentists also rely on puzzles
to keep their patients in good humor,
for even toothache will share atten-
ton with good puzzle"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
BY Contraries.

You never get what you want in
this restaurant" said the irritable per-
son, "You can If you know how to
order" replied the sad, sarcastic man.
IF I want something cool / ask for a
cup of hot coffee and If I want some
thing warm call for iced tea"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
Puzzles for patIan@.

Although the patient had waited
half an hour for her interview. the
time had not dragged.
Il worked on one of those puzzles. :
she said. by the way, doctor. you are
not children's specialist; then why
do you keep SO many puzzles in your
reception EQQng.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
verona,s MuricinaI PIGEONS.

The municipality Of Verona has ex
pended 80 liras 1.-TWO pounds) in ac
curing grain for the pigeons Of the
city. having thus become state sup
ported they are immune from the mo-
lestatio1s Of wanton destroyers, who
will now be punishable by law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
Rubbing the Other Way.

At the tender age of three mascu~
line conceit had gripped that small
boy with a RELENTLESS clutch. He had
kissed a little girl of three, and she
was rubbing her lips vigorously.
"You mustn't do that again." said
the boys mother. "She doesn't like
It. Just see how hard she is trying to
rub your kiss of"
'Oh, no, she ain't," said the boy.
sShe is rubbin' 1t in"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
Neutrality.

''What do you think of the Shakes
peare-Bacon controversy"
Haven't heard of It and don't care
anything about IT, replied Mr.. Hiram
Wright, the local boss. Neither one
Of EN- has any pull in my ward. -
washington Star.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
rryTno Ever Since.

$50 your vacation is Over. Where
did you gof"
Nowhere"
why, thought you had fine time
all planned out"
$50 had. but the first day my va
cation began, my wife asked me TO
match aome SAMPLES Scr her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
Our First Newsnanar

The first American newspaper was
published in 1704 and to 1888 there
were 78 published, 16 of which were
conducted by women and IA of which
were the firm champions of liberty
and equal rights.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
A Frost.

Have you purchased your new car
yet, Mrs. Noorich?" asked the visitor.
mo, Mr. Smithers, I amt. 1 can't
make up my mind whether to get a
gasoline car or limousine car May
be you can tell I1e-does limousine
smell as bad as gasoline?s inquired
the lady.-Harper's Weekly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
Must Keep at Il.

Il Is with many enterprises as
with striking fire; we do not meet
with success except by reiterated eff
forts, and often at the instant when
we despaired of success.-Mme De
Maintenpn.
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To Surnrisa Him.

Servant-"You want to see Herr
Doktor? Could you come again to-
morrow" Patient-"Why, isn't he
ln?" Servant--"Oh, yes; but you're
our first patient, and it's his birthday
tomorrow. I should hks>it to be a
surprise for him. "-Fliegende Blaetter,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
When Is a Man Old?

A man of 70 writes to the New York
Times to complain because a reporter
referred to a man of so as "aged." To
the cub reporter it seems all right to
refer to man Of so as venerable. p
Boston Globe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
From Recent Books.

II takes but very delicate shadings
to mark evolution In the friendship of
women because women are SO sell
dom friends. The Unknown Wom-
An.S hy Anne Warwick.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
Tin PHILOSOPHY.

pink, I'm afraid you are wasting
your time brushing my hat. don't
seem to have anything smaller than
$40 BILL" I kin change dat all
right, boss" Then you don't need
the tip. So long, nk."-Chicago
Tribune
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General Admission to Course slOO.

Box, Parking Space and Grand Stand
Seat Prices are in Addition to
General Admission.
40 boxes, start and finish, seats
each :. ....................... $4,000
Balance of boxes, 6 seats each ........ 300Q
sections ...................:. 15t
Balance of grand stand seats .. 100
Reserved parking spaces at grand
SJdnu 0OUs
General parking spaces, according to
location 1000 800
Address all inquiries regarding boxes
grand stand seats and parking spaces to
BART j. RUDDLE,
Plankinton House,
Milwaukee, Wis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05

DIRECTION MILWAUKEE AUTOMOBILE
DEALERS ASSOCIATION.
1. G. Hickman, President
A. A. Jonas, Chairman.
Bart j. RuddIe, Manager.
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Vanderbilt Cup Races

Grand PrIx,
40 Miles
SEPT. 18th.
Wisconsin
Motor
Challenge
Trophy,
IFS Miles
SEPT. 20th
PabSF
Blue Ribbon
Trophy
ESQ Miles
SEPT. 10th
Vanderbilt
Cup
300 Miles
SEPT. 21st
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-11-23
COTTON WEDDING
 ENJOYABLE AFFAIR

Tuesday, November 19, being the first or cotton wedding ami versary of MT. and Mrs. Joseph H . Smith, dinner party in celebration of the event was given at their resi- dence on Third avenue. The party sat down at 6 o'clock to an elabo- rate repast of six cour ses, prepared by local che: aad served by the delft hands of Little Wada the ap.
 Dinner over, bridge and othe- card games were played to late hour, when the party broke up after drinking to the continued health, wealth and prosperity of the host and hostess.
 Among those present at the fes- tive board were MT and Mrs. ]. A. Peterson, MT. and Mrs. Thomas l.. Thurston, Chris Anthonieson, Bert Myers, and MT. and Mrs. Joseph H. Smith.
 The house was beautifully deco rated with cotton streamers, which produced an effect both charming and appropriate to the occa sion.
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-11-23
COMING AND GOING

Bennett James came in from Flat the first of the week.
 Max Lohbrunner returned to Flat creek Monday evening.
 Duncan Michie came in from Flat Tuesday,
 Charley and Dave Stranberg and Emil Johnson were in Iditarod in con- nection with mining business during the week.
 Basil Clemens, the commercial photo grapher, returned from the creeks Wednesday. He had very successful trip, and got some fine views of Flat and Otter creeks.
 Leslie Chambers came in from Flat Tuesday.
 L. C. Fisher was an arrival from the Aniak during the week.
 J. c. Currin, of the Wireless station, returned from Flat Wednesday. He had been assisting in the office of the Yukon Gold Company.
 Jack Harris, who froze his feet a couple of weeks ago, while on his way Outside over the Seward trail, is out of hospital.
 Mr. Anderson, the Yankee creek storekeeper, came in from Takotna yesterday. He predicts big season for Yankee next year.