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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-17

New Orleans March 1.-THE Detroit
American league team defeated New
Orleans, of the Southern league, yester-
day, 9 to 2. Both teams used three
pitchers. The game was rather slow
owing to the cold weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-17

San Antonio, Tex, March 17.-Tesrau
pitched the full nine innings for the
New York National league regulars
against the San Antonio CTexas
Ieague) team yesterday and his team
Won to 2.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
WOMAN IN "FL0WERY" JAPAN
Outnumbers the Male Worker Two TO
One, Says Man Who Has
Investigated.

japanese life, says James Daven-
port Whelpley in the Century, is much
less fowery than it seems. In no
other country in the world does a
parger percentage of women partici-
pate in wage earning. In the United
States for every Sc male wage earn
ers there are Ia female In Great
Britain, it is rs to 25, in Germany so
to 20, in Italy IS to %, while in
Japan there are nearly twice as many
women as men on the payrous of
the country. 1t is the testimony of all
large employers that the women. are
the industrial backbone of the coun-
try. The employment of women and
children is the secret of the competi-
tive power of the Japanese textile and
other light handicraft industries, and it
is for this reason that the possible
operation of a law enforcing sanitary
provisions and even the common de-
cencies Of humanity in factory life is
viewed with alarm by the manufacture
ers in their necessarily strenuous
competition for foreign trade.
The new law limits hours of en-
ployment, forbids the use of children
under certain ages and the employ
ment of women at night and in dan
gerous occupations. 1t can be under
derstood, therefore, whence comes
the delay in even promulgating law
which takes effect Is years after it's
PRONUNCIATION. The moneyed classes
and the interests" necessarily con-
troll legislative body like the Jap
slnese diet, many members of which
are elected by most amazing and
open syltem of corruption and vote
buying, a system which puts to shame
in its effrontery the worst days of
ward politics in any gang ridden city
in the United States.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
improved Electric Linkifs.

Since 1887 the improvement in the
electric has been very marked in two
Notwithstanding efficiency and
life of the lamp, and the reduction in
the cost of current. 1t is probably not
realized by the average consumer Of
electricity that whereas the first car
bon filament lamps, supplied with en-
ergy at about rs cents per unit and
consuming 5 watts per (British) can
dlepower, gave only 200 candle-hours
for 25 cents, with the best type of
drawn-wire tungsten filament lamp to-
day, supplied with energy at cents
per unit and consuming one and one
quarter watts per candle-power, the
same sum of money gives 2,400 can
dle-hours.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
BOY KNEW HIS GRANDFATHER
Had No Fear but What Reformed
Gambler Would Pull Through
All Right.
Senator Bailey of Texas was speak

Senator Bailey of Texas was speak
ing of gambling and said:
"A gambler who lived in Texas be-
came converted, joined the Baptist
church and after a time became
preacher. It was his duty to i'm,
merse all those whom he converted.
Zone Sunday afternoon he had sew
eral people to baptize, and there was.
a large crowd to see the baptism by
this reformed gambler.
"A little grandson, familiar with his
grandfather's career and not realiz-
ing the change in it, had slipped
pack of cards in his coat pocket some
days before, which the grandfather
had not discovered.
THE time arrived for the baptism
and the preacher went into the water,
amid the hosannas of the crowd. Soon
there slipped from his pocket an ace
of hearts, then a king, a queen, a jack,
followed by ten-spot. The boys
mother, considerably frightened, said:
"'Oh, Louis, what did you do that
for? Your poor grandfather will never
get out alive!'
" Oh, pshaw!' replied the boy, with
disdain. OF course he will! Grandpa
has got out a lot of times on worse
hands than that Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

warehouse service. We feel that the
company will be able to DO much for
Kenosha shippers and that Kenosha
will furnish to the company a profit
able point. It should be understood
that there is no fight against the Hill
company in any way. The shippers of
Kenosha have appreciated the service
given by the Hill line, but the time
has come when there is a demand for
better and a more extended service.
The Hill company is unable to give
the connections that can be secured
from the other company. l expect
that the matter will be closed up with
in the next few days
It is probable that the coming Of
the new line of steamers will result in
Kenosha having not only better ship
ping facilities, but also better pas
senger service. The boats of the Pere
Marquette Company carry both freight
and passengers and the connections of
the company are such as to make the
line decidedly popular one with
shippers and with travellers who pre-,
fer the lake to the railway.
Full details of the coming of the
new transportation company will be
given out within the next few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Piamented Beauties.

Pierre de Trevierre, a French writ
er on fashion, heralds the unexpected
triumph of the brunettes over the
blondes, who have SO long held the
popular favor. Who, he asks, could
have foreseen this evolution? The
blonde, alas, as gone! The style of
dressing the hair with head bands has
caused this undermining of the gold
en- locks. The meridian rays of the
Greek couture permit one to perceive
the new growth of hair which has lib
Grated itself from the corrosion of the
dye. All the pigmented beauties have
now been forced to renounce their
chemical preparations. No more
shall we see these golden headbands.
Chemistry has created many varie-
ties of blondes. We have had the rud-
dy blonde of Rubens, the ferruginous
blonde, the mahogany blonde beloved
of Titan, the exquisite blonde of Tin
toretti and the blonde dear to the
artist Henner. There were a hun
dred fashions of blondes, but there is
only one fashion of brunette.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
MAY SECURE HILL WAREHOUSE
for the Purchase of the
Business of that Company Have Been
on but in Case of Failure of these
Plans Warehouse will be Built.

Kenosha is to have a new line for
lake transportation during the COM
ing season as officials Of the Pere
Marquette Company were in Kenosha
today closing up negotiations which
will place Kenosha on the list of ports
touched by the boats of this company.
In fact a new line is to be established
by the company and it will make an
active bid for the big shipping inter
ests of Kenosha. Just how the com.
pany will effect an entrance to Keno
sha has not as yet been settled, but
the company will either take over the
business of the Hill Steamboat Com
.pany here or open an Independent COM
petitiye business with the established
company. 1t is admitted that the Of
fcials of, the Pere Marquette Company
have been negotiating with the Hill
people for the purchase of the bust.
ness of that company together with
the lease on the warehouse now occu-
pied by the Hill company. It is said
that the Hill company is not willing
to give up the business in Kenosha.
For number of years the Hill COM.
pany has fought to establish the BUSH
ness of the company and it is an open
secret that the officials of this COM.
pany do not take kindly to the COM
ing of the Pere Marquette boats.
Frank II. Truax, traffic manager for
the Simmons Manufacturing Company,
has been active in the negotiations to
land new lake transportation COM
pany for Kenosha and he declared on
Monday evening that he was now as
sured that the boats of the Pere Mar
quette Company would stop in Keno
sha.
The company would prefer to take
over the. business of the Hill com
pany,' said Mr.. Truax, but if this
can not be done a new warehouse will
be built and the company will come as
competitor to the present establish
ed line. The matter has been under
consideration by the Pere Marquette
Company for some time and feel GER
tain that it meets with the sanction
OF many of the shippers of the city.
The company is planning to offer two
boat service to Kenosha running both
north and south and assuring to the
shippers connections which will take
the products Of Kenosha across the
lake and to other large transportation
companies without the necessity OF
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
WHEN EVERY LITTLE COUNTS
Applies to Parcel Post as Well as to
New York Flats, Says Sen
ator Bourne.

Senator Bourne, of parcel post
fame, said recently in Washington:
THE parcel post, limited as it is
thus far, saved the American people
s500,000, in its first fifteen days of
operation. That isn't much-not much
to what it will do later on-but every
little counts.
Every little counts, in parcel
postage as in New York fats" the
senator continued, smiling. u know
a New York man who, on his return
from the roominess of Washington,
said fretfully to his servant:
Jameson, this fiat seems much
smaller than when l moved into it
last summer
Eyes, SIR Jameson answered.
Quite so, sir. But you must remem-
Der, sir, that you are wearing your
winter undertaking now, sir
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Origin of the Menu,

The menu, so indispensable to the
ordering of satisfactory dinner today,
had its origin in the twelfth century,
the first person to use it being Prince
Henry of Brunswick. At large ban
quet he was seen to consult from time
to time a long paper at his side, ap
parently attached to the under side
of the table cloth and rolled back
One inquisitive guest at length made
bold to inquire what study he might
be engaged in at that apparently I'M
seasonable time, and Prince Henry
explained that it was paper on which
he had noted down the details of his
dinner and that he wanted to be sure
that all his instructions had been car
ried out.
The simplicity of the idea struck
the fancy of the guests and from that
time the menus became the fashion.
In its primitive form it was of such
dimensions as to resemble a wall map
end was given a position at each end
of the table, the guests at the banquet
being permitted to consult THAR
per's Weekly
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

Notice is hereby given to all per-
SONS serving on the election board in
the different precincts and wards.
That the undersigned clerk will
have voting machine in operation
in tho basement of the City Hall at
the First Ward polling place on Mar
ket Square, on Wednesday, March Goth
and Thursday, March 9th, 1913, be,
tween the hours of 700 O'Clock aud
900 O'Clock p. M, for the purpose Of
giving instructions to said election
board so that they may understand
the operating of the voting machines
for election day. Be sure to attend
said meeting and to receive your in
structions.
Also, the clerk will give instructions
to any voter wishing to appear at said
voting place between the above hours
and on said dates, as to the manner in
which the machines can be voted upon
on election day, for the reason that the
law having changed and some of the
voters may not fully understand how
to vote on the voting machines under
the non-partisan law.
Geo. w. Harrington,
m27adv City Clerk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Proposed Memoria, to Frobisher.

Proposed Memorial to Frobisher.
The man who was the first to search
for the Northwest Passage round the
north coast of Canada is apparently
to be honored at last. Martin Fro
bisher, one OF the greatest searnan of
the days Of "Good Queen Bess,'' and
one of the first Englishmen to explore
the coast Of Labrador is to have a
memorial to him at Ratcliff Cross.
England. The scheme is being strong
~ advocated by Sir John Benn, one Of
London's most influential citizens.
Frobisher's adventures form Gu
rious mixture of daring and credulity.
With the piratical instinct of the true
Elizabethan, Frobisher was tempted to
forego exploration in quest Of phan-
tom gold. One of his sailors had
brought home piece of black pyrite,
which the goldsmitbs of London de-
clared to contain no gold, but which
an Italian quack valued highly His
advice being preferred, Frobisher went
out second time to Greenland's icy
mountains, and brought home 200 tons
ofTiron pyrites, of no earthly value.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Piu Hunts Rabbits.

]. H. Landlord of Lewes, Md, vii
lage just across the lower Delaware
line, has a pig that hunts rabbits and
joins in chases with its owners dogs.
This pig is thoroughbred of the
Chester County White variety and is
known as Sir Grunter. 1t first saw
the light last August, and was allowed
to run around the Landlord home
stead with pair of rabbit dogs, and it
followed the dogs to the woods and
hunted with them.
When the rabbit season opened and
the rabbit dogs went on hunt the pig
followed. Mr. Landlord tried to fasten
UP the animal but III vain Finally he
gave the pig it's liberty and permitted
it to follow the dogs at will
Mr.. Landlord says he will endeavor
to train the pig so that it will hunt
without dogs
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
HID HIS WILL IN A BOOK
venge on Friends Who Refused
to Read His Memoirs.

In 1903 there died at Paris an old
preceptor whose fancy impelled him to
write his memoirs, says French jour-
nal. In this history he set down the
most insignificant transaction of his
long life. When he finished volume
he had it richly bound and set it on a
shelf. He invited his old comrades to
read it. One after another tried to
do SO, but did not progress beyond the
first 20 pages. Deeply wounded in his
vanity, he devised a revenge. In his
fifteenth volume on page CAT he insert
ed'his last will and testament dividing
his fortune of 100000 francs among
his friends This fact but not the page
was disclosed to them, communica-
ton they received with ironic smiles.
The faeetious old fellow died, his con-
science at rest, his soul in peace. His
natural heirs took possession of his
fortune It was rot until a year ago,
by accident, that the will was found
in his memoirs The possession by
the natural heirs is now being contest
ed in the courts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
FEMININE MODEsTY SHOWN UP
Seems to Be Three-Fifsss Convention.
One Fifth Proyocation and
One-Fifth Humbuq.

A lady philanthropist, who is great
~ interested in a new hospital for
women, lays stress on the necessity
for complete staff Of women rot
only as attendants and nurses. but
also as physicians. Her reasons are
worthy OF some attention, remarks
lie Argenaut The hospital, she
says, is for poor women, and poor
women are SO much more modest than
those IN easier circumstances. Wom-
en- or the leisured classes do not
shrink from confiding their intimate
physical troubles to the man physi-
clan, whereas their poorer sisters will
often allow their small ailments to
grow into large ones because they
cannot bring themselves to consult a
physician of the opposite sex.
Probably this is true. We have
good authority for believing that
Satan finds some mischief still for
idle hands to do. Idleness always
means familiarity between the sexes,
and familiarity brings a lowering of
barriers and relaxation of restraints.
FEMININE modesty is a funny thing
anyway. 1t may be said paradoxically
that it Is one of the great facts of life
that do not exist. Most women have
that kind Of modesty that loves to be
outraged. 1t is like he tail of the
lrishman's coat that begs to be trod-
den on. Curiously enough, even the
most rigid modesty will give way be
fore unusual circumstances, such as
an ocean voyage or foreign cline
The white woman is not embarrassed
by the unblushing displays of oriental
life-at least for not more than a
day. She likes them. She will take
her stand in the line of men and WON
en- awaiting their turn in the ships
bath and she will be just as proud
OF the cut Of her bathrobe as in the
style Of her hat And yet that same
woman would believe herself to be
seriously embarrassed by an untimely
encounter with a male guest in the
corridor of her own house. American
and English women in France will do
things without the slightest confusion
that they would be incapable of in
their own countries. In point of fact
feminine modesty seems to be three,
fifths convention, one-ifth provoca-
ton and one-ifth humbug.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
She SNAPPED at Him.

A new $4,000 hotel was opened Ii
Liberty recently and certainly, to
quote the 0. f. editor, sit fills long
felt want" Several years ago this
department took dinner in Liberty al
one of the then leading hostelries.
There were many things wrong, which
we suffered in silence, but finally we
ventured in a meek and apologize way
to call the. waitress attention to
large bluebottle. fly in the cream
pitcher. "Ain't you never seen a fly
in the cream before?" she snapped
and, snatching. up the aquarium, car
ried it off. We took our coffee black
Kansas City Times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Where They Were LACKING.

A Frenchman, who was visiting this
country, was kidnapped last summer by
some of his admirers in Maryland and
sentenced. to go through with an all
day picnic in the woods, where there
was plenty of cold food and lot Of
chiggers. The food that was handed
to him crucified his palate. The ham
was tar favored, the pastry was soggy
and the cake was moist and heavy
and in as polite a manner as he could
he lifted up his voice to heaven and
wept bitterly that such things should
be. sWhy, monsieur" one of the
young women answered his lamenta-
ton, II thought we Americans had
improved Immensely in our cuisine.
Look at our fashionable restaurants.
Even their menus are now printed in
French" eyes," retorted the witty
Frenchman. "but they are still cooked
in American"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Fort Scott WittIcism.

At a recent banquet in Fort Scott,
the Tribune says, man was called
upon to make a speech. Of course he
was surprised that he should be asked
TO talk. but he was equal to the oc-I
.casioa, and he stood UP and said:
Gentlemen, you have been eating a
turkey stuffed with sage, now you will
listen to q sage stuffed with turkey"
Everybody laughed, and the man i'm
mediately became known as a famous
wag, and the mot is highly esteemed
in those parts--Kansas City Star.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
THE REASON

Why we should make those patterns
for that machine or engine, or models
for that invention: We Lave the ex-
perience, we have the largest and best
equipped pattern shop Kenosha ever
had, we can advise you, we can do
the work in the shortest time at the
best price ohtainable. Call on us and
be convinced. Kenosha Pattern &
Model Works, 65s Elizabeth street.
Phone 2o54. E. G. Bloedel, c. Nun
son. wftfadv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
The WAY Out.

The easiest way to avoid argument
over the pronunciation of a word is to
use a synonym, as those who say "sta-
ton" instead of depot know. But
few would go SO far as the carpenter
who, in conversation with a friend on
a street car, answered a query as to
his work by saying:
I'm working in one of those auto
mobile barns" Kansas City Times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
The Queen and Fancy Dress Costume.

The Queen and Fancy Dress Costume.
Queen Mary, as is now well known,
in the old country, has sternly disap-
proved of some of the costumes worn
by ladies of the court at recent fancy
dress balls. One remark related by
one of her majesty's ladies-in-waiting,
is delicious. The queen was shown a
photograph of Lord and Lady at
one of these functions.
"Oh, yes" was her majesty's reply,
most interesting, am sure. By the
way, which is his lordship?"
The costume of her ladyship may
be imagined.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Arsenic That We Eat.

It is known that arsenic exists nor
mally in the tissues of the human
body without doing harm. 1t is a
constituent of peas, almonds and
beans. Fresh lettuce, though rich in
water compared with almonds and
beans, reveals scarcely less arsenic.
The foodstuffs poorest in arsenic are
the banana, chestnut and leek.-Rar-
per's Weekly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
.I,,s$ Married. TOO.

Young man. said the magistrate,
severely, the assault you have COM
mitted on your poor wife is a most
brutal one. Do you know of any rea-
son why I should not send you to
PRISON." If you do, your honor re-
piled the prisoner at the bar, hope
fully, st will break up our honey
moon
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Good Business.

An evangelist who has been holding
services in Atchison received s1.700
for two weeks effort. This is more
than most of the faithful Atchison pas
tors receive for a years work. How
ever, the revivalist made a record Of
895 conversions, which is also large
ly in excess OF that of any local pas
tor.-kansas City Star.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

The people of the city had their
first experience with the Mary Ann or
second choice election law on Tuesday
and from the expressions of the cleo
tion officials, candidates, and voters
generally it can be gathered that the
law is not exactly what you might call
popular in Kenosha. Many Of the vot-
ers tried to nullify the law by voting
both first and second choice for their
favorite candidate and while the cleo
ton officials were,. some of them at
least, of the opinion that this action
made the ballots cast defective under
a strict Interpretation of the law,
they very generally fell back on a
common sense view that the intent of
the voter was plain and let these bal
lots go through as a first choice vote
for the candidates for whom they
were cast. As a matter of fact the
second choice votes cut no figure on
the city ticket, the men who got the
most first choice votes being declared
the winners when the mass of returns
was finally Strengthened. out, but it is
evident shat there will be few second
choice votes cast in the city in the
future if the law is allowed to stand.
The voters have caught on to the fact
that they are liable to defeat their
own candidate for a nomination by Civ
ing a second choice vote to some of
his opponents and those who are real
ly interested in the nomination of
some man will vote first choice and
nothing else in the future
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Found way to Win.

I've found the key to success at
last said the poet, as he bought a
twenty-five cent cigar. 81 had it given
out in the papers that l used to be
Convict No. 1854, and was pardoned
out because the governor liked one OF
my poems. Since that time my books
have been among the six best sellers"
Puck.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Evil of untruth.

Truth is cleverer and healthier than
falsehood It is more aristocratic
Like self-control,F it is one of the hall
marks of lady. Lies are a malaria
that eats into character like a dis
ease and breaks down its citadels
against the approach of evil.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
I,nnossibility.

II do not see how you can make
Maudie's boomers with thorough
ness "
Why not?''
Because by the very nature of the
garment, you could not give it undi-
vfded attention
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Ficurinu Up.

"Can we get along. on my salary?"
Let's see" said the girl. Wen
need theater tickets, flowers, candy.
Taxicabs will be an item, and your
club expenses will amount to some
thing
Don't overlook Clothes rert, food.
light and fuel called her father from
.he next room. "Thcy are items that
always crop up