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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08

decrease in infant mortality. In 1912,
forty-fve babies under one year of age
died during the summer months. In
1914, during the same period there
were but fourteen, less than one
third as many.
While the scarlet fever epidemic Of
the summer Of 1912 is held responsible
for the high death rate of 1912, com
parison of the statistics for number
Of years show that 1911 showed great
er increase in mortality than 1912 and
the steady rise in the death rate up
to the time when the epidemic aroused
the people of Kenosha to the need of
organized public health work iustifes
the use of the 1912 figures in measuring
the value Of the work that has been
done.
Outside of Milwaukee, Kenosha and
Lacrosse are the only cities in the
state employing full time health Of
6cers Kenosha also has municipal
nurse, Mrs. Elizabeth Stikel, who has
personal supervision of the volunteer
work done by the Kenosha women'
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DanGarous NitrouIycerin.

Nftroglycerin is a fearfully danger
Gus explosive and at temperature OF
only 100 degrees-that is, very little
more than the warmth of the human
body-it begins to decompose.
Tons of nitroglycerin are turned out
every day, for it is the explosive from
which guncotton is made. But all the
mixing watts are artificially cooled by
coils Of cold water pipes.
The cleaner nitroglycerin is made
the less the danger Consequently it
undergoes any number of washings be-
fore it is fit for use. In the earlier
days of its manufacture nitroglycerin
waste water was allowed to run away
through open drains, or into streams.
1t was not realized that this waste con-
stituted a source of danger until, one
day, a flash of lightning, striking
ground near a factory, which was soak
ed with this compound, caused fear
full explosion. A cavity twenty feet
deep was blown in the earth, and the
factory itself, although fully 200 yards
away, was practically demolished
London Answers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
PROTEST. AGAINST SALOONS.
somers People Claim That Key has
Been Lost to Some of the Places.

The town board of the town Of
Somers is going to have busy time of
it if some Of the saloons in the town are
not better regulated. Protests are be-
ing sent to the town officials It is
claimed that the saloons are keeping
the front doors wide open on Sunday
and that keys are an entirely unneces-
sary thing for some of the places. It
is asserted by people living in the
neighborhood of one of the saloons near
the city that in recent weeks the place
has been kept open for the full twenty
four hours of the day and that it is
proving a resting place for Kenosha
DRINKS after the saloons of the city
are closed. The property owners prom
Use to get busy and enforce the regula-
tions themselves if the members of the
town board fail of their duty along
these lines. It looks as if there was go
ing to be some real doings out in
Somers.
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(All figures on infant deaths are for
the summer months only, from May /
to September 800
Kenosha's achievement is credited
largely to the city's employment of
full time health officer who has speci-
allied in public health and to the eff
ficient work which has been done by
DR.. j. J. McShane with the active CO.
operation Of other officials and private
citizens, including members of the As
ISOLATED Charities and the City Club, a
large civic organization whose women
are working as volunteer assistants
of the health department S bureau of
child welfare.
AS a result of the organized public
health work, which includes milk in
spection, chlorinating Of the water
supply, strict quarantine of contagious
diseases, the following up of birth rec
lords by personal visitation to the home,
and active fly and general cleanup
campaigns the total Of deaths is lower
than it has been for many years. One
lof the big features of the work is the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
CHURCH STRENGTH SHOWN
Parade Such as Was Never Planned by
Church Organization Precedes Cele-
bration of the FOURTH at Bonds
Woods on Monday Afternoon.

The parade of the Park Ave- M. E.
Sunday school Monday morning was
a notable pageant, over FIVE hundred of
the members of the school marching
with waving banners to martial airs of
the Christian church and the nation.
The demonstration created great inter
est along the line Of march, the streets
being lined with spectators who APP
plauded the children and large numbers
of men and women marchers.
The pageant set forth in striking
manner the varied features of well
organized and graded school. The po-
lice department of the city gave official
recognition and furnished a SQUAD of
six of the force to head the line. Mu-
sic was furnished by the italian brass
band. Following in order came the
automobiles with the speakers and the
officers of the school and the depart
menA floats including the Cradle Roll,
the Beginners, Primary, Junior, Sec
ondaryA Adult, Teacher Training, Temp
lerance, Missionary and Home Depart
ments. Each was significant of the
aim and methods Of the department of
work represented and many were beau
ltlfully decorated. Individual classes
were also represented by unique floats,
as a class Of young whose motto is
Fishers of Men, Y had facsimile of
a float carrying the fishermen which
would take prize in any parade. The
Secondary Division of the school was
led by an immense raised platform with
seventascending steps, representing the
seven ages Of the pupils, leading to an
appraised white cross from which were
carried blue streamers to the members
of the division who marched in the
rear. The Young Women's Bible Glass
set forth their work of Mercy and Help
by hospital bed with attending
nurses, IMPLYING the free bed the class
has supported at the Kenosha hospital.
The Missionary float carried a dozen
dmprovised Japs, Hindus, Africans, In
dians and Chinese, with the flags of all
nations, and banner bearing the
words, America for the World s
Sake. Temperance occupied promi-
nent place. The funeral of John Bar
ley Corn was proclaimed in his efigy
borne upon stretcher announcing
The bier that will make Kenosha fam
Dus." A grocer's delivery wagon load
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Instinct Versus Reasen.

There has been current in England
Of recent years a reaction against rea-
son, an avowed worship of instinct
and tradition and even prejudice. The
doctrines of this reaction are in them
selves fascinating, and they have been
preached by fascinating writers. The
way of instinct and old habit is so full
Of ease, so facile and strong and IN
troubled! Look at the faces OF men
who are wrapped up in some natural
and instructive purpose. Look at dog
chasing his prey, a lover pursuing Z 3
beloved, a band Of vigorous men adj
yancing to battle, a crowd of friends
drinking and laughing. That shows
us, say the writer's aforesaid, what life
can be and what 1t ought to be. let
us not think and question" they say.
''Let us be healthy and direct, not fret
against the main current of instructive
feeling and tradition"
In matters Of art such a habit Of
mind may be valuable. In matters OF
truth or of conduct it is, I believe, as
disastrous as it Is alluring. Gilbert
Murray in Atlantic.
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A minister in a local church known
for his absent mindedness by the mem
bers of his own family, but not to his
congregation, saved himself from com
plete exposure at a recent service by
his quick wit,
He had studied his sermon carefully,
but had neglected to make any nota-
tons of the number Of the chapter and
verse from which the text was taken.
In the pulpit he announced the text
and then stopped short while the con-
gregation waited to hear from what
place in the Bible it was taken.
AS he noticed absence Of notes to this
fact he quickly announced, I'm going
to give you a week to find from what
chapter and verse this phrase was
taken" So was exposure averted.-
Columbus Dispatch.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
MRS. MINNIE STEVENSON DEAD.
Former Well Known Kenosha Woman
Died at Madison Last Friday Night.


Mrs MIME Fenske Stevenson, aged
forty five years, wife of Captain John
Stevenson, one Of the officials of the
Veteran IS Home in Milwaukee, and the
daughter of August Fenske of Keno
sha, died at hospital at Madison on
Friday evening after long illenss
from mental trouble. Mrs Stevenson
was a native of Kenosha and spent
much of her younger life in this city.
She had been an invalid for many
months. Surviving her are her husband
and one son, William Stevenson, who is
principal Of the high school at Niels-
vile. The remains were brought to
Kenosha and the funeral services held
this afternoon from the Hansen under
taking parlors. Mrs. Stevenson had
formerly been active in several organi-
cations among women at Lacrosse and
these organizations sent delegations to
Kenosha to attend the funeral The
remains were laid at rest in the Fenske
family plot at the Kenosha City Gene
terry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
COURT HEARD MANY CASES.
Report of Municipal Court For Past
Quarter Shows Big Receipts.

The municipal court did business and
lots of it during the months of April,
May and June. This is shown by the
quarterly report of Clerk Wattles, which
was fled with the city and county
treasures today. It shows that the to-
tai receipts for fines and costs for the
three months exceeded $4,000, or an av-
erage of more than $1,000 month. The
cost of maintaining the court does not
exceed one-third of this amount. The
city clerk received from the clerk of
the court today a check for $13S6.10,
which represented the amount due to
the city after paying out disbursements
Of $32. The check to the county was
considerably larger, the total being ST.,
599.7l. Should the present rate be
maintained during the year the total
receipts of the court will be far in ex-
cess Of ten thousand dollars a year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
Titles Of Victor Emmanuel.

The author of Rejected Addresses
preserved the name of certain Mr..
Pole, as the longest imaginable, in the
well known lines:
Bless every man possessed Of aught to
give.
Long may Long Wellesley Tynley Long
Pole live.
but Mr.. Poles name was as nothing to
the titles of the king of Italy, many of
which are derived from the older king
dom of Sardinia. Where his titles end
it might be difficult to say, but they
begin, king Of Italy, Sardinia, France,
Spain, England, Jerusalem, Greece,
Alexandria and Hamburg, ruler of the
midway sea, master Of the deep and
king of tire earth.--Christian Science
Monitor.
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DESTROYING Guns.

1t may be necessary to destroy guns
to prevent them falling into the hands
of the enemy, or to make captured
guns useless. If small amount Of
dynamite or other explosive is avail
able, of course this can be done very
effectively. If not, the breech OF the
gun is closed and the hinge joints
smashed as much as possible with
handspil1e or pick. If there is time a
few rife shots fired at the vital points
of the gun effectively jam the mechan-
ism so as to make it useless. With
rifles, the butts are broken off and the
barrels destroyed as much as possible.
To do this the rifles are well heated
over a fire and smashed up with heavy
hammers Ammunition is destroyed
by placing it in a deep pit and setting
it on fire. Telegraph wires are cut up
into small pieces and the poles cut
down and broken up. London Ex-
press.
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The Mord Bible.

The word Bible is derived from the
Latin name Biblia, which was treated
as a singular, although it comes from
the Greek neuter plural meaning little
books" This Greek diminutiye was
derived from byblus, or papyrus, the
famous material on which ancient
books were written. The title Bible"
was first used about the middle OF The
second Christian century in the SO call
ed second epistle of Clement, xiv, 2.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
MANY COLTS ARE REGISTERED
Twelve Registrations From Kenosha
County in Past Year Make it Lead
er in the Raising of This Kind of
Horses in the State.

Kenosha county stands first in the
state in Percheron breeding. During
the fiscal year ending October 81, 1914,
Kenosha county breeders recorded
twelve American bred colts in the
Percheron Society of America. This
number was registered by five breed
ers, all of whom are members of the
society. This county is small in com
parison with most of the other counties
in the state. This accounts for the
fact that it ranks first, with only
twelve colts recorded during the time
specified. The ten leading counties,
area considered, are as follows:
No. of No. Of So.
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IittIe chiIdren.

The influence Of little children is to
develop goodness in men and women.
Their example teaches love, hope, faith,
trust, contentment, JOY, delight and
cheerfulness, and quickly to forgive
and forget unkindness, injustice and
injury received from others.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
EXPORTS 1914 and 1915
No. head horses Valu
1S4, 096
Prices Widening
s4o,5e1,76o

The sales, both public and private,
in the last -four months show a great
Improvement in the discrimination ex-
ercised by buyers. Animals of APP
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Demonstrated.

Here's where | show my class"
said the professor as he demonstrated
the problem on the blackboard Dart
mouth Jack O. Lantern
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
State Committee Against
tuberculosis Gives Wide
Publicity to Work.
SHOWS CHANGE or DEATH RATE.

"Kenosha the Most Healthful City
of It's Size in the Nation" is gaining
fame. The Wisconsin ti-Tuberculosis
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08

Looks like Zoe, smokes like 10c, sells
for Sc. the Artilla cigar, at Pail
ca s. e6vtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08

1t is difficulties which show what
men are.-Epictetus.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08

Inc majority OF the ANIMALS record
ed during the time specified were colts
foaled in 1913, although the figures in
clude some produced in 19l2land some
in 1914.
Inasmuch as the names, addresses
and number of animals recorded by
each breeder are matters of extreme
interest to all horsemen located within
the county and in adjoining counties,
specific details are given as follows:
No. of Percher
ons Recorded.
Dexter, Walter S.. .Kenosha ...2
Holt, D. D. & Son, Kenosha 1919
Ludwig John P. & Son, Salem. ..1
Paddock, A. & Sons, Salem ......2
Rasmussen, Matt A., Somers. ....5
Imported
Rasmussen, Matt A., Somers. 1911
Percheron Prospects in 1915.
The most extraordinary conditions
that have ever confronted American
percheron breeders prevail. Importa
tions have been wholly stopped since
August 1914. Export trade in horses
has grown to numbers and values never
before realized Prices on horses have
suffered less than on any other class
of live stock. The general depression
in business, which has prevailed since
war began, has not been sufficient to
prevent an increased demand for per-
cherons, with rising prices on the best.
No. Of Draft Horses Produced in U. S.
About eight or nine thousand Ameri-
can bred Percherons are now annually
produced and recorded. The registra-
ton of pure bred draft horses of the
other draft breeds Clydesdale, Shire,
Belgian, French Draft and Suffol1-
amounts to approximately four thous-
and animals annually, so that only
twelve or thirteen thousand pure bred
draft American bred horses are being
produced annually, and recorded. AS
the sex runs about half and half, this
means that but approximately six
thousand pure bred draft stations of
all breeds are now being produced
annually. This is a small number in
proportion to the twenty three million
horses owned in the United States, and
it is inevitable that prices must rise on
good pure bred draft sires of any breed
The marvellous gain in exports of
horses is the most marked development
of the general trade. Total exports
of horses from the United States to
other countries (per data supplied US
by the Bureau of Foreign Commerce,
u. S. Az amounted to but 5000 head,
valued at one million, two hundred
eighty-six thousand, three hundred and
sixty dollars 81, 2S6, 100000 for the
last five months of 1913. During the
last five months of 1914 exports totaled
1899 head, valued at fifteen million,
four hundred thirty thousand,
six hundred and four dollars ($15,-
439,604.00), a gain of more than four
teen million dollars. Tabulated our
exports by months for the last eight
months are:
Exports 1914 and 1915
No. head horses Value
August S04 S 96,706
September flag 999, 267
October ..12,O91 1,918,433
Noyamher o2071 5.034 AKA
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proved conformation and soundness
have been much sought after, and high
er prices have been paid for such ami
mails than were paid year ago. Per-
eherons of faulty conformation, lack
ing IN size or unsound, have not been
IN demand, and very low prices lave
been paddles than similar animals
brought last year. Good Percherons
are from $500 to $4,000 higher, and
inferior ones from $4,000 to $4,000
lover. Such keen discrimination is
favorable sign, and promises more
rapid Improvement than has occurred
heretofore.
A Warning.
The keener judgment manifested by
purchasers carries warning to breed
ers 1t profits are to be expected from
future operations, good sound sires of
Al type must be used and the colts
must be literally nourished from birth
till matured or sold. Grain should be
given by the time the colts are a month
old, and should not be discontinued,
summer or winter, until the animals
are at least three years old. The su-
perior development of the French colts,
as compared with most Of those reared
in this country, is directly traceable to
the fact that the French feed their
colts grain while they are on pasture,
even where the grasses are unusually
abundant and nourishing. Half a
pound of grain per day for each one
hundred pounds weight Of colt is none
too much for weanlings, yearlings or
two year olds, even when on good past
ure. Stunted colts never do recover
their normal conformation and excuses
are of small avail when buyers are
purchasing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08

Inasmuch as the names, addresses
and number of animals recorded by
each breeder are matters of extreme
interest to all horsemen located within
the county and in adjoining counties,
specific details are given as follows:
No. of Percher-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
Percherons Bred Miles

The majority of the animals record
ed during the time specified were colts
foaled in 1913, although the figures in
clude some produced in 19l2iand some
in 1914.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-07

divorced. Sometimes such wives
still believe their husbands meant it
when they made their marriage
vows, and would make a row if they
were shown to be violators of the
Mann act.
No kicking from you working
stiffs, for our safe and sane" Off
Gals have made it possible for you to
enjoy this privilege if you will cease
your extravaganza in eating and
drinking, wearing ready-made
clothes costing as much as $7.98 the
suit, attending the nickel shows and
riding on street cars, but save your
earnings until you have million.
You can do it if you will be econom-
icaI, for do not all millionaires say
that is the way to get mfllions?--
A. S. Cramer, conklin, Mich.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-07
HEREDITARY cRIME.-T

nEhEOl AM SFkI"Es-1A S III
vine plan of human life and its work
ing was explained in the actions Of
Adam and Eve in regard to the birth
of Cain and Abel Mother Eve, ow-
ing to her ignorance of the divine
law Of God, the result of her eating
the forbidden fruit in violation of the
command of God, gave birth to Cain
and Gains birth was to show to flu
ture ages the result of violating and
disobeyfng the laws Of God. Note
this difference. Jesus was born of a
virgin mother to show to the world
that on the virtues of woman depend
the nobleness of man.
If the working people would learn
the plan of divine human life there
would be no labor trouble.
But the working people are not to
blame for this confusion among men
and disrupted society. None of the
leaders of society know the plan of
divine life in man, nor will they learn.
None of the Christian churches know
anything about the relationship of
God and man. Ask any college pro-
lessor what he knows about God and
man. He will tell you what he be-
Lives. It's all ignorance and the Ia
boring man has to foot the bill. The
laboring man has not friend on
earth and all play him for sucker.
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WEALTH AS VIRTUE.

WEALTH AS VIRTUE. - At last
we have safe and sane construction
of the Mann act. The gentlemen of
the upper class can now safely take a
trip to any part of this U. S. in COM
pany with any pretty girl and regis
ter as husband and wife without
danger of being hauled into court
for it, with the attendant notoriety
and expense. The pressure of the
masters of wealth and the Mysteries
of the printed prostitutes for fear
some millionaire would be black
mailed have brought results.
1t is only girls of the low working
class who are taken on such trips,
and what if they are robbed of their
virtue? Virtue is something that re-
quires a great deal of self-denial on
the part of working girls to maintain.
1t is a thing that girl who has to
support herself cannot well afford to
have anyway, and after the million.
aire tires of her she can probably
find some man of her own class who
will be willing to pay such price as
IuCy Cdu lOI uSI IdNO1S dI SuCu Il1u0S
as the moral censors let her stay out
of jail Doubtless some of the COM
mon herd will point to this as more
evidence that laws are only made
for the poor to obey and the rich to
do as they please about.
What is the use of being man of
wealth if you are not to be permitted
such privileges, but must be held ac-
countable to the law the same as a
common working man? Debauching
the daughters of the poor has always
been the privilege of the aristocrats
and why should it be abolished
now? Some of our pig-sty aristo-
Gratis who were married before they
acquired sufficient wealth to entit1e
them to such privileges may have
wives who helped them get their
wealth and whom thew have not vet
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-07

The producers ought to have
enough to eat, enough to wear and
a decent place to live. If he can't
have that much, of what use is his
labor?-CharIes o. ]. LindhoIn, 1928
N. Clark.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-20
POWDERY SCAB OF POTATOES

Although the attention Of scientific
men was first called to poWdery scab
in 1S41, the disease had already been
known to German farmers for several
years. The first report Of the disease
in United States was made in 1913,
|potatoes from widely separated sec
tons Of the country being found to
be effected.
Investigation shows that, as yet, the
disease has not made great headway
in this country and potato growers
everywhere should be constantly on
the watch for it, 50 the disease may
be quickly stamped out. The disease
should by no means be regarded light
| ly. Severe attacks occur when pota-
I toes are planted year after year on
| infected land.
| 1t is claimed that healthy potatoes
| which have been in contact with dis
| eased ones may carry poWdery scab
| This naturally leads to the supposi-
| ton that it may be spread by means
af sacks O. other containers or b,