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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
A Fine TaIker.

II like the looks of this parrot" said
the lady who had stepped into the bird
store. "Is he a good talkerg' The pro-
prietor replied that the bird was an
excellent talker, and it was evident the
customer was favorably impressed.
What is your price for him?" she
asked.
The man had noticed the rich ap-
parel worn by his customer, and he
judged that there was chance to
make little ''easy money" at the ex-
pense Of one who would never miss it
''Ten dollars" he said, with just the
slightest possible hesitation.
give dollars, madam" instantly
croaked the parrot.
The lady booked at the proprietor,
who had turned red.
He certainly is a fine talker,' she
said, land he also seems to have good
sense. 1 am willing to take him at his
own valuation. Do get him for that?f
'You do" answered the bird man
sadly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
DEATH OF NICHOLAS P. ENGEL
Well Known Young Man of the North
Side Died Saturday After
Long Illness.

Nicholas P. Engel, aged thirty-fve
years and well known resident Of the
north side of the city, died ON Satur-
day evening at the home of his father,
Valentine Engel, 23S Lake avenue.
He had been i'll with a spinal disease
for the past five years. The deceased
was born in Kenosha July 81, 1880, and
had spent his entire life in the city.
He was unmarried For a number of
years he was employed at the plant of
the Simmons Manufacturing company.
He was member of the Fraternal Or
der of Eagles. The funeral services
will be held from st. George church
at nine O'Clock Tuesday morning and
interment will be at the family plot
at st. George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
The Name Cuba.

CuEa Is the name by which the ~
land was originally known to the Lu.
cayan Indians, who We're with Colum-
bus when he discovered it One Of its
villages or cities was called by item
Cubanacan, and 1t is reported that
from the similarity of sounds Column
bus, still supposing himself to be on
the coast of Asia, imagined that this
must be city of ,Kublai Khan, the.
Tartar sovereign celebrated by Marco
Polo. The survival OF the original
name for Cuba is a remarkable in
stance of persistence, as the island has
been baptized and rebaptized many
times since its European discovery.
Columbus first called it Juana in honor
of Prince John, the son of Ferdinand
and Isabella. After Ferdinand's death
it was called in his memory Fernan-
dina. subsequently this name was
changed to Santiago, after ST. James,
the patron saint of Spain. Still later
it was named Ave Maria in honor of
the Virgin Mary. But none of these
names held, and the Indian name is
still preserved.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Giant and Dwarf Honeybees.

In some Of the East Indian islands
and on the mainland Of Hindustan are
to be found the smallest species Of
honeybees in the world These dwarf
honey collectors are known to ento-
mologists as Apis forea. Their honey
combs are no larger than child's
hand, and the cells are about the size
of a small pinhead. This honey is ex-
cellent, as is the wax. The little crea-
lures build the comb in the branch of
a low tree, and as they have not to
provide for winter, they work all the
year through, raising broods like them
selves.
In the same land there is a species
of giant bees, Apis dorsata, as large as
a field cricket. These monsters of the
bee world build honeycombs that are
from six to seven feet in length, four
or more in width and weigh from 300
to 400 pounds each.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
The Social Scale.

ANY one having acute information as
TO what the social scale is will kindly
communicate with this Office instanter.
Although a favorite expression in the
best of authors families, diligent re-
search fails to reveal its true character.
its limitations, denotations and como
tations. The dictionary is very pains
taking in telling us what scales are
not only scales in general, but numer-
GUS varieties of scales in particular. 1t
is similarly minute in defining the
word social, but there is never a hint
as to what the social scale is. How
is it established? 1t must measure
something in connection with society.
But what is its unit of measurement?
Is it dollars per stratum, ancestors per
century, shirt sleeves per generation,
fdleness per family or what?
Without these and other accurate de-
tails we must all remain at sea. Many
of us at this very moment may think
we are ascending the social scale when
we are really travelling rapidly in the
other direction. Life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Ancient Corfu.

The island Of Corfu claims a mari
time history antedating that Of Athens.
According to tradition, this was the
land Of the Phaecians, and here Ulys-
ses landed in the course of his wan
behring's, and on this sea shore that de
lightful story had it's setting, which
Homer tells, Of how the hero received
much needed hospitality and kindness
at the hands Of Nausicaa, the daughter
Of King Alcinous- perhaps the most
beautiful episode in all the odyssey"
Indeed to this day two islands close to
the shores Of Corfu dispute the honor
OF being the ship of Ulysses turned
into stone.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
TWO Views of a Treaty.

The treaty of Client, which ended
the war of 1912, as signed on the 2Sth
OF December, 1914, was variously re-
garded. Henry Clay, one of the signers.
thought it "a - bad treaty" and did
not hesitate to say so. In certain high
quarters in England. on the other hand,
It was looked upon as great oppor.
tunity thrown away.
An able minister would have con-
tinued the war;" Lieutenant General
Sir Charles Napier declared, 'until the
northern states withdrew from the
Union, making separate treaty with
England, after which England could
have raised the negroes of the south,
marched to Washington at the head of
an immense force of armed and disci.
plined black regiments and dictated
peace, making Delaware an independ-
eut black state in alliance with Eng.
land" So much depends upon the
point Of view.-From Our Nation In
the Building" by Helen Nicolay, in
Century Magazine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Why We Have Two Eyes.

Because we have two eyes the things
we see seem solid and not fat. with
the result that we can judge their dis
lance from us with fair correctness.
Look through a window at a house
across the street with one eye closed
and then with the other eye closed.
The bars of the window frame will
cut across the opposite house in differ
ent places. The two fields seen with
the eyes separately, although in the
main alike, differ. When you look at
the house with both eyes open the two
fields seen by the two eyes are COM
bined and the house across the street
assumes depth and relief Although
we see a house with each eye, we see
only one house with both eyes. This
makes the stereoscope possible-an in
strument SO designed that the two eyes
are made to converge on single point
and yet to see two different pictures.
If these two pictures represent a chair
as it would appear to the right and
left eyes respectively they are per-
ceived as one solid object. - Popular
Science Monthly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Tricks of the Trade.

When the little blond stenographer
visited her friend, the tall brunette
bookkeeper, the other day she found
the latter busy with lot of envelopes
and some paste.
"Why don't you get good envelopes
so they'll stick?' she asked.
"These did stick once" the brunette
confded. "but I'm fixing them again"
Whats the idea?"
Whenever people come into the Of
fee for my boss he likes to make them
think he is rushed to DEATH"
"Uh huhP'
$50 you see am fixing up these old
letters. He will make a great fuss
opening them when a customer calls.
He does that so much we have a hard
time keeping supply of letters to
stick p."-Exchange.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Dropped In on the Bears.

Some years back visitor dropped in
on the bears at the geological gardens.
A hat fell into the pit, and its owner
at once jumped in after it. He alight-
ed on bear who was enjoying a doze
in the sun. The bear made him well
come. IT seized him by the shoulder
and waltzed him round and round
Luckily the visitor kept his feet until
a keeper opened a side door and pulled
him into safety. But the hat was left
behind. On the following day the man
he claimed the cost of a new hat
London Taller.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
The Kick Subtle.

A man who lives in Savannah and
owns plantation in Chatham county,
Ga, bought mule with a reputation
for owning set of gifted and hair
triggered hind legs and shipped her
out TO his place to be used in blowing
for cotton.
A Sunday or so later he visited the
plantation. The darby whose particu-
lar job it was to care for the working
stock came limping up to him to re-
port.
"Jin," asked the owner of the plan
tation, "does that new mule kick
much?"
''Kick?'' said Jim. 4eBoss, dat dar
mule kin kick de sweetnen' right out
of yore coffee| = Saturday Evening
Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
The Word Caters.

Episcopal CATERS cannot date from a
very remote antiquity. The very word
"gaiters" is almost a newcomer to the
language. Johnson's Dictionary does
not recognize its existence. 1t does not
occur before 1850, and even in 1902
military dictionary had to define it as
"a sort of spatterdashes." "Guetre,"
however, the French original, goes back
at least to the fifteenth century, and
the origin Of that is lost, though ety.
mologists compare all sorts of words in
all sorts of languages, including an old
German word for bahy's christening
cloth. The one certainty is that CATERS
has nothing to do with gait in spite of
the punning line in the Rejected Adj
dresses"-"Lax in their CATERS, laxer
in their gait. London Spectator.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Keep the Teeth Clean.

Y That the farreaching conce-
" Quences Of neglecting to take
" care of the teeth may be felt in
" later life is the belief Of many =
" medical observers. Many dis
" eases are the direct result of de- !
" cayed teeth, swollen and infam- y
" ed gums. pyorrhea or sonse other y
" form of oral sepsis y
Y Attention must be given to the y
Y teeth regularly, three times a y
" day. as soon as possible after
Y eating. if the teeth are to be pre-
" served and the health kept nor
" NAL. An equal portion Of pre- y
" pared chalk and orris root, mix
~ ed, will keep the mouth sweet y
Y and clean If used as a tooth pow 7
x der. The gums may be toned up !
" by rinsing the mouth with salt y
Y water. A half teaspoonful to 7
Y tumbler Of water makes an y
V agreeable solution. Salt water Y
X in this strength is also an excel Y
X lent gargle for a sore throat =
"
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
ANsWEA FOR McGovERN.
Leading sProgressives' Look Over
Reply to Former Governor Before

Tt is Sent to Him.
The state convention of Progress
sives, it is said, will be held in the
university gymnasium in Madison on
Thursday, June %. LaFollette men in
Madison on Friday gave out W. S.
.Goodland Is letter to former Gov. Fran
els e. McGovern, in which the Racine
editor attempted to reply to questions
raised by .McGovern., While the letter
was given out for publication, up to a
late hour on Friday McGovern had not
received Mr.. Goodland's letter.
Friends Of the former governor point
to this incident as more evidence that
the proposed convention of Propres-
sives is being engineered out Of Sena-
tor LaFollette's Office in Madison.
They say Goodland IS reply to Mccoy
ern evidently was submitted to the
LaFollette leaders before it was mail
ed by Goodland to McGovern. Mccoy
ern men are also pointing to the fact
that when the Progressives met at SEN
ator LaFcllette's birthday dinner, and
again when they held conference in
the assembly chamber in Madison, the
name of the former governor never
was mentioned. They have what is
regarded as evidence clearly indicating
that the convention to be held in Madi-
son is political frameup which has
as its purpose the elimination Of the
Milwaukee man as candidate for gov
ernor. McGovern' s closest friends feel
certain he will remain in the race, and
they are inclined to think that the
political schemes of the senator to re-
move him will add nothing to the
strength Of Senator Bosshard, LaFol-
lette IS candidate for governor. In the
Goodland reply to McGovern, the Ra-
cine man says the purpose Of the state
convention, and he no longer denies
that it will be convention, is to create
a permanent organization, to unite on
q complete state and legislature ticket
and to present a united front to the
opposition
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Restraints of Poverty.

A negro with bad cut in his head
came to a doctor. The doctor fixed
him up, and as the man was about to
depart the physician said: 'That's a
pretty bad cut in your head, Henry.
Why don't you profit by this lesson
and keep out Of bad company in the
future?''
Well, | should like to, doctor" re-
Piled Henry sadly, "but, you see,
amt got no money to get er divorce"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
HomeIy Philosophy.

Don't build your house on the site
Of Tribufation Town and then growl
when the hurricane sweeps it away.
The minute we think we're over
stocked with wisdom it's high time to
ask the good Lord to give US some
When we hang out the trouble sign
that's the time all the little troubles
locate us and crowd in to give US all
that's coming to us.-Atlanta Consti-
tutione
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Electrical Oscillations.

Hertz years ago first produced rapid
electrical oscillations and showed that
they Travelled through space with the
speed of light and reappeared as cleo
trical oscillations and sparks in suit
ably arranged conductors at a dis
lance. Starting with waves twenty
feet long in air and oscillating 50,O00,-
600 times a second, he worked down
to waves one-tenth as long and ten
times as rapid
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
She Told Him.

Dfl1ydally "a chronic procrastinator)
Il dreamed last night that I-er-ah--
proposed to you. / wonder what that
is sign Of? Miss Lingerlong (desper-
ately)-It is sign that you have got
more sense when you are asleep than
when you are awake.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
He Had Some Concei4.

Glow did you come out?" asked his
friend. Twill she have your"
Her answer" replied the diplomatic
attache, is partially satisfactory;
enough so to continue negotiations
She says if she ever does marry it
will be a man Of good looks, courage
and ability. Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Somher Reflection.

"Bliggins insists on being the life Of
the party
Yes commented Miss Cayenne,
"and life is sometimes such a sad
thing" Washington Star.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
WIGS.

The fashion of wearing. wigs was
due to skin disease which produced
bald patches on the august head of
Francis I. of France. He got wig.
and his courtiers followed suit, just as
they all whispered when he had an at
tack of laryngitis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Discretion.

Though man has all other perfec-
tions and wants discretion, he will be
Of no great consequence in the world,
but If he has this single talent in per-
lection and but a common share of
others he may do what he pleases in
his particular station of life.-Addison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
BIRTHS.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. D. n. Evens,
264 Third street, this morning, a girl.
Word comes from Chicago of the
birth in the Presbyterian hospital there,
of a boy to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Frost
of Durkee avenue.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Tribur,
66l Fremont avenue, Saturday, May II,
o baby boy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01

Mrs. N. A. Rove and Mrs. William
Purnell who went to Frederick, Md, to
attend the funeral service of Mrs.
Donald Mclean are expected to return
tomorrow They left Frederick on
Thursday and have visited in Washing
ton, Baltimore and in Danville, n Y,
in all Of which towns they have rela-
tives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
No Oratorio.

A young bookkeeper attended a pu-
pills recital in greater Boston and was
questioned next day by musician as
to the program. Good music, eh?"
"Oh. yes; finer Popular stuff or
classical?' ooh, all classics sAny
oratorio?' ooh, no; no oratorio, all
music.'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Some Decline.

Optimistic Why, Greece pro-
duced a Homer! Pessimist-And to-
day couldn't produce base on balls.
Albany Argus.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
At the chemiatrv Examination.

Professor-Can you tell nue. what win
happen to gold when it is left uncov-
cred in the air? Student-It will be
stolen.-Youths Companion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01

Miss Margaret zievers delightfully."-
entertained the girls OF the American
Brass company's Office last Saturday
afternoon, at her home on Pleasant
street, at tea party. It was given IN
honor of Miss Edna Ravens, who is to
be married the middle of June.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
At the Hospital.

What's the matter with that glass
eater"
He tried to lunch off a window yes
terday and now he has pane in his
stomach. Baltimore American.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Always Enterprisinu,

Hand some men lemon and they
will Immediately begin the manufac-
ture Of lemon extract, salable prod
uct--Kansas City Journal
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
One Exception.

mo man can be always guarded in
his conduct"
Il know of one class of men who
can"
Where are they?'
'In the penitentiary." = Baltimore
American.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
No Sympathy.

What's the proper age to fall in love?
II you're under forty you're a young
fool, and if you're over forty you're
an old fool-Louisville Courier-JournaE.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Suitable.

Cant you give me position in your
bank, Mr. Jiggs?"
Il don't know but what you might
qualify as teller, Miss Gossip retort-
ed the brute.-Buffalo Express.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
To Keep Hay From Taking Fire.

To keep hay from taking fire in the
Iowa man recommends four quarts of
salt to the load when it is put in the
mow.-Farm and Fireside.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
They Often Do

Don't the bonds of matrimony inter.
est your
'They might if they paid a cash
dividend. Boston Transcript.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Pretty Ponr.

Hicks-Bluffer is talking of purchas
ing an automobile. Wicks- Buffer!
Why, he couldn't buy charge of am
munition for an air gunl
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
Complete.

Knicker-Is the car equipment COM
plete? Bocker-Yes, it even includes
letter forms for putting off the grocer
and butcher-7Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01

Fred Petit, well known in this city,
has been made finance chairman of the
Racine Central association.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01

Apologies only account for what
they do not alters-D sraei
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01

A good way to be happy is to try 20
be useful and helpful.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01

Peace is not mere tranquility, for
tranquility may be indifference.-Duf-
fiel5
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

sarily they want the institution
to be Of a maximum useful
ness. But it cannot be useful
unless adequate use is permit
ted and it is a we'll known fact
the swimming season is short.
1t is said one reason for the 4
o'clock rule is the fact some
parents have been objecting
because their boys remain in
swimming too long. Instead of
asking that the pool be closed
would it not be better for those
people to take their own chill
dren more closely in hand. Is
it fair to close the pool to all
children Just because some boys
over indulge?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

The democratic platform on
the other hand boldly cham
pions the ship purchase bill.
That bill has already passed
the house and is before the SEN
ate. 1t is a real measure of re-
lief. 1t apprOpriates $50,000,-
900 for the purchase or con-
struction Of ships to be operat-
ed under government, control
during the war and for a peri
cd of five years after the close
of the war.
The republican plan is to
fiddle along with reference to
the ship subject and to give
money from the federal treas
ury to ship owners who are al
ready making fabulous profits.
1t is a futile policy from the
standpoint of the people.
The democratic plan is to
"hit the ball" at once in the
interests of the producers and
manufacturers. The plan is
for the government to take di-
rect steps toward reducing oce-
an rates and caring properly
for the transportation Of our
products across the sea.
The republican plan will
greatly please the ship com
bine and bring forth liberal
campaign contributions from
that source for the party's war
chest" But it is a betrayal of
the northwest farmers and
other producers throughout the
land.
It should not be hard for our
farmers to distinguish friend
from foe in this campaign.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
ONE ROAD TO PREPARED
NESS

~ n July l law will go in
W to effect commissioning
1900 new second lieuten-
ants for the regular army. The
greater portion of these men
will be present non-commis-
stoned officers in the army.
They are entitled to advance
ment and it would be a great
benefit to the preparedness
move if the field of promotion
could be kept permanently
open to men from the ranks.
In the past the officers have
been the exclusive part of the
army-the aristocracy. With
few exceptions they have been
West Point men and enlisted
men have had scant oppOrtu-
nifty to hope for anything above
a sergeancy. 1t has been a stu
pid arrangement and has had
much to do with the failure to
secure an adequate number of
enlistments for the army.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
RESTRICTIONS AT THE MA
TATORIUM

~ ESTRICTIONS upon the
IN use Of the Natatorium
are necessary Of course,
but is there not danger that the
thing may be oyerdone. For
instance there is the new rule
that small boys must not use
the pool after 4 p. m. Isn't
that going a trifle far? What
of the boys that may be un-
able to take a swim until after
4 o'clock. What about chill
dren who may wish to go in the
pool with their fathers or mo-
theirs or brothers after 4 p. m?
The public spirited citizens
who contributed the money to
the Natatorium fund did SO
largely because of sentiment
that local boys should have a
good place TO swim. Neces-