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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07
First publication June Z, 1917.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

KENosHA COUNTY coURT-IN PRO-
Brook, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
ana ;4l demands of all persons against Char
Ity Brook, deceased, late of the Town of
Brighton, in said County of Kenosha, viii
6 De examined and adjusted by the County
Court of Kenosha County at the regular
terms of said Court to be holden aft the
County Court room, in the City of Keno
Sha, IN and for said county on the first
tuesday of September, A. D. 1917. and ON
the first Tuesday of December, A. d. 1917,
az az ten O'Clock A. NJ. of those days: also
srl the time until and including the first
tuesday of November, A. d. 1917. is tbe
time allowed and limited for creditors of
said Charity Brook, deceased, to present
ance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 9Th day of June,
By the Court,
GEO. w. TAYLOR.
VII County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

STATE or WISCONSIN, COUNTY
COURT FOR KEN0SHA C0UNTf-lN
PROBATE.
Notice is hereby given that at q special
term of the County Court to be held IN anu
for said county. at the Court House in the
city of Kenosha in said county. on the
first Tuesday being the 26th day Of Jane,
4 d. 1917. at 10 o'clock a. NJ, the follow
ing matters will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the last will and testa-
ment of William Roeder. Sr., deceased.
The application of H. 7. Homer to adj
nit To probate the last will and testament
of William Roeder. Sr., late of the Town
of WheatIand. in said county, deceased
BY the Court,
GEO. w. TAYLOR,
County Judge
Buckmaster & Hammond,
Attorneys for Estate. VIZ
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07
First Publication May II, 1872.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

KENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-IN PRO
BATE
In the matter of the estate of James A.
McDougal, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against James
A. McDougall, deceased, late Of the town
of Salem, in said County of Kenosha, will
be examined and adjusted by the Coua'7
Court of Kenosha County at the regular
terms of said Court to be holden at the
County Court room in the City of Ke-
nosha. in and for said County on the first
Tuesday of September. a. D. 1917, and on
the first Tuesday of November, A. d.
1917, at ten O'Clock, a. m, of those days;
also that the time until and including the
first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1917, is the
time allowed and limited for creditors Of
said James A. McDougall, deceased, TO
present their claims for examination and
allowance
Dated at Kenosha, the 18th day of May,
A. D. 1917.
GEORGE w. TAYLOR.
County Judge.
BUCKMASTER & HAMMOND,
Attorneys for Administrator.
KenOSha, Wis. VS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

Mutual helpfulness is needed in all
departments of the city. If the health
department needs the aid of the police
officers, it should be promptly forth
coming. Hc~aver, with a force Of its
own, the health office should be able to
take care of all binary cases.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

Of course you can "kid" yourself
into believing that you are patriotic by
putting flag on the front of your au-
tomobile, but the real patriot is the
fellow who has a Liberty Loan Bond in
his inside pocket. 1t is just as much
a mark Of honor for the old fellows as
the registration card is for the young
sters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

where they want al the cream and none
Of the skinned milk they should be
CURLY instructed by the commission
that it is time for a competing COM
pany to come into the field.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

And a lot of those slackers who man
aged to get away without paying their
income tax, are still out Of jail and in
the peaceable possession of their prop
erty. Has the sheriff and the rest of
the officials forgotten what the law says
about collecting these taxesg
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

So far as we can learn, Milwaukee
was the only city in the country where
the saloons kept on working on Tues
day To deny Milwaukee saloon
keeper the right to rake in shekels-
and on holiday at that would be too
great stretch for Milwaukee's brand
of patriotism.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07
HIGHEST PRICES

Paid for barley, rye and oats, deliv-
cred at your nearest station; also cab
bage, onions and potatoes. Get our
prices before selling elsewhere. Tho
Dunuebacke Co, Market and West
Main street. Kenosha- Phone SOL.
SOP. adytf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

The fellow who is trying to avoid
the draft ought to be tickled to death
to sit down and read the President s
War Message. Most of them
would have rather had as a souvenir
of the little ceremony of today a
weeks subscription for some yellow
Socialist publication.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

And there may have been little
hesitancy in the step by which they
approached the registration booth.
Just wait till they are called on to
fight and Uncle Sam will find that Ke-
nosha men are no slackers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

And for heaven sake register to-
day Not only because you believe in
extending liberty to others, but be-
cause you want to keep your own
liberty. Men who do not register are
very liable to land in Jail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

While most people viii be gratifed
by any movement to improve the con-
dition of Main street, it does look ike
a shame to send good money after bad
What Main street needs is not repairing
but repaving. Repaying is the only
satisfactory way to repair it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

Some fellow up at Madison is sug-
costing daily sessions of the legislature.
Ii you got those fellows together any
more than you do now, there probably
would be no state to legislate over in
a couple Of years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

Ihe list of applicants for saloon H.
censes is interesting. Some of these
fellows believe that law like pie
crust is made to be broken. The names
of these men should not appear prom
inently on the list recommended by the
license committee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

And by the way, have the women Of
the state asked the Governor as to
whether or not he would consent to
allow them to have referendum on
suffrage. Better get his permission
first and save lot Of work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07
REAI. EsTATE RARGArN.

An eight room house, renting for
$500 month on north side, near st.
George Church, can be purchased vefy
cheap. For full particulars see John
B. Mayer, 179 Eagle street or phone
709. adv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

And it can be said that the city is
not expected to pay cent an hour
more for labor than the private con-
tractors. The people s money ought to
buy Just as much as the money Of any
one else.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

You can bear in mind also that the
fact that you have registered does not
prevent your volunteering for either
company of the militia. Uncle Sam
would just as leave give you The ply
steal examination now as later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

The fact that Moses had conscrip-
ton day and listed all of the families
of the Children of Israel, may be in
teresting, but it will not prove any
great solace to the slackers. The fact
that CONSUMPTION is historic will not
make it any the more acceptable.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

The funeral Of the late Mrs. Augusta
c. Wolf was held from the home in
Pleasant Prairie Wednesday, Deeora-
tion Day, and the funeral largely al
tended and the remains laid to rest IN
the family plot in Green Ridge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

Open up the play grounds. Just be-
cause we are at war is no reason to
deny Skinney and his gang the right
to healthful play during the summer
months. Building healthful children is
real preparedness measure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

If the government is not doing any
thing else in the war, it is giving the
light houses an excellent coat Of paint
and that is going to help some.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

And remember, that the registration
places win be open till nine o'clock
tonight. This is one thing that you
can not put off till tomorrow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

The only trouble confronting lot Of
our foreign friends on Tuesday was
that they failed to get the idea of the
celebration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

Garbage collection seems to be up in
the air again. Better send the S. O. S.
to the man who wanted to operate a
pig farm in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

Don be all fused up if you fail to
be drawn in the first draft. There will
probably be others later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

And the only safeguards are the
little blue cards which say This fell
low has been at the registration booth
and signed his name.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

Another way to be patriotic is to
give up the vacation at the lakes and
spend the time working in some farm
er s corn field. Probably you would
gain by it too.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

The failure of the people to buy the
Liberty Loan Bonds seems to be tear
ing down that old truism, cit Pays to
Advertise -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

And whatever else they do, let $
hope that they make that sewer under
Main street big enough this time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

And believe me the fellow who takes
'em off these days is taking some
chances.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

Money talks and one way to make
it wax eloquent for peace is to buy
a Liberty Loan Bond.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07
ArTr.NrrnN FARMERs.

Sow wheat We viii have our mill
ready to grind it before harvester time.
Alsted Manufacturing Company, Trues
dell, Wis. advU
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07

Planted the second crop of onions
yet orr did the weeds get the first oneg
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-16

Canadian casualties last month werc
3,648 men lost.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-16
JEWISH STATE
is FAVORED BY
MINISTER TREUB
First to Definitely State
What Should Be Status of
Palestine After War

The Hague Netherlands, Nov 49,
One of the first ministers of a neutral
country publicly to express himself in
favor OF Jewish State in Palestine
Is Marie Willem Ferederik Treub. HoI.
lands minister Of Finance. who has
frequently been called the strong
man. of the Dutch cabinet.
THE Jewish question is an interna-
t1onal problem the solution of which
is of world interest" declared Minis
ter Tre1Ib in the course of an inter-
view. If an international solution
of the Jewish question proves posi-
bic, and the formation Of a Jewish
State is one of the consequences of
the universal war, I personally should
be very pleased. One Of the first re-
qu1rements would naturally be that
the sacred places Of Christianity
should come under the control of
Christian authorities or he interna-
tionalized. But I do not think diff
1 culties will rise on that head. Every
friend of humanity must desire the
rebuilding Of the Jewish nation in a
Zionist sense Every endeavor will
therefore have to be made in the di-
rection OF transp1anting the Jewish
people to its old place of residence, in
order to solve a question that is so
painful for the Jews and for the
world.
| 1T cannot yet be said with >cer-
| tainty what questions will be dis
! cussed at the coming Peace Confer
| ence," continued Mr.. Treub, in reply
to an Enquiry. Whether the Jewish
question will come up for discussion
depends on the manner in which the
peace conference is held. The ques-
| ton Is whether peace negotiations
will be restricted to the MOST impor-
tant points, or whether an ehdeavor
will be made to solve all international
| questions In the latter case, 1t may
be hoped that the Jewish question
win not be forgotten.
Here in Holland there Is no Jewish
question. We know no definite anti
semitic movement, such as exists in
Germany and even in Austria. Every
| able Jew makes his way equally as
| well as an able Christian in Holland.
Talent Is here the only requisite de-
manded for success, and with us
gifted Jew may become cabinet
minister. We are proud of our tradi-
| lions of freedom. Holland has never
known hatred Of Jews or Jewish per-
| secutions If we had not been so
philosemitic we should have had no
Spinoza.'' CThe great Dutch-Jewish
| philosopher).
"FPom moral standpoint too, Hol-
land has an interest in q wise solu-
ton of the Jewish question, as laid
down In the Zionist program. It Is
comprehensive that for that reason
wide circles In Turkey, and in coun-
tries allied Herewith, are also In ia
vor Of the realization OF Ziontsm. It
lies in the line Of historic develop
ment that every people be offered the
opportunity to freely develop its pow
ers,'' concluded Minister Treub.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-16

A new plan for the saving Of coal
was devised by the B. r. T. Heat will
be shut of during the rush hours
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-16
S0UTKERNERS STILL MAKE USE
OF MANY OLD ENGLISH PHRASES
OF SLANG POPULAR YEARS AGO

In general, the mountaineer's Ian
guage Is racy and expressive. Ir
keeping with his Elizabethian ances.
tors, the hiIlsman has but1ded up ar
altar to brevity, which Is preferred to
both correctness and clearness. As
everywhere, slang has made its in
roads into the mountaineer's speech
owing to the necessity for terse
brief forms of expression.
I quote from one of my studies in
Dialect Notes: much Of the slang OF
the Elizabethan period is still used
in the Southern Mountains. Old Eng
lish slang Is also found-the slang OF
Beowulf and Andreas. Yet, unlike
the outside world, the mountaineer
uses certain slang words for genera
lions.
This may seem strange, If slang IL
the result OF crowd1ng, excitement and
artificial life, the life Of the city.
where there is something doing" with
the dawn of every new day -. what
in the Nation!' Is a slang expression
found in Beowulf, which is still used
among the hillsmen.
1.-THE dialect list OF the mountains
doubtless contains many slang words
and phrases which. at first sight,
would not perhaps be recogonized as
belonging to the early English and
Elizabethan periods. A possible ex-
PLANTATION is that these words and
phrases are not found in the above
mentioned writer's, who did not en-
ploy such an extensive use of slang
as modern writer's.
These words have been used for
generations among the mountainous
and must have been transported to
Virginia and the Carolinas during the
18th century, the great era of coloni-
ration. The Slang Dictionary fChat-
to and Windus, Lordon) contains a
number of these slang words, This
lends proof that these words must
have come from England in the 18th
century. The Slang Dictionary is q
collection of English slang
If 1.-The purest source of neo1osy IL
in the survival OF the old words" with
new meanings. the hfllsmen may la3
claim to their share. These old
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-16

/ words belong to the Elizabethan and
pre- Elizabethan periods, some OF
which, under new conditions and en-
vtronments, have been given new
meanings by the mountaineers; e. g.,
"dona," semislang word and term
Of endearment, meant in England "a
mother. (Cf. dona and feeles woman
and child) In the hills it means a
sweetheart. usually coupled with
''gal," as "dony-gal."
In England the Cutting of ones eye
sharpness; in the hills it means to
humtNate, or cause chagrin, as,
Samp greened him out (beat him) in
that trade and it civilly cut his eye
teeth" "Fudge." verb and noun, or
dinari1y meant nonsense, as now;
with the hillsman, to cheat, or poke
up" in marbles. In England, gall
want meant to be handy with the
ladies'; in the hills, to ''frfsk about"
here and there, as a dude. Ozark"
noun, meant in England a. joke, froic;
in the hills, a ''larker'' is a shrewd,
mischievous FELLOW. Other words
could be given.
Because Of the dearta Of slang die
tionaries- In America 1t is difficult to
determine whether q large, or small
percentage OF the slang to follow may
be found elsewhere In the English
speaking world. Some Of the earlier
English slang follows:
'tHan'kercher." handkerchief. ''s'e1p
me- 03oidDi" term of observation. $50
help me fGod)!" To bum around"
means to sit around. the 'fba1m' be-
ing the place where one sits" (Cf
Shaixs.) A cease" is a person out OF
the ordinary. as, "He's a plum case. I"
'tClean." quite, entirely, as in ''she's
clean through (Slhaks. and Cot
grave.) Customer" an undesirable
citizen; as "a tough customer" Te
'tbeaA the daylight feyes1 out of one"
is to severely thrash one. To "cut d.
does" is to SHOW off, or "ast smart"
before company similarly, in Eng
land ''didoes'' meant capsrs. FRANKS
sGab," to talk necessarily. To poke
up Is to fudge or steal. In marble
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-16

games. 'Give," to strike or beat, as,
20, I'll give it to you'll" Shaks.)
'tHeigh-ho,'' an exclamation of tire-
stolen yarn.") LAM" to strike or
E. lam, o. Morse lam, the hand }
on" to pretend (Cf. Ramsay's the
Gentle Shepherd, Probably Scottish. }
To 'let drive" is to suddenly throw,
or shoot, "cut Slip" 'sMealy-mouthed,''
q term of reproach, which formerly
meant deceitful. "Measly," mean.
MISUNDERSTANDING. From measles?)
Nation" (mentioned ahove), What
in the nation are We a-doin'?'' (Also
Latin slang, '@Ulbi in orbe terrarum, -
etc.)
The word patch" is an interesting
survival, a term Of contempt. '"That
gal O. yours, what We calls Nance,
amt a patchin' to that Barnes gal. +"
In the mountainous lingo, 'Npatchin' :"
usually means a comparison unfa,vor'
able. ''Sar-G cir)cumstance is often
used, as in Hes not a circumstances
to you!" (shaks., What a pied min
ny's this? Thou scurvy patch!')
"Housle" (pro. hoo-zle). n, dram
Of whisky. (Cf. shaks.. Hamlet, "un-
housled," and IT'S use in the Roman
Catholic ritual) Pepper" v. and H.,
to whip, beat; H., game at which two
bows pepper" each other with a
ball. Potter around" to loaf; for
mer1y, to NEEDLE.
Proper" very, exceedingly. This
is quite q distinguished and proper
word among the hillsmen. In addt-
ton to it's slang use, as in Young
Wash. lit in an whipped him proper"
the word is widely used in oballadry;
q. e.. There was a fair and a proper
young man" Whenever one attempt.
to use polished and concise English
he is given the soubriquet Proper
Jim etc.
Many cant words and phrases,
mostly English in origin. yet used by
Gypsies and others, have survived in
the mountains. ''Heigh-ho" has been
mentioned above. push" n. (ofd
CAN'T, means a crowd. the whole
layout" Smack" Is a cant and Gyp-
sy term, originally meaning a share
OF division of plumber. In the hills,
". and n, light (coid) repast.
A number of Irish surviva1s are
found This does not argue. how
ever, that the Irish element in the
mountains is large. These same Hish
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-16

md stayed Four wrecks but whan / can
some I would faint just the same ar
sad the same pains.
A friend who Ia nurse asked me
~ Lydia E. Pinkhana s Vegetable CO
'ound. began taking 1t thatycry
or was suffering O great deal. I'll
,lready done me moro good than
ospital. TO anyone who is Euffcri
3 / was my advice Is to stop in the fl
rug-store and get a bottle Of Lydia /
inkham's Vegetable Compound befoz
on go home. HRS. w. C. Brow
.344 W. 18th ST.. Cleveland. Ohio.
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MARRIED

HERMAN-MABIE- New Haven,
Oct. 10, Edward Herman. of New
hmrgh, NJ Y, and Miss Gertrude
&6abie, of Danbury.
XOMLrNEON-HUBB Shell
ton, Nov 8, Harold Tomlfnson. of
Hattertown, and Miss Flora Hub
bell, of Woodbridge.
HAN6E.N-KEELEY Stamford
Dot, g., Harry X. Hansen of Green
witch and Miss Gertrude d. Keeley.
NORANrMuIIER-I Newburgh, N.
", August J.. William J. Moran and
Mary II. Miller. both of Danbury.
NOODE-BURKE-I Stamford, Nov.
IA. Miss Anna Frances Burke of
Kinvara, County Cork, Ireland. and
Wi1liam pAul Moore.
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/ could not stan
it any longer. ]
was oil In my lowe
organs. AtHnes
could hardly wall
for II I stepped on
listia stone ] woul
alncst faint. On
day / did faint an
my husband W G.
sent for and the dos
tor came. Twas t.
ken to the hospitf
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BROWN-In She1burne Falls, Mass,
Nov. Z, 1917, Martha. wife of Ju-
liam Leroy Brown, aged At years.
McDONOUGH-In this city. Nov, 8,
1917, Catherine Agnes, daughter of
Thomas and Elizabeth McDonougn.
aged months, II days
NOONAN-In Stamford. Thurs, Nov.
s, 1917. John P. Noonan, aged 2S
years, months, 20 days.
ANTON-In this city, Now 9th, 1917,
Anna Lizzie Anton.
BELINSkY-In this city, Nov. 10th,
1917, Mathew Belinsky, aged 80
years.
DAVEY-In this city, Nov. II, 1877,
Ada A., wife of George w. Davey,
No, 563 Helen street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-16

words were common in England, also.
For example, a ''ruction'' is rough
and-tumble fight In Ireland 1t was
faction fight.
A "sap-head" is a simpleton, sap
skull. A "scab. is q, trifling, good
for-nothing fellow. (Shaks. uses
"scald.") ''Slap-d.I,'' exactly, precise-
ly; as HE hit him slap-dab in the
eye" In England SLAP. Also see
.tslap-bang.'' To 'squinch'' the eye.
to sauint it, Also tsquinch-eyed.'
(shaks "squinny,"' or ''squinty-eyed.'D
To "stand in witht one, to stand up
against one and fight him. In Eng
land, to take sides with.
A "swig'' is large dram, or
snort of whisky. (Sax. swigan.) To
'.tan'' one is to thrash or beat him.
The figure is from the tanning of
hides. $780, It'll tan your leather :
soundly thrash you. Also, to 'sc1ean
up the lanyard" to "whip the whole
crowd"
A good English and French survival
is found in the word "to-do," mean
ing any social function, blowout;
also a disturbance, fight FIR. "affaire"
ia faire,'' to do, hence Eng "af-
fair
When one is performing badly on
some musical instrument, one is play
ing the tune the old COW died on.
The figure is also used for any quick
and-devilish' tune or jig on the fiddle
or banjo, especially when the per-
former cannot recall the name of the
air A possible origin may be sought
in an old ballad referred to by dra-
matists of Shakspere's time.