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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

JoHN and Jacob Weber are still teach
ing a school which they opened in New
Orleans in May, ls41, at which they
have taught continuously. without a
vacation, and with only fifteen days in
e rEissiOn in fifty years TO permit of
the repair of the building.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

BIBLICAL units have the following
equivalents: \ shekel Of gold was s. \
talent Of gold SIS, 500. 4 talent of sill
yer S53s 80 Ezekiel's reed was nearl =
II feet. \ cubit was nearly - inches.
A bin was gallon and = piuts 4 mite
VS. less than quarter of glass. \
shekel OF silver was about 80 cents 4
piece Of silver, or penny. was Is cents.
a sabbath days Journey vas about an
English mile An ephah. or bath con-
tains gallons and , piuts \ days
Journey was about - miles. 4 hand
breadth Is equal To SIS inches \
fingers breadth Is equal 10 I inch \
farthing was cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

THERE are thirty different religious
castles in India. and when the railroads
were first established no two castles
would ride n the same coach. The ma
tives found it ineonvenient. however.
and now all sorts of castles mix up for a
inmrnnr
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

THEEE are only FIVE States in the
Union in which a school-master can now
legally fog a pupil In all other
States a pupil menaced with corporal
punishment can arm himself with any
secret weapon and use il as best lie can.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

n Tennessee soon wins a large II not
respectable following. This celebrated
nan hired a brass band. and of course
attracted large crowd. ''Gentlemen,"
said he, ..you have doubtless been many
time humbugged. but want to show
you that every man is not fraud.
say that nv medicine viii cure bilious
ness. don't want you to take my word
for it, but | want you to watch and see.
Now, if there's very bad case in the
crowd l want to see it | don't fool
with chills and slight fevers, but yearn
/ for the ailment in its worst form That's
right, step up on the wagon"
A man climbed up and took a seat.
GLOW do you feel?" the doctor asked.
miserable
"Back ache?"
| "Yes. sir"
''No Appetizer"
"None whatever"
"BrasSy taste in your mOuth?"
'Yes, sir"
'Can't stand any exertiOn?"
"No, sir"
Let me see your tongue"
! The man thrust ont his tongue. The
doctor uttered an exclamation of aston
/ ishment. Turn around and let the
| audience examine your tongue.
/ The man turned to the assembly and
thrust out his tongue. 1t was thickly
coated; in fact, it was what might be
called bad tongue.
''Gentlemen," said the doctor, II
never saw a worse tongue than this. but
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10
MT nnIte.

In young ladies' school.
Teacher-What are the three prin-
cipal kinds of poetry?
Pupil-The lyric. the dramatic and
and
Teacher-(cOming TO her assistanec)-
Come, you know; the cpl
Pupil-Oh, certainly; how stupid Of
me. and the epidemic.-Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10
Iufcaling Man.

Penelope-Do you think this poison
will kill the rats?
Yer Unfeeling Brute of a Husband
/ doa't know. You might try it on
your pug dog first if you are anxious to
make certain.-Munsey' Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10
interrupted.

Hogan-oi asked Fogarty fer lave t
marry wan O. his girls, on me way
home might, an he tould me tex me
pick
Murphy-Yure in great luck
Hogan-Indade. Dim not lie tould
me I tex me pick an git out--Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10
Finsd for Misu.,np the Mails.

DIR. Sidney Mcbride, of MERRIAM, was
fined 81, 600 and costs by Judge Bum in
the United States Court at Madison the
other afternoon for sending through the
mails circulars advertising medicine
which would interfere with the course
of nature under certain circumsta noes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

FRANCES census OF carrier pigeons
shows that in time Of war the Govern
ment would have at its disposal upward
of a quarter Of a million of them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10
A GlIt.Edged HINT.

He-What are you listening so intent
~ for, dearest? can you hear my hesrt
thrOb?
She-I don't know, Arthur, dear,
whether it's your heart or that new
necktie you've got on that hear.-The
Jury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10
M Harm Done.

81 could wiring that proof-reader's
neck.''
whats the NATTER"
81 wrote her marital life, and it APP
pears her martial life"
20. don't get excited It's the same
thing. ''-Munsey's Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

Stranger Why don't you continue
your game Of ba il?
Small Boy-Jobnny Jones has run
home with tho catcher's mask, and they
amt a hustle in the neighborhOOd.-
Ffrdora
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10
An Object lesson.

Mrs Brown-Do you know what you
remind me of when you go around the
house in your stocking feet?
Brown-A tacks-gatherer. Hopping
hornets! Why don't you be careful.
woman. when you put down the carpet!
Iifa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

A KANSAS Doctor recently reported to
his medical society case ofIead poison
ing.which be attributed % the patients
habit Of putting the end Of his lead PEN
ell in his mouth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

WoRD comes from Paris that Mrs ].
G. Aver. widow OF the patent medicine
millionaire, Is betrothed 10 a brother Of
the late Emperor Of Russia's mOrganatic
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

ONE 81 the marvels Of electricity. and
one 90 the most striking OF the Edison
exhibits az the Paris exposition. was the
little instrument which enables the op-
orator To sign a check one hundred
miles distant The writing % b. trans
mitted is impressed on soft paper with
an ordinary stylus This Is mounted on
acvIinder. which. as itreyolves, makes
and 5reaks'- the electric current by
means Of the varying indentations on
the paper. At the receiving end Of the
wire a similar cylinder receives the CIR
rent on chemically prepared paper, on
Which il transcribcs the signatures in
black letters on white ground
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

TWENTY-FIVE cremations have taken
place IN the crematory at Cincinnati.
the latest one last week The crema-
tory has been built only two years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

AT Chisamba, Africa, the young peO-
PIE have asked the missionary to raise a
flag Saturday evenings that they may
know that the next day IS Sunday and
cume To the meefInns-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

PROP TorrEN, Of Yale University.
has been calculating the exact date o.
the time when. as recorded i'm Jo>tua.
the sun stood still upon Gibeon and lae
moon in the valley Of Ai4lon. and tle
sun FASTENED not t. go down about a
whole dan. which occa sion was i'm
proved by the Hebrews 10 administer a
thrashing To The hosts Of the five Amor
rite Kings. finishing up BY staying the
Cuiutette II majestieS Prof Tctten
saws the O-rurrcnce was conjunction Of
the sun and moon. and that II happened
exactly Sfs5 fall lunar wears ago, or $3.50
X c. II any one has doubts he is AZ
liberty 20 iie are it out himself
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

A NEW electric brake, recently ex-
perimented with in England. stopped a
ca travelling at rate of thirty miles
an hour in two hundred feet.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

Is selecting the names of a jury to
try man for murder down in Georgia
the maine Of the murdered man was
drawn out OF the box along with the
others
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

SPEAKING OF b-ief names, there is a
family in Francs named b. one in Bel
GUM named o. a river in Holland called
the Y and village in sweden named A.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

swell, Spowter, we're any eggs thrown
at you during your lecturing tolr?"
mot an egg. Why, man, eggs were
worth thirty cents dozen all the time
! was gonel''-Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

FAVE my Ruse,
sir, and nj
show your M
beneath my ro1 ,
againl Leave,
instantlyi''
Colonel Scott.
a retired army
officer, ha q
reared his
daughter Ophe-
liza with tender
care. His life
was nothing to
him save as il
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10
A WESTERN DOGBERRY.
Exploits of Hays City's First JUS
tice of the Peace.

n THE primitive
days of the settle
ment of Central
Kansas-nearly a
quarter of a centu-
nv ago-the pro-
ceeding S of tn g
purely local courts
wer @ m ly a
travesty upon law
and Justice. Under
the statutes, legit-
innate and ample
fees for service are
prescribed, while
the constitution re-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

Mis-. ANNA RoUsH. Of Letart O., has
fully two thousand living descendants.
She was born in MorgantOwn. Pa, June
4 T7S1
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

HENEY NJ. STANLEY will come to
America next October TO fulfill the lect-
Ure engagement he broke of to go to
Africa four years ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10
An APPROPRIATE Qnestien.

Hoffman Howes-Rocky, old boy, my
heart is lacerated.
Rockaway Beeche-Yes. And who is
the lass?-Puck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10
A SMART FAKIR.
He Cured All the Bilious People
He Could Find.

+ V ERAL weeks
ago a most wonder
full doctor made
his appearance in a
Tennessee to " n.
He advertised that
he could cure any
case of biliousness,
and any mar who
makes such a claim
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

'sMr. Ingalls,, what is the difference
between a colored brother and niggcr?'
.sWen, said Mr.. ingalls,, "a niger is
a Democrat. and a colored brother is =
well, you know. = Life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

DENTISTS use laughing gas, but bar
bers still stick 70 the natural variety.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10
A GOOD LESSON.

A Scolding Lover who Was Curesk
Habit-An Old Soldiers Love
Daughter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-10

have built up our Western empire, the
effect of whose presence and efforts is
visible in the beautiful, moral and
cultured Hays City of to-day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-12
MAIN STREET, LOOKING WEST.

sonal experiences of many people were strange
and almost incredible. Some were well sbel-
tered from the storm at one moment, and the
nett stood In ruins, but uninjured. This was
the case with Mr. Russell and his friend.
They saw the tornado approaching. An in
slant later the house seemed 10 make jump
and they were thrown to a corner. There
was a crash and the air grew black and full
Of missiles. The men crouched low until the
storm passed. Then they saw Mrs Yearwood
and two others standing in the middle of the
floor, the house having been lifted from over
them and set down to the north. From under
the debris came the cries of a baby. The
storm had tilted and crushed the bed and
thrown the mattress over the child. 1t was
taken out uDharaed.
Other strange adventures are related in
connection VITA the Mt Vernon catastrophe.
A man at the electric plant was lifted up,
carried for two blocks, whirled in every d.
rection and set down without being injured.
One house was moved ten feet from its foEn-
dalton and its occupants did not feel the jar.
Another house was raised in the air and fed
back upon its original support, The wind
dippad into a cistern on the east side Of the
Commercial hotel, sco2pei up the water,
Ieaped over the east end Of the tavern and
smashed the west extension to fragments
Six miles from the town tie roads were after
wards found TO be simply covered with
clothes Pe5ticoats hung OF the trees. Coats
and trousers lay buried under heaps Of leaves
and hats danGIed from the ends Of branches.
Tie forest reSem0ied nothing so much as
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-12
higher THAN ORDERS.

The Conductor Tells why He Has In Eta
Heart n Soft Spot for TTamps.
''So, we don't bounce the tramps who ride
on the bumpers OF our frei ght train said a
freight conductor who has run to the west
~ presume that we carry an average of a
dozen each trip, but if they remain between
the cars We pretend not to see them.
But it Is against orders" was urged.
"Oh. yes: but there is a higher power than
general orders, even for railroad men. Five
or six years ago used to be hard on the rail
road tramp. Ia have the train looked over
at every stop, and II we caught a chap he got
handled pretty lively. Nowadays I throw
out hint 10 the brakenen 10 smut both eyes,
and if the tramp don't presume too much on
my good nature, no one viii disturb him"
What happened 70 change your mindr'
"Oh, a little incident of no interest TO the
public. but great deal to me. l was married
in December three years ago. On the third
night I got an order to run out with an extra.
There was 4 cold rain, which froze as 1T fell.
and one of my crew got hurt at our very first
stop. This left US snort handed, and as we
could not supply his place I had TO act for
him. We were back in the mountains, run
ming strong 10 make tine, when the engineer
=
Of the cabooSe with the brakemen, and had
set two brakes and was after the third
when a lurch Of the cars threw ne down and
l fell between TWO OF them. I mad just one
glimpse Of the RED checked bride 81 home,
Just one swift thought Of her in widows weeds
and her heart breaking. when q hand grabbed
me l was going down head first, bur the
strong clutch turned me over and my feet
struck the bumpers. I'd have gone then, only
some one put my hands on the ladder, flung
his arms around me from behind to hold ne
there, ani said
You are ali right. old man. Your nerve
viii come back pretty soon.
And il was a tramp. eh =
1T was aud he held ne there until the
train reached lis stop, ana then helped me
down. for the sudden fright had taken al.
my strength and nerve away. But for him
/ l should have been ground up under the
wheels. TINS is the reason / keep a soft spot
! In nv heart for the genus tramp, ana why,
I when / sometimes walk the be-Etl OF every
/ train aud had every bumper occupied, /
( looS ssywsrd and pretend nos "a see s.
much as an old FUR cap. New Nors sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-12

CLOUD. TWO minutes later the large brick
chimney, twenty-five feet in height, fell and
crashed through the roof. Then a large ep-
pie tree nearly two feet in diameter blew
over on the club house aud completely de-
molished it and the four bedsteads and other
furniture it contained Had the visitors re-
manned in the house they would certainly
have been killed Mr. Gunther was engaged
in hauling large logs with g yoke OF oxen to
repair damage done-by a former storm to the
wharf
The oxen we're attached to the under side Of
an axle supported by two wheels. Axle, logs
and oxen were turned ompleDely over by the
blast, and Gunther was rolled long distance
in the mud, receiving number Of scratches
and bruises. The oxen were unburt, and
after Fighting the vehicle the journey TO the
wharf was resumed At Still Pond the same
tornado that wrecked the club house killed
eleven people but in Anne Arundel county,
near Baltimore, it confined its fury to the up
roofing of large trees and the smashing OF
thousands of ripe watermelons.
The tail of a cyclone struck Salem, Mass,
in September, 1888. A Democratic banner
swung from a rope made fast TO two chin
neys Under the strain of the tapping flag
one of the chimneys gave way and knocked
down huge joist. The joist fell to the side
walk and hit and smashed to bits a coupe
standing in front of bank. The occupant
was uninjured. The horse tried to run away,
but the halyards of the flag tangled about his
neck and soon brought him to a standstin.
In August, 1885, at Wilmington, Del, a
horse was blown from its hitching post into
an ice house fifty feet away. The animal
was uninjured, but the carriage was reduced
to fragments.
The illustrations given herewith show Some
of the phases of the recent great catastrophe
at Louisville-the path Of the tornado through
the city, the improvised morgue opposite
Falls City hall, ard scene in the wrecked
district
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-12
A Great Record a. = klae-.

Kissing : SID % 50 oy favor, bus L tie
evidence brought bsfoFe 8 Philadelphia ccurs
recently II s s1Js fo- divorce L rsi-z5.s. Z
would seern tnaI tie defendant 70 tz-a cause
had re fav171s4s- bat Kissed Iz1pa-a-E-v az =
7vonaa wao ciSauceri EAs way sd s-oss4 SUB
-rit - rs arscUlsso-T ca-esSas- III as-ne ls
Deaszoe, and be formerly keP- 5o.e- - Cape
Ma~. TIE wi5aesss dz-sJs51 - saezHZ 11z
kiss 4 co.drs3 Coz, $ e-1gple3 ng.ss a-i-l- q
gray haired bct faz=--7e ~l-1w az-1 Z 5o-E-zig
cnande-uzi5. T1s 01iy woman De Seemed
unwilling u kS Eas RS ~lse- F9- cz-s rsa-
81 and a.ee2uss So SIS b. azsa-1z E,-zsi
an bszz icy every 12y, H-z D-zl59s -s-
-.zar,.s & Glvo-S-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-12

DR.. Harrison Wagner, of Washington, Is
either Of unsourd mind or one Of the most
daring scoundrels Of the age. He Is now
under indictment at Stafford Court House,
Va He is charger with forging a bond for
tie paynent Of 81, So, s75. g, purPorting to
have been signed by William B. Dinsmore as
presidents Of the Adams Express company.
This bond he fled at Stafford Court House,
secured writ. and had it served on the local
agent Of he company. Dinsmore has been
dead for some time, and Wagners object was
to secure Judgment on the bond. which would
stand good against the alleged debtor com
pany for twenty years, and which at some
later date might be collected for want Of syi-
dence showing the fraudulent grounds On
which IL wes granted
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-12

Suicide in any form Is { horrible thing %
contemplate, bat occasionally 1t has features
which carry its ghastAness al-os+ beyond the
limits Of belief. THIS was 50 Il The case OF
Mrs. Mary Giles. VINO SILed heTszh recently
in & New York ten1nent ho1Se TIE woman
rad been deserted By her husband eod was
undoubtedly crazsd with gre and anxiety.
Size drove her children from tRe room lo-sled
the door end sat aooUr he- t-tChtf1l work
As a preliminary and 70 prevent outraged
nature finding vent IN cries she CIT o3 Der
tongue Then she severed the len hand from
the arm and calmly watched The life hood
ebb out upon tha foor. When discovered sas
was nearly dead and expired Amos izDs-
diately after beng tzzea % q hospital
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-12

an old clothes shop From the ruins ot ons
Of the houses = resident heard the voice Of MS
daughter. Seizing MS ax he CHOPPED g pas
sageway through tee unbscs. and s4le stepped
cur Of her prison vllhout 50 much as
scratch uroa her body. TIE Cir xas lying
under the floor, whles ksd been FaTriy tern
from tie foundations, and vas p-11-d down
IN . r-rreK aiace betHesa two l2--e ElcceS
u timber 6nc sad ab1nGoced 81 hope when
Ter father csu-s to Ter rescue
In Ap-i, 1851, near Fort Scott, Kan, the
tornado carried year cid chAd loo yards
and left Il lying OF tee groGnd urIajured-
The subsequent torrent q rain czusei three
fires. due to heat generated II lime where
buildings were beiug ersc5sd c. repaired.
In August, 1855, several Baltimore mem
bers OF the North Point DucN1ng club were
81 their club house on the Paaaqsco river,
rear the mouth Of Stony creek \ gust q
wind shook the house. but there was 20 rain
fall \ daughter Of NJ. GuRi1e-, tie keep
sr. ran from the plEes and ea--aa t. TIE
guests 70 eoEe egt sRG COX 81 = tArezts=-2S
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-12
A Rrnsh with tn. Annche..

Advices from Banispe, Sonora, Mexico, say
that the Mexican troops came upon two rene
gade Auaches recently and exchanged shots
with them, killing one, Other hostlles came
70 the rescue and were driven on their strong
hold on the top Of the mountain, where they
opened fire, woundinZ three soldiers, one
fatally. TIE Indians kept UP the FIRE from
early morning until late at nigat, forcing the
troops 70 retire.
The next morning toe troops again marched
on the stronghold. but tbs hcstiles kept up
such an iDcessant firing that the troops, Tho
were nearly exhausted from thirst and hun
ger. were compelled TO retreat- Toe next Gay
the Mexican troops received reiHfOrcemeuts
and charged he stronghold, but found II
abandoned The Indians had left q large
amount Of clothing, provisions and saddles
behind them. They moved north, followed
to the hns by the Mexican rrooPs They rad
txenty-one horses and plenty Of arms AID
ammunition
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-12

The bifurcaued affairs were very short,
very wide and tucked by hand above a trim
ming Of lace. The chenise was of silk the
same color, cut out round and low, trimmed
with lace at the top and bottom, while the
patticoat was accordion plated and set on a
woke SO that there might be no extra fullness
about the waist. The corsets matched in
color, and their popularity was, ID addition
TO their being very long, that they were
closed IN front and had two broad iron bones
the full length. under faced with plush so
that they might not hurt the delicate skin
They were laced on in the back and kept at
the regular measurement every day. It's a
step in the right direction for women TO wear
fewer underclOthes and certainly nobody can
blame them for liking TO have the daintlest
and. plet1ies5 possible. With all these silk
suits. by the by, niEhtdresses to match and
having vokes and cuffs of point de EeniSe
lace awaited the hour when my lady wished
to slumber. 50 that there could be no doubt
that She would look as beautiful then as dur
ing the day.
Speaking of Mrs. LanEtry, there seems to
be some doubt as to whether Nr. Frederick
Gerhard Is in New York or In London, 1t IS
first said that ne is here and then that he's
there But if be Is adjoining New York by
his presence, ne is dong what the darkles