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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-11
pANrHF-.s MANY YEARS AGO.
A settlers Encounters With Them In the
Woods Of Pennsylvanta.

hoous OF FennsSANAhtas
when the settlers in this part Of
Sullivan county began TO burn fallowss
female panthers with litters of young
ones changed their abodes very sud-
denly sometimes" said Simon Blsn-
chsrd of Kitchens creek. a panther
hates smoke worse than a deer hates
rattlesnskes. A male panther has no
one but himself TO take care Of when
smoke from fallow bothers him; hut
a female panther with nest full of
helpless kittens can't take up her bed
and walk without great deal of labor
and worry. Thick smoke viii always
make her move. for she instinctively
fears that theirs is blaze back Of it,
so she Tugs her young ones TO a safe
place. one at a time. OF course she
gets no help from her mate. and she
has 10 fly around very lively when the
smoke compels her to vacate her nest.
While hunting wolves on Beaver Run
in June, 1889, saw panther with kit
ten in her mouth lespacross the stream
some distance ahead. The air was mug
y,and the smoke from { settlers fallow
q half mile down the creek rolled into
the woods up the valley. As soon as the
panther had got outside of the smoke
line she put her kitten into hollow
log and bounded away in the direction
from which she had come. crossed
the creek and got behind fallen tree
within short gunshot of the log. Be-
sides rife, carried bow and some
arrows
THE old panther had not been gone
long before the kitten crawled out and
began TO new and rub itself against
the log. ! didn't care to make any
noise that would alarm the mother, so
! pulled up and shot an arrow into the
kitten, pinning il TO the log. IL died
before the old panther came back with
another kitten in her mouth. She
missed the first kitten the instant she
entered the hole, and ont she sprang
ard went tearing around like wildfre.
On spying the dead young one she
snatched out the arrow with her teeth
and carried the kitten into the hollow.
Then off she raced away again. She'd
hardly got ont of sight when the sec
ond kitten left the log and started to
NEW aud rub against the bark. /
pinned il to the log with an arrow,
and in few minutes the panther re-
turned, carrying another kitten by the
reck On missing the second one she
dashed ont as before, snapped the ar
row in two, and flew into a terrible
rage when she saw that the kitten was
dead. She took it into the log after
she'd thrashed around a spell, aud
pretty soon she rushed ont again. Her
eyes flashed. and around and around
she few till she got scent of me.
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A shntherner for president.

WAsmSGfoN, April 6.-The preva-
lence Of opinion here in official and
other circles is singhlarly favorable to
the position taken by the Washington
Post that no reason exists why the
south, being represented in congress,
cabinet and supreme court. could not
with equal propriety have one of its
prominent men named as the demo
cratic candidate for the presidency of
the United States. Senator Hill, of
New York, in telegram says that
amy policy which seeks to debase an
otherwise acceptable candidate simply
by reason of the section of country
wherein lie resides is unpatriotic, un
wise and uh-American." The senator
seems TO favor southern man for
president.
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The News Of the Week.
FROM WASHINGTON.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.

LIBRARIAN SPoFFoRD of the Congress
siOnal library shows in his annual re-
port for 1924 that GO. 762 copyrights were
entered, against 1886 for the year 1898.
AT the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 5th aggregated
sl,O13, III, BIS, against ssss. 359. 464 tie
previous week. The increase. CON-
pared with the corresponding week in
1894 was SO.
Is the United States there were 22O
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 5th, against pa the
week previous and 100 in the CORE
spending time in 1894
The supreme court was said to have
decided that all incomes derived from
rents were exempted from taxation 10y
the government, and all incomes de-
rived from state and municipal bonds
were similarly exempted. In other
respects the income tax stands as il
was passed last August, but Chief
Justice Fuller and Justices Field. Gray
and Brewer were opposed to the law
in toto.
IT was shown by statement of the
condition Of all the national banks in
the United States at close of business
March ; that they were in good con-
ditiOn.
TREASURY department statement
shows that the expenditures for the
first ESQ days Of the current fiscal year
have exceeded the receipts by s4s. 1879,
400. the totals standing: Expenditures,
S2s4. 3g2. $50. receipts, S242, 093, 1915.
The United States supreme court,
after almost a months deliberatiOn,
rendered its decision in the income-tax
cases. deciding by divided court the
law TO be valid except regarding the
incomes derived from rents and from
municipal ard state bonds, on which
point the decision was that the tax was
unconstitutional.
THOUGHoUT the country fires during
the week ended on the 9Th caused a
total loss of 81. $50 $50.
OS the sth the visible supply of
grain in the United states was: Wheat,
-. 7Oa. 600 bushels; corn. l.. $50, 900 bush
els: oats. 5sl5.OO bushels: rye, 245, OOO
bushels: barley, 6s5, 900 bushels.
HE national budget Tor the nscai
year beginning July / next does not
show deficit for the first time in the
history of the Mexican republic. The
budget committee reports an excess
over expenditures of SlOO,O0O
\ COMPILATION Of farms. homes and
mortgages statistics made by the last
census shows that a majority of the
l.. ESQ. $50 families in The United States
rent their homes
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WEST AND SOUTH.

II their home near Oklahoma City.
o. r. II. c. st. John. son of ex-Gov. st.
John, of Kansas, shot and killed his
wife. He claimed the shooting was
accidental.
The death of Joseph Bender, a
prominent German newspaper writer
and editor. occurred at Toledo, o.,
aged - years.
II Chicago Frederick W. Griffin. as
sistant cashier OF the Northwestern ma
tional bank, was arrested for stealing
$50. 600.
\ PROCLAMATION was issued by Gov.
Stone converting the Missouri legisla-
ture in extra session April %.
john q. WINsLow was reelected TO
the supreme bench of Wisconsin.
II indianapolis insurance companies
were canceling policies on saloons.
fearing the new temperance law might
incite to arson.
TN speaker of the Illinois house or
drred the preparation of a bill to ex-
Il nd the principles of civil service re-
form to the state departments
The Grand Pacific hotel IN Chicago
closed its doors permanently, after a
career of twenty-five years, during
which il has become world famed as a
caravaESary.
RoBERT =. PORTER, formerly superin-
tendent of the census. bought the
Cleveland World for 10000.
TUT leading western Stuckraiscrs
were 'nsidering plans for defeating
the dressed beef combine.
The supreme court of Illinois saws
that the law authorizing the destruc-
tion of gambling implements seized
under the authority nf search war
rant i constitutional.
AT Ravenna. Neb.. the First national
bank. the heaviest banking institution
Of that city. closed its doors.
THE reports from the tier of counties
comprising the Michigan fruit belt in
dictate a phenomenal fruit crop this
year.
The doors of the First national bank
of Dublin. Tex. were closed.
DEMOCRATS viii hold state conven-
tion at Springfield, Ill, on June 10
take action on the money question.
on the Rock Island road a train was
held up 10y bandits near Dover. o. T..
and the passengers were robbed of their
valuables.
THE Maryland democrats viii meet
in state convention at baltimore July
81
THE death of eN-CongreSsman Benja-
min Gwin Harris occurred at his home,
"Eliensbow." near Leona-dtown, Md
aged % years.
AL the property of the Southern
Pacific Railway company was trans
ferred 10 the Central Trust company
OF New York, the consideration being
IS. 100000
THOMAS JOKES. sick man at Cold
water. Miss. asked for cup of coffee.
whereupon his nurse killed him with a
skillet
L. T. VAUGHAN. of the University of
Chicago. was elected president at the
fourth annual convention in Grand
Rapids. Mich. Of the American Repub-
lican College league.
NEAR Whigville. o.. passenger
train was y ccked and Eli Lucas.
Henry Brown nj Mrs. Nathan Yourg
and he daughter were killed and sew
er:l others were injured.
BETWEEN Niles anu Girard. o. train
wreck, r. placed tie on the east-bound
Erie tack. but IL was discovered by
the ems ineeT in time 10 prevent an ac-
cidenL
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Entire Law May BE Declared Void.

The situation in the supreme court is evil
IDENTIFY such that new suits will be instituted,
based on particular issues, and II these are
pressed with sufficient vigOr II Is quite likely
that the law may be knocked to pieces para
graph by paragraph The decision Just writ
ten b. Chief Justice Fuller. while essentially
a compromise, shows that the Law In effect is
full OF flaws. even. though majority OF the
court could not be brought to say that IT was
so radically faulty as to be uncOnstitt tiOnaL
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field sterniy Against the Law.

The most vigorous opponent OF the law
throughout was Mr. Justice Field. who would
consent TO no compromise; who believed the
law unconstitutional from beginning TO end.
and who supported his opinions ia all the con-
situations In the most vigorous and able
manner. 1t is entirely probable that he will
write and submit a strong dissenting opinion,
holding tha. the law is unconstitutional in it.
self and limiting at the compromise which has
been reached BY which certain classes OF caps
italist. will be unduly favored while others
will have to pay the tax
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THE EAST.

THE republicans elected Lippitt FOR
governor of Rhode Island and their en-
tire state ticket by over 10000 major
ity. The legislature will stand: Sem
ate. republicans, 81; democrats, };
house. republicans, 6s; democrats. 4.
II New York Mrs. Paran Stevens, a
prominent society leader. died of pneu-
.nonia after a briet illness, aged 81
years.
Is Boston the s0th birthday of Or.
samuel Francis Smith, the author of
America. was celebrated.
ORDERS were given the sugar trust to
jobbers to stop selling foreign sugar.
Mrs. AMELIA PHELPS and Mrs. Mary
Rutledge, sisters, aged respectively IS
and 81 years. died on the same day at
sharon, Pa.
II New York William Nolan, conf
Dental bookkeper of the Park Avenue
hotel, disappeared with $4,000 of the
hotel-scash.
Ar Auburn, y. V. William Lake was
executed by electricity for the murder
of Emma Louisa Hunt. a fellow servant
who had refused his attentions.
orr Sable island the schooner Mil
drc1 V. Lee. one of the vessels of the
Gloucester Mass fishing fleet, with a
crew of sixteen men. was lost.
ROBBERs wrecked the safe of the
Cherry Valley n. " national bank
with dynamite. The amount stolen
=, unknown.
FoR the poor of New York 500 acres
lying north of Long Island City were
Jeing plowed and fertilizcd for potato
FARMS.
IT was said that Thomas VI. Grady.
for many years ca Shier of the First ma
tional bank at Marietta, Pa, was de.
faulter to the extent of 10000.
FLAMES swept away Clark & Wheel
er's electrical works near Newark, y.
j.. the loss beeing 500, coo.
THE first republican governor of Del
aware in thirty years. Joshua II. Mar
vii. died at his home i'm Wilmington,
aged - years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-11
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

ADvICEs say that Venezuela would
forcibly assert her rights to the dis
puted Orinoco territory as soon as
Great Britain's rejection of a settle
ment was definitely communicated
ADvICEs say that II Great Britain re-
sorts TO force all of the Central Amer
lean republics will tender their services
to Nicaragua.
ORDERS We're sent TO the United
States steamship Marblehead, now at
Gibraltar, to proceed with all dispatch
TO Beyroot, Syria. to pro- 1T Americans.
by an explosion In the kolar gold
mines in Bungalore, India, sixteen
miners were killed.
THE Chinese peace envoy, Ii Hung
Chang, who was shot March "a at
Shimonoseki by a patriot fanatic, has
completely recovered.
WAR between Norway and Sweden
was said TO be impending.
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FARM MORTGAGES.
statistics Gathered During the Ceusr
Taken Five Years Ago.


WASHINGTON, April 9'-The compila-
ton of farms, homes land mortgages
statistics made by the last census is in
teresting in view of the decision of the
supreme court These statistics do not,
however, give details concerning rents
paid. summary of thestatistics shows
that there are l2,690,t52 families in
the United States and of these families
50 per cent hire their farms or homes
and As per cent. own them. while %
per cent. of the owning families own
subject to inenmbrance and 70 per cent
own free of incumbraRce. Among 100
families, on an average, So hire their
farms or homes, 10 per cent. own
with incum ORANGES and IS without
incumbrance. On the owned farms
and homes there are liens amounting
to 50, i32, 94s, 500. which is 81 per cent.
of the value of the iDcumbered farms
and homes, and this debt bears interest
at the average rate of COS per cent.
Each owned and incumbered farm or
home, on the average. Is worth
sa,352 and is subject TO a debt
of si,257. In regard to the
families occupying farms. the con
clusion is that 81 per cent. of the
families hire and &c per cent own the
farms cultivated by them; that 2s per
cent. of the owning families owl.
subject to incumbrsnce and ~ per
cent. own free OF incumbrance
Among 100 farm families, on the
average, "a per cent. hire the farms,
10 per cent. own tlIeir farms with
incumbrance aud 41 per cent. with
out incumbrance. On the owned farms
there are liens amounting to Sl,Us5.-
DOS, 900, which is IS ptr cent. Of the
value of the incumbered farms, and
This debt bears interest at the average
rate of 7.o7 per cent Each owned and
incumbered farm on the average is
worth s3,44i, and is subject to debt
Of ~ oa4
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Or, in other words, Hoods Sarsaparilla,
is universal need. If good health is to
be expected during the coming season
the blood must be purified now. All the
germs of disease must be destroyed and
the bodily health built up. Hoods Sar-
saparilla is the only true blood purifier
prominently in the public eye to-day.
Therefore Hoods Ssrsaparilla is the
best medicine to take in the spring. 1t
will help wonderfully in cases of weak
ness, nervousness and all diseases
caused ny iupure blood
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WASHINGTON. April s.-The announce
ment is made that Great Britain will
not seek in her present controversy
with Nicaragua to acquire any part of
the latter's country. The impor-
lance of this declaration. of which
Secretary Gresham was advised Thurs
day. lies in the fact that the belief has
existed here for several weeks that
back of Great Britain's claim for dam
ages against Nicaragua lay her pur-
pose of taking forcible possession OF
certain of Nicaragua's territory
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Spring Medicine

my little girl has always had a poor
appetite. / have given her Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and since have given it to her
she has had good appetite and she looks
well. have been great sufferer with
headache and rheumatism. have taken
Hoods Sarsaparilla. am now well and
have gained in strength. Ny husband
was very sick and all run down. de-
cided to give him Hoods Sarsaparilla
and he began to gain, and now he has
got so he works every day Mas. ANNE
DUNLAP, $50 f. 4th St, :. Boston, Mass.
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sbnt Hin, Dnwn.

CASPER, Wyo., April 6.-State Sena-
tor J. J. Hurt, who is also mayor OF
Casper; "Wednesday evening shot and
Silled William Milne, a sheep-herdef
Who has been in Mr.'lIurt's employ for
many years. Senator Hurt is one OF
the largest sheep-owners in the state
and is well known throughout the
west. Milne was suspected by Hurt of
intimacy with his wife, though il is be-
lieved here that Mre. Hurt is entirely
blameless and has bsen wrongfully ac-
ciised
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Betrnxed a Trust.

CHICAGO. April Assistant Cashier
Frederick w. Griffin, of the Northwest
ern national bank. confessed to the
stealing of $4,000. The suspicious of
a fellow clerk led 10 confession An
investigation showed that the pecula-
tions extended over a period of SIX
months To cover these he had taken
on Saturday in lump sum the amount
from the vault. Unfortunate speeuia-
ton in stocks was the cause of his
1o,vpfa1I
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-11

4 CORRESPONDENT Of the Railway
Age suggests that newspapers give
less prominence To train robberies. and
especially that they do not insist on i;
that il Is a profitable business lie
thinks newspapC. reports of such
events are generally exaggerated ana
the fabulous sums alleged 20 have been
obtained by the robbers stimulate the
imagination of embryo robbers. There
is great deal Of common sense in these
suggestions. Still the best work toward
the abolition Of train robbery i done by
the express companies, which are now
generally provided with almost ALSO
lutcly burglar proof safes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-11

TAMPA, Fla, April a report has
reached this city that an effort was
made on the Sd to plunge Havana into
darkness by cutting the electric wires
at the central lighting station. The
wire cutters were surprised by the sol
diers and the police. Another report
saws that in an engagement with Span
ish troops near Santiago. de Cuba. the
rebels killed wounded or captured 800
men. A Havana dispatch says that,
however the government may scout
the statement, it is fact that there
are in the island between 5000 and
g 900 rebels who have rifles and car
tridges within their reach.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-11

THE New York Central railroad has
decided 10 operate its line between
Buffalo and Niagara Falls with cleo
tricity supplied from the great power
plant at the falls. This will he one of
the first experiments in operating a
regular freight and passenger road
with electricity. and will help to test
the power Of the big plant at Niagara
Falls. II will also help TO develop Buff
fa'O as the great electric city of the
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Bradstreet', Report.

INV L 'hhs u ~ ~ O. ~ "N''Ai ~ - -
weekly review of trade says:
The appearance Of more settled weather
together with the announced increase in prices
ict Bessemer pig iron and steel billets, con-
tihued strength OF eottos, stimulating manu-
facturers to demand higher prices for fall deliv-
cry, rain in northwestern wheat regions where
greatly needed further Increases in wages Of
Industrial employees. heavier shipments OF
wheat abroad and tie rush OF the volume Of
the weeks bank clearngs above $1,000 100000
are evidences OF continued better feeling fl
trade circles and returning confidence ID many
lines Of business
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NEW ORLEANS. April 5.--An explosion
took place at a:1o' th,s morning IN a
saloon opposite the French market and
six persons were killed and others IN
jured, the building taking fire. IL Is
supposed to be a Malta case the pro
prietor having won the enmity OF that
dread orga nization.
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MARIE BURRoUGHs. the actress. Is GER
tainly an exceptional woman. She
says: Il like my husband, Mr.. Massen,
better than anyone of a hundred Of my
gentleman friends; but do not want
TO marry any of them / have great re-
pect for Mr.. Massen- I want his
friendship. but would sooner have
him for friend than husband" This
= ttuty a Fvut or fiaukn.1s and
uuiUuenpSS
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As TRAVELLER. writer. editor. hotel
keeper and dealer in real estate the
late Martin VI Ballou. Of Boston. Vas
a remarkable man. In his later years
the was s. his liking for travel be
came passion, and he was in Egypt
when he died Mr.. Ballou was the
talented son of famous father, Rev
Hosea BalIou having been one of the
most noted divines in New England
half a century ago
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THAT the condition of Florida owir-
to the recent freeze. Is not a hopeless
one is well sEowa by a prominent
southern businessman. who points out
in the New Orleans Times Democrat
how il can overcome some NJ its losses.
He suggests there is silk. which Florida
can produce as well A. Italy: sweet po-
tatoes, which already are coming into
favor as Florida crop; lumber. which
is in great demand; and the fisheries
He is OF opinion that Florida should
not be in the least disturbed by the
freezing Of It's fruit crop. there are 80
many other things 10 which Floriiians
can turn their attention with profit.
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IDAHO is one % the states IN the west
extending an earnest invitation To men
in the crowded cities to come west and
secure homes. Senator dubois says
there Is not poOrhousc in Idaho, AMI
not person living on municipal,
county ar state charity. Every one
who WI work can find employment at
good wages This is one OF the bright
est prospects presented in the west
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NONE ARE PLEASED.
Editorial Utterances Upon the Incom
Tax Decision.

Tar Decision.
CHICAGO, April 10. = The Chicago
Tribune trep.l says that the able dis
senting opinion of Mr.. Justice Field
ought to have been the opinion of the
majority of the surreme court. When
the next senate, saws he Tribune. is
called upon 20 confirm he next justice
it will have TO decide whether the in
come tax law shall be tstained or MP
set
The Inter ocel rep.l says that the
exceptions (made the supreme court
in the operation of the income-tax lawl
may be good law hut If so they great
ly strengthen the argument against
the law as a whole.
The Record lind SAYS that IL the tax
law, made so absurdly unjust by the
partial decision OF the court, is not
speedily declared unconstitutional as
a whole, great injustice will be done
before congress has an opportunity to
repeal il.
The Omaha World-Herald says that
the philosophy of ethics. the spirit of
economies and the doctrine of equality
before the law are here set aside, and
the theory that we are nation of peo-
pie, free and equal, is now pronounced
imp acticable idealism.
The Des Moines t1a.) Leader (dem.)
says that this decision is result to
be deeply regretted, for If ever there
was a law righteous In purpose and
wise in its design it is the one which
has been thus dismembered.
The Milwaukee Seebote (dem.) says
that the law, as il now stands, will
strike only the producers of the coun-
try and not the drones, as was origi-
nally intended.
Senator Hill says that the law is un-
justifiable and undemocratie. II re-
joice," says he. that it has met at
least portion of its death blow; the
rest will follow in due time"
The Lincoln tNeb.) state journal
says that the bloated bondholder was
the chap the populists were shooting
at, and that il will cause poignant re-
greet TO know that he is about the only
I 4. 4.