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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17

Down in Louisiana the apostles
of the movement have freckled
the state with placards reading,
81 want good roads. They
should come to the North Invest If
they want good roads, and by
way of trial, take a trip over the
SAINT Paul & Duluth, which is
the popular road between st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth, West Su-
perior, Saltwater and Taylor's
Falls, as we'll as other points.
They would then understand what
has made this road, known as
"The Duluth Short Line, such a
favorite with the travelling public.
They would see how modern equip
ment and fine facilities attract the
great mass of the people. The
progressive spirit of the Saint
Paul & Duluth has always kept it
at the front, aud its patrons al
ways stick to it. If you want to
see the people and be with them,
always take the SAINT Paul & Du-
luth and enjoy comfortable
jourrey-a luxury much appreciat-
ed. Maps, circulars, etc., may al
ways be obtained Of ticket agents,
or can be had by writing to w. A
Russell, General Passenger Agent,
St. Paul, Mimi.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17
Suicide.

HUDSON, Wis, Nov. 11.-Theo-
dore Larson, claiming to hail from
Minneapolis, As years of age, COM
mitted suicide by taking strychnine
at the Union depot in this city
yesterday afternoon. He had just
checked his baggage to Saltwater.
Papers in his pocket give the above
information. His remains are now
held in the undertaking establish
ment of Slater &Son.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17
A New Match.

GA poisonous match has
been invented by distinguished
chemist, NJ Pouterux" according
to the Medical News. "Potassi-
um permanganate and amy acetate
are among the inoffensive ingred-
tents. At the Pasteur lucifer
match mandatory the combina
ton has been tested with salts
factory results. The matches are
easily made, without the slightest
danger TO the factory hands. They
ignite readily, there is no danger
Of explosion when stored, and the
disagreeable odor common to
Iucifer matches is in these replaced
by positively agreeable one
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17
Damascus Swords.

There are several Damascus
blades in the British Museum, so
finely tempered and flexible, that
the point Of each blade can be
readily curved until it touches the
handle. These weapons were in
use long before the Christian era,
and the secret Of producing their
extraordinay fexibiIity, tonghness
and keeness is lost.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17
The Y. P. S. C. E. Social.

The social given by the Congre-
gational Y. P. S. C. E. Saturday
evening at the home of the Misses
White was q grand success. The
three large rooms and the hall
were full of young people. The
special feature of the evening was
. musical and literary program
which was very fine indeed. Miss
Mabel Grant opened the program
with musical salad. She played
snatches from many old and new
popular airs and the. audience
guessed the names of the melodies.
The result was a tie between Bert
Clark and Clarence Dodge, who
each guessed ten Of the twelve
correctly. The next on the pro-
gram was piano solo by Miriam
Powell, very prettlly executed.
This was followed by the Sappho
Quartette, Misses Anna Dodge,
Emma Jensen, Clara Lien and
Ethel Heasley. Their selection was
march entitled "On the Move"
and was heartily enjoyed. Mr..
Hurlbert then sang bass 500
"The Skipper with a great deal
of expression.
Next came a reading by Miss
Ellnor Burnett, a z ther solo by
Miss Fritchie Of the Normal Il solo
by Ethel White, which was ii very
sweet and dainty little piece "A
Bunch Of Daisies" Then cane
one of the finest pieces of the eve
ming, a piano solo by Marie Foss-
ing. Miss Tossing has most
promising future before her. She
has beautiful touch and charms
her hearers. The Banjo Club
played very nicely, and deserved a
hearty encore. Misses Ella aud
Ethel White played duet. Miss
Anna Dodge sang a solo i'll her
easy natural way. Miss Coon
recited "Prince Eric's Bride In so
tot ching manner that many eyes
held tears very close to the surface.
The Sappho Quartette then sang
Correcting to Spring and the pro
gram closed with a piano solo by
Miss Fannie Ellsworth. Great
praise is due Miss Mamie Langdon
for the efficient work she is doing
in her training Of the Sappho
Quartette. The young ladies are
planning on giving a musicale in
the near future.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17
Industry and Frugality.

Tie way to wealth is as plain
as the way to market. 1t depends
chiefly upon two words, industry
and frugality: that is, waste
neither time nor money, but
make the best use Of both. With
out industry and frugality nothing
will do, and with them, every
thing.-FrankIin.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17
A Bright Boy Wanted.


An active, reliable boy in your
town can make big money each
week as an agent for PFNNSYL-
VANIA GRIT, the great family
newspaper, Complete novel IN
separate pamphlet form with every
issue. No capital required. No
risk. Papers are sent for sale upon
commission. Unsold copies, lfany,
are returned. All done on Satur-
day. 1000 agents hustling now.
Write quick before somebody gets
ahead Of you.-GRIT PUBLISHING
COMPANY, WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17
Born.

HANsoN.-In River Falls, Wis,
Nov. 8, 1896, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Hanson, daughter.
WooDBURN.-In River Falls,
Wis Nov. 8, 1896, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodburn, daughter.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17

| have complete line Of light
and heavy hand made harness,
manufactured out of the best oak
tanned leather. Come and get my
prices before buying.
A. w, LUND.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17
A. w. LUND.

The great opportunity of the
season is now at hand to buy your
Jackets at bargain A large
assortment Of Sample Jackets just
in at G.. |. APP Roberts. Call and
make your choice as they will
soon be gone.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17

Does the new woman do what
her grandmothers did, Knit
Seattle Post-lntelligencer.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17

Messrs. Helt & Knapp, who did
about two hundred dollars worth
of outside painting last summer
for Mr.. John GiIling, of Big
River, are back there again paint
ing, papering and grainlng the
inside work in the Gilling residence.
The dinner given by the w. r.
G. of this city to their Hndsou
friends was a most bountiful
spread. An address Of welcome
was given by Mrs. VIM. Marshall,
and the Sappho Quartette sang
two selections. After dinner the
ladies' went to the G.. A. R. hall
and had imitation exercises.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17

A very pleasant evening was
spent at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hammond last Wednesday eye-
ming. About twenty five of the
friends of Katie Chase had planned.
with the help of her mother, to
doubly surprise her and it was in
deed a success. In the midst of
the fun, her brother was usilered
IN, unexpected by her. A sumpt-
nous and delicious table was
spread and heartily partaken Of
amid much jolity and good feeling.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17
CT OAKS!

A Full and Complete Line of ManufaC-
turers' Sample CLOAKS at from two to
three Dollars Less than Regular Prices.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17

DIR. Mines Pain Pills stop Headacne.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-07-25

The theory is advanced by Bayard
Taylor that animals remember and rec
ognize the speech of their native land
Once, noticing i'll Barnum S museum a
hippopotamus which wore an unmistak-
able look of detection, he spoke to it in
English. The beast did not move. Going
to another corner of the cage, he said in
Arabic:
81 know you. Come here to me-.
Tho animal at once turned its head,
and when Taylor repeated the words it
came TO him, rubbed it's head against
the bars and looked up at him with evil
dent delight.
Calls for the same species of animals
differ in different parts of the world,
but each individual will undoubtedly
get used to his habitual call. Cab horses
have often been known to pay no atten-
tion to gentle coaxing, but to start off
promptly atthe usual flow of expletives
Chicago News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-07-25
A Patent F1ycatcher.

A machine for catching flies off the
backs of cattle, and so affording the ami
mails relief and comfort, has been in
vented by farmer in Madison county,
Ky. The fycatcher is kind Of covered
pen or passageway through which the
animal must walk to secure relief. A
few feet from the entrance there is
cupola or dome in the roof of the pas
sageway, made of glass and arranged
as q fytrap. Beyond this the passage
is darkness. The animal walks through
the machine and just as it passes under
the dome and enters the darkened part
a set of brushes sweeps off the flies,
which naturally rise into the lighted
dome, and the steer passes out at the
other side free of flies. The flies are
retained in the dome trap. The in
ventor has experimental with his ma
chine and finds that the animals soon
learn the value of the machine and
know enough to walk through it when
the flies begin to bite. The device has
been patented.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-07-25
A Confused Bridegroom.

A young man about to be married by
an Episcopal clergyman and being quite
innocent of any knowledge of the form
of solemnization for matrimony in the
book of common prayer concluded that
he had better look it up and study the
answers to the questions the clergyman
was to ask him. He became quite in
terested in and somewhat perplexed with
the several orders therein formulated
for as many religious services, SO much
SO that when he stood up before the
clergyman with his bride to be married
in the confusion in which he found him
self he could recall but the merest
snatches of answers he had seen in the
prayer book. When the Clergyman asked,
"Wilt thou have this woman to be
thy welded wife, to live together after
Gods ordinance?" etc., the groom cour-
ageously replied, 81 renounce them all,
and, by Gods help"-pausing as if he
expected the minister to help him finish
the answer. But, disconnected by the
groom's response, the clergyman unfor-
tunately increased the embarrassment of
the occasion by muttering to himself
little too distinctly:
81 believe that this bridegroom is
non compos mentis," to which snap
Judgment of his mentality the bride
groom blandly responded:
~All this most steadfastly believe"
The ceremony was suspended. Ex-
plantations were quietly made between
them. The bridegroom was told what he
was to say. The service was then re-
sumed, and the couple We're married in
duo form. New York World
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-07-25

time to regain their independence, and
David Bruce took charge of the enter
prise, but was defeated at Neville's
Cross in 1346 and taken prisoner.
Philippa here distinguished herself
during the absence of the king by en-
couraging the troops and making tell
ing equestrian speech to them before
the battle. After the capture of Bruce,
too, she repaired to Calais, where she
prevented the kings disgraceful execu-
tion Of six respectable citizens who had
been sent to surrender the city.
During truce between the English
and French England was visited by the
black death, Il plague that came from
Asia and bade fair to depopulate the
country. London lost $4,000 people,
and at times there were hardly enough
people left to bury the dead or till the
fields. This contagion occurred in 1349
and even attacked the domestic animals.
John having succeeded Philip in
France, in 1850 Edward made another
effort to recover the French throne, but
no monarch of spirit cares to have his
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-07-25
NYE'S HISTORY
OF ENGLAND
The English Climate an Unsta-
BILE Foundation.
so FOUND THE EARL OF MARCH.

Failed to support Him as He Dangled
From a Gibbet-Scotch Forced to Crook
the Hinges of the Knee-Wat Tyler's
Controversy With a Tax Receiver.
copyright, 1885, by J. B. Lippncott Company
CHAPTER XIV.
It is little odd, but it is true, that
Edward Ill was crowned at ii and
married at Is years of age. Princes in
those days We're affianced as soon as
they were weighed and married before
they got their eyes open, though even
yet there are many people who do not
get their eyes opened until after mar
riage Edward married Philippa, daugh-
ter of the Count of Hainault, to whom
he had been engaged while teething.
In 1898 Mortimer mixed up matters
with the Scots, by which he relinquish-
ed his claim to Scotch homage Being
still the gentleman friend of Isabella,
the regent, he had great influence He
assumed, on the ratification of the above
treaty by parliament, the title of Earl
of March.
The young prince rose to the occasion
and directed several of his mobiles to
forcibly drag the Earl of March from
the apartments of the guilty pair, and
in 1880 he became the Earl of Double
Quick March, sort of forced March
toward the gibbet, where he was last
seen trying to stand on the English eli
mate. The queen was kept in close con-
finement during the rest of her life, and
the morning papers of that time con-
tanned nothing of social nature regard
ing her doings.
The Scots, under David Bruce, were
defeated at Halidon Hill in 1888, and
Bruce fled to France. Thus again, under
vassal of the English king, Edward
Baliol by name, the Scotch crooked the
reluctant hinges Of the knee.
Edward now claimed to be a moro di-
rect heir through Queen Isabella than
Philip, the cousin of Charles w, who
occupied the throne, so he proceeded to
vindicate himself against King Philip
i'll the usual way He destroyed the
French fleet i'll 1910, defeated Philip,
though with inferior numbers, at Crecy,
and demonstrated for the first time that
cannon could be used with injurious re-
suits on the enemy.
In l346 the Black Prince, as Edward
was called on account of the color of
the Russia iron used in making his
macintosh, may be said to have COM
menced his brilliant military career He
captured Calais, the key to France and
made it a flourishing English city and
market for wool, leather, tin and lead.
1t so continued for 200 years.
The Scotch considered this a good
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-07-25
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.

Brief Account of q Lively and Interest
ing Incident In His Career.
"a house that went into one night
a town not very far out of New
York, said the retired burglar, didn't
begin to pan out as we'll as I expected
It would, and l couldn't help feeling a
little bit disappointed. I'd been all over
the house, and hadn't got much more n
enough to pay my car fare. But when
! came down stairs again saw standing
i'll corner of the hall by the front door
something that hadn't noticed when
l went up that pleased me very much,
and that was tricycle., girls tricy-
Gle, with two high wheels and small
wheel in front, with galvanized wire
spokes, aud a long handle to steer by,
and seat upholstered with red velvet,
and all that sort Of thing, you know.
You've seen lots of 'em, no doubt.
"Well, now, my little girl had been
asking me for some time for a tricycle.,
but business had been SO everlasting bad
that I really hadn't felt as though I
could afford to buy her one, but here
was one waiting for me to carry off,
and it made me smile to look at it; a
bright new one, it was too. 1t was pref
ty hear Christmas, and I thought I'd
keep it and give it to her for Christ
mas present.
t'There wasn't any rubber tires ON it,
so didn't dare roll it across the hall,
but picked it up and carried it to
door that opened into an entry that
opened on to the cellar stairs, the way
I'd come i'll. I got it to the first door
all right, and into that entry way or
hall without hitting anything, but get
ting it through the door leading to the
cellar stairs, going first myself and back
ing down with it, the long handle Topped
over in somehow and caught in the
door when I was just step down. 1
tried to free it, and it freed easier than
I expected, and l lost my balance and
lost my hold on the tricycle. and fell
down stairs.
"Noise? Well, now, tell you, I was
in a steamboat explosion once, and once
in an explosion in a sawmill, but nev-
or began to hear so much noise in my
life as did when me and that tricycle.
rolled down the cellar stairs The tri-
cycle fell over me and I fell over the
tricycle., and somewhere on the way down
I believe must have fallen through
the tricycle., for when we got down to
the bottom, was all scratched and cut
and my clothes were tore and the tricy-
Gle was wreck. I stood there for a
minute looking at it, till heard two
men coming down the stairs to the hall
above, and then I went away and left it
lying there at tho foot Of the cellar
stairs.
$50, you see, my little girl didn't get
her tricycle. that Christmas after all. !"
New York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-07-25

A FRIENDLESS KING SITTING ON THE HARD
STONE FLOOR OF THE TOWER.
in 1870 he became SO irritated because
of the revolt of Limoges, notwithstand-
ing his former kindness to its people,
that he caused 5000 Of her citizens to
be put to the sword.
The Black Prince fought no more,
but after six years Of illness died in
1876, with a good record for courage
and statecraft. His father, the king,
survived him only year, expiring in
the sixty fifth year of his age in 1877.
English literature was encouraged
during his reign, and John Wyclif,
Cover, Chaucer and other men whose
genius greatly outstripped their orthog-
raphy We're seen to flourish some.
Edward III was succeeded by his
grandson, Richard, and war with
France was maintained, though Charles
the Wise held his own with the aid of
the Scotch under Robert II, the first of
the Stuarts.
A heavy war tax was levied per cap
ita at the rate of three groats on male
and female above the age of 10, and
those who know che value of grun
will admit that it was too much. A dam.
sci named Tyler, daughter of Wat the
Tyler, was so badly treated by the as
SCISSOR that her father struck the officer
dead with his hammer in 1881 and
placed himself at the head of revolt
numbering 100, 900 people, who collect
ed on Blackheath. Jack Straw and Rev.
John Ball also aided in the convention.
The latter objected to the gentlemen on
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-07-25

The next year the Black Prince sent
IL, 600 men into the heart of France.
where they met an army Of so, 900, and
the English general offered all his con-
quests cheerfully to John for the priyi
Iege OF returning to England, out Jonn
overstepped himself by demanding an
unconditional surrender and battle
followed, in which the French were
whipped out of their boots and the king
captured. We should learn from this to
know when we have enough.
This battle was memorable because
the English loss was mostly confined to
the common soldiery, while among the
French it was peculiarly fatal to the
nobility. Two dukes, 10 counts, 5000
men at arms and s, 900 infantry were
killed, and a bobtail flush royal was
found to have been bagged as prisoners.
For four years John was prisoner,
but well treated. He was then allowed
to resume his renovated throne, but fail
ing to keep good his promises to the
English he came back to London by
request and died there in 1864.
The war continued under Charles,
the new French monarch, and, though
Edward was an able and courteous foe
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general principles, claiming that Adam
was no gentleman and that Eve had
still less claim in that directions
Tn this outhreak and durinp the same

general principles, claiming that Adam
was no gentleman and that Eve had
still less claim in that directions
In this outbreak and during the same
year the rebels broke into the city Of
London, burned the palaces, plundered
the warehouses and killed off the gen.
tlemen wherever an alibi could not be
established, winding up with the muir
der of the archbishop of Canterbury.
During a conference with Tyler the
king was SO rudely addressed by Wat
that Walworth, mayor of London, struck
the rebel with his sword, and others
dispatched him before he knew exactly
Wat was Wat.
Richard, to quiet this storm, acceded
to the rebel demands until he could get
his forces together, when he ignored his
promises in right royal manner in the
same year. One of these concessions was
the abolition of slavery and the novel
use of wages for farm work. By his fall
ure to keep this promise serfdom CON-
tinued i'll England 400 years afterward.
Richard now became unpopular and
showed signs of worthlessness. He ban
ished his cousin Henry and dispossess-
ed him of his estates. This, Of course,
irritated Henry, who entered England
while the king was in Ireland, and his
forces We're soon joined by co. 900 male
contents.
Poor Richard wandered away to
Wales, where he was in constant dan
ger of falling off, and after living on
chestnuts knocked from the high trees
by means of his scepter he returned dis
gusted and took up his quarters in the
Tower, where he died of starvation in
400.
Nothing can be more pathetic than
the picture Of king crying for bread,
yet willing to compromise ON tarts. A
friendless king sitting on the hard stone
floor of the Tower, after years spent on
board of an elastic throne with rockers
under it, would move even the hardened