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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
Spirit. as on Prospectors.

Two thousand dollars has been raised
in Belmont to put down an oil well on
the Parker Leilous farm, two miles east
of the village. William Robinson, who
is a spiritualist, claims he has had di-
rect communication from the spirit
world, and that persons there, who
when on earth were considered good
judges in matters pertaining to oil,
have indicated to him exactly where
the well should be located Twenty
years ago within 100 rods of this same
spot test well was put down which
yielded both oil and gas in small guam
titles. There were, however, at that
time no such facilities for shutting off
the salt water. which continually filed
the well, as at the present, and as neith-
er oil nor gas was produced in paying
quantities the well was shortly aban-
doned, and the matter has been almost
entirely forgotten until recalled by the
present excitement. Some of the lead
ing spiritualists in the community have
contributed large sums of money to-
ward the fund raised for carrying on
the work.-Rochester IN. " Demo-
orot
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II

One or two evenings after this was
crossing Howard avenue when | heard
a voice-Barker's voice. but with an I'M
familiar nasal twang about it-halioO
ing at me: Look out, there"
Involuntarily | started. There was
an uncanniness about it-a weird and
unnatural emphasis II was a voice
pregnant with the ring of authority.
and as l stepped quickly to one side
there shot 10y me vision of gray golf
stockings. sweater and cycling cap with
which l was pretty well acquainted. So
he had actually rugged up his wheel
with a monograph. Darling into a
nearby bicycle agency, | hired "a wheel
in feverish haste and sped up the avenue
in pursuit of the fieeting figure in gray.
In the dim distance / could hear the
howl of the fiendish thing as il sped ON
through the night. and as | spun Over
the asphalt with the speed of the win.l
the space between US lessened and
began 10 catch the medley of shouts
that were pouring forth from the vicin-
ity of Bankers handle bars. He had evil
IDENTIFY loaded il with a variety of ex-
pressions suitable for all sorts of
emergencies. and the thing was spit
ting them out with an intelligence that
horde red on the marvellous.
would you be 40 kind. miss" IL said
with the accent of = Chesterfield, as a
woman Of the fat AM forty persuasion
stepped in the way, 'as tn turn to the
right little2 Aw. thanks!"
And the woman smiled at Barker.
and thought he was such polite young
man. A few rods further on a small boy
darted across the street beneath the
pickering rays Of the electric light.
Iii. there" yelled the photograph.
get a move on YOU now-yi, vii vi"
whereupOn the boy was convinced he
was being pursued 10y a lunatic and fed
down a side street
Barker" said I solemnly. pushing
my wheel up alongside Of him by tire
mendous effort, you had better take
that thing o."
why. how do you do ?" said he. ~ Ike
Il of, "Why?"
because l an, morally certain" said
1. that it's violation of ordinance No.
5.O46. IL one of those mounted police
men comes along and that thing bowls
at him you'll go 10 jail.
But Barker evidently thought that
was all nonsense. He didn't care il il
violated the whole council Sc. ies from
A to lizard. He had got bold of an eIe-
giant thing. and was going TO stick TO il,
and was gay sort of a man to recon-
mend IL TO him and then advise him TO
give il up. All this time the photograph
was talking in tone of deep disgust TO
q heavy individual who was pedaliug
along in leisurely way just in front of
us, and who must have been stone deaf
OF he would certainly have clambered
down and punched Bankers head.
Then ] was initiated into the nIys-
teries Of the thing. and saw how, by
pssktnS G szasil stiaebmeHt Down %
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09

Knew What She Made,

"Now, can any little boy tell me what
the word debut means?" asked the
teacher. pleasantly.
There was a dead silence.
"Come, comet" she continued, in an
encouraging tone. ''let me see If l can
not help you a little. You all remember
when became your teacher?'
"Yes. ma'am," i'm a chorus.
swell. the first day that | presented
myself before you, what was it ]
made 2"
please, ma'am, know" from Tom
my Traddles.
'FThat is right, Tommy" said the
teacher, with a pleased smile. "Tell
the rest of the boys what it was
made"
"a bluff" said Tommy.-N. Y. World
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CAVE JEWELLERS.
The Haunt of the Hat on the Colorado
River.

River.
A party of hunters have just returned
to civilization after trip along the
Colorado river. One OF them, Capt
Hurd, tells of an interesting discovery
they made. One morning they rose
about daylight to take advantage of
q long day in which TO make desired
excursion. AS they passed among the
timber on the steep and rocky side of
a canyon. they suddenly came upon q
big dead tree. every limb of which was
literally covered with bats of varying
sizes. There We're hundreds and thou
sands hanging to the wood.
But as the hunters watched q curious
sight was revealed. There was hole
in the trunk of the tree, and ore after
another the bats released their hold
on the limbs and disappeared in it
They moved in with great regularity
and speed. but more than an hour was
consumed before all had disappeared.
1t was evident to the interested watch
ers that there was not room within the
tree trunk for one-tenth of all the bats
which had entered. so they determined
to cut the tree down and discover the
secret. When the tree was felled q
cave was found underneath. and in this
the thousands of bats found refuge by
day. A match dropped In the mouth OF
the cave brought the inmates out in
great uumbers.-Philade'ph Press.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
TUBERCULOSIS IN COWS.
Most Prevalent In the Diaries Which Sup
ply Large Cities.

ply Large Cities.
This subject is one which we have
hesitated to treat in these columns, for
the reason that we have not been clear
as to the actual danger from this source
which threatens the farmers as such, or
what action, if any, their own interests
or their duties to society require At
their hands. The protection of tine
health of the inhabitants of large towns
and cities IS matter for the special care
of the municipal authorities who are
dealing with it.
We know. however, that tuberculosis
is an evil more Immediately destructive
to human life than any other that X
lists. 1t is more terrible than smallpox.
yellow fever, cholera or war. That Gnu
inent journal. the San Francisco Chron.
icle, says that of the 5000. 900 people
now living in the United States more
than 100000 will die of tuberculosis.
We know il to be contagious by means
of "a microscopic bacillus of such tenac-
ity of life and virulence that its deadly
effect continues after il Is dried and
ground to powder; that neat cattle, as
well as some other domestic animals
are quite as subject to it as human
beings, and that infection occurs in
differently among all forms of life
which are subject to the disease.
But this, as may well be the case, is
the worst side of il. The disease is no:
evenly distributed. While some herds
of cows ere nearly all infected, Others
are entirely free from it, In general.
tuberculosis in cows is most prevalent
in climates and under conditions which
favor its ravages in the human race. 1t
is more prevalent than elsewhere in the
aairies which supply large cities with
milk. OF the 100000 of our fellow
citizens who are to die from it, the ma
jority, probably. are helpless children
who will imbibe the deadly microbe
with their milk.
There are some who believe that il
we can stamp out tuberculosis from our
domestic animals we can. eradicate the
disease from the human race. There
are none who doubt that the control Of
the disease in the lower animals could
enormously decrease human mortality
and lengthen the average of human
life. To accomplish this the only meti:-
cd is TO destroy every infected animal.
The inhabitants of cities, as is natural.
are moving first and most actively.
What is to be done in the country anil
among farmers does not yet appear. Vt
is not known to what extent the disease
is prevalent among farm cattle in if-
ferent localities. Apparently the first
step must be thorough official invest
CATION of farm cattle, that we may know
what We have TO deal with. Farmers
certainly do not wish 10 kill themselves
and their families, and if there is any
serious danger of this from infected
animals they ought to know it.-Col-
mans Rural World
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
A.hIander. In Alaska.

The Alaska Gold Lake Mining COM
pany has been organized in Ashland by
ex-Gov. A. p. Swineford, of Alaska, and
local men. The property of the COM
pany is located about IA miles from
Sitka. Operations will be commenced
at once. They have a stamp mill, con-
contractor and other necessary mining
machinery on the ground ready for
business, and have already mined 500
tons of nine-dollar ore. The capital
stock is $50 600.
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III


I was little late in getting Oft. and
had hardly got within sight of the
house on the following night when
met the two girls and Barker coming
toward me. lie seemed to be in high
spirits, and was particularly jolly when
they met me. WANTED to ask him about
the photograph, but hesitated to do SO.
He Immediately mentioned the matter
himself. however. and explained that
the youngest Miss Cutter was infatu-
ated with the thing. and had insisted
on having il put on her bicycle. and that
they all were anNiousiy waiting for
something TO get in the way so they
could give il trial. | afterward dis
covered that Barker had represented TO
them that the whole thing was his own
idea, and they had declared that he was
wonderfully ingenious.
We had gone about three blocks,
Barker and 1.-The little one" being in
front. and the elder Miss Cutter and my
self in the rear. when a man tried TO
cross the street in front of us.
"Hooray. gimme another drink" said
the phonograph in CHASTITY counter
felt of Bankers voice.
The man gazed as in establishment
and fell into the gutter, Bankers ma
chine wabbled violently. and l could see
that his nerve had crumbled, while l
felt a SILVER along my own spine as
took in the situation.
Her golden hair was hanging down
her - h - hic - back" sang the
wretched instrument in Barker's we'll
known treble. Evidently the little
one" couldn't loosen the clamp.
Drops of sweat stood on Barker's brow
and he tried to turn il off as joke.
Funny. amt it ?" said he. never can
tell what il will say"
You're liari" screamed the phono-
graph. Come long now an pass the
whislx."
l could see tine little one" turn pale,
and the elder Miss Cutter was looking
daggers at Barker.
IRA la Ia, ira la la, wow, wow. WOW,
whooP-pee!" said the photograph.
Say" it continued. in a confidential
whisper. I'm stuck on the-hic-pret-
tiest--hio-girl--"
Take il off" growled Barker, MAX
ing a lunge at the instrument. but his
equilibrium was gone and he fell into an
ignOminious heap on the pavement.
''Ho! no! you're drunk" shrieked the
machine. derisively. as we darted on and
left him.
"Mr Perkins" said the elder Miss Cut
ter, dismOuntiug, and pointing impcri-
ously in the direction of her sisters
wheel. take that thing off"
Obeyed her with the utmost alacrity
and cast il at the dark spot where It's
owner was reposing.
''Now." said the elder Miss Cutter,
take us home, sir"
And so l did, and when old man Cut
ter looked at me in an inquiring way
over the tons of his eyeglasses. felt as
guilty as a man who had robbed bank
and strangled the janitor.
They didn't ask rue to come in, and 80
1 went off to hunt up Barker. l found
him sitting on the curbstcne pounding
at something with brick.
whats that?" said /.
81 never saw man who could ask so
many foolish questions" said he, sulki-
", and then he climbed up on his bicy-
Gle and rode away; and now | under
stand that the board of directors have
become economical and cut down mis-
salary.-N. o. Times-Democrat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
A Determined MANIAC.

Under Sheriff Silbaugh, of Viroqua,
was shot through the jaw while at
tempting to arrest TENNIS Bergh, who
had escaped from the asylum at Men
dota six times and returned as many
times to terrorize his family and neigh
bors. He had armed himself with a re-
volver and taken refuge in his room and
when the officer approached he shot
him in the jaw at close range. The
officers seized Bergh. but before he could
obtain a firm hold Bergh jerked away
and jumped through a second-story
window and escaped.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09

William Acklam, father of the boy
who was killed and torn to pieces at
Racine by bulldogs several weeks ago,
has commenced an action in the circuit
court against the Bell City Manufac-
turing company for $1,000 damages. AL
though teamster In the employ of the
company claimed he owned the dogs,
they were kept on the premises of the
company. All efforts to settle the case
have proved fruitless, hence the suit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
SIX Persons Drowned.

Six persons were drowned in Shawano
lake during a gale. A party consisting
of o. A. Risum and wife, Herman Drack-
rey and wife and Louis Gokey, wife and
child, of Pulciver, Miss Emma Gar
brecht, of Shawano, and Miss Margaret
Crown, of St. Nazianz, started from
Cecil in Mr.. Risum's yacht, en- route for
few days. outing on the north shore
Of the lake. When about three miles
from shore the boat was capsizcd by a
sudden squall and all but Mr.. Risum,
MIR. Dreckrey and the Gokey child were
Iroxyned
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
Yellowstone ParI.

Is more and more impressing itself upon the
public, as the years 60 by, as being the
great park OF the land. The strong feature
park. True enough man has built roads
and bridges and hotels in order that he may
see the park, but he has not yet tried his
hand at constructing new tangled geyse. :,
or re adjoining or re-sculpturirg the Grand
canyon of the Yellowstone. These are as
God left them There, too. the elk. bear,
deer and other animals are not enclosed ia
wire fences. They wander free and un-
fretted whithersoever they will. Mans
handiwork is but little seen and the park IS
the grander for il. Send Chas. s. Fee.
General Passenger Agent, Northern Pacific
Railroad, six cents for Wonderland '96, and
read about the park.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09

Keeping up repairs at the proper
level will continually shape the road
bed, and ono load of gravel will do the
work of more than ten loads as hereto-
fore dumped in the center. The usual
custom upon well-kept roads is the con.
slant employment of one man with
tools and wheelbarrow or hand cart, al
SIPS per day-calculating The working
days possible in a year as 240 days-to
every five miles of pike.-Dayton (O)
HILL
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09

When the late shah of Persia was in
Paris in 1889 he visited the Wild West
Show. and there met the famous Indian
chief, Red Shirt. The latter was In his
tent and was presented to the Persian
monarch. To the shah's astonishment
Red Shirt held out his hand as tho Igh
to an equal. The shah hesitateC. but
when the interpreter whispered: "He
Is king" he took the Indians hand
and shook it. He was evidently i'm
mensely amused and intei ested by the
dignifed old warrior. with his feathers
and primitive surroundings.
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valuable Franchise secured.

The franchise of easy digestion-one Of
the most valuable in the gift of medical
science-can be secured by any person wise
enough To use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
either to suppress growing dyspepsia, or 10
uproOt it at maturity. Bilious, rheumatic
and fever and ague sufferers, persons
troubled with nervousness, and the consti-
pated, should also secure tho health fran
chise by the same means.
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Homeseekers' Excursions south.

On the 18th and 18th of June, also July 6,
Z. % and 21st and several dates during Au-
az Eastern Illinois X. X. will sell first lass
round trip tickets, good 81 days from date
of sale, for one fare plus 80 90 for the round
trip, TO all points in Florida and tint South.
Tracks, trains time, all the best. For fur
Their information address g w. Humphrey,
n. p A. st. Paul, Mimi. City Ticket Office,
Isl Clark St, or c. L. Stone, q. p. & I. A,
Chicago
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sERv1cEABLE PRUNING T

realize until lac uses saw how much of
a convenience it is in this shape. The
other device is for use in cutting out
blackberry and raspberry canes. A thin
bit of steel, or a scythe point bent into
the proper shape by a blacksmith, is
firmly fastened to short wooden han.
die. With a stout buckslkin or calfskin
glove, or mitten, upon the left hand and
this implement in the right, one is well
equipped TO rapidly remove all unde
sirable canes from the blackberry and
raspberry rows.-orange Judd Farmer.
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Lake Michigan Pirates.

Two men arrested at Sturgeon Bay
for the burglary committed in Ahnapee
seem to belong TO a regularly organ
lied gang of pirates. When arrested In
their boat they were sleeping along
side of four revolvers, and their cargo
consisted of laces, silverware, clothing.
shoes. etc. They also had full kit of
burglar tools in their possession.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09

1t is reported that the Germans, who
recently made heavy purchases of Amer
lean apples, intend to use this fruit IN
in the manufacture of champagne by
an entirely new and secret process.
Whether this be true or not. the Amer
lean apple is gaining firm foothold ID
European markets.
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Easily Explained.

81 presume you carry meinento Of
some scr, in that locket of yours?"
Precisely. II is a iOck of my hus-
bands hair"
"put your husband is stili alive.
ayes sir. bus his hair i 81 gone.
Hartford Tines
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Mary and Martha, two little sisters.
had been promoted TO the dignity of a
big bed. where they slept together. 81
sleep on the front side, announced
Mary, with an air of importance. and
where do you sleep, Martha2" inquired
the visitor. II sleep where Mary
doesn't replied Martha. with a ruefui
glance at her restless little sister,
Harper's Round Table.
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Tba, Was Dinerent Again.

"Have you heard about young Mo-
lard? He has just walked off with 30,-
600 francs of his employer money"
"Ha. hal the lucky rascal"
"Besides he has bolted with your UNI
brella."
"oh, the internal seamp."-Le Papll-
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FITS stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kiiue's
Great Nerve Res orer. Free 50 trial bottle
q treatise. DR. KLINE, 933 Arch ST. Phila Pa.
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-Firmness of purpose is one of the
most necessary sinews Of character. and
one of the best instruments of success
Without il. genius wastes its efforts IL
a maze Of Inconsistencies. - Chester
field.
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FREIBURG CATTLE.

Dairy Breed Which Is Very Popular In
Southern Germany.
This is Swiss breed. The United
States consular report says of it:
There are several off-shoot breeds de-
rived from the pure Bernese, known
as the Freiburg. the Frutiger, the IIlieg
and Ormond breeds, but they are all
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that il rubbed on the front wheel. the
mechanism of the phonograph was
made to revolve, and il shouted out
whatever WIS in il until tine clamp was
released. Barker said he had talked
into il half day. and il was evidently
we'll supplied With a vocabulary.
BY the time we got TO the club-for
we belong 20 a club. both of us-Barker
was in n state of hilarious delight, and
half of the dogs, children and old ladies
in town were on the verge of frenzy.
OF course. all the other fellows in the
club had to learn all about IL. and BAR
ker pushed his machine around on the
sidewalk and made the photograph
curse them and all their relatives to the
tenth generation. which seemed TO af
ford them the most unbounded pleas
ure.
As a fitting conclusion 10 the even
ing's entertainment we ell went up
stairs. and | regret to say that Barker.
after placing the monograph carefully
on a table beside him. got as drunk as a
lord, and talked and sang and shouted
in very scandalous and disgraceful
way.
After IL was al over took him home
nd put him to bed, and while doing
this he informed me in maudlin and
disconnected way that he was going
out riding the next evening with the
two Cutter girls, daughters OF old man
Coupon Cutter, one OF the directors in
the bank. and he wished | would happen
to drop around and ride with the big
one, so he could talk to the little one.
He said that was his only friend. and
that he loved the little one. He did not
love her i'm any ordinary way. either:
but in way in which no one ever loved
before.
Now, l like Barker, and he is friend
of mine. and as a matter of course il was
only common charity to help HIM out
in a case like that. So gave him a lot
of good advice about how TO doctor his
head in the morning, which he received
with a very bad grace. and promised to
be in the neighborhood of old Cutters
the next evening without fail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09

NATURE cannot be surprised In undress.
Beauty breaks in verywhere.-Emerson
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MUsIc is prophecy of what life is TO be,
the rainbow of promise translated out OF
seeing into hearing.-Mrs. l.. NJ. Child.
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1t is claimed that gilt-edye butter
cannot be made from the milk of cows
that are fec largely upon cotton seed
meal.
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"YoU nebber ret" said Uncle Eben,
"could fin err man so stingy dat he isn't
willin' ter share his loafin' time wifi some
body OATS really Washington Star.
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HARGREAvEs-s'I met Buffalo Bill when
was in Chicago the last time" Ferry-"He
is about the only bill you ever met, isn't
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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II is not your posterty. but your actions
that will perpetuate your memory.-Na-
pOleon.
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CAN recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption TO sufferers from Asthma.-E. ID.
TOWNSEND, Ft. Howard, Wis, May I, "a.
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IL such world as ours the idle man is
not so much a biped as a bivalve. Horace
Mann.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
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HARD TO BEAT.-A wet carpet.-Mel-
bourne Weekly Times.