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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-10-26
Teaching Thrift to the Young.

The number of minors who be-
come depositors in the postal
banks Of countries having the
SYSTEM in operation is very large.
1t is principally for the purpose
of encouraging children to save
that provision is made for stamp
deposits.
In Great Britain, for instance,
the smallest deposit which will be
received and entered in a pass
book is 1 shilling, or "a cents.
However, smaller amounts may be
saved by stamps. A child with a
penny may buy stamp and affix
it to card. When this card con-
tains twelve stamps it can be de-
posted as a shilling, and the de-
position is entitled to a passhook.
This arrangement makes the in
stitution very popular among the
children, and is so convenient as
to stimulate them to make use of
it's advantages. In addition, the
schools are frequently made use of
as agencies Of the postal bank for
the collection of savings. The
teachers receive the deposits OF
the children and turn them over
to the postal bank authorities.
Belgium is one of the countries in
which the activities of the savings
bank are extended to the school
room. Ont of 7,447 primary
schools, inclusive of infant schools
and the schools of primary instruc-
ton attached to educational in
situations. of other classes, there
were 4,798 which took part in the
savings. bank business. The num-
Der of children in those schools
possessing deposit books was
154, 1872, of whom IS, 800 were boys
and 81, 1888 were girls. Including
the schools above primary grade
there were, according to recent
report, 5,056 schools Of all kinds
in which 2OO,647 pupils had saved
3,734 400 francs. Most of the
schools of Belgium, therefore, it
may be said, teach thrift and
economy with their instruction
in the elements of education.
The spectacle of the postotfices
of country being used as a means
for teaching the young the value
of saving and intoxicating in them
habits that will be of great use to
them In later life should make
every thoughtful person an advo-
cate of postal savings banks
Chicago Record.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-10-26

A large amount of money in
silver dollars has been stolen from
the government treasury. To as
certain the amount Of the robbery
force has been set at work to
count the money in the vault. 1t
will take them six months, and
cost the government $25, 000.-
True Republican.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-10-26


The football game last Wednes-
day between the Normals and
Highs resulted In a victory for the
former, the score being II to 8.
it night be agood thing to muzzle
some of the "kids" who persist
in singing that old chestnut when
ever the umpire renders decision.
Every athletic game must be car
ried on along fair and impartial
lines and if the onlookers were
each to render a decision any
sensible person can readily see
the Babel into which all manly
sports would be thrust. 1t is but
seldom you hear a good athletic
chick" but usually the by ISLANDER
wholly ignorant of the rules OF
the game renders his DECISION upon
each and every point.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-10-26

Many people suffer daily with
headache caused from eye-strain
that can be entirely relieved with
properly ground lenses. If your
eyes trouble you, call on DR..
Muedeking who will be at the
Ola lstone from Oct. 80 to Nov. /.
Examination free.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-10-26

kIANTED-TRUSTW GRITTY AND ACTIVE
WgentlemeD or ladies to travel for respon-
sble, established house in Wisconsin.
Monthly $65. 90 and expenses. Posi- ton
steady Reference. Enclose self-addressed
stamped enveloped. The Dominion Com
pany, Dept. Chicago.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-10-26

Remember the "Wonder" stove
will pay for itself every season IN
the cost of fuel alone. Forsyth
sells them.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11

the purchase of the property. The
whole was closed by singing of the
doxology and by a prayer of benedic-
ton by DR.. Hyde.
Rev o. H. Gulick stated that the
property, including the larger building,
and the parsonage, had been pur-
chased by the aid of subscribers, in
the name of the Hawaiian Board for
the use of their japanese Mission; and
that for this purpose and that of re-
pairs and Improvements he had re-
ceived sS,456.65, of which sum s6S6.30
had been contributed by the Japanese.
The entire sum has been expended as
follows: For the purchase of the prem
ises, SS,000 for repairs and improve
ments. including lumber, carpenter
work and painting, s94015; for insur-
ance to March, 1897, $3.50: for aid to-
ward the library and reading room on
the premises, 800 All the friends and
contributors are to be congratulated on
the successful completion of this effort.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11
WASHINGTON ISLAND.
Captain Anderson. Manager oil
the Place. is in Town.

Captain Anderson. Manager of
the Place. is in Town.
Captain Anderson, who came to Ho-
nolulu on the schooner Viking, will
return to Washington Island on that
vessel today to resume charge as man
ager of the copra industry at that place.
Captain Anderson went to Washing
ton Island in 1890 on the schooner
Waimalu from this port He was en-
ployed to take charge by the owners,
Greig & Bicknell.
Speaking of the place, Captain An
derson said:
Washington Island has all the way
from go to 100 inhabitants. 1t is nine
miles in circumference, is very fiat
and is covered with cocoanut trees and
small shrubbery. Ferns are quite
plentiful.
1.-THE copra industry is about the
only thing the island has to boast Of
Some guano is collected at times. The
copra is still taken to San Francisco
by sailing vessels. We send away
about on an average of 200 tons year.
Manahiki and Gilbert Island laborers
are employed William Greig has
charge of the island until my return. I
can say but one thing in praise of
Washington Island and that is the fact
that I am not bothered by collectors.
This is the first time I have been
away from the place since 1890"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11
LABOR IN JAPAN.

Gunton's Magazine for Nav has
published an article upon the
"Condition of Labor in Japan"
which attracts particular attention
because it is written by a japanese,
Fusataro Takano, and for that rea-
son may be considered free from
the spark of prejudice that might
be expected from a foreigner. The
writer takes the conditions in the
city of Tokyo as typical of the ma
ton. In that city are gathered
people from all parts of the nation,
and the population is regarded as
intensely cosmopolitan in its social
and industrial makeup. There
side by side are found the modern
factories and the primative work
shops of old Japan.
The writer characterizes the la
boring man as "a doomed being"
socially whether a mechanic of an
advanced trade or a waste paper
picker. "The conspicuous charac-
teristics of the class are ignorance,
vulgarity and want of decency. In
a word, their life condition, social
ly considered, is most hopeless and
wholly devoid of genuine com
fort" In the cotton industry en-
ployes are required to work eleven
hour a day and to take up night
work by weekly turn without adj
ditional compensation. Opera
tives are quartered in corporation
lodging houses at an expense
of three cents a day. "The
best paid operatives rarely
net over $3.50 a month after pay
ing for board, and seldom succeed
in saving 81 a month after paying
incidental expenses" Women anC
children are said to be employed
in large numbers at still love-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11
WORK OF THE HAWAIIAN BOARD.

There are not many, even here
at the Islands, who appreciate the
magnitude or the Importance OF
the work that is being done by the
Hawaiian Board.
1t IS done in very quiet and
transformations way. 1t is work
of great variety: education public
alton, church building, church or
ganization, evangilzation, not only
for Hawaiian, as was the original
design of the association, but in
recent years for Chinese, Japanese,
Portuguese as well. 1t is a grow
ing work, each year making new
demands, land presenting new OPP
portunities for religious philan-
thropic, charitable work.
1t is a work that ought to have
the fullest sympathy and heartiest
cooperation of all who are inter
ested in having here solidly laid
the foundations of true and perm
anent national prosperity. 1t is a
hopeful and promising work: the
result already achieved are such as
to encourage every one who wish
es the true welfare of our insolat-
ed but heterogeneous community.
1t is a work that extends to every
smallest hamlet and reaches out to
other groups in the North Pacific.
1t is a work that demands increas-
ing OUTLAWS of money, year by
year, and so far it has had the
generous support of this community,
so liberal in the maintenance of
various benevolent institutions
and organizations. 1t is a work
that needs, and ought to have, a
large constituency from which to
draw its supplies of financial aid;
and those who have recently come
into the community ought to be in
formed of the wide scope and far
influence for good of the
organization, and come forward
with loving alacrity to help on a
work that has been productive of
so much good, and with larger
would do a better and
larger work each year. 1t is
carefully managed work, and no
one who contributes TO its treasury
need fear but that every dollar will
be put where it will do the most
good.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11
LONE COUNTRY. ONE FLAG"
Greetings to Local Society of Sons

Greetings to Local Society of Sons
of the American Revolution.
Following is the happy greeting ex-
tended to the Hawaiian Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution by
their compatriots of Massachusetts,:
Hotel Vendome
Boston, Mass, April 10, 1897.
''To the Hawaiian Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution:
THE Massachusetts Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution, at
Banquet table assembled, send frater-
nal greeting to the Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution at Honolu-
lu, Hawaiian Islands,
May the memories of the fathers be
ever guarded and preserved with pa
triotic zeal by their loyal descendants
in whatever part of the world their lot
may be cast.
Zone country-one flag-one destiny
EDWIN SHEPARD BARRETT.
president.
"CHAS. EPHRAIM STEARNS,
Secretary"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11

wages, although the full eleven
hours of work is required OF them.
The best paid men are those en-
gagged in the building trades. But
the conditions in this class are only
slightly improved since the full
years earnings of painter, 30
years of age, is given as $50. The
terms of apprenticeship are long,
the pay is hardly enough for a
young japanese to live on, and his
foreman usually takes so much of
his time that it is almost impossi-
BILE for him to acquire even a rudi-
mentarv education. Among the
common laborers, matters are still
worse, the combined earnings of a
family being hardly sufficient to
keep body and soul together.
If the sombre picture drawn by
this japanese writer be true in all
its detail, it is not surprising that
japanese laborers look upon Ha-
wall as a sort of a gold mine. 1t is
a comparatively easy matter in
this country to save from
$50 to 500 a year, and
live pretty well besides. Another
valuable lesson may also be drawn.
1t is not for the best interests of
the japanese, to say nothing of
other nationaities, to have la
borers brought to this coun-
try i1f such numbers that the con-
ditions here viii be lowered to the
standard obtaining among common
laborers in their cities and towns.
Competition may be- the life of
trade, but the competition which
Mr.. Takano represents can result
in nothing but disaster, socially
and financially.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

There are three habitual criminals
in London to every two policeman.
Speaker Thomas B. Reed has aban-
doned the use of his bicycle while in
Washington.
A substitute for silk so perfect as to
deceive the most expert eyes is now
made from wood pulp.
There are over 700 laundries in New
York, the labor of which is carried on
by Chinese men and women.
The gold export from Coolgardie,
Australia, for the year ending April
Both amounted to 10000 ounces.
1t is computed that there are enough
paupers in Great Britain to form, four
abreast, a procession over $50 miles in
length.
German scientists have recently fur
nished information in regard to the
ages of trees. They assign to the pine
tree 500 to 700 years as the maximum
425 years to the silver fir, 275 years tc
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11

In spite of the large number of
people out of work in the United
States, Bradstreets reports 49,
600 persons engaged on strike in
several branches of industry" 1t
is indeed unfortunate that the la
Dor unions that are now paying
out large sums of money on "out of
work benefit should further in
crease the hardships of the poor by
forcing wrangles with employers.
Laborers seem bound to exercise
the great American right to rebel
against capital, whether their
friends have enough to eat or not.
The laborers have one hopeful sign
to urge them on in their thought
less work: the decrease in immi-
grafton for the year at the port of
New York is estimated at $4,000,
According to the method of figur-
ing used by the opponents of our
Reciprocity Treaty, this means that
there are $4,000 less mouths for
the labor unions to feed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11
AGAINST THE TREATY.
Louisiana Planters Association
Favors Abrogation.

taVOrS AbrOgatlOn-
The Louisiana Planters Association
voted unanimously, at its regular
meeting on May 18th, that it was the
sense of the association that the Ha-
waiian treaty should be abrogated
This vote was taken after a lengthy
discussion by members of the associ-
alton. Two petitions were before the
association for signing. One favoring
the treaty, and one for its abrogation
The chairman of the meeting stated
that the Planters Association had been
opposed to the treaty during all the
years of its existence. He considered it
prejudicial to the interests of Louisi-
ana. He said that the foundation of
their arguments in Congress is that the
Louisiana planters industry is based
upon rec labor; that in the Islands
upon indentured or contract labor. No
matter what merits the industry in
the Islands has, this difference pre-
vents cooperation on equal terms
The chairman said, also, that it was
understood that the Sugar Trust was
in favor of abrogation because it wish
ed to engage in the beet industry.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11

An American Congressman has
facetiously remarked that tariff
debate is "a thing of duty and a
jaw forever" As this is an Amer
lean opinion, Hawaiian comments
may not be in order, but as we are
particularly interested in present
tariff discussion we may perhaps
be pardoned for expressing the
hope that the present discussion
may not earn the title of "jaw
forever"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11
AMERICAN FOURTH.

Minister Requested to Call Meet
ing of Citizens.
Persuant to the call of Chairman
Smith, members of the American
Fourth of July Committee met in the
parlors of the Arlington Hotel last ev-
ening. Following the usual custom, the
committee instructed its chairman to
request the American Minister to call
a meeting of American citizens to con-
slider what steps will be taken for the
proper celebration of the anniversary
of American independence. 1t was the
sense of the meeting that Saturday
evening, June 18th, be suggested to
Minister Sewall as suitable time for
the general meeting. At this meeting
the old committee will make its report,
be discharged, and the usual commit
tee of 81 be appointed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11
Dedication OF Japanese Church

Dedication of japanese Church.
The dedication of the building on
Nuuanu street, corner of Kukui, for
merly called the Lyceum, at 2:3O
o'clock Sunday afternoon was an occa-
sion of much interest to the friends of
evangelical work among the Japanese.
The Revs. Uyeda and Oyabe, and
Messrs. Okumura and Sasakura, of the
japanese, and Revs. Emerson, Hyde,
Damon and Gulick took the several
parts of the dedication program. Mr..
T. Okumura, who is in charge of the
congregation, explained to the audi
ence the character and object of the
exercise. This was followed by singing,
prayer, reading of Scriptures, an ad-
dress in Japanese and statement OF
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11

takes in the past, Anere is no surer
methods of guaranteeing future
action than to take Hawaii into the
Union, where it will be under the
direct and absolute governing
power of the United States.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11

Hawaii's midsummer holiday
season bids fair to open auspicious7
ly with a new life put into the
time honored customs of Kane
hameha Day. This of all others is
the distinctly Hawaiian holiday
and its observance will always be
the event of the year as long as the
Hawaiian race exists. Changing
conditions may give rise to memor-
ial day mile stones, marking ev-
ents in the progress of the nation,
but no event however marked in
history can ever cause to grow dim
in the hearts of native born citi-
zens the associations which cluster
about this day which commemora-
ties the founding of the nation.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11

According to reports coming in
from various sources the Govern
ment ought to adopt strong meas
urers to impress upon the minds of
some of our citizens that a China
man is human being and must be
treated as such. The submissive
character of the Chinese furnishes
no excuse for those disposed to i'm
pose upon them.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11
JAPANESE. AFFAIR.
No Answer Sent to Minister Shin
amura's Letter.

amura's Letter.
Matters in connection with the jap
anese immigration muddle remain in
about the same condition as last week.
yesterday it was rumored that the
Government had answered Minister
Shimamura's last communication, and
that negotiations in the future would
be troublesome.
In the absence of Minister Cooper,
who had left his office for the day,
Minister King, in reply to question
by an Advertiser reporter, said: 81 do
not thing an answer has been sent.
The Government received a 3S-page
communication from Minister Shima-
mura a few days ago, and l am quite
sure Minister Cooper has not had time
to attend to it."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11
Good

Blood is essential to health. Every nook
and corner Of the system is reached
by the blood, and on its quality the
condition of every organ depends. Good
blood means strong nerves, good diges-
ton, robust health. Impure blood means
scrofula, dyspepsia, rheumatism, catarrh
or other diseases. The surest way to
have good blood is to take Hoods
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11
Blood

Sarsaparilla. This medicine purifies, Vi
talizes, and enriches the blood, and sends
the elements of health and strength to
every nerve, organ and tissue. 1t creates
a good appetite, gives refreshing sleep
and cures that tired feeling. 1t is because
of its great power to purify the blood that
Morris tribune., 1897-06-09
The Patent Office Scandal

1t is not remarkable that bill has
been introduced in congress imposing
a heavy fine or imprisonment upon
alleged patent attorneys who offer
prizes and medals as an inducement
to apply for patent. A more taking
scheme for obtaining money has sell
dom been invented. Thousands have
been caught by it, and have lost, not
only the money they have paid the
attorney and the government, but, in
jack o'lsntern pursuit of fortune, in
promised but never to be obtained
patent, have stopped work and even
mortgaged or sold their property.
The aggregate misery from this source
is pathetic to contemplate.
These attorneys have advertised far
and wide that ideas are patentable,
and have commercial and market
able value. A most, delusive and
hurtful deception. The lists of pat
ents wanted which they send to slim
.ulate invention, as matter of course
embrace classes in which they are al
ready from 10 to 100 patents granted
Indeed, it is impossible to print list
of 160 inventions, without mentioning
at least SO that have been each COW
cred by many patents.
is kindness on the part of the
government to refuse the grant of
patent as it does in nine cases in ten,
to these deluded applicants, for the
grant of fimsy, worthless patent for
an absolete device would only involve
the owner in fruitless expense,
All these attorneys have so-called
sale agency annexes and being under
the pretence of being able to sell the
patent, still further fleece the poor
men and women by getting their
money for advertising. Or course
they never sci! for the patents they
procure are weak and worthless, and
no one posted in the class of invention
to which they pertain would accept
them IS a gift.
CHESTER A. Snow.
Morris tribune., 1897-06-09
form St. Paul last Friday.

form St. Paul last Friday.
Our yiolinist, Chas P. Hilla, at
tended a dance in Herman last Fri
| day night.
/ John Anderson Gmade a flying tril
to st. Paul last Saturday.
Chss. Pushor Of Morris sundayed
/ in town.
Fred Neudick and Christ Kline OF
Pepperton spent Sunday in town
with the boys.
Anumber of Donnellyites went fish.
ing lastsunday and met with good
success.
A. H, Taisey left last Saturday for
Milwaukee, Wis, on legal business,
Thomas Fritz Is now depot agent
during Mr., Taiseys absence,
Madam Rumor has it that the Don
nelly boys are going to play the Che
kio boys a game of base ball at an
early date. .1
A number of Alexandria people
have been visiting IN this burg the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pollock of
Moose Island Sundayed in town.
Say, boys, what's the matter with
having dance in our burg. We.
will forget how to dance if we don't
hustle around. Il
An interesting base ball game was
played here last Saturday afternoon
between the Donnelly club and the
Morris brownies. The game was a
victory for Donnelly by score of
II to IA, ten innings. A return game
will be played in Morris with the
Brownies in the near future, A large
audience witnessed the game.
Morris tribune., 1897-06-09
More

Curative power is contained in
Hoods Sarsaparilla than in any
other similar preparation. It costs
the proprietor and manufacturer
more. It costs the jobber more
and is worth more to the consum.
err More skill is required in its
preparation aud it combines more
remedial qualities than any other
medicine. Consequently it has
u record Of more cures and it's sales
are more than those Of any other
preparation. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla is the best medicine to buy
because it is an honest medicine
and thousands Of testimonials prove
that it does actually and pernla-
Inently cure disease.
Morris tribune., 1897-06-09
Scientific Burglary.

In an electrical display at the Co
lumbar exposition there was shown,
in operation an appliance or machine
for boring holes through various met
ais by means Of electrical heat. The
operator explained to an interested
visitor that the heat generated by
the electricity almost instantly took
the temper" out Of the hardest met
alseven case-hardened steel-and
that the softened metal could then be
melted almost as easily as lead. The
visitor was Chicago's most notorious
Criminal, SLEEPY" Burke, the bur
glar, and SO well has he improved
upon the information obtained that
a revolution in 'ssafes" is already
progressing. San Francisco Argo-
naut.
Morris tribune., 1897-06-09
DORRELLY..


Joe Fritz made a flying trip to
Moose Island last Wednesday.
Chas. Hilla is around town insul
ing crops from hail
A number Of Donnellyites did bust
ness in Morris the past week.
Thomas Fritz of Viborg, S. D., ar
rived in the burg last Wednesday.
F. J. McLauhlin is giving his house
a coat Of paint.
The road work has begun in full
blast in this vicinity.
Emil Nelson did business in st.
Paul last week.
Samuel Acheson of RendsvilIe was
caller in town Friday.
Emil and John Nelson arrived home