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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-05-05
SPARK TELEGRAPHY.
Almost LimitIess Possibilities of the
Method of TeIegraphing With
out the Use of Wires.

Privy Counsellor DIR. Slaby, of Char
lottenburg, Germany, contributes an
article on THE New Telegraphy." DIR.
Slaby conducted a series of experiments
in telegraphing without the use OF
wires before the German emperor. He
says, in concluding his article:
Il have often been asked in what di-
rections and in what field the use of
spark telegraphy might be employed.
Our knowledge of the phenomenon in
question is, so far, very modest thing;
we are really in the very opening chap
ters Who would care to say to-day how
far, and whittier, the path will lead us?
l do not purpose to paint pictures OF the
future, but | believe | can state with
emphasis that for certain purposes the
new telegraphy is ripe to-day, and
well worthy of consideration. The most
important appear to me to lie in the
military field. Besieged fortresses, and
advancing armies which have the en-
envy between them, could make use of
spark telegraphy to-day as a method of
communication. The system works
Just as surely on a bright day as by
night and in fog, though, to be sure,
only in eases where balloons can be
employed, since the distances reached
when towers, masts and high trees were
used would hardly suffice in cases OF
this kind.
quite as important is the usefulness
of the discovery for the navy. Expert
ments OF last summer have made per-
~ IL. "a
captive balloons on the high sea. In
place of balloons, without doubt, one
might use the modern kites, brought
to such pitch of perfection in America,
as those of Hargraye and others.
owe it to the kindness of an acquaint-
ance in New York that / know some
thing of these excellent kites, and
few experiments have already shown
me that they are perfectly adapted to
the carrying of thin wires.
There is a future for the use OF
spark telegraphy for lighthouses and
lightships. The receiving apparatus
can easily be made in handy form,
not bullsirr than chronoIuctcr. On
the approach to a lighthouse it would
not only give signs, but would tick out
the name of the lighthouse; it appears
even possible to provide the receiving
apparatus with a regulator, to be adj
justed at will according to whether a
greater or smaller sensitiyeness is de-
sired, whereby the distance of the light
house can be read off.
An undeniable weakness of spark tel
egraphy is this: Every telegram is inn
parted to the whole world; every re-
ceiyer can take it up. Owing to this
reason, for the present its application
will have to be confined to particular
cases. For practical purposes, IL one
desires to protect ones self from hav-
ing dispatches read by others, there re-
mains only the use of signs arranged
beforehand. In war, to be sure, teleg-
raphy would become impossible as soon
as a hostile spark generator should
cause a permanent disturbance of the
characters. A very interesting battle
might occur in the waves of ether."-
Century.
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pITH AND POINT.

The New Journalism "No.
my boy, can't read" ''Yuh don't have
to read. Yuh can tell colors, can t
yuh ?"-Truth.
How heartlessly Josephine treats
her husband!" Yes; she has bought a
bright red umbrella so he can't carry
it."-Chicago Record.
a Realist.-M What kind of
a dollie do you want, Mildred?" Little
Mildred-'I want one that will cry
when l spank her."-Puck.
These emergency hospitals are no
good" "Why not?" Il went into one
of them and tried to borrow dollar;
they wouldn't let me have a cent
Chicago Record.
A Comprehensive Wallace-"Pll
give you breakfast if you will shovel
away the snow" Perry Patettic-"I
don't believe l feel able to do that, but
I'll recite the poem about it for hot
lunch. Cincinnati Enquirer.
True to Nature.-Fiis Mother (pro-
foundry shocked)- Johnny, johnny!
You will break my hearti That is the
most dreadful language l ever heard a
little boy use!" JOHNNY We're playin'
street cars. mamma. I'm the motor
man, an Ben's drivin' a coal wagon an
won't get out of my way."-Chicago
Tribune.
Correction Wanted "Are youthe So
ciety editor?" asked the large lady, who
seemed to fill the room. mo, madam"
said the one addressed. I'm only a
court reporter" Really? l am sur
prised. But perhaps you will do. Your
paper said in its account of the affair
at my house that floral decorations
lent beauty to the scene l wish you
would have your paper state that the
floral beauty was not lent. Everything
was paid for. indianapolis Journal.
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THIS MAN WANTS WAR.
He Is Extremely Anxious for Some.
thing to Happen Before Moving
Day Comes Around.

here's one thing about this war bust
ness, SAID the man with the indeterminate
noath, that sort o. consoles me. 1t may
put stop to my wlfe's mountaineering agi.
tation, which always becomes something
herce as the first OF Nav draws closer. Be
tween gong to war, anywhere or under
any ola circumstances, and moving, gimme
war every time! I'm living in hopes that
the thing break out bigger q bunch of
eoEotes before May j. When we moved
INTO the house we're occupying now, my
wife was enthusiastic over it, She called
1t the cutest little bijou Of a wickieup, or
something like that, that she'd ever seen,
and said she'd be perfectly willing TO live
and die IN such love OF little home. But
she been hedging more or less all winter,
and the other day al dinner she came cut
tat-tootedly and made her declaration that
with US 1t was case oil move on May /. 1t
seems that some woman friend Of hers down
in the next block had porcelain bathtub
and one or two other conhxin's put in her
house, and VIGOROUSLY showed them to my
wife. My wife went to our landlord and
gave him bad quarter of an hour, I'll bet,
from what she told me of it, and when he
told her that the porcelain bathtuh scheme
would have 70 follow little later she told
him he could have his old ancient Aztec
house after the first day of May When we
first moved into the house we've got now
my wife couldn't talk enough about the
!uyilIc quletude that Fegned N the neighhQr-
hood. Now she talks day and night about
the yelling of the kids on the block She
says they re the noisest mavericks this side
O the an-Handle, but | never hear 'em.
The bathtub we've got looks all right to me.
but my wife says it's chock full of typhoid
and death, and what she says goes, / pose.
Now, if this here warll only get move on
and break out in time, why | may get
show to pack musket wherever it's going to
happen along with the rest of the gang, and
this year anyhow. As between packing
musket and juggling with piano legs gilded
milking stools, and 79cent frosted vases,
gimme the dogs of war every tripi Wash.
ington Star.
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WASHINGTON WIDOWS.
They Persist in bringing Number
One TO the Front on Every
Occasion.

like gratitude. ! like to hear Of CRATE
tu people and an auecdote heard recent
" of one Washington man has pleased me
immensely. lie has recently married the
widow of very wealthy gentleman, and
on the proceeds OF the transaction he has
built a handsome house. When the house
vas finished and the moving into it was ac-
oomplished. the wife and her mother fell to
discussing just where they should hang the
portrait of the former husband. They had Just
decided to hang it in a small room on the
second floor, when the new husband came
IN and heard of the matter.
Hang him UPSTAIRS" he said. ''No,
Stree. No. Stree. That man 'vaa my bone
factor ! owe everything have to him. He
shall hang IN the place of honor.
And husband No. ] now smiles down
from the mantel Of the drawng-room.
But that makes me think of another
Washington widow who has recently be
slowed herself and her belongings on a sec.
end husband
Its 50 fortunate" said she to me; "my
first husbands last name began with w,
You know. and 50 does my second hus-
bands first name All Mr. VS. handker-
chiefs are Just the thing for Willie, and
haven't even had to have the initial on them
changed Washington Post
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The Patriotic Ancients.

For a number of years members of
the Ancient and Honorable artillery
company have individually expressed
their wish that the old company should
have within its organization a company
of light battery of the militia. Those
members who visited England saw that
the Honorable artillery company Of
London was, in fact, small brigade,
having within itself organizations of
artillery, infantry and cavalry, all n
part of the volunteer force of the moth
er country. Those members brought
home a freshened wish that their com
pany might contribute in the same way
at least one active company to be CON
nected with and practical part of the
volunteer soldiery of their own COM
monwealth. Recent events have again
brought the idea to the front The An
clients can easily raise, either from
within or without the present mem
bership-and, if necessary, completely
equip-a company of any branch of
the service that within very brief Pc
riod would reflect credit upon its moth
er company and the militia of the COM
monwealth.-Bo Boston Herald
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Mai HflIy's burial,

The following brief account of the
life. death and burial of Mai. Billy
the mascot of the New York, the flag
ship of the white squadron, given in a
letter from Key West to gentleman
in Louisville. win touch those who are
familiar with the gentle qualities of
goats: "'Maj. Billy the ships goat on
the flagship New York, was picked up
by some bIuejackets in Colon more than
is years ago and carried on board the
Galena The old goat led an honorable
life in the service, and had a record
which any enlisted man or officer would
do we'll to emulate. He was never in all
his long career reported for any breach
of regulations, and his enlistment rec
ord was without blemish. The dear ole
goat died on the 14th of March and was
buried in his hammock on the follow
ing dav with all the honors of war 81
lenee was sounded fore and aft, and as
his weighted hammock slid over the
side the bugle sounded s."-Louis
Vile Courier-Journal.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
HOMEMADE BRooDER.
1t is Effective and Constructed on
Simple and at the Same Time
Correct Principles.

A plan IS shown herewith that gives
brooder constructed on simple and
at the same time correct principles.
The diagram Zig. y is very nearly self
explanatory. A box three feet square
or Whereabouts has in the bottom
brooder lamp or stove. Above this is
a sheet of sheet iron as large as the
inside of the box and supported at the
four sides, and by an iron prop near
the lamp, if it is inclined TO sag. Make
the edges air-tight with cement, so
that nc fumes from the lamp can get
up above the sheet iron. Have sheet
iron drum made as indicated in Fig
and set this into the brooder floor, fill
ing in the rest of the floor about the
drum with cement, that there may be
no danger from fire. The drum need
not be over six inches in height. 1t has
half dozen openings under the top,
as shown in the sketch. When the
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NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.

With good management it costs little
to keep few hives of bees.
Do not neglect TO look for the queens
or brood when opening the hives in the
spring.
No matter when bees are moved, they
should be fastened up so that none can
escape.
To very considerable extent spring
dwindling is the result of poor winter
management.
Have the entrance to the hives and
the vicinity around them clean and
convenient for the bees to get out and
in readily.
The life of bees during the working
season is very short, and it requires a
good laying queen to keep up the force
of bees in the hive.
The proper time to transfer bees from
box hives to movable frames is early in
the spring, before the comb becomes
heavy with brood and honey.
Hives should be located in good sea-
son in whatever particular location
they are expected to occupy in readi-
ness to receive the swarms as they
come off.
If any colonies are found too weak
In the spring to take care of frame of
brood give them bees from the strongest
colonies, but be careful not to give them
the queen.
When the weather gets warm enough
for the bees to fly without becoming
chilled give them finely ground corn
meal, wheat or the finer parts of sifted
ground oats.
The secret of large honey crops is
strong colonies and plenty of room for
the bees to store honey. Give each
frame in the hive exactly one and
half inches of space.
Do not open the hives to excite the
bees when it is too cold for them to fly.
The best time to remove surplus for
brood frames is after two or three days
of good honey weather.
Do not open the hives to excite the
bees when it is too cold for them to
fly. The best time to remove surplus
for brood frames is after two or three
days of good honey weather,
If in the spring any of the colonies
are found without queens give them a
frame of brood. DO not allow the col
onies to rear queens until drones are
hatched to insure nating.-St. Louis
Republic.
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eyes and / would be- ~ became bland
come blind. Ny nerves were in such a state
that step on the floor unsettled me.
Eminent doctors, skillful nurses, the best
food and medicine all failed. Then ] con-
scented TO an operation. That, too, failed
and they said another was necessary. After
the second | was worse than ever and the
world was darker than before
1t was then | heard Of DR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. | heard that
they had cured cases like mine and | tried
tbem.
N'They cured me! They brought sun
shine to my life and filed my cup with hap
Iiness. The headache IS gone; the witch
ing is gone; the nervousness is gone; the
trembling has ceased. and | have gained
twenty-six pounds Health and strength is
mine and / am thankful to DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People for the blessing
These pills are boon to womanknd.
Acting directly on the blood and nerves,
they restore the requisite vitality to all parts
OF the body; creating functional regularity
and perfect harmony throughout the ner-
vous system, The pallor of the cheeks IS
changed to the delicate blush of health; the
eyes brighten; the muscles grow elastic,
ambition is created and good health returns.
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COULD NOT BE DONE.
1t Was Utterly impossible for Tint
boy to Respect His Fathers
Gray Hairs.

Boys" began the Sunday school super
inteudent, impressively, Il hop none Of you
viii ever get into the reprel .nslble habit
of abiding To your father as the old man.
When YOU grow up, no matter how big or
old you may be, you should always look up to
and respect the silver hairs OF your father,
who has grown bent and gray working for
you in your helpless infancy. Now, all OF
you who think YOU can do this please raise
your right hands
Zip went every hand except one.
StcrnIy cycling the delinquent, the super
intendent solcmnly observed:
why, young man, | am horriied-abso
utely horrIhed--as we'll as astonished at
your behavior Don't you wish to raise your
hand and put yourself on record as beng
willing to respect the gray hairs of your II
thcr when YOU grow up 10 be man ,
NO. No use tryin'; can, do 1t nohow,
unbluShingly responded the lad.
why not. sonny
q Cause he amt liable to have no gray
hair Dads bald chirped the youthful
philosoph triumphantly. and amid gen
cral titt he discounted superintendent
gave it mp and passed on to something else,
Tit Bits
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BLANCHE K. BRUCE'S TACT.
How the COIored SENATOR Exercised
1t to Avert Trouble on "a Mis-
sissippi Steamboat.

On one of Blanche X. Bruce's recent
visits to New York he told of an eX-
perienee which ha had i,,st flor h ..,s,s
elected senator from Mississippi, and il
was an experience which illustrates the
tact and good sense which always char
acterized him, and which explained
much of the success and respect which
he gained by his public life in Washing
ton. 1t was announced that the senator
would go to Washington from his Mis-
sissippi home by one of the Mississippi
steamboats,, at least as far as st. Louis
on his way. The captain, man of the
name of feathers, was typical Missls-
Sippi steamboat captain, and he was re-
ported to have said that he would show
tie black senator when he got aboard
of his boat that he would have to keep
his place ON that boat, and if he put
on any airs because he happened to be
senator the captain would teach him
manners.
As soon as Bruce boarded the steam
boat he sought the captain and said to
him. Captain feathers. | am going to
Washington, and part of the way as
passenger on your steamboat. My
name is Bruce, and possibly you may
have heard of me. What | wanted TO
say is that l know perfectly well what
the feeling of many people who are
travellers regarding persons of my color
is. They cannot help it, and l cannot
help it, and am going to give them no
occasion for any annoyance while | am
passenger on your boat. | simply ask
that you see to it that l am made as
comfortable as possible, and l assure
you that you will have no reason for
complaint"
The bluff captain stepped back a
pace or two, looked Bruce over, and
then held out his hand and said, with
great emphasis: by , you shall
sit at my table; you shah sit on my
right hand on the entire trip, and il
any man objects he will have to fight
me. A man who can talk as you have
and who is as fair as you are is a -
sight better fitted to be United States
senator thar, some of the white sena-
tors have carried on this boat" and on
the entire trip of three days the cap
tain made Bruce his guest.-Philadel-
DIia Press.
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spent most of the day on the rivar. He
couldn't get over his defeat at Halls
hands. Heretofore Hal and him had
been as "thick as thieyes''-the chum-
mest chums in the school-and / don't
know but the fact that they were no
longer friends really troubled Billy
more than being beaten in the canoe
race.
Hal didn't show up at supper time,
and Fred. who came down from the
Glen early in the afternoon, said he
the strikers was bad and Fred said he
feared Hal had got into trouble. Billy,
when he heard this, got out his canoe
again and padded up stream. What
happened after that we only know from
Billy's own story, and, for wonder, il
is hard work to get Billy to talk about
it even now.
He padded up to the dam to see If he
could hear or see anything of Hal. 1t
was getting duslIy on the river and as
he went up near the west bank he was
entirely in the shadow. Some of the
men-maybe half dozen of them
were talking together under the dam
on the west side, having evidently met
therc by appointment. BiIly's canoe
wasn't noticed at all and he heard what
they said. IN about two minutes he
had got the gist of the matter, and if
ever there was a frightened boy in a
canoe, that boy was Billy Chetwynde.
and he was in that canoe on the Still
81
He learned that these men were the
ringleaders of the strike; that they
were determined the strike should go
on and that Mr.. Burgess should not
talk with the men until the trouble had
gons far enough to make an amicable
settlement impossible. And to gain
their end they had secured the assist
ance OF Two rascally tramps who had
agreed TO draw the spikes out of a
rail at the bridge below so that the
evening train, with Mr.. Burgess aboard,
would be ditched.
Some time after Billy left camp that
evening we saw something shoot by our
tents like a streak of light. 1t was a
hoy in a canoe. We all jumped up and
looked after the rapidly disappearing
streak
Its that chump, Billy" said Fred,
in disgust. I'VE shan't be able to get
aim off the river all summer. Any.
body'd think life or death depended on
his going over that course in better
time than Hal made"
And it did; but he didn't know it.
Billy had heard one Of the conspirators
declare that it was half past six. As he
| turned his canoes head around in the
shallow water he heard the mill clock
strike the half hour-and the evening
train crossed the railroad bridge at ten
minutes to seven!
He couldn't stop to tell us anything
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ON THE STILL RIVER
copyright, 1851


HERE was considerable ill-feeling
between the two camps. 1t all be-
gan with Billy Chetwynded declaring that
he could paddle from the Silver Glen dam
to the railroad bridge in 20 minutes.
Nobody had ever thought of doing it in
less than - before, and Hal Burgess,
who heard Billy's Boosting from the
other tent, stuck his head through the
flap and said:
What you Growing about, Billy? Do
you want TO make a new record for Still
riyer?"
II can do better sprint than you.
anyway, Mister Smartie!" exclaimed
Billy, shying saucepan at Halls
head. But the head was immediately
withdrawn and there was only Halls
nocking laugh IN reply to the missile,
and that was all the beginning. But
the ending
Hal took it up the next morning as
soon as Billy appeared. when You
going TO make that wonderful record,
BiiIy?" he asked, and before the day
was over we We're all squabbling over
the individual padding of both crowds.
Nothing would satisfy us but a canoe
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Average Length of Life.
The average length of life is 81 years.
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With all his grossness and his VIC
lence, Peter had the foresight to see
that without liberty for women there
is no civilization. As young man.
before he assumed the imperial crown,
his favorite diversion was to frequent
the foreign quarter in Moscow, in
which the cleanliness and elegancies OF
western life were to be found jim the
houses of German and English mer-
chants and engineers, and where he
met ladies in social life. One of the
great ears first innovations was tc
have evening parties at court, at which
Russian ladies were ordered to appear
in full dress. These entertainments
seemed a little stiff at first, for the
Russian nobleman's idea of enjoying
himself in the seventeenth century was
to get intoxicated. and he was possibly
baked by the presence of his female
relations; but stay-at-homes were pun
isked. and gradually party without
women would have seemed incomplete.
It is curious, however. to remember
that the ladies were not allowed to be
abstelnious. and that Peter the Greats
ideal court lady was she who could
drink the hardest and longest. And
the fayorite beverage in those days was
brandy !-Philadelphia Leader.
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THE BEST ANGEL

Which Of Gods angels is the best,
BY whom the sons Of men are blest?
Which one, from out the eternal calm,
To human woe. brings sweetest balm?
Which one. Of all the radiant band,
Most firmly grasps the trembling hand?
Which. cad in Godlike strength complete
Sustains the feeble. faltering feet?
Methinks twas she who first did wait
For man, at Eden's fast-barred gate,
Obedient to Heavens stern s2,v
With name Of curse writ on her brow.
Who welcomed the sin-stricken pair.
Doomed hence from Eden's bliss to fare,
And now, ia sober. homely guise,
Reveals herself to mortal eyes.
Angel of Toll! in thee we read
The curse, yet find the frieud we need:
Gods rescuing hand, that still doth reach
Unto His own, across the breach.
Angel Of consolation. thou,
Though dark ard grim thy branded brow,
of all Gods ministers the best
by whom the sens Of men are best
-Zitella Cooke. in Youths Companion.