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Arizona silver belt., 1898-09-15

T. n. GOODMAN, c. r. T. Agent San Francisco W. IT Dresser. Local Freight and Ticket Agent
 Bowie. Arizona.
 I. F. Hunt. Commercial Agent. Fl Paso. Texa
Arizona silver belt., 1898-09-15

Is the shortest and quickest route be- tween Phoenix, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicagoj and all Eastern Points.
 s. F. P. & F. Time Card No. 26, Ef-
 feetive June ], 1898.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-20
A Child,s DiSnOSitiOll

May be ruined through existing defects in
eyeSight. Children are often called dull and
stupid by teachers and parents through no
fault or their own. Perhaps born with q
defect in sight, they don't know of any differ
ent world from that which they see through
defective eyes Mark any peculiarities that
children may have in looking at objects at
distance or near by. Squirting, frowning,
looking sidewise, with partially closed eyes
are indications of eye troubles. Better be
over cautious in having child's eyes
examined than to take too much responsible
ity into you + own hands. Examinati ton free.
CHILDREN'S EYES
Should have careful attention. They
should be examined at the first complaint by
g reliable optician-especially while the
child is in school.
A little care at the proser time may save
them untold misery and heir parents much
remorse. A defect that may be easily
remedied NOW might prove difficult LATER.
All diseases of the eye correctly diagnosed.
Exam ination Free.-W. w. Taggart, Boxrud
Block, River Falls, Wisconsin.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-20

eighteen, teaching her first
school up among the pine woods
of Wisconsin. Her pupils were
all Scandinavians except five.
She boarded with Norwegian
family by the name of Iverson.
She was nearly eighty miles
from home, thirteen miles from
any station, and Christmas was
drawing near. Gould she stay
there with no hope of getting
home until midwinter? 81 will
she said and "I'l'havea good time
too and see how these people
spend Christmas. (" So she bur-
led her longing for home and
was astonished to find out how
much there was about her OF
interest.
EARLY one morning about a
week before Christmas, Mr..
Iverson went to town to get
some wheat ground. When he
returned, Alma, his little daugh-
ter three years old, was watch
ing for him. ooh, papa, did
you bring me some candy?' she
cried as he came in. 'ENo, not
this time" he replied. Didn't
you bring me anything, papa?"
In answer he pulled out a bag
and she was soon engaged in dis
covering it's contents. But the
string was hard to unite, and
she grew impatient, jerked the
string and out rolled several
rosy apples. Then there was a
scramble and her seven-year old
brother Sewell captured two.
"Sewell, you're a naughty boy.
Papa brought them to me and
YOU can It have them. she cried
angrily. And then there was a
wall interrupted by their father.
"Alma and Sewell, you must be
good children. Santa Claus
might be looking in at the win
dows. If you are naughty
children, he won't send you any
nice presents, but he will send a
good switch for papa to whip you
with. Now, Hush" Quiet en-
sued, and the family gathered
around the table for the evening
meal
"Wont you have some OF this
fish, Mabel? You haven't seen
any of thiskind before have your
said kind Mrs. Iverson. oscar
got some at the store the other
day." elbow nice it ISL replied
Mabel. "What do you call 1T,
Mrs. Iverson?" 'sWell l don't
know what to call it in English.
We have lots of it in Norway.
Everyone for miles around gets
some just before Christmas. 1t
is dried so hard that an axe is
needed to break it, and it might
be kept easily for ten years. We
soak it in water, cook it IN I've,
and then soak it in water again,
for about week. We then cook
and season it for the table. L am
going to make some julie Of (yule
ale) tomorrow. Would you like
to see how [ make it?" "1ndeed
Ishould, Mrs. Iverson. " 81 don t
know as you will like it, Mabel.
Not all Norwegians do, but
everyone makes some at this
time, for you know yule lasts
thirteen days, and the families
of the neighborhood go around
exchanging visits, so we always
have to have something special
prepared for them
The next day Mrs. lverSOn
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-20
A NORWEGIAN CHRISTMAS STORY.
Christmas prize story by Bessie Rounsevell.

children all had to help in max
ing the preparations for yule.
Even the youngest children
stayed at home to take care of
the babies while the older ones
were at work. At last the day
before Christmas only six young
pupils greeted Mabel at nine
o'clock, and she decided that it
would be waste of time to keep
them all day. Accordingly she
dismissed them at noon with a
Merry Christmas.
AS she walked to Mr.. liver
sons, a little feeling of home
sickness crept over her, but
Alma met her at the door, and
"Oh, teacher, 'she cried, eve are
going to have a Christmas tree,
and we're going to have it up
stairs, and papa's going to put
some candles on it, and then
Santa Claus is going to come,
and-Oh, won't it be fun? Is
Santa Claus going to bring you
something too? l wish he would
hurry up" Mabel laughed. care
you sure he will bring you some
thing, Alma?" "Why, yes, for
I've tried to be good. Don t
you think he will?" she added,
as she thought of how she and
Sewen had quarreled. ooh yes
[ am sure he will" replied
Mabel. "But is Oscar going to
town? Here he is now! May [ go
to town with you, Oscar?" in
quired Mabel. Yes, if you are
ready. Jump in" And away
they went.
A warm supper was awaiting
them when they got home. AS
soon as the evening work was
done, Mabel called the children
into the sitting-room, for she
wanted to give Oscar and his
parents chance to prepare the
tree. Sewen drew a chair to her
side and Alma climbed into her
lap, while both begged for a
Christmas story. Then Mabel
told them the old, old story of
the Christ-child. How the angels
came and told the shepherds that
the Saviour had come, and how
the wise men came from count
ries far away to the east, bring
ing rich and costly presents. AS
she told the story, she forgot
her surroundings and thought
only of that first wonderful
Christmas time, while Alma and
Sewell listened in rapt attention.
Just as she had finished her
story, Oscar came to the door
and announced that Santa Claus
! was coming, for he heard the
jingle of the bells. Away up
stairs they all trooped, and there
stood the tree with it's twinkline
candles. They heard the bells
come nearer, and soon Santa
Claus himself appeared. 1t was
late when the house was quiet
that night.
Everyone was up before day
light the next morning, the
sleigh was brought to the door
With torch in hand they all got
in. and were soon on their way
to church. At every farmhouse
others joined them, till at las
a long procession arrived at the
church with torches burning ano
cracking. After the short ser
vice was over, there was a race
for home, for an old proverb says
4hn4 hn mhn arriunS at home
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-20

u
They had typical Norwegian
Christmas dinner. A large dish
sat in the centre of the table and
near it was a cylindrical brown
cheese. At each place was a
plate of soup made of raisins and
tapioca. The table also held
boiled potatoes, pork-roast, bis
cults, head-cheese, cake, coffee
and julie oil.
In the afternoon the older peo-
pie talked over the crops, the
latest news, and the plans for
the week. The children
amused themselves with their
presents, while the young peo-
pie walked about two miles to
the home of four of their &C
quaintances.
The evening was spent in
playing games, cracking nuts
and pulling candy. When Ma
bel and her friends at last
parted, Gustav said Look out
for the Christmas fools this
week. They may call on you. =
Wondering at his words, she en-
tered the house.
The next week Mabel taught
as usual, and it seemed to her
that the work of the schOOl-rOOm
was done better and more
smoothly than ever before. The
children were all in a happy
frame of mind and were anxious
to please her.
More than two weeks went by
and Mabel had seen no signs of
the Christmas fools. Friday
evening she was very tired, and
was doing in rockingchair by
the fire, when she was aroused
by a laundering knock at the
door. 'What is coming? Is
someone trying to burst in the
door," she thought. Mrs. liver
son opened the door, and in
tramped twenty or twenty-five
figures dressed in grotesque
clothing. All wore masks, some
merely of black cloth with Sits
for the eyes, nose and mouth.
Several had pieces of gunny-
sacking tied over their should
ers with bag-strings.
The leader carried a long
birch pole in his hand. One by
one the party marched up to
| Mabel, shook hands with her,
said few words, and passed on.
Mrs. Iverson, Oscar and Ma
bel tried to determine who the
maskers we're. Three of them
looked as if their feet we're rath-
| er small for their shoes, and
these figures refused to speak.
The others tried to draw the at
tention away from this trio by
dancing around the room, and
making a good deal of noise.
Mrs. Iverson brought out q
dish Of apples, the company
helped themselves, each one
slowing an apple in a sack which
he carried, and which was al
ready partly filled, and in two
minutes they were gone. For
quite a while their shouts were
heard as they went down the
road to the next farmhouse.
And so the last of the yule fes-
tivitieS was over; for
'Tyvende dag Knut
Danser julien I'D. "
(The twentieth day Knute
dances yule out. Normal
Badger.
A Child's Disposition
May be ruined through existing defects il
eveSioht Children are often called dull an(
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-20

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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-05-26
GLADSTONE Is DEAD.
Engiand's Great Statesman Died at
Hswarden This Morning.

LONDON, May 19.-Mr. Gladstone
died at O'Clock this morning. He
had been unconscious practically all
day, though at times he seemed to
recognize for moment some of the
watchers about him. Certainly he
did recognize his wife, who was beside
him all day, except when the physi-
clan prevailed upon her to rest. She
tenderly clasped her husbands hand
as she watched him.
Apparently he slept good deal;
occasionally he uttered few words
in an incoherent, dreamy way-words
which those who were watching were
unable to catch. Their only consola-
ton was that he was not suffering
pain. No narcotics were admins
tered.
Though national funeral will prob
ably be accepted by the family, there
is little doubt that the remains of Mr..
Gladstone will be laid to rest in the
peaceful graveyard at Hawarden, ad-
joining the church where he was mar
ried more than half century ago.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-05-26
Euuipplng the Armv,

GQulpplNS Lu6 nImy.
The criticisms of the delay in the
movement of troops toward Cuba is
due to an ignorance of che poverty OF
our army. 1t would be the worst sort
of folly to invade Cuba until the troops
were supplied with the absolute neces-
stiles of the campaign. While that is
being done as rapidly as possible
neither the commissioner nor the quar-
termaster's Departmental has been able
to furnish these articles. as rapidly az
they have been needed. In few weeks
we have made preparations which
would have required months in any
other country, and now trainloads are
hourly entering Tampa and other
ports where the army is assembled
The military supplies in this country
were based on til demands of an army
of 5000 men; within the last month
the regular army has been increased
to 65, 900, and 125,0O0 volunteers have
had to be equipped in addition, max
ing a total of 1876, 900 for which articles
have had to be manufactured since
March z, when the appropriation OF
the $50, ,oOO, 900 was made.
The navy department is very well
equipped; it had little start. The
war department is improving, and In
a few days there will be sufficient
supply of neceasaries at the several
rendezvous to justify forward
movemant
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-05-26
FOREIGN NOTES.

Electric tramways and launches
have been installed In the Paris sew
ers.
Over 1000, 900 pawn tickets for sums
under 10 shillings are issued weekly
In London alone.
There is an authentic record OF the
capture in northern Australia Of q
crocodile measuring 80 feet long.
The German army at present COM
prises 23,176 officers, 7s,207 non-com-
missioned officers, 479, ,229 privates,
2, ,103 surgeons and s,O5s horses.
Most of the Monks of King Will
liam's Town, Cape Colony, are trades
men and do their own carpentering,
bricklaying, blacksmithing, ETC., be-
sides teaching school. All the build
ings they occupy were erected by
themseIyes
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-05-26
ABOUT A BATFLESHIP.
Takes Fifty Train Loads of Material
to Build One.

People talk glably about battleship
without realizing what battieship
really la. Take the Iowa, for instance.
If the material in it were loaded on
cars 1t would take fifty trains, each
with big engine to haul 1t. Fifty
trains following: one after another
would make no more impression than
the battleship 10 wa, but as most of the
battleslaip Is under water no one real
ICES the size of the 'tfioating fortress. "
The biggest guns carried on such
ships are 40 feet long and weigh 65 OF
20 tons. They are four feet in diane.
ter at the largest end, and the bore is
large enough fol: man to crawl into.
1t takes $500 to Are such gun. The
heaviest shots weigh about 1,200
pounds, and they can be thrown as far
as twelve miles, which lie, of course,
beyond unaided human vision.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-05-26
\ TRAIN IN THE DITCH.
The Engineer Slightly Injured and Two
or Three Tramps, stealing
Ride, Killed

RENO, New, May se.--Passenger
train No. q, which left here at 1910
o'clock yesterday morning, jumped
the track o mile and a half east of
Boca, end 1t will take several hours to
clear up the wreck. The engine, mail.
baggage and express cars are in the
ditch
The engineer was slightly injured,
and two or three tramps riding on the
platform Of the baggage car were
killed Trains will be moving again
in five or six hours
A trein of 800 soldiers, comprising a
part of the Nebraske national guard
en- route to the Philippines, was de.
tanned here. They will be followed by
nine or ten trains tonight OF troops
from the east for the same destination.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-05-26

SOMETHING over s75,ooo,O has
already been expended in war prepar-
ations and about s25, ,0O0, 900 more Of
obligations are outstanding that viii
mature during the present month,
making q total Of 500, o,00o, 900 up to
date, with contracts being made daily
for all sorts OF purposes involving the
expenditure OF millions. The Senate
COMMITTEES on Finance, after consider
ing the subject very carefully, came
10 the conclusion that the efforts oi
Che United States to free Cuba would
cost not less than s3so, ,ooo, 600, pro-
vided the war was not prolonged more
than one year.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-05-26
Mexico. County Missouri Thursday NAV 90 1898

RADIO, in the state of Denver, and at
st. Louis (San Luis), Missipa.
Ell Herdtdo in late issue also pub
fishes the following startling news:
News is brought to us that Buffalo
Bill, a notorious outlaw and leader of
band of half breeds, has risen
against the American government and
is burning towns near his birth place
in New York.
We regret very much to see that the
notorious desperado, Buffalo Bill, is
again at his heilish work, burning
towns and massacreing people In New
York. We trust that the authorities
will drive him out before he can effect
a junction of his forces with the pred
aGory bands of hobos and cut throats
under Seth Low and Whitelaw Reid
now encamped in the wilds of New
York.
One paper says that we are such
imbeciles that at Philadelphia the
other day boiler burst in cigar fac
tory and killed 81 people. "And
these" says this journal, "are the
people who dare defy aud insult the
Spaniards with centuries of chivalry
and warlike history at their backs. "
Another paper sayswe are such weak
lings and know SO little about taking
care of ourselves, and are 80 ignorant
of the use of steam that our "tele-
graph poles are constantly blowing
up" The Pals, very enterprising
journal, considering the question, what
Spain shall do with America when we
are conquered, says: "The country
is not fit to live in. The climate is
execrable. When it is not sleeting or
showing, the heat is almost unbeara-
BILE. Avalanches are frequent at all
times and these threaten the principal
cities. AS for the people, besides the
few whites engaged in business along
the eastern coast, the remainder of
the country is vast plain covered
with Indians called cowboys and great
herds of roaming CATTLE" According
to another great journal, we have no
navy except "a few old vessels left
over from the civil war of 1876, and
clumsily plated with rusty boiler IRON"
But another newspaper, probably the
Spanish Hardeman Free-Press, caps
the climax with description of rain
storm IN which 2,7OO persons were
drowned sowing to the carelessness
of the Americans"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-05-26
THIS IS REAL FRIENDSHIP.
A Full Regiment OF Canadian Americans
OneYed for Service In the
Philippines.

CHICAGO. May %. The following
message was sent yesterday:
CHICAGO. May 10.
TO President AfcEtaleD RasAfngton, D. o.:
have the honor 20 offer you full regiment
Of trained Canadian American seldiers Ms-
tority have been under FIRE We desire service
with Merritt GEORGE A. BAYNEs.
Lteutenant-Colonel
Most of the men in the regiment, In
Guiding Col Bayne himself, have at
one tfme been connected with the
British army, either as regulars or In
the militia service in Canada or
England The majority are fine
body of men. In addition to the full
regiment already rendered, the colonel
has about 400 on the enlistment rolls,
and If the regiment rendered is &C.
cepted and another one Is desired he
viii, he says, be able TO fill the second
regiment on short notice.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-05-26
AN AUDRAIN COUNTY BOY.
Lieutenant j. G. Johnson, West Point
Graduate, Called to Washington.
From tho St. Louis star.


A son Of grand old Missouri, Of
whom the State may already well be
proud and of whom more will be heard
later on, left st. Louis at noon to-day
for Washington. He was Lieut.. Jake
@. johnson, of Benton City, and is on
his way East to join the Fourth Artil-
lery, to which he has just been as
signed.
Lieut.. johnson was graduated at
the United States Military Academy
at West Point with the class of '9s.
Owing to the state of war existing his
class was graduated six weeks ahead
Of time, and he is just returning from
81 days leave of absence at hishome
before joining his command.
Mr.. johnson stood near the head of
his class at West Point. He was very
popular with the cadets and with the
professors. He is finely built young
man, as all West Pointers are, and
regular army officials predict a bril-
liant future for the young lieutenant
in his chosen profession. His ability
has attracted considerable attention
from officials of high rank.
In answer 70 an inquiry, we will
state that the great cyclone which
carried death and destruction with IL
8 or miles north of this city, occurred
on Wednesday afternoon, May 20,
1891, at about $3.50 O'Clock. The 81.
Louis tornado occurred on May "a,
1900
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-05-26
TELEGRAPHIc NOTES

Only ol | men and boys are avail
able at Las Palmas, Canary Islands,
for handlin csrgoes. ALI the sest of
the men have been couscripted.
On account OF trivial accident to
her con lensers the Charleston yester
day put back to Mare Island for re-
pairs. She will not get to sea for two
| days
"A special from Washington says:
Information has reaeked the stete de-
partment that German gunners have
been assigned to the Spanish feet fit
ting out at Cadix.
"A special from New York says: Ar
rangements are being made by the
quartermaster's department for Q siege
train to be shipped to Cuba In the
wake of the invading army.
! Nearly s.oo0. 900 bushels of coal was
shipped so<ith from Pittsburgh, Pa,
by water, yesterday, most of 1t for
New Orleans About the same amount
is expected to be out Tuesday.
"A number of British soldiers. while
out boating at Gibralter Wednesday af-
ternoon, attempted to land on Spanish
territory, whereupon q sentry hfed
upon them and wounded one man
Secretary Long said yesterday
afternoon that he had received no I'D
vices as TO the whereabouts of the
Spanish feet and had no information
indicating that battle was imminent
| Arrangements have been completed
by which newspaper correspondents
Thrall and Jones will be exchanged
for Col. Cortito and Surgeon Julian,
Spanish officers now at Fort McPher-
son.
| The strictest kind of censorship
has been established at Tampa, Fla. {,
and absolutely nothing pertaining to
military or naval movements from that
port will be permitted to be sent out
from this time on.
More light is still burning at night
and absolute quiet prevails along the
Cuban coast. The rumors of heavy
firing off Cardenas on Monday had
their origin In the target practice of
some of the gunboats
"A red book has been published in
Madrid containing diplomatic docu-
ments referring to the events begin
ming with the arrival of Gen. Stewart
L. Woodford. the United States minis
ter, at San Sebastian, and ending with
the rupture of peace.
To date more than so regiments of
the volunteer army have either started
for or reached the mobilizing points to
which they were directed TO proceed
by the secretary of war. Fifteen or 20
other regiments, have reported their
readiness to start for such points.
BY order of John B Sherman. gen.
leral manager Of the Chicago Union
Stock Yards and Transit Co, the null
titude of flags waving over the build
Iings. sesle-hense, eto., Of the entire
stoek-yards district were ordered at
half-mast out of respect for the mem
ory of Gladstone.
Ten men attempted to cross the
ALLEGHENY river on raft, near Spring
ldale, Pa. When In the center of the
stream the raft wae swamped by the
rough current and the men were
Thrown into the water Four men sue
lceeded In reaching the shore. but the
iothers were drowned.
| The San Diego Gall chamber o.
commerce has shipped to San Fran
Icisoo carload of lemons, consigned t.
the Bed Cross society for the American
soldiers and sailors in the Philippines
The fruit was freely given by the
lgrowers In that county. One box Of
the finest lemons is addressed to Ad
miral Dewey.