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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
EMPLOYEES LIKE HIM.
President Mckinley Appreciates
Faithful Colaborers.
Therein lie Differs from Most Public
Men-Instances of the Rank In
gratitude OF Legisla-
tive Nabobs.
fspeeial washington Letter.J

.Maj, M'Kinley was good man TO
work, for and he was always kind and
considerable while / was with him. He
showed his consideration in many ways,
and on one occasion voluntarily gave
me his check for $500" said Charlie
Cooper, the well-llnown stenographer,
TO party of friends.
In reply to inquiries, he said: We'll,
during the campaign of 1896 ! reported
speech after speech throughout the
months of the summer and fall, when
delegations were coming daily from all
parts of the country. The major never
had time to prepare speeches in adj
vance. and therefore usually spoke eX-
temporaneously. | was there with
notebook and pencil, taking down
what was said because the newspaper
men required the every utterance of the
republican candidate for the presiden-
cy, just as the papers required copies
of all of the utterances of Bryan who
was touring the country and talking
from railroad platforms.
''Weu, while the grass on the lawn
was being worn out by the tramplings
Of the feet of the tens of thousands of
callers. | was being worn out, too. Maj.
Mckinley is a man who never tires. lie
can stand more work than any man |
have ever served, and he has always
kept in the best of health. So it was
that year. His speeches were some
times long and sometimes short, but
they were always delivered deliberate
~, and in such manner that il was COM
paratively easy to take notes of what
he said. That part of the work was not
hard.
"But after the work of the day was
done | had to write out those speeches
on the typewriter; and / had to make
manifold copies for the newspapers.
MAN. night / was hard at it until aft
err midnight. Forttnately, the delega-
tons did not require any making of
speeches before nine or ten o'clock in
the morning, SO | had plenty of time
for recuperatiye sleep. But all the time
was wearing out and getting tired.
The last three weeks | got out of bed
tired every morning. But, of course, |
never complained. The major was up
late every night also, attending to cor
respondence and other campaign work,
and all of us were busy as bees. There
was not a drone beneath that roof.
During the last week of the cam
paign the major made 21 special
speeches in one day. | took down all of
those speeches in shorthand, and worked
until 1880 o'clock in the morning trans
cribing my notes. l was suffering
from swelling of the glands of the neck,
which necessitated several subsequent
surgical operations. The major knew
that | was suffering, and several times
suggested that ] should take vacation,
but ! wanted to stick it out TO the end.
Well, that morning at 1880 o'clock the
major called me to him, and told me
that l must quit work and take rest.
He sail that he was bound to be elected,
and would want me at the white house;
and that | must take care of my health
on that account.
Il finally consented to drop work
and Come east for a vacation, and for
treatment. He called O'Brien and
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A MAN OF PRUDENCE.
Come in Handy when lie
Was Married.

Speaking Of wives and their dispositions
and tendencies said Mr. Biskum to the
evening crowd in front OF his cross roads
store, there was John Brunt, that lived
for ten years in the cyclone belt in Kansas,
trying to raise corn and mortgages aud
things like that, until he was able 10 Dor
row money enough TO get back to Mary
land again without walking more than half
way. John come right to me, and let him
have a job on my farm at $50 a month,
for he was a hard worker and thrifty. At
the end of the first year he had got the
Widow Aliens promise to marry him in
October, and he rented a nice little farm
to do business again on his own hook.
John was a widower himself, and being a
practical sort of a man. he went to wor,
right away putting the farm and the house
into shape. One day happened over his
way, and. found him digging hole in the
back yard
What's that for? says /, walking
around and looking over things.
That's a cyclone cellar, Mr.. Biskum,
says he
astonished. What do you want cyclone
cellar for? This amt Kansas
i know it amt, says he; but you
know, NJ, Biskum, and he got very con
tidential, I'm going to git married, and a
cyclone cellar may come in mighty handy oe
casionallf. Nv Washington Star.
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FISH IN SAMOA.
Migratory SwHrms That Come with
Phenomenal Promptness and
Regularity Every Year.

One strange feature of this sea life
of the tropics is the regular occurrence
Of migratory swarms of tlsh of very
small size, that return in huge num-
bers year after year with such abso-
lutte regularity that the natives calcu-
late on the event on certain day in
each year, and even within an hour or
two of the day. One such swarm of
fish forms the occasion of an annual
holiday and feast at Samoa. The fish
is not unlike the whitehall for which
the English Thames has so long been
celebrated, and each year it arrives at
Samoa on the same day in the month
of October, remains for day, or at
the most two days, and then disappears
entirely till the same day of the follow
ing year. Why it comes, or whence,
no curious naturalist has yet discov-
cred, nor has anybody traced its on
ward course when it leaves the Samoan
group; but the fact is unquestionable
that suddenly, without notice, the still
waters of the lagoon which surrounds
each island within the fringing reef
becomes alive with millions of fishes,
passing through them for single day
and night, and then disappearing for
year as though they had never come.
A visit to Samoa enabled me to see
this strange phenomenon myself, and
to witness the native feast by which it
is celebrated year by year. had
been in Samoa for a month, and in that
month ] had enjoyed almost surfeit
of beauty. / had coasted the shores
of its islands in native canoes; / had
bathed in the warm, still waters of its
lagoons, fringed to seward by the
white reef on which the ocean broke
in golden spray, and to landward by the
silver beach of coral sand, fiecked with
the tremulous shadows of the swaying
palms. | had climbed with my ma
tive guide to the abrupt hills, covered
with dense forests of tropical luXur-
lance, through the arcades of which
caught glimpses of the flash and lus-
ter of the oceans myriad smile; and
again we had plunged into deep val
leys among the hills, where little head.
long streams murmur under the shade
of the wide-spreading breadfruit trees,
and wave the broad leaves of the great
Eater lily of the Pacific islands.-Owen
Hall. in Lippincott's.
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SHAPE OF AN ANAEsTHETIC.
As Described by an Eminent Special
list who Had Used One in
nm Operation.
1t is Bath physician who tells the follow

It is a Bath physician who tells the follow
ing:
"SomQ time ago happened to spend tht
night IN a country town not far from Bath
and it happened that there was stopping
at the same hotel an itinerant eye special
list.
1--WE drifted into a conversation, anc
during the course of the evening he tolc
NJ some of the marvellous operations ht
had performed on the eye. One case in
particular he spoke of that caused me
considerable astonishment, for didn't
know, confess, that the operation hac
been successfully performed. He said ht
had recently taken out a patients eye
scraped the back Of it, and returned it tC
its proper place. The patient, he said, was
never troubled by bad eyesight aftervard
That was a difficult operation, doctor?
said |.
Yes said he, 1T was
i Suppose you found it necessary t
employ an anaesthetic|
Yes, ! did, he admitted
What anaesthetic did you use, doc
tor? | persisted
" Oh, well, unless you are familiar with
such operations you probably woudn'
understand if | were to tell YOU But
well, it vas shaped something like spoon,
explained the eminent specialist. Lewis
ton Mel journal.
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Keen the Cbicl<s HeaIthy.

Lime water given to chickens once &
month will help to keep them in 8
healthy condition. Over a piece of lime
the size of an egg pour two quarts OF
boiling water. When il becomes cleaf
pour off and place in stone jar OF
bowl. Two tablespoonfuls Of this lime
water should be added TO one quart o.
drinking water given to the fowls. 4
little sulphur given occasionally with
the food viii prevent cholera among
chickens. Copperas water about the
henhouse and grounds is a good disin-
fectar t. -Ohio Farmer
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THE CHICKEN CoOPS.
Health md ProductiV cness of the
Flock Depend Upon Their Be-
ing Kept Clean.

The necessity of cleanliness about a
poultry house is well understood by all
who have had experience with fowls.
Especially is this true in regard to
roosting places, where one diseased
fowl will communicate an infection to
a whole flock of healthy birds. The
coop should be cleaned every few days.
BY simple arrangement of perches
and slanting floor beneath this can be
made light and easy task, whereas il
is generally long and disagreeable
one.
The perches should be placed in the
form of an A roof, the top being
through the middle of the coop. The
pitch should be just enough to bring
each perch well out from under the one
Immediately above. The bottom perch
should be at least three or four feet
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
The PILGRIM PIONEERS.

Strong were the qualities in them com
bined,
Joined in each man strong muscle and
Austere and stern, yet not at heart IN
kind
Formed I'm adversity's unpublished school
Where iron lines inlaid the golden rule,
Each man warrior was, but not tool.
They breasted perils of the winds and
waves,
They sank meath hardshfps oft through
griefs to graves
Yet theirs the faith which satisfies and
saves.
Theirs Industry which wins in scanty soil,
The tempered pride which stoops 20 honest
toll,
Simplicity no pomp nor power could spoil.
The common-sense to balance word and
deed,
The willing ear Gods truth to hear and
heed,
No shams and shadows marred their man
~ creed.
KneeIing in scantiest garb on scantiest sod,
Direct and plain their pleas or plants to
God,
Blessing His name though passing meath
His rod.
See through the lenses made of Pilgrim s
tears
The countless sorrows of their struggling
years,
The pictures of their franties and their
fears
Come they through grlevous tribulations
great
Their trials early and their blessings late
Through cross to crown as conquerors OF
fate.
They built for centuries. not for that brief
spar
Marked b. the lifetime of one age or man,
For that eternity which prophets scan.
Their purpose TO be parents of race
Endowed with wisdom courage, greatness,
grace,
Spinning the webs of fate DER time and
space.
Behold the land their toi-worn fingers
formed
Gone the fierce strife which DER it stirred
and stormed,
Its skies by suns of glory watched and
warmed.
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Have you forgotten Frank Fennikep,
the physical and intellectual giant who
carried the burdens of craftsmanship
for Senator Plumb, of Kansas, for II
years? Have you forgotten that Frank
Flenniken attended to all of the CORE
spondence, looked after all of the ar-
pointments, and took care of the rou-
tine work on Capitol hill, for Plumb?
Well, when Plumb died suddenly his
will contained no mention of Flenniken,
and that faithful fellow was out Of a
Job. Because of the chaotic condition
of the affairs OF the late senator, it be-
came necessary for Mrs. Plumb to EN-
ploy Flenniken TO assist in settling up
the estate. But when that work was
done Flenniken was sent adrift.
Look all over the list. Tickle your
memory and you win recall a score or
more OF good men who have been SPLEEN
did private secretaries, and who have
all received the same kind of treat
ment. | tell YOU. the big men have little
heart for the little fellows who serve
them and help to keep them great in
public opinion, as we'll as in their own
opinion.
Think of irwin II. Linton, who served
Associate Justice Field for almost so
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Lusfice In the west.

"Heard a couple of good ones on this
trip" announced one of Detroit's travelling
men "At a little town in Oklahoma court
was in session, and dropped in while wait
ing for the train. The prosecution hac
taken the testimony of stationary en-
gineer, and the attorney for the defens,
took hold "Nhere were you the day this
thing happened? he inquired.
Runnin' a injun.'
"'What tribe did he belong TOP
"The day before case had been tried il
which a man had climbed 10 the top OF Z
freight car laid up on siding. He hac
The car started down grade, gained speed
rapidly for five miles, and then turned :
somersault over an embankmeut. His col
lar bone was broken and he got verdict
for $500 because smart lawyer convinced
the jury that the railroad was guilty Of con
tributory negligence. Detroit Free Press
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pITH AND POINT.

The lawyer deals in brains and dis.
poses of them by the case.-Chicagc
Daily News.
Electricity in Franklins time was g
wonder; now we make lioht of it,
Golden Days.
The feeling that he will be talked
about If he is not present 10 prevent it
is what prompts lots of people to go into
society.-Atchison Globe.
I'D like to look over some of your
collars" said the young man, in the
haberdasher's. "Oh! then you want to
see some of the low styles?" replied the
dealer.-Yonkers Statesman.
Parson Goodman ''Oh, brethrenl
what shall we do TO be sayed?" Deacon
Joslyn (iust back from New York trip
and very tired) blow out the
gas, and use the rope in case of fire.
Judge.
Mother clearing Ethel say hel
prayers --''And let us all live to a goot
old age" Ethel-''I'll not pray foI
aunty TO live to old age" Mother (as
tounded) -'Why?" Ethel "'Caust
sic dsHdHltu ol HeT aye now - hNh
Arthur-"MissS weetzer came mighty
near accepting me last night" Harry
-"That SOP" Arthur asked her il
she cared enough for me to marry me
and she said yes, indeed, but there were
times when she ought to practice self
denial. - Boston Transcript.
The English Law.-Old Lady, de
sire to leave all my property to char
ity." Lawyer-"Your relatives might
try to break the viii; why not give the
property to charity at once?" Old Lady
-"Oh, dear no! They'd put me in {
lunatic asylum. Funny Cuts.
The great detective paused. 'Tht
horseless carriage containing the muir
derer passed here just 90 minutes ago.
he said, The other man looked aston
ished. but / see no wheel tracks" h,
cried. no" said the great detective
calmly, but if you'll sniff little you'll
get the odor of the kerosene. - Cleye
land Plain Dealer.
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yoIuobIe H,ndl.ercbIef.

Handkerchiefs worth ten times then
worth in gold were under appraisement
at the United States public stores in
New York recently. The articles came
from St. Gall. Switzerland. They are
very delicate and are beautifully EN-
broidered. Single handkerchiefs were
appraised al 90 francs. or sl2 apiece, to
which must be added the 60 per cent. ad
valorem duty. raising the cost to $50.
When the iobber's and retailers profits
are added to this the linen viii be worth
fully ten times its weight in gold.-Chi-
capo Times-Herald.
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nri,inr piles hr Mnter Lcts.

A new and expeditions method for
driving piles is described in the instruc-
lions as to technical works for the Rus
sian engineer corps. On two sides of the
pile to be driven are made longitudinal
grooves of sufficient width and depth
to receive ordinary iron gas pipes, ter
minating in MOBILES like those of hose
pipes, and turned toward the point of
the pile, being fixed toit by light staples,
while the upper ends are connected by
gutta pereha pipes with force pump
capable of injecting water under a pres
sure of five atmospheric pounds
per square inch. 1t is said that the
outflow of this water at the point of the
| pile causes the latter to sink three or
four times more quickly than it would
under the action of pile driver. A few
blows are. however, given when the pile
has attained the desired depth, in or
der to secure the necessary consolida-
ton, and the gas pipes are then drawn
out in order TO serve for driving another
philadelphia Press.
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Not writers, Crnmp.

Doctor-From the condition of your
hand and arm, | should say you are
suffering from writers cramp-too
much exercise of one set of muscles.
Young Business Mar-But | never
write. employ typewriter.
'Um-engaged to her?'
Eyes"
do your er-dictating with your
other arm. N. Y. Weekly.
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The car can sympathize with that ancient
Indian who is credited with giving his name
to the city of Cheboygan. He had Just re
turned from a long hunting trip through The
northern wilds OF the Michigan peninsula
when the native nurse hurried forward anc
dashed his hopes by telling him he was thu
father Of a third little daughter. The noble
red man Strengthened up, and, with lool
Of deepest disgust on his coppery face, gut
turaIly exclaimed: "She-boy gam! :
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Jones Going to send your wife to
the seashore this season?
Galley No; can't afford it.
Jones-Why, she isn't extravagant, is
she?
Galey-Not the least; but last year,
while she was away, l blew in $3.50
Brooklyn Life.
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FILLING the Gap.

The bright boy Of fiction is playing with
his Noah's ark.
"What are these two chips.of woods?
asks the bright boys father
1t is necessary for the bright boy Of fic-
ton to have father, you know; there has
to be somebody to draw him out.
"Them, replied the bright boy, without
hesitation, is the microbes"
OF course, if we think minute, we per
ceive that there must have been pair Of mi
crobes on the ark-Detroit Journal.
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beautiful women.

Every woman should have the beauty,
vivacity and vigor OF perfect health. A strong
stomach is the first essential to physical
beauty in either man or woman. Nine-tenths
Of the sickness of the human race comes
from weak digestion Thousands of people,
after years of encouragement, have tried
Hostetters Stomach Bitters and regained
their health. There is nothing like it for the
cure OF stomach troubles. See that a pri-
yate Revenue Stamp covers the neck Of the
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Her Versatility.

Mrs. Cobwigger-The work con-
nected with your religious society must
keep you very busy. / remember last
year you were getting signatures to a
petition to do away with gambling.
What are you doing this year?
Mrs Dorcas We've a church fair,
and I'm selling chances for the loveliest
bicycle you ever saw.-Town Topics.
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No cameras in the Navy yard.

NO tstIffN = ~ III E'1t - = = . n
Strict orders have been issued at the
Brooklyn navy yard that no camera
fiends shall be admitted. So many of
them swarmed there that they became
a nuisance. They ran over everything,
invaded the innermost recesses, bur
rowed into holds and officers cabins.
swapping this and that. The command
ant got tires and put his foot down
Chicago Chronicle.
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Il crnsx-r.nnnfer.

Mr.. Peck BY jung, / had funny
dream last night. 1t seemed that was
away off in South Africa, where dia-
monds were lying around me in heaps.
Mrs. Peck Did you seem to see any
as small as the one in the engagement
ring you gave me?- Chicago Evening
News.
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Elasticity of English.

Where does the slang Of the day originate,
When a new verbal monstrosity comes into
currency its origin is as mysterious as it;
effect is startling. On a roof garden last
night weary-looking youth in a straw hat
that had seen better days and with tell-talt
puffs beneath his eyes, released two straw.
from his mouth long enough to remark, Ian
guidly, that he was suffering from horrible
case of the ''ding-bats His companion,
who looked like vaudeville lady, had just
remarked in a tone loud enough to be heard
by her neighbors, that one of the performers
was ga useless bunch of trousers" One
meant that his head ached, the other that
the object of her criticism was professionally
incompetent. It's a great language.-N. Y
Commercial Advertiser.
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A Coon Specialist.

Mai. Hennery Want job, Ell? What
are YOU capable of doing?
Applicant-WeH, sub, kin white.
wash chicken-coops.
anything else?'
ooh, yes; l kin dis;nfect chicken.
coops.
Anything else?"
"Yes, sub; l kin repair chicken
coops"
Anything else?'
We'll. yes but OATS about all kin
do 10 chicken-coops IN de daytime. -
Judge.
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An opinion.

~ trust, remarked the very prosper.
ous-loolSing man, is a public bless.
ing"
Maybe it IS, answered the mas
Stunning friend, ''bnt ] can't help think
inc it is one Of the kind that would
brighten as it took It's flight. Wash
ington STAR
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An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy.
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co.. illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known TO be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing TO the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive. cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds. headaches and fevers
gently vet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant 10 the
taste, but the medicinal qualities OF the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA ana
other aromatic plants. by method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order To get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name OF the Company
printed on the front Of every package
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
sam FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. Ky NEW YORK. n z.
For sale by all Druggists. Price sc. pei nostle'
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He Hadn't Told Her.

Scraggs-W Where is your wife going
this summer, Bronson?
Bronson--She doesn't know yet.
Why, she told Mrs. Filkins
she was going to Newport.
Well-that proves what /
say she doesn't know yet Harlem
Life.
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The Good Man (relating incident OF
his life)-I was without cent and
slowly starving to death; but kept on
praying, and, 1T last. succor came.
The Tramp How much did yer Touch
dc sucker fcr?- Brooklyn Life.
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When the summer sun is slowly scorching
down behind the crest
OF grim and rugged woodsy hills which
stand out in the west,
The artist paints the milking scene; but as
rule, somehow.
He gets the rustic lady on the wrong side
of the COW.
Chicago Record