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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-10

Fix the road when il should be fixed,
Don't wait until il must be fixed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-10
Is Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c.


Horses like TO be well stalled, but not in a
muddy highway A, W. Bulletin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-10

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-For some
time have thought of writing to you
to let you know of the great benefit
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23
HUNTING TURKEYS WITH DOGS.

The wild turkey is now hunted IN
Missouri with a slow-tracking dog, and
whole flocks are often killed In this way
Till the trained dog was employed To
follow up the wary bird this game fowl
could battle the most skillful hunter.
Now when a flock OF turkeys Is found
the sportsman has little difiiculty y
good dog will follow turkey track that
Is three or four hours old. and set the
birds when overtaken, just as the
pointer does the quail. After the turkey
has been chased awhile 1t hides in &
tree or under log and stays there un-
til the hunter. guided by his dog, comes
within close range. 1t is astonishing
what fine instinct a good turkey dog
will develop after a few months OF
training in the woods. He Will follow q
flock of turkeys for hours just ahead
of the hunter, and indicate by unmlsta-
kable signs when the game is near. Az
ter "A turkey has received fatal shor
il may fly half mile or more. a train
ed dog will go straight 10 wounded oS
dead turkey with the same precision
with which he tracks the game.-Chl-
cago Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23
AERIAL BOnBARDnENTS.

The regions OF space beyond our
planet are filled with flying fragments.
Some meet the earth inits onward rush;
others. having attained inconceivable
velocity, overtake and crash into the
whirling sphere with loud detonation
and omnous glare, finding destruction
i'm it's molecular armor, or perhaps
ricocheting from it again into the un-
known, the Popular Science Monthly
explains. Some come sngly, vagrant
fragments from the infnity of space;
others fall in showers like golden rain;
all constituting a bombardment appall-
ing In it's magnitude. IL has been esti-
mated that every twenty-four hours
the earth or it's atmosphere il struck
by four hundred million missiles of iron
or stone, ranging from an ounce up To
tons I'm weight.
Every month there rushes upon the
flying globe at least twelve billion iron
and stone fragments. which. with lurid
accompaniment, crash into the circum-
ambient atmosphere. owing to the
resistance offered by the air. few of
these solid shots strike the earth. They
move out of space with a possible We
locity OF thirty or forty miles per sec
ond. and. like moths. plunge into the
revolving globe. lured 10 their destruc-
ton by it's fatal attraction. The mo-
ment they enter our atmosphere they
ignite: the air is piled up and COM
pressed ahead of them with inconceiV-
able force. the resultant friction pro-
ducing an immediate rise in tempera-
turc. and the shooting star, the meteor
of popular parlance, is the result
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23
pI e D..

BARBOUR-In this city, the 22d inst,
Clara L., wife of George w. Bar
bour, in the 44th year of her age.
DAGGETT-n Glocester. r.. l., 2lst
inst. Nelson Daggett, in the 10th
year of his age.
HATCH-In Brooklyn. n. V, on the
Goth inst, Minnie Reynolds, daugh-
ter of Lille A.and Charles l.. Hatch,
aged months
KAY-In this city, 22d inst. Betty Kay.
wife of Edward Kay, In her 10th
year.
Funeral from her late home. the 25th
inst. at o'clock y. m, No. 2O4 Cali
fornia avenue. Relatives and friends
invited to attend.
LOVETT--In this city. Feb. q, 1899.
Edwin Lovett, in the SD year of
his age.
IEAVENS-In this city. the Goth inst,
owen Il. Leavens. in his 51th year.
MERRILI@In East Providence, the
odd inst, Ira Merrill aged 1S years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23
It'd BITS.

America has 10000 periodicals.
Osaka, Japan, has 2S shipyards.
.Halxu. Russia, has 100 oil refineries.
Chinese streets are eight feet wide.
Austria made 10000 bicycles in 1897.
Parisiars eat 100000 horses annually.
South Africa has telephone system.
The world uses 100000 steel pens a
day.
The Siberian railway will cost sioo,-
0Q0,0O0,
Boston has a municipal telephone cX-
change.
The United states leads the world iu
the starch output.
The people of tho United States con-
sumo 100000 600 bottles OF pickles am
nually.
The Pacific ocean covers 1S.0lp0ld
eOuarc miles. the Atlantic 25.O0000o ard
the Mediterranean sea 100000.
The United states ana Germany ovc
tho only two great powers of the world
that have no postal savings banks.
with only half as strong loct as
tho English. the French have l,3ii lieu-
tenants and sub-lieutcnants,w while Euw-
la9d has only ! i.2i6.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23
CUTTING A TIGERS CLAWS.


There was a lively time out at the
zoo in Philadelphia a short time ago
with the big Bengal tiger as the chitt
actor i'm the hubbub. For some TIM
past this animal has suffered with an
extraordinary clongation of his claws
which, growing beyond their their uh-
wonted s.ze, haze turned up and pierced
his paw -cushions. producing painiui
sores, SO Headkeeper Manley deter
mined, TO perform surgical operation
on th@s tiger Who, unfortunately, was
lust i'm the hum6r for fight. Backed up
by corps of attendants. the keeper ap-
preached the cage, armed with lasso'
which he finally succeeded In throwing
over the tigers head. His Bengal n Sh
ness made wild dash for the other ehd
of the cage, and 10 prevent ms strung
ling Manley was compelled TO play MN
like n fish. He ragged fyom one side Oh
the cage 10 the other emitting the most
fearsome hOwls, and the other animals
Joined in the chorus. Then couple OF
attendants grabbed the tigers tan, put
IL was slippery, and the keepers coulu-
mt hold on.
Two OF the attendants rubbed ashes
on their hands and went for ms ta.i
again. while Maney and another TOOK
a fresh grip on the rope around the re-
calcitrant animals neck. \ couple OF
other keepers entered the cage aud
Slipped noosed ropes around each OF MS
paws. the tiger being finally pulled our
To all fours by the keepers combined
efforts. Then a new phase of the opet-
alton developed. The angered beast
was gnashng his teeth so fercely that
Nanley feared n molar complication Ia
top off the trouble of the ingrowins
claws SO huge chunks of wood We're
thrown TO the patient, who crunched
them like peanuts According To Keep
er Manley. a big stove on blizzard day
couldn't touch the tiger as fuel de-
stroyer. and when he had finally sue
ceeded in clipping the claws with pair
| OF pincers the floor OF the cage resem-
! bled that OF a planning mill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23
MEXIcAN's SIGN LANGUAGE.

Mexico Is a land of many tongues,
but above the Indian dialects and span
ish there is one universal language
the language of signs It Is the most
expressive of all: the Mexican eye ana
hand are eloquent members. II -
capable OF infinite variation; It's shad-
ings and suggestions are beyond ai
translation. But there are certain ses-
lures that have a fixed meaning,
signifcation well understood by every
nation and every tribe from Guatemala
To Texas. says Modern Mexico.
\ general upward movement of the
body. shoulders shrugged, eyebrows
IA sed. lips pouted and palms outspread
varies i'm meaning from Il doh Know
and | don't care To most feSpecllu
Really, sir, | do not understand you
The index finger moved rapidly from
right TO left, generally before tne daoe =,
means mo more or simply No. 10
move the right hand PAIN oulWarul
from the body toward another person
means Just wait; III be even with
you yet
The index finger on the temple moved
with a boring twist, means lie
drunk"
The,rlght hand held to the lips. three
fingers doubled. thumb ana niue ihstr
erect, varies from lie drinks To
Have one with me"
To move the open hand over the
check i'm imitation OF a razor, mas reier-
ence TO the idiom playing the barber
and means ito natter
All four fingers ana thumb held
points together and moved towards the
mouth means Ito eat
The right hand held before the face,
the two middle fingers moving rapidly,
is a familiar salutation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23

teens as the George Washington OF the
Philippines. has stopped fighting pend
ing reorganization Of his shattered
forces and returned TO the pastime Of
writing manlfestos. In one OF these he
daplores The necessity which compels
him 10 resist at any sacrifice the en-
croachment of the American authority
and indicates his preference FOR a re-
turn 10 Spanish rule. The latter he adj
mis- was corrupt, but the former is
worse II is "odlous" Meantime what
a Philippine victory would be like Is
sufficiently well indicated by another
interesting document which has come
TO Gen. Otis hand from which it ap-
pears that Aguinaldo's followers pro-
posed 10 indulge in a general massacre
in case they had been able 10 break
through the American lines. They seem
TO be a fiery lot, some OF these Filipin-
os ana from the fashion he has Of
keeping out OF reach and exploding his
manifestos from place far removed
from the guns of our soldiers it is rea-
sonable to conclude that Aguinaldo is
willing to sacrifice all his wife's rela-
tlons 10 his country's cause.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23
HEBREW BLOOD IN ROYAL VEINS.

\ remarkable feature in connection
with the reisning houses of Europe,
saws The London Weekly is the fact
TINT nearly every one OF them has
strains OF Hebrew blood i'm the veins
Of It's members. Almost every one of
the now reigning families arc descend
cd from Alberta, Queen of Sicily, who
was a daughter OF the old Hebrew
banker. Pcrleoni. The latter was
the first of his race TO %
admitted To the ranks Of European
uristocracy. Pope Leo IN. eunoblcd
him in the year 11lG. Later on one OF
His SONS. who became converted Go the
Romnn catholic Church. ascended the
papal throne under the titlc of Auaclc-
rms H. This. however, by no means
constitutes the only source OF Hebrew
blood I'm the royal and imperial veins
at today. There are others OF a far less
remote character.
Tbs grandfather Of King Ferdinand
,f Portugal the grandfather OF the
present King. WAS 81 Hungarian He
brcW named kohary. whose daughter
ana hcircss married Prince Ferdinand
of ~aNe-Coburg. The lNing uf portu-
ggl .s therefore indubtably OF lsraclit-
In descent and 50. Too. is Prince Fer
0irand ~ bulgaria. whose features are
fan,arkably Hebralr. hc is in fact. a.
rraudeou III old k0haTys heiress. \
second ~ the latter's grandsons. Duke
phIip of saNo-Cohurg. is welded Co NJ
eldest daughter of King Leopold OF Bel
sinni. while "a third. Augustus by name.
ntatlird "a daughter uf The iatp Empatur
Dom Pedro. II Brazil.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23

IL seems almost beyond doubt that
the Hamburg-Ameri liner Bulgaria
has gone down with passengers and
crew TO the number of hundred, who
were unable TO follow those in the two
boats that got away. and are at last
reported safe. When last seen the liner
was almost on Der beam ends with her
upper works wrecked and most of her
boats smashed. There is little hope that
she survived for long. II appears that
the first boat that got away carried
an The women and children, twenty
five ia number ana from al accounts
the seamanship and courage displayed
by officers and crew were highly credit
able to the German sailors and the
company in.whose service they were
engaged.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23

The Democratic party continues its
violent opposition TO every step the
government is trying to take TO estab-
lish its policy as TO the new problems
that the war left with the nation. AS
has been often its practice the Demo
cracy Is today party of negation.
Barring the aggressive support of the
free silver heresy by some of its lead
ers il pronounces no positive aims. Cob
Watterson of Kentucky expressed the
opinion, some time ago, that IL the
Democracy would nominate Dewey for
President he might save the party. But
without discussing the remote possi-
blity of an acceptance of such NOM
ination by the peoples idol, the conduct
of the Democracy is of a kind TO make
il pretty plain that Dewey would have
far bigger JOB trying to save it than
he did strikingjthe Spanish fleet in Ma
nila Bay.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23

Human ingenuity for ameliorating
the conditions OF life continues lts man.
ifestations. From New York Is reported
an establishment for giving proper care
and burial 10 such persons as die in ho-
tells and lodging houses without any
one to look after the subsequent dis
posal of the remains. The institution
evidently fills a long felt want Many
unfortunates are accused Of taking
rooms in public house for the sole and
express purpose of dying there. The
result is often embarrassing 10 hotel
keepers and the remains are usually
hustled off with as scant seremony as
the law permits. The new Institution
FOR taking care Of the transient dead
undertakes TO relieve the hotel keeper
with a body unexpectedly on his hands
and at the same time pay due respect
to the remains. From ST. Louis we read
OF an ingenious proposition 10 relieve
the world of n part OF It's troubles. The
ST. Louis reformer suggests that every
year the wickedest men in commu-
nifty be killed or by hanging or other
approved iudlcial-kllng method. Take
the worst man I'm each ward or voting
precinct. for example. and hang him.
that Is the idea OF the social reformer
from ST. Louis In order that there may
be no mistakes made. hc proposes a
law providing that the citizens of each
ward decide by vote jus; who the worst
citizen Is. Tho man receiving thc high
est number OF votes shall chen be hang
ed az noon January ! by a hangman
appointed by the mayor. Candidates Tor
the moose viii De those OF moral and
personal wickedness. and not only the
men but the women should be entitled
to vote.
The rcformcr advances the argument
that there are many wicked mon in
every ward. and tha, thc warl would
De much be,t.r on if they were dead.
but that % would be .mpacucahie ta
hang them ai he believes that one
would BE- an example o martyr 90 The
cause of social purity ana that tho na-
iurai result would bo IRA. other wicked
men OF the ward would at once rcsllz.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23
'TWlxT YOU AND M e.

1t was on The particular train of
that soulless railroad which We know
as the Cousolidatcd-and know it is
souless because IT doesn't always man
age 10 please everybody all at once, all
the time-known as the Federal ex-
press.
1t is a beautiful train TO look at
you know. with its sleepers and par
ticularly high toned coaches, even to
smoker that is rather more scrump-
tlous than ordinary.
Outside the sleepers, the baggage
and mail cars and the locomotives, as
many OF YOU know, only one ordinary
coach is included in the train. This ia
an especially fine car, too, with smok
ing room at one end. The trouble with
Il is, the frills take up so much space
! that there aren't many seats, usually
not enough To supply the passengers
Well. the other evening. the day
coach of the Federal express was over
| flowing. At least a dozen passengers
| including a number OF ladies could get
no seat.
1t was just awful and some passen-
| gers expressed themselves To that ef-
feet.
why don't they put on more
| cars?" demanded one man of his fellow
sufferers.
Its shame, that's what it Is,
! declared another sufferer.
~ don't believe they've any right
\ TO collect your fare when they don't
give you a seat" suggested another,
with an evident purpose Of starting a
revolution then and there.
The sentiment seemed TO meet with
| general approval among the sufferers
| huddled TO gether at one end of the car.
How about that?" inquired one of
his companions, whom the others
promptly concluded 90 be a lawyer.
"Wen," sanys the lawyer, II dunno.
! In some states there has been decision
of no-seat-no-fare. In other states 1t
has been decided TO the contrary. In
| Massachusetts, / believe, the courts
have ruled that they can collect fare
whether you get seat or not. In Rhode
Island. / believe, the point has never
come before the courts"
well" stormed one sufferer, "I've
a good mind TO refuse TO give up my
ticket. They won't put me off short OF
Mansfield anyhow"
Then you can sue for damages, y
suggested another who plainly wanted
to see the thing tried.
Here comes the conductor" said
one of the ladies.
And a hush fell on the sufferers.
The conductor wriggled into tho
mass OF aufferering and Indignation
and shortly the tickets OF the whole
crowd had been meekly delivered up (
the representative of the soulless mon
opoly.
Then the conductor looked then
over and took a mental inventory.
IF you will just step into th'
sleeping cars at the rear" he said Will
! great urbanity, addressing the com
pany. II will see that you have seats
And nobody said a word.
Only they all just fell into single
file and n few minutes later were snug
~ settled in the Pullman upholstery.
The revolution was over.
And the incident seems TO indicate
that soulless monopolies are not always
as soulless as they are painted.
THE CRANK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23

Another matter developed by this sale
is rather interesting when compared
with the criticisms freely made on the
course Of the authorities I'm ordering
the sale, which is that the State has
suffered no loss in disposing OF these
securities. FOR IL is a fact that the sum
realized from the stocks sold is greater
than the par value Of the whole offer
ing. and there Is still on hand n large
holding Of stocks for which the bods
made did not reach the figures placed
upon it by the central treasurer. and
consequently II was Withdrawn. In
other ways the sale has had "A whole
some effect. in that II has given con-
fldence 20 small holders. and shown
that when there is something good ID
be offered there are people of experience
who can see n. and have the money
and the disposition 10 buy Co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23
Our pOTcy Of Teullo,nl Expansion.

Extreme anncXatl1nsts are advocat
ing the addition of canada 60 tifis coun-
try. and think ID can be accomplished
in "A peaceful manner without exciting
"a quarrel with England. such grave
questions cali for the Wisest statesman
shin. Just as dyEpeps.n. constipation.
lyIr and kidney diseases AMI malaria
rnU for q thoroughly reliable remedy
like Hogtctter's stomach Ritters Nu
cxuprimpnting shou~i D. done with un-
tried medicines when an old established
preparation o. 90 be had.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23

The tactful methods of Gen. Otis, no
less than his lighting ABILITY. continue
to give assurance that the situation in
the Philippines will not be OF serious
ly embarrassing nature for long or that
years of lighting Will be necessary 70
establish the authority OF our govern
ment in the new possessions. That first
sound thrashing must certainly have
had a dlscouragng effect on needless
and ignorant opposition while the ma.
tive commissioners from the island Of
Negros. who called upon Gen. Otis at-
ter the rebellious spirits in the popula-
don had been subdued were So cordial
ly received and 50 frankly dealt with
that they received new light on the
subject OF government by the United
States and according 10 reports re-
turned home highly pleased with the
situation. The good natives Of Negros
raised the stars and Stripes over their
bit OF territory entirely of their own
accord and 1t is expected that their
sensible example will be soon followed
by the inhabitants of other islands in
the Philippine group.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23


As the News has already pointed out,
Notwithstanding the evil which was
freely prophecied as a consequence OF
this sale in the forcing down OF values
and the panicky feeling which would
follow. according to the prophets no
such thing took place. but on the con-
trary prices Immediately became
stronger. the stocks were IN demand
and instead OF people rushing TO sell
they tightened their grip on their hold
ings and there is no stock in sight quo
tation meanwhile being steadily marked
up. 1t shows that the State authorI-
ties knew what they were about when
they ordered the sale and shows also
that men I'm the very centre of fnan-
,iai circles have confidence In the banks
and in the outlook for a prosperous
business for them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23

that another New Years day was APP
preaching. and that unless they re-
forlued that they might get ,he largest
vote al the polls.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23

The recent sale at auction OF the bank
stocks owned by the state and held for
the school fund has prompted the News
TO make some further inquiries con-
cerning the transaction and its ante
cedents, and it Is found that through
thick and thin for long term OF years
there has been no better form of in
vestment than these same stocks. While
il is doubtless sound business policy
for the state to have it's school fund
invested IN a greater variety of socu-
rites. IL is a matter OF doubt whether
any thing can be found which in the
long run will pay better dividends than
our local banks. The school fund has
been so invested for Mt least thirty
years and until within five or six years
the dividends have ranged all the way
from nine per cent per annum down to
six. Since that time they have fallen
off TO a much lower rate and lately in
case of some OF the banks. dividends
have occasionally been passed. A
change of investment has often been
discussed, but for various reasons the
matter was delayed. The existing state
OF things apparently led the authorities
to think the time had come for "A
change. The general opinion seems TO
be at present that bonds are more
desirable form of investment. especially
for permanent or trust funds, princi-
pally on account OF the fixed rate OF in
come which they will produce, and
state, town, or mulcipal bonds are not
likely to be affected by visible depres-
sion or other visible cause. The diff
Guilty most likely TO be encountered in
so investing funds is the high price at
which such securities can be obtained.
in the present case, however. there
would seem to be no. need of such diff
ficulty, as the State will shortly be is
suring some good bonds TO complete tho
wok on the new state House and
grounds, and surely no better place for
the school money can be found than the
bonds issued by the state itself.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23

Aruinsldo. whom senator lioar e'-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-23
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Arizona republican., 1899-02-18

f DRY SALT PORK-Per ID, sA c IS1Ac.
 LARD-Kettle rendered leaf. 60s s4.5O; los, $5.40; s, s545; 3s- s5.50.
 HONEY AND BEESWAX HONEY-Comb in frames, per ID 10c; strained, per case, $5.50@6. BEESWAX- Per fb, 22@24c.
 COFFEES AND SUGARS. COFFEES- Rio, 13@15c; Central American, 1S020c; Peaberry, 2O@22c; Mocha and Java, 3O@31; Arbuckle's $13.O0@1320 a case.
 SUGARS Granulated cane, per cwt., 7@71sc; cube, 7ss@712c; pow dered, 71ac; C. 6Mc per ID.
 HIDES, WOOL AND TALLOW. HIDES Dry, 1174c per ID; kip, 1Oe: calf, 14c; bull, 5c. WCOL-NOminal
 TALLOW-Per ID, No. l, Sc.
 PROVISIONS. BACON-Breakfast fancy, per ID 11@111ac.
 HAM-11@12c