River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-26

Colonel would not have it," Would
there were more such colonies. Into
my heart there crept a feeling Of in
dignation at thought Of our govern
ment sending those young men out
to fight its battles and sending along
the canteen with them to help break
down the manhood that this same
government requires of the soldier
when he enters the ranks; but listen:
Fright forever on the scaffold;
Wrong forever ON the throne;
Yet that scaffold sways tile future.
And behind the dim unknown
Standeth GoD within the shadows,
Keeping watch above His own
These men carried with their own
colors, two battle-scarred Red Cross
flags, and one said: "You can never
know what that means to soldier"
Well God bless them all. The sol
dier is eyerybody's friend ON the coast
and while welcoming home the living
the flag at half mast often tells of
some brave soul who has marched on.
Regiments are coming and going all
the while, and these returning pity
those who are going so unquestion-
ingly into the hardships of the Philip
pine warfare.
Gen. Funston of the Goth Kansas
and his troops have arrived at the
Presidio and one can but wonder why
such man as he should be sent home
and the unititiated take his place,
but we will not question the DEPART
ment, for too much Of this is done all
along the line in this war.
A bright bit Of sunshine came into
our lives last month when Mrs. Fowl
er and daughter Of Boulder, Col, (aee
Mary Dwyer Of Kinnickinnic) made
us brief call. They had been in at
tendance at the National Teachers
Association in Los Angeles, and re-
turning they visited San Francisco
and waited to welcome home the Colo
RADIO boys. They told of boarding a
government tug and going out to
meet the transport as it entered the
harbor, and while looking up into the
sea Of faces that lined the decks and
rigging, a voice called down: "Why,
| there is Mrs. Fowler and Pearl" and
down into the tug jumped soldier
boy. / think she said she found Is of
her pupils and % acquaintance in all.
How they enjoyed it; and they visited
| them at the Preside after they had
gone into camp. After hasty lunch
| drove over to Santa Clara where Mr..
Rhoads WORKSHOP he and Mrs. K were
old-time friends, and as they had not
met in thirty years it was interesting
to watch their efforts to recognize
each other. She came to San Jose,
she said, to visit with Wisconsin peo-
pie, for she was hungry for sight OF
home friends and for some one to call
her Mary.
She is neighbor of Nellie Cooper
Sackett-" another link in the chain,
you see, to make life's journey fair"
San Jose is preparing for the Golden
Jubilee in Decent Der, the 50th ami
versary of CALIFORNIA; statehood, and
glorious time is anticipated. Many
pleasant features are In progress.
We have had our first rain, about
one and one-half inches, and it has
freshened up the country wonderfully.
Those Of the trees which shed their
leaves are doing so seemingly re-
luctantly, and the pepper and eucalip-
It's trees stand forth in fresh beauty:
the formers berries are just begin
ming to take on their red tint, and
the grass, as usual, is taking a new
lease of life.
Methinks l hear the snip of the
shears near the waste-basket, so good
| bye once more.
JENNIE e. RHoADs.
Ldter,-JoURNAL just received, and
letter of Rod Williams read. The two