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Evening star., 1899-03-14
Silk uanderskirts.

Two special lots marked down as Open
ing souvenirs. You'll agree that the
variety we show is enough for the most
fastidious. Both lots have wide corded
rufles and founces-are Of splendid quail
ity tafeta-and are in all colors.
Evening star., 1899-03-14

Immense lot OF white embroideries-in
edgings and insertings and also
very wide oriental laces-1Oc. value ii,
for, S6C.
Evening star., 1899-03-14
S5.0S

some which are
worth up to 50.
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In MenlOriam.

GLAZE. In loving remembrance Of my dear son.
HAMMETr ii. GLAZE who died eight years
ago today. March IA, 1891.
Gone, but not forgotten
Evening star., 1899-03-14
Ladies' underwear.

One hundred dozen ladies' Swiss ribbed
vests, with necks and armholes trimmed
with white and fancy silk ribbon-7c.
each-a special Opening souvenir.
Ladies' pure silk vests, trimmed with
lace and run with ribbon. 3712c. instead
Of 69c.
Evening star., 1899-03-14
NeCkWear.

The New Net ScaTfs. = yards long. in
cream and white with accordeon- pleatsd
ruffles and lace enis-wOrth NNC
b9c. each-special. al............ USe
SATIN TUCKED STOCK COLLAl:S in
all the new shades quality 7C
BOYS WINDSOR TIES, in
plaids and checks-lhe 15c. quail 1 &C
WHITE LIBERTY SILK SCARFS
yards long. with :,.,,ol ieJB- Il at d A1ro
ends-the So quality. y............ USSo
Evening star., 1899-03-14
Leather goods, etc.

15c for ladies' 25c. all-leather pocket
books-black and colors.
25c. strand for ladies' Soc. and T5c.
bead necklaces, in immense assortment
of colors and sizes.
Evening star., 1899-03-14
Last day of these skirt specials

Handsome Gre
pom skirts - full
flare - loop and
button fastening
ut back, to go at
Opening price.
SA.08.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-09-07
THE GRAND BRACE.
Pathetic Plea of the BibuIOus Head
of the House Next
Morning.

One of the Bohemian citizens Of the town
went home the other night after having
donned pair of skates that would have slid
him over an Arizona desert with the mer-
curry bubbling out of the top of the thermom-
ater He had no recollection of how he got
home, and even the next morning he was
not certain whether he was on a storm
tossed Atlantic liner or making leap from
a balloon minus a parachute. lie went
down to the breakfast table with enough wet
towels wrapped around his head to make
a turban for the mahd. His wife met him
with reproaehes in her eyes, but she did not
scold him. She wanted to inform him of his
conduct the night before, however.
MY dear" she said, did you know that
you came very near killing us all when you
went to bed last night"
Nope" said her husband thickly, as he
felt his hot forehead.
well, you did. You knocked over thu
baby's cradle. Then you blew out the ga;
and we were nearly asphyxiated. What dc
you think of that"
Her husband is usually resourceful man
but the fumes of many cocktails taken the
night before somewhat elouded his intellect
He made a grand brace and tried to look pa
thetic.
"M'love," he said, as a ray of inspiration
burst through his foggy brain, wasn't
here to die with ou?"-Washington Post.
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Origin of the Round Robin.

The Greeks invented the round robin,
the latest use of which has been in con-
nection with the protest of the CORE
spondents to the censorship at Manila.
Some of the citizens of ancient Athens,
wishing to protest against the tyranny
of their ruler. drew a circle at the bot
tom of their manifesto, divided it into
equal compartments by drawing lines
from the circumference to the center,
and signed their names in the spaces
so made, so that it was impossible to
tell who was the first man to sign, and,
consequently, the leader of the con-
spiracy. At the banquets of the old
Romans list of the guests was made in
the same way, so that no one of them
could feel himself particularly honored
above the others. In the navy. when the
sailors feel themselves injured, they
have the right of presenting a round
robin to their commanding officer
Chicago Tribune.
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ada and New England line, where near
" 50 per cent. of the trees were ruined
by this trouble. They were pruned too
high, with heads six, seven and eight
feet from the ground.
Sun scald is usually worst on apples
and pears, but it may appear on almost
any tree. The accompanying illustra-
ton is from tree of Downer's late red
cherry growing Tor dying) in Mary
land. When the damage IS as ola as
this, where it has been accommodating
foe several years, it is doubtful if any
remedy can be applied, though one can
see in the photograph how persistently
this tree has tried to heal over the
wound. When taken in the early
stages, sun scald may be cured by pro-
tecting the trunk with boards, papers,
straw or some similar material. At
the same time, the scaly, burned parts
should be cleaned away, and some sort
of wax may be applied. The best
treatment for sun scald, however, is to
avoid it.
sun burns are usually only the be-
ginning of other serious troubles. Bor-
ers commonly follow closely after.
Bacteria and molds gain access, and
cause increased damage to wood and
bark, and the rain and sun check and
crack the exposed tissues, to their great
and permanent detriment. 1t is doubt
less a fact that sun scald is more inn
portAnt enemy of fruit trees than many
81 I1a I'm, hot 1eix
ly studied and deliberately discussed in
recent books and bulletins.-F. A.
Waugh, in Country Gentleman.
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whom he was very fond. His name was
Arthur German. Daniel Webster en-
couraged him to study law and make
a man of himself AS result, primari-
", of this interest which Daniel
Webster took in him, young German
entered politics, and for the past 18
years he has been member of the
senate and leading democratic politi-
clan. / guess the page boy, Arthur
German, has been one of the best and
ablest men in the senate during the
present generation. They tell me, too,
that Senator German has always been
kind to the page boys, never forget
ting that he was at one time in
similar humble position.
"While Senator Morrill, was ia the
house of representatives. there wan II
big ma there from Pennsylvania who
was handsome, able and popular. His
name was Galusha A. Grow, and he
came from Pennsylvania. He was made
speaker of the house and filed the
position with great ability. Twenty
five years passed away, and ! read in
the papers that Galusha A. Grow had
been elected to the house of representa-
tives in 1892. / could hardly believe
it was the same man and concluded
that it must be a son of the same
name. | waited until the congress
assembled, and went to Wizards hotel
every night to look at the register.
Finally L e nd the name of Galusha
A. Grow there; and it was the same
handwriting that / knew so well as
boy. | sent up my card, and was in
vited to come to his room.
81 went up with bell boy, and when
/ entered there stood big man, with
partly bald head, gray hair, gray
whiskers and, back of them all, the
same old face. He stepped briskly for
ward, took my hand and said; Well,
sir, what can do for you?
81 stood still minute, looking at
him carefully, and at last | said: Are
you the same Mr.. Grow that used to
be q member of the house of repre-
sentatives when was boy?
"He laughed and replied: i don't
know when you were boy, but used
to be member of the house, and was
one time speaker of the house.
II said: You used to remember
everybody there. Don't you remem-
Der me?'"
"He sat down, laughed long and loud,
and finally said: You have the best
of me. / don't remember the old men,
but / remember all of the young men
and boys just as well as ever. But
don't remember ever having seen you
there or anywhere else
ut was the same old man. He had
lived many years, but he had not grown
old, as | had. / finally said: Don't
you remember Cal Clark, the page
boy?'
''He jumped mp. came to me and
said: L remember that little cuss very
we'll What has become of him?'
when ] told him that | was Cal
Clark, he Rugged me, opened his box
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THE CARE OF MONKEYS.
They Require More Attention Than
All the other Animals Put
Together.

The woman who is worked TO death"
nv the care of her two canaries ought
TO interview the monkey keepers in the
park These lively, mischievous crea-
lures are more trouble and expense to
the menagerie people than the ele-
plants, the hippopotami and the buff
falo put together. They need what the
old nurses used to call "cossetting"-
that is, nursing and petting, humoring
and coaxing, tid-bits, sweetmeats and
fiattery. The attentions they receive
from the peanut-filled pockets of the
public and the admiring small boys
and girls do not suffice to safe their
appetites for sweets or flattery. The
keepers lie awake nights thinking of
amusements and evolving new and
dainty menus to tickle their fastidious
palates.
Bread and milk meal and water, seed
and cutie fish, vegetables, hay and raw
meat are doled out to the other ami
mails, but the monkeys bill of fare is
as dainty as it is varied. Tapioca pud-
ding, apples, bananas, sweetened milk,
corn bread and carrots cooked in cream
are few of the delicacies which the
nimble creatures must have to keep
them in good health and spirits. Indi-
gestion is not uncommon, and then pep
permint drops, whisky and water are
added to the menu. The monkey house
has to be kept at certain tempera-
ture, or tuberculosis, the foe of the
Simian race, steals in with the first
cold draft and carries off the most
promising Jockos. The keepers can't
tell why this is so, but they declare
that the stupid monkeys never die. The
bright ones, like the very good little
children in plays, are the ones who are
cut off in their early bloom. A sick
monkey is a queer mixture of humor
and pathos.
One of the park monkeys had an at
tack of grippe last spring. His head
ached and he coughed and big tears
rolled down his wrinkled little face. He
had to take tonic and wore piece of
red flannel round his neck He spent
the day in a box in which the doctor
had placed a red blanket. All went well
for day. But the next day the sick
monkey looked more woe-begone than
ever. He was huddled in corner, still
weeping and shifting His blanket was
torn in strips, and two other monkeys
wore red flannel bandages around their
necks, too!
One of the latest arrivals AT the park
is a monkey who was lady's pet for
several years. He was given away be-
cause he disgraced himself by tearing
his owners new black frock into shreds
because she rebuked him for choking
her pug. This gentle creature is not
in chains. He is brown, striped and
rather good-looking for a villain. But
he has a glitter of wickedness in his
eye that bodies i'll for any stray pug or
lace-gowr ed lady who may ever stand
outside his cage, within reach of his
long, thin arms. 1t may interest-anE
warn-hin former mistress to know
that monkeys are said to have as tena-
cious memories as elephants.-N. Y.
Commercial Advertiser.
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TALKS OF THE PAST.
Calhoun Clark Was Familiar with
the Giants of Long Ago.
Old Wnshingtaninn Has Some Pleas
ant necollections of Men Known
TO This Generation by
Name Only.
tspecial washington letter.

al can think only of the days of my
boyhood," says Calhoun Clark, veneer
able Washingtonian long retired from
business, who has many friends and is
highly respected.
Il have reached that period in life
when my recollections of the long ago
are more vivid than the recollections of
yesterday and of last week. read
when a young man that in advanced
age the memory would play such
freaks, and now / realize that am an
old man, for | think constantly of the
days before the war.
Just at present there is particular
reason for this action of my brain,
which you will readily understand.
Not so very long ago | attended the
funeral of the late Senator Justin
Smith Morrill, of Vermont in the SEN
ate chamber; and as | gazed upon his
venerable features my mind went back
to the year 1856, when he first came to
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Paris TearOOms.

There lave sprung up within the last
two or three years in the quarter of the
Rue de Rivoli at Paris great number of
barrooms that are at once an evolution
and a curious illustration of the times.
1t is a sign of the larger part given
every day to women in the world out
side the home, for these places are fire.
quented, above all, by women, to whom
they become what the cafes are to the
men. These places grow in Paris like
mushrooms. The little retail merchant
sets off Il corner of his shop, with
table or two behind screen. 1t is
timid experiment. Soon the screens
are forced back; they encroach upon
the counters space, while the kitchen
an alcohol lamp-invades the cashiers
desk, and the merchant sees with as
tonishm6 mt his other sales pale into in
significance beside the coins for the cup
that cheers flows faster and faster into
his Golfer, without his having made any
effort beyond good will-Chicago Even
ing News.
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of cigars, sent for bottle of Apollinaris
water and invited me TO dinner with
him. / stayed there until after mid
night talking over old times. He talked
to me about the statesmen of the old
days, gave me his opinion of Ranks,
Cobb, Clay, Webster and all of the
others in a frank, friendly manner. If
! had been a newspaper man l would
have jotted it all down and printed it..
Say! the old man is now at Wizards
hotel, just where he used to live long
ago. Why don't you go down there
and get him to give you some of his
"reminiscences? 1t would do you good
to hear him, and it would do your read
ers good to read about those old fell
lows, as described by the only man liv-
ing who knew them WE'LL"
Guess I'd better do it for subsequent
letter. SMITH d. FRY.
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TEN BILLION FISH.
Dig school of Goldfish Near the Mael-
strom on Lofoten,
Norway.

Lofoten is celebrated the world over
as point from which tourists may wit
ness the midnight sun, and because here
also is to be found that wonderful
whirlpool which Poe made famous in
his Descent Into the Maelstrom."
But to the Scandinavians the place
is hoIored chiefly because within a ra-
dius of few miles of the islands are
captured all of the Goldfish from which
millions of gallons of cod-liver oil are
made and sent all over the world, to the
end of building up innumerable run
down" human constitutions.
The Goldfish arrive on the coast of Nor
way during January and February, and
the run continues until the end of
April. Over 10000, 100000 Goldfish were
estimated to have crowded into one
ford recently. Yet this was only one
school in hundreds. The average sea-
sons catch at Lofoten alone ranges
from 100000 to 50,000,00o, depending
not on the supply of fish, but on the
variable weather conditions.
1t is probably the advantageous for
nation of the land that causes the fish
to come to Lofoten every year. The
Lofoten islands extend in rocky chain
along the northwest coast of Norway.
The arm of the sea which divides them
from the coast is called the Vestfjord.
The islands themselves are separated
from one another by narrow channels,
through which the sea PUSHES with the
force of torrent every time the tide
rises and falls.
There are few inlets or small fjords
which run inland from the Nestfjord.
1t is in these waters that the Goldfish
come every year to spawn. The fish
generally swarm on the banks sur
rounding the islands, but sometimes
a school will wander into one of the
inlets, and then it is that terrific crowd
ing occurs.
The Ostnoesfjord is an inlet nine
miles in length and one mile in width.
Ten billion of fish crowded themselves
into this narrow strait, and, because of
lack of swimming space, were compelled
to stay there nearly three weeks. Be
tween the depth of 10 and 40 fathoms
the fish were packed together so close
ly as to leave barely sufficient room to
move, and the crews of $500 boats were
constantly at work hauling fish away.
There may have been more than TO-
00O, 600, eco fish present, as this estimate
is based on the assumption that each
fish would monopolize ten times its
bulk of water in which TO swim, al
though reliable witnesses state that
none of the fish could have had this
amount at its disposal. Thirteen mil
lion fish were captured in the inlet be-
fore the school was able to loosen it
self from between the wedge formed by
the shores of the inlet and scurry off
to the deep sen.
The making of cod-liver oil in Sweden
and Norway is hundreds of years old,
although the modern method differs
very distinctly from that of old times.
Modern chemistry and the new steam
processes, of which there are many,
have robbed the oil of its terrors, and
now any person can swallow it and
grow fat on it without the slightest
qualm of stomach or conscience.-B
ton Globe
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STORY SOUNDED WELL
but There Was Renson TO Believe
That 1t Was Not Wholly
True.

"When / first went west" tells retired
business man, who now does nothing in the
way Of work except to NOW the lawn and
see that the cat is in the barn at night,
this manned hand saved my life.
rs that so?n asked the visiting neighbor,
who knew that this form of invitation would
be sufficient to insure the story.
"Yes, that's right. 1T hadn't lost that
first finger when | was a boy | wouldn't be
here now. Jim Dixon and me were tradin'
with the Indians. We exchanged beads, fake
iewelry and bright calico for furs All the
buffalo were not gone then and we did a
good business. One time we happened to
strike a wandering band of savages that
held us up on sight and it was plain from
the way the red devils danced around us
that we were to be put to death after the
Indian fashion. All at once / recalled that
a good many of the Indians knew me as the
'four-fingered' trader who was always on
the level with those wild merchants, so |
held up the hand and kept it up till one OF
the young bucks let out a significant grunt
and then hurried to the chief IN command.
He came to me in a digniied manner, eN-
amined the hand, grunted about is times
while celebrating. said How and released
me as well as my partner. We were treated
right up to the handle and permitted 70 de-
part when we wanted to. II was the closest
squeak and the worst scare had out in that
country when near calls and heart-tallure
rights were the rule"
Brave man" said one neighbor to an
other, as they walked away.
Yes, regular big injun, if you accept all
he tells Between me and you he lost that
finger two years ago while examining a hay
cutter. Detroit Free Press.
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PITH AND POINT.

1t costs lot more to avenge wrong
than 1t does to forgive it.~-Chicago
Daily News.
Taken Henderson," Par.
ker let you in on that big real estate
deal Of his?" Williamson (sadly)--
Eyes, / was taken in. Columbus (O.)
State Journal.
Bent of His Industry. Mrs. de Cohen
- hear you've got very industrious
husband" Laundress Yes, mum;
he's always finding something for me
to do" baltimore Jewish Comment.
Talk about mean people. A woman
lives in Atchison who is always throw
ing it up to her husband how much he
spent extravagantly when they were
on their wedding journey!-Atchison
Globe.
No Pereeptible Change Callow-
"They say that Slapped is not in his
right mindn Wilter-"I don't think
that can be SO. / saw him to-day, and
he appeared to be as crazy as usual
Boston Transcript.
Terrenee-"Yer not workin', Din
ME! Are yez out OF a JoD Dennis
"Shure, Oi fell off nine-sthory build
in yesterday an Oh got mad an quit"
Terrence ''Ah, go on! Yer too sinsi-
tive. Household Words.
Weaving Spell He am rather
in favor of the English than the Amer
lean mode of spelling She-"Yes?"
IIe-''Yes, indeed. Take 'parlour,' for
Instance; having u in il makes ali the
difference in the world" - Boston
Christian Register
What's Civil?-A little boy with an
interest in the meaning of unfamiliar
words said to his mother: "What is
the meaning of 'civil?'" Kind and
polite" answered the mother. A puz-
zled look brooded for a second on the
boys face. Then he said: WAS it a
kind and polite war that was in this
country once ?v-Pacitic Unitarian.
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congress as a member of the house of
representatives. L was a page boy
then, and was growing too large for
the business, and soon afterwards they
gave me mans position which held
for some time.
when Senator Morrill, came to con-
gress he was one of the most striking
figures l had ever seen; and, in fact,
have never since seen any man of finer
physique or more intellectual appear
ance. In the coffin | saw the shriveled
form and features of a very old man.
In the house of representatives | used
to look up to a man six feet four inches
tall, with broad shoulders and perfect
Iy proportioned. He had heavy wavy
black hair and abundant black whis-
kers, while his carriage was that of a
giant. He was by far the most attrac-
tive looking man in congress. | saw
him as he advanced in position until he
became chairman of the committee on
ways and means, when the tariff act of
the civil war was named after him. In
those days he was sent for very often
by President Lincoln, who consulted
him on all matters of great Importance,
Just as President Mckinley has been
in the habit of recently seeking coun-
sci of the late Chairman Dingley on
financial and revenue matters. He was
very great man, and was always re-
garded as a very good man, too.
II remember when he was elected to
the senate, and what splendid recep-
ton he had on the floor of the house of
representatives, when that honor was
conferred upon him. The leaders of the
house regretted to lose him, and yet
they were sincerely glad of his eleva-
tion to the upper house of congress, be-
cause his abilities warranted the adj
vancement. Besides, while he was the
leader on the floor of the house, in
stead of making political enemies, as
so many leaders have done, he was for
ever increasing the number of his sim
cere friends, by treating all men fairly.
There was another handsome man
in the house of representatives at that
time. 1t was George w. Jones, of Iowa.
He had been representative from
Michigan, later from Wisconsin, and
finally from Iowa: and that state also
sent him to the senate. Gen. Jones had
been great Indian fighter. He was
man of splendid physique and very at
tractive manners. He was very warm
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IMAGlNlNGS.

Were the sun. thy day should ne'er know
night,
Tireless I'd shine to pave thy way with
light;
Gladly I'D lay my geld beneath thy feet,
Were / the sun, and thou, my love, so
sweet.
Were 1 the breeze. softly round thee I'd
play,
Or blow but fierce to drive dun care away.
Kiss after kiss I'd fondly watt to thee,
Were 1 the breeze and thou the world
to me.
Were I fow'r. my fragrance should be
spent
In making sweet the world where'er you
went;
I'd sacrifice my beauty on thy heart.
Were 1 how'r and free to choose my part
Were I a song. the melody I'd make
Should creep into thy heart, its love to
wake;
How iuringly I'd tell of Iove-lorn joy.
Were 1 a song and thou my lady coy.
Were I dream. I'd haunt thee day and
night;
I'd fill thy soul with love-dreams pure de-
light
Sleeping I'd WOO thee, waking daze thine
eyes,
Were / dream and thou my paradise.
Proudly. dear heart. this fact 1 now pro-
claim
Howe'er / sembrd or whate'er my name,
To thee alone my love would still belong,
Were l the sun. the breeze. dream, fiow'r,
or song.
s.. b. Martin. in St PauPs.