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PROF. HYSLOP'S MEDIUM.

Continued From Page Twenty-Five.
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RATTLEsHiP IOWA.

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Washington street for the L. 8. 1rydoe6
saiIv 30 a. m. arrives back at ~ y.
r. allowing 0ne and 0ns-hzlf hours to
yisst TIE bst,lssniy. Fare. - certs.
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YOr' never have a head I'm the morn
ing from drinking Jesse Moore IA
Whiskey.
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THE Chicago. Milwaukee 4 81 Paul
railway 70 the most popular tine bssvsea
St. Paul and ChteA8o.
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Cutlery sud ssh tackle. all kinds
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thing
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
HOUSE ELECTRICITY.
There Are Many Handy Devices NOw-
adnys. for Comfort and Use
in the Home.

Electricity in a large way has so
much attention that people whose
houses are not wired for the current for
get the manifold blessings which cleo
tricity can confer in the household.
That the house, as well as being light
cd, can be heated, and the meals cooked
by the nineteenth century wonder are
only two items on a long list. Not only
through radiators can house be heat
ed, but there are similar devices like
foot warmers for chilly hooks which
will keep one from taking cold. All
manner of portable stoves for cooking
are on the market, five o'clock tea ket-
ties, chatting dishes, coffee pots and fine
ovens, in which the heat can be regu-
lated by thermometers and system
of switches to bake on the top or all
around.
Then there are griddles, broilers, hot
water urns and all kinds of fiatirons.
Instead of the hot-water bag. there is
the heating pad for the same purpose.
A heater for curling irons is vast i'm
provement on the gas arrangement or
the alcohol lamp commonly used. for
there is~no SCOT to smirch the tongs.
Then there are soldering irons for sol
der, sealing wax or glue, which are
convenient to have in every house.
Philadelphia Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
Living in XenezueIn.

Anyone going to Caracas with an
idea of economy had much better scan
few figures which the Venezuelan Her
aid prints. 1t costs good deal to main
tain any sort of social position, says the
Herald, and, therefore, to settle in Ven
ezuela on a small salary is to partake
of the life of the immigrant. A little
house for two-small, clean and comfort
able houses are very rare-rents at from
$40 to SIS per month. A cook costs ten
dollars per month, and maid, who does
not know how to sew on a button, five
dollars, and it requires three maids to
perform badly the service of one I'M
trained Limerick girl. Marketing is
very high. and clothing exorbitant.
There is no such thing as ready-made
suit Cabs cost so cents an hour, gas
20 bolivars per 1000 feet. and the hotels
charge from 81. so to ten dollars per day,
and are second rate at that.-N. Y. Her
aid
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
THE BLANKvILLE D. A. R.
A Difficult Problem Was Presented
to the Club, But Ii Was solved
All Right.

81 have here" announced the secretary
of the Blankville Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, "a note from Mrs. Foraigne,
in which she applies for membership"
: CONSERVATION was at once plainly de-
picted upon the countenances of the
daughters.
Dear me, dear me, how dreadfully en-
barrassng!" murmured the lady regent:
"She entertains 50 delightfully."-" sighed
a daughter
And so often, added another.
And IS SO helpful in church work," con-
tinued a third.
And in everything we get up" said a
fourth
1--WE really cannot offend her. 1t would
never, never do chorused several deeid
eddy.
"But what on earth can we do2" asked
the secretary hopelessly,
"If it were only ourselves we could adj
NIT her" said the lady regent, tearfully
But we never could make the board OF
regents understand"
SWhy isn't she elgible?" asked the Wis
iting daughter
Because she is an English girl Jim For
aigne married when he was in London, ex-
claimed a number together But she's a
most charming and helpful woman
Il really do not see what we can DC"
moaned the lady regent, despairingly. we
can't offend her, not on any account; and
we can't admit her; under our rule it's ut
terly impossible"
Il have it," exclaimed the secretary.
with exultation. well disband, and then
we'll organize ourselves into a progressive
euchere club. She can belong 0 that
20, cried the rest, unanimously, you
clever clever girl"
And it was thus arranged.--N Y. Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
GUARDING THE BANKS.
One Precaution That Is Taken to
Make Sure That Watchmen
Are VigiIant.

Some people think that time locks,
burglar alarms and steel-barred VIM
dows, with Waterman awake or asleep
inside and the police outside, might af-
ford protection in plenty for bank
A visitor in district messenger Office
the other day found that bank author
tiles do not hold to this opinion.
The visitor noticed when he entered
the Office that the manager seemed to
be watching the clock with great So
licitude. Without any warning the
young man jumped up from his desk,
grabbed his hat and dashed out. The
strangers curiosity was aroused and
he waited until the manager came
back.
what was the matter?'' he asked.
"Fhe bank Waterman was testing
me-" he said, and then went on to ex-
plain the system. At every hour and
half hour the Waterman inside the bank
pushed button that rang bell in the
messenger office. This button was at
the rear of the bank. At a quarter be-
fore and a quarter after every hour
he touched button in the front OF
y
different messenger Office. The man
ager of the telegraph office tool down
the time to the minute when the bell
rang. If the bell at the bank failed to
ring within five minutes of the hour or
half hour, it was the duty of the man
ager of the office to make all speed TO
the bank. When he got there he must
actually see the Waterman and speak
to him. If within five minutes after
reaching the bank he did not see the
Waterman he was to call the police.
If the manager failed to go to the bank
promptly when it was his duty to do SO,
the Waterman must report him, recely-
ing reward therefor. The object of
having the bank connected with two
messenger offices was to lessen the pos
sibility of collision between the watch
men and the managers.
But this was not all. An outside
Waterman was also employed. He was
the regular special Waterman who was
employed by the property owners of
the neighborhood. 1t was his duty
to meet the inside Waterman al the
front door every hour, and then to go
to the back door and meet the inside
man. Then there were burglar alarms
on every window, door and vault
door.
The stranger went to a bank officer
and asked him whether all these pre-
cautions were necessary for the detec-
ton of robbery.
Not to detection he said, but for
,HrD trio 10.
break into this bank at night is insane.
He has not the slightest chance in the
world, and he knows it. Then, too,
we are sure no fire can gain any head
way in the building while the watch
men are kept so thoroughly awake. Of
course we are fireproof, theoretically,
but we do not even trust that. IN. Y.
Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
PITH AND POINT.

The absent have their faults and the
present their Chicago Daily
News.
Young who want to save money
try everything but going to bed early.
--Atchison Globe.
Leaves have their time TO fall" The
beginning wheelman may fall any time.
Il. A. w. Bulletin.
1t is better TO be afraid of your own
tongue than of the tongues of other
observation-disclosures.
The Hobo's Grievance Reformer-
you wish TO join our crusade against
the rumsellers?" Tramp-"You bet!
Tn sore on dem slobs. Dey won't trust
a feller."-N. O. Times-Democrat.
"Jack says this new horse he has
bought is bargain" ''Then it is a safe
lady's horse" .'Why?'' Because a
woman can always drive bargain. -
Sydney Town and Country Journal.
"Jack-'Poor Dibblesl They say he
got pair of beautiful black eyes lately.
/ feel very sorry for him" Harry
You needn't. He got a very handsome
girl with them Melbourne Weekly
Times.
Lovejoy (as he is about to leave after
his rejection) Come, Miss Spurner,
help me on with my overcoat. Since
you cannot be my wife, you may at least
be assister to me."-Sydney Town and
Country Journal.
Highwayman-"Yo money or your
life Lawyer-"Here's all / have"
Highwayman-''All right Now get
out" Lawyer (taking him by the but
tonhole) Wait a minute, friend. Don't
you want TO engage counsel to defend
you in case you should be arrested for
this affair ?"-Boston journal.
''Well, sir, there is no use talking, the
women are always surprising US. You
never can tell about Them" "Why?"
Didn't you notice it when you called
last night? Your wife and mine talked
for nearly 20 minutes and neither asked
the other if she knew of good dress
maker"-Chica9o Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
Joking mith nn OmcIaI.

They tell a good story about an attache
of the courthouse on Leavenworth street.
Two jokers began monkeying'' with his
telephone the other day, diseonnecting it
and otherwise bothering the official.
Shortly afterward one Of the jokers called
up the officials from another office and in
trodueed himself as being the chief oper-
ator at the central office. For heavens
sake see what's the matter with your tele-
phone up there" he gruffly spoke to the Of
fetal. 'Whatevers the matter | don t
know, but your electric current is flowing
like mad into the central office here and
there's about an inch of it on the floor al.
ready" The official grew pale with fright,
and he rushed into the office Of the two
jokers. Now you've done il, he began to
fume with sincerity. The main Office has
just called me up and says that on account
of your blamed fooling the electric current is
submergng the central Office, and the girls
are quitting work Come 10 here now and
fix that up" The two jokers expressed sor-
row to the official, went in and pretended to
tighten a screw and then went down eel
lar and took turns in having spinal menin-
Waterbury Democrat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
A REPUBLICAN PAPERS VIEW OF THE SITUATION.

national interest in the charges of cor.
ruption, to induce the people to change
the constitution at the present time.
But resort has recently been made to
a popular expedient which may lead
to the adoption of a constitutions
amendment.
Several of the states in their party
conventions have Endorsed certain in.
dividuals for the senate, campaigns
have been made upon platforms con.
tanning the names of favorite sons. and
legislatures have felt in duty bound to
elect those who have thus been prac.
tically chosen by direct vote of the
people. The pursuance of this policy
may bring about the result which SO
many desire, without amending the
national constitution.
CNTTII n E,Ev
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REFRIGERAToR AND CREAMERY.


of two by tours two inches apart. This
grating may be made by mailing the
two by tours onto both sides of the
studs forming the partition.
The water from the melting ice should
be conducted from the drip-pan to the
outside by means of pipe, provided
with trap, the trap being necessary to
prevent an outflow of cold air with
the water. The sides of the ice box
should be lined with four-inch strips
Of inch stuff about one inch apart, tho
edges planed to a bevel as in Fig. l, SO
that the drip where the ice comes
against the sides win fall to the inside
and into the pan below. The shelves in
the storage room should be of Stats, SO
as to allow circulation of air.
The outside door should be 2h feet
wide, the door into the cold storage
the same width and extending from
the floor to the ceiling. The door into
the ice box, two feet wide and about
three feet high. One window with
double glass, about three feet long and
~ feet high, well up in the side of the
wall, will give sufficient light The
sides of the building should be well
banked up, so that the space under
the floor will be dry and the air dead.
Prof. G. H. True, Michigan Expert
mental Station. in Farm and Home.
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established. When legislature fails
to elect the governor of a state cannot
appoint senator.
The Corbett case is the last one on
record. The first precedent was formed
in 1898. at a session of the senate fer
the third congress. Senator Read, Of
Delaware, resigned in December, 1892,
when the state legislature was in ses-
sion. His successor was not elected
and the governor of Delaware, in
March, 1893, appointed kensey Johns.
After full discussion the senate re-
fused TO permit Mr.. Johns to be seated
by vote of 20 to Z. The constitution
was construed TO mean that governors
of states may appoint senator's TO sue
coed those who die or resign, proyid-
ed the state legislatures do not have
opportunity to elect successors. But
when a legislature fails to perform its
constitutional function, after having
had opportunity to do so, the governor
cannot appoint senator This ques-
ton will again come up, however, in
the cases of Senator Quay, just APP
pointed by the governor of Peunsyl-
yania, and Col. Daniel NJ. Burns, app
pointed by the governor of California.
Delaware four years ago failed to
elect a successor to Anthony Higgins,
and no appointment was made. Della
wares legislature recently adjourned
without electing a successor to George
Gray. Thus for a third time in its
history Delaware has failed to elect
SENATOR and that state for third time
has but one representative in the SEN
ate. when she is entitled to two.
In recent years nine state legislatures
California and Pennsylvania being the
last) have adjourned without electing
senator's. In some Of these cases it is
known that money has been literally
deplorable result Ambition, avarice,
lust of power, pride of station, greed of
gain and desire for personal prefer
ment have stood between the people
and their constitutional rights.
These modern conditions have caused
many honest statesmen to advocate the
election of senator's by direct vote OF
the people, instead of by the legisla-
lures of the state. In order to bring
about this change it would be neces-
sary to adopt an amendment to the ma
tional constitution. Conservative men
doubt whether an amendment of this
nature would meet with the approval
of two-thirds of the states. There is
not sufficient evidence, and not enough
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
A SONG OF SPRING.
snhtle somethinr in ~ a.

A subtle something in the air
Or is it in the earth somewhere
Has changed the fields that late were bare
To carpets of bright green;
And now is heard the clearest note
From thrustle's pipe and bluebird's throat
And now the robins rufous coat
Takes on it's brightest sheen.
Along the dank edge of the swale
The crimson budding naples hail.
With grateful blush the April gale
That wakes TO life the flow ers;
And green and yellow, pink and gray,
Blend in the landscape for way:
And near, tn biaol-hird's roun delay,
Beguiles the sunny noC:S.
The crocus pushes thro' the mold
In cradle hollows deep. that hold
Piled leaves of layers manifold,
Its yellow-bearded spear,
And, meath the hin tops sheltered lea,
warming glow on bush and tree
Awakes the pale anemone,
That bushes to be here.
A deeper shade Of green is seen
In messy banks that rise between
The fretting brook and laurel screen,
That skirts the woodland path
The swelling flowers, the budding tree,
The warming flush on hill and lea,
Are signs that all too soon viii be
But springtime's aftermath.
&C. H. Doing, in Washington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
A HISTORIC SHOT.
Ii Was Made by One of MorSan's
SharpshOoters Mt the Battle
of Saratoga.

At Saratoga, the turning point of the
American revolution, the marksman-
ship. of Morgan's rifemen virtually de-
cided the battle. Several times during
this engagement Col. Morgan had no
ticed a noble-looking officer of the en-
envy, mounted upon "A splendid gray
horse, dashing from one end of the line
to the other encouraging his troops
Morgan recognized the brave fellow as
an officer whose conduct he had adj
mired in the battle of the 10Th of Sep
TENDER. 1t was Gen. Fraser, who was
considered by the Americans a more
skilIful and dangerous leader than Bur
goyne, and Morgan himself regarded
the issue of the contest doubtful as
long as Fraser remained in the sad
die. Soon after the action commenced
Gen. Arnold, who well knew Fraser's
ability, sought out Morgan and said:
That officer upon the gray horse IS a
host in himself. He must DE disposed
of. Direct the attention of some of
your sharpshooters to him." Morgan's
generous instincts rebelled, but he saw
the HtCtSSlbN VI ptiIOI ming lllc tfUtI
duty War" as Macaulay says, sis
never lenient but where it is wanton."
Selecting IL of his best marllsmen, he
posted them in suitable position, and
pointing out the doomed warrior. said
to his men: He is brave fellow, but
he must die Some of the riiemen
climbed into trees to get better sight
Among them was Tim Murphy, re-
nowned scout from Northumberland
county, Pa, who, by means of a dou-
ble-barreled rifle, then novelty. had
been uncommonly successful in the In
dian wars. The shot was very diff
cult, for the distance was nearly q
quarter of mile, and the baclwoods
rifles had no elevating sights. rho
riflemen rested their long pieces on
the forks of limbs and began firing.
In a moment the crupper of the gray
horse was cut by bullet. The next
minute another ball passed through the
horses name. An aide remarked to
Fraser: Sir, it is evident that YOU
are marked out for particular aim.
Would it not be prudent for you to re-
tire from this place. Fraser replied.
MY duty forbids me to fly from dan
ger" The next instant bullet from
Murphy's rife struck him through the
body, and he was carried MORALLY
wounded from the field.-Harper'
Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18

first door comprises one entire side OF
the box. and when this is opened il falls
to a horizontal position and acts as a
shelf. A number of small individual
boxes are revealed. and the second key
furnished opens one of these. For the
sake of convenience in distributing the
mail these many little doors form one
large one. which when opened by the
carrier gives access at once to all the
private boxes, but when he has closed
this shield the mail in each of these
compartments is secure from examina-
ton by any others than those holding
the keys of that particular box.
large space is reserved in the bot
tom as depository for mail matter
that is dropped in the usual way
through slot provided.
The patent also contemplates the
combination of the scheme with an
electrical system by which the box
owners may be notified at their respec-
tive homes when a parcel has been
placed in the box by the carrier.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18

A little black-eyed and nimble-
tongued Irish street car conductor in
Dublin came into the car and called
out. in his peculiarly penetrating voice:
IVAN seat on the roightl Sit closer
on the roight, ladies an gintlemin, an
mex room for Teddy phwat's stand
ing"
A big. surly-looking man who was oc-
cupying space enough for two said, sui
lenly:
1--WE can't sit any closer"
Cant YEP" retorted the little con-
ductor "Begorra, you niver wint cort-
in. thin
1t is needless to add that room was
made ION the roight" for the lady
London Spare Moments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
WITHOUT SENATOR'S.
Several States Have But One Rep
resentative in the Upper House.
should the Constitution BE Amended
So That Senators Could he Chosen
by the Direct Vote of
the People.
[sneoial wasbineton Letter.l


One of the growing questions before
our people is whether members of the
United States senate shall continue TO
be elected by state legislatures or by di-
rect vote of the people.
There are now As states in the federal
union, and each state is entitled to two
senators. Consequently, if every state
legislature performed its constitutions
al duty, there would be 90 members
of the national senate. When the con-
stitution was adopted there were IL
states, each entitled TO two senator's;
and the total membership of the ma
tional senate was 20.
Thirty-two states have been added to
the federal union since the foundation
of the government. BY purchase, by
cession and by conquest the original
republic has expanded from the At
lantic to the Pacific oceans, and from
the great lakes TO the gulf.
But, while the republic has been
expanding, and while its power has
been increasing, men gifted with tai
ents for acquisition have acquired
r.
| have added to the boards by modern
methods of speculation. They ignore
that Scripture which says that it is
harder for n rich man to enter the
Kingdom of Heaven than for camel
to pass through the gate called the
needles eye. They have laid up treas
ure on earth, seeming to care little OIL
nothing for laying up treasure in
Heaven.
1t is because of this accumulation OF
riches that many of our people be
lieve that legislatures are corruptible,
and that rich men buy their way into
the national senate. No higher honor
can be attained by any man in this re-
public than that he shall be elected
to the national senate; excepting, OF
course, the presidency. Rich men covet
the distinction and the social honor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
A shifting sabbath.

Rev. Mr.. Kilbourne, of the Congrega-
tional church of Milwaukee, read pa
per before the Congregational Minis
ters' association in which he attacked
the belief in a stationary Sabbath day.
He said that in the light of modern
researches the Sabbath was merely a
shifting institution, happening each
year on the seventh day from the first
day of the year, and so continuing for
the rest of the year until the new year
came, when a new start was made.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
New Kinks in Pass Law.

Acknowledgement Hicks has held in
several cases that the anti-pass law
does not apply TO railway employees who
have passes which are given them in
part payment for their services. He
mas also held in one case that public
officer who has a pass given him in set
tlement of claim against railroad
can use it without violating the law.
The sense of the opinion is that the
passes are moi free passes within the
meaning of the law, and therefore are
not forbidden