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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

The announcement that Nine. Ade-
lima Patti is arranging for another CON
cert tour in the United States will not
surprise the friends and admirers OF
the diva. Being both woman and artist,
likewise a baroness, Nine. Patti is priv
LEGGED 10 change her mind as often as
she pleases. She may have imagined
that she had left US for good after her
last annual farewell tour. But. as the
poet remarks, absence makes the
heart grow fonder, and the diva prob
ably never realized Just how much she
loved America and the american dol
lars until after the last sad farewells.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

There were 39S colored commissioned
officers and 9.7G1 colored privates and
noncommissioned officers among the
volunteers during the Spanish war.
The Ninth and Tenth cavalry and the
army are composed of colored men IN
der white officers, aggregating about
1880. 1t is impossible to ascertain how
many colored men are serving in the
navy, because they are not designated,
but they must have numbered from 500
to $50 when the navy was at its full
strength, making a total of about 49,
600 in both branches Of the service.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
Whn,a To nInnc.

When girl graduates she has an ambition
to show the world what a noble woman,
with a high purpose in life, can do; but she
meets a man and marries him. and soon be-
gins to get that funny look in her eyes,
Atchisnn Globe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

A Georgia paper, printed in locality
where bullets have a tendency to fly, chron-
icles an office accident" thus:
"The bullet passed entirely through the
chest of our foreman, Mr.. Jones, but fortu-
nately missed plate-glass window, which
cost considerable money" - Minneapolis
journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

Toledo. o.. May 1.-The United Com
mercial Travellers meeting in this city
May 81 are planning to take special ac-
ton on trusts which are cutting off the
travelling statesmen. Vigorous measures
viii be taken in the matter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
planning NILS CombIne.

Toledo, o., April 2s.-Eight of the
planning mills of the city have formed q
combine to control prices. These in.
cluded all the leading mills except one
MacClaren & Sprague, which concern
has held out, desiring to be paid in cash
for their plant. The combine repre-
sents nearly 81. 600 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

RIcycIe Makers Fail.

Toronto, Ont, May 1.-The failure is
announced of the Comet Cycle COM
pany, one of the oldest and largest BIZ
cycle manufacturing firms in Canada.
No statement has yet been given as to
the firms financial condition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
An Exception.

'Iabor.saving machinery has been the
great boon of mankind" said the political
orator
'Well, it never saved you anything" re.
marked an old constituent on the fringe OF
the crowd.-Philadelph North American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

A pauper woman in Paris has been
convicted of having had her child bap-
tized IA times as a Catholic and II times
as a Protestant for the purpose of Sc
curing five francs and a dress each time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

Wilmington. Del. May Five men
/ were killed and one fatally injured by
the explosion of a powder press at Du-
/ points smokeless powder works Satur-
I day at Carney's Point. n
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

Reading, Pa, May 2.-The second in
crease for the year took place Monday
in the wages of the Reading Iron COM
pany's $500 hands from five TO ten per
I npuf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
Cot of The Mnr.

Washington, May 2.-The war with
Spain will cost considera bly, over $780,
700, 600 by the time all the items of ex-
pense incurred have been summed up.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

Municipal woman suffrage is con-
dition and not a theory at Beattie, Kan.
At the recent election the town elected
a mayoress, five alderwomen and a
clerkess.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
Fifty Houses burned.

Sebastopol. Cal, May 2. = A fire here
Monday destroyed Chinatown, consum-
ing about so houses and causing a loss
of $4,000. One Chinese was burned TO
death
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
sam II. JACK Dead.

New York, April 2s.-Sam T. Jack.
the well-known theatrical manager,
died Thursday night of cancer of the
liver, aged 46 years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

You best a man when he gets the
worst of it. You worst him when you
get the best of him. That is to say, ito
best" and Ito worst" mean exactly the
same thing
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
No serious Damage Done
.Judicious FInttcrv.

Awkward Miss with an umbrella Beg
pardon
Polite Gentleman-Don't mention it. |
have another eye left.-Stray Stories.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
Ii N Candidate

Atlantic City, n. j., April 2s.-Repre-
sentative d. B. Henderson, of Iowa, an
nounced his candidacy Thursday for
the speakership of the national house of
representatives.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
Our Losses.

Washington, April ga statement
prepared at the war department shows
that 1913 were killed in the Philippines
from February 4 to April 2s, and LII
wounded; total, / 300.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

New York, April 25.-The World says:
Robert Goelet died in Naples. Italy,
Thursday. He had been on a yachting
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
OBJECTS of interest.

Stranger-What are the principal objects
Of interest in this town.
Citizen-Savings bank deposits Metro
politan.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

George Saxton fooled with buzz saw,
owe, and lost his life.-Atehison Globe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

Montreal, April 29.-The Montreal
bankers have passed a resolution oppos-
ing the establishing of Canadian mint.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

Soakington-"T think ! am a good Judge
Of whisky" Boozington-"Oh, no, you are
not judge; you are an advocate at the bar. F"
Town Topics
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
AGED Divine nenh.

Berlin. Ont. April 2s.-very Rev. l..
Elena. vicar-general of the diocese OF
Hamilton is dead. aged 50 years
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

Porto Rico is soon to have its first
electric railway. 1t is to be built by
Americans, and will connect several
surrounding towns with San Juan.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

$50 your poodle ran away, Miss CHEZ"
eyes. I'm very sorry now / didn't have a
muf made out of him--as Jack wanted me
To Puck
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

There is only one thing more important
than to learn patience, and that It to learn
when not to use it.-Town Topics
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

It's useless to try TO kill time, for it will
eventually turn the tables on you.-Chicego
Daily News
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

A book is never quite satisfactory to a
woman unless its conclusion leaves the
heroine in the heros arms. Atehison
f1ioba
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
Mrs. George Acquitted,

Canton. o., April 29.-The jury in
the George case returned a verdict OF
acouittaI at lO:43 a. m
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

Il feel all run down" said the jocular
citizen as the cyclist rode over him.-L. A.
n,,l11tsu
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

The Chinese call their dowager empress
the most beautiful woman in the world.
They know better than not to.-Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

No man is too worthless for some wom-
an to get stuck on him. Washington Qa.)
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

The way to get over your troubles is TO
| get under them. Rams Horn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
PARSNIP COMPLEXION.

When a fool admits he's a fool be is nc
longer a fool Atchson Globe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

Manila, May 2.-Gen. Macarthur has
sent officers to Gen. Antonio Luna, the
Filipino commander, under a flag of
truce, carrying money and provisions
for American prisoners in his hands,
and asking an exchange of prisoners
and the names of such as he may have.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04

Manila, May 2.-The insurgent com
missioners who left Manila Saturday
have returned here from the insurgent
army with new propositions.
II
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
Its Passenger Earnings, Including
Controlled Lines, Excel the Penn
sylvania--A Stupendous showing.

The passenger department of the
New York Central system, including
lines leased, operated and controlled,
east from st. Louis and Chicago, is the
largest paying institution of its kind
in the world. 1t beats the Pennsylvania
system with its leased and operated
lines in the territory named by 1885,
75S, and is SO far ahead of any other
system that comparison, to say the
least, is odious. Poor's Manual, which
is an authority on railway statistics,
in its last yearly edition showed the
passenger earnings of tiirty-1ix of the
leading railways, as follows:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
a Hnnnx Miss.

Buffalo Commercial, April 4. 1899,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
+" To Err is Human. /"
NEW YORK CENTRAL.

Hoods Pills cure liver his; the non-irrtating and
only cathartic % take with hood's sarsaparilla.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-25

net comes to its aid. The Literary
Digest" gives us an account of sue.
cessful case of magnetic surgery, as
follows:
IA young laundress thrust broken
needle into her right hand while wash
ing. The needle disappeared in the
flesh, and the surgeon who was con-
suited several days after the accident,
refused to perform an operation, fearing
least he should be obliged to make
large number of incisions amid the liga-
ments. The girl lost the use of her
right hand, and the least movement
caused her exquisite pain. Determined
to extract the needle with the aid of a
magnet, they chose very feeble elec-
tro-magnet. But difficulty arose;
the needle having entered point first,
it would have to be drawn out back
ward, the broken part in advance.
The first trial lasted two hours without
result. Before the third trial the girl
said she felt pricking in the palm of
the hand near the place the needle ought
to appear. At the ninth sitting, finally,
in 20 hours after the first trial, the nee
die appeared, fixed itself to the pole of
the electro-magnet, and came out
whole, broken end first, without pain
or loss of blood.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-25
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Burglars and Matches.

"There is this to be said in favor of
the sulphur MATCH" said the retired
burglar, "that it is noiseless when
struck, but it's odor is decidedly against
it. More than once, when l have struck
sulphur match in the hall, I have
heard some light sleeper, when the
pungent fumes of the sulphur permeated
the atmosphere, turn in bed in the ad-
jacent room. Istuck to sulphur match
es for long time-naturally enough, l
suppose-but finally l came to use par
lor matches altogether. They are noisy,
but odorless, and it may be possible to
scratch them when teams are passing,
or when the wind is blowing, or there
is some other noise abroad. At any rate,
I came to prefer, from experience, the
noisy, odorless match to the silent sui
phur.
"Of course the ideal match for any
body in my business would be one that
should be both silent and odorless. 1t is
wonder to me that nobody has invent
ed such match. 1t is greatly needed,
and / should say that it would be COM
paratively easy of invention. Now that
I have retired, maybe Twill devote my
self to the invention of such match
and to do something to promote the in
terests Of all arduous and none too re-.
munerative calling. New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-25
ISLANDER Of WOMEN.
Subject For Shotgun Rather Than the Law.
Greenville News.

Subject For Shotgun Rather Than the Law.
Greenville News.
Mr.. McCullough's bill to make
SANDER against woman crime by
statute in this state is well intended;
but there are practical obstacles in the
way of its success. To begin with,
there would be humiliating and un-
pleasant process of proving by the
woman herself that the things spoken
against her were false and SANDER
GUS.
What we need in that direction is
revival of the good, old-fashioned south
ern habit of lodging Is buckshot-that,
we believe, is the regulation dose pre-
scribed by time-honored custom-in the
person of the man who from malice or
folly, assaults the character of good
woman. That is the best, quickest
and most satisfactory and conclusive
way of such matters. 1t prevents liti-
cation, saves expense and annoyance
and serves as a warning. We have
observed that whenever an affair of
this kind occurs in community SLAM
der becomes tongue-tied there for a
term of years and almost anybody's
reputation is safe. As q rule women
do not talk scandal against each other
unless they are instigated or encour.
aged by men, and even the worst gos-
sips of that sex are subdued by the
knowledge that their male representa-
tives will be held responsible in case a.
scandal is traced to family.
The old rule was that respectable
men should not use the name of a re.
spectacle woman in any way except in
the presence of some of her close
friends or of other women-in such
company as to make sure that the use
should be respectful. A man who used
a woman's name lightly or in improper
places or on inappropriate occasions
was stamped as blackguard immedi.
ately. Scandal cannot be prevented
by law. 1t can be prevented only by
the aroused decency of public senti-
ment and by the conscientious opposi-
tion of good people.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-25

Germ. It was an uncanny hour to en-
bark, and my feelings were quite in
keeping with the situation. / was say
ing goodby to O place for which 1 had
developed a sincere affection, and l was
going out into the world again to do q
deed which might end in cutting me of
from my profession, my former associ
ates and even my one remaining rela-
tive. These thoughts sat heavily upon
me as mounted the ladder, but when
on reaching the deck Allie turned and
took my hand and gave me welcome
back to the yacht they were dispelled
for good and ALL
We passed through and out into the
sea. By the time we reached open water
daylight had increased to such an extent
that when we were mile out objects
ashore could be quite plainly distin-
guished.
"Look astern," said Allie, who stood
by my side upon the bridge, "and tell
me if you can discover the entrance to
the harbor. "
l did so, but though I looked and
looked and even brought glass to bear
upon the cliffs I could see no break in
the line through which vessel Of any
size might pass
NO." I said at last; II must confess
/ cannot see it. )"
"Now you will understand" she said,
smiling at my bewilderment, "the
meaning of those great doors. On the
seaward side they are painted to resem-
BILE the cliffs Could any one wish for q
better disguise?''
agreed that no one could, and in
deed it was most wonderful. A man
of-war might have patrolled that seem
ingly barren coast for weeks on end and
still have been unaware of the harbor
that lay concealed behind.
"Now you will want to rest, 1
know" she said. II think you will
find your old cabin prepared for you"
"And you?''
81 am going below too. Lookl The
coast is fast disappearing from our sight.
There it goes beneath the horizon. Now
will you wish our enterprise good luck?"
"Good luck!" l said, with little
squeeze of her hand.
"Thank you and may God bless you'll
she answered softly, and Immediately
vanished down the companion ladder.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-25
GIRLS As YOUNG MEMS ENEMIES.
How They Puncture Holes In Young
Mans Business Prospects.

Mans Business Prospects.
"Girls are by far too apt to thought
lessly punch holes in the business pros
poets of the young men oftheir acquain-
tance," writes Edward Box in The
Ladies' Home Journal. "They work
this mischief in various ways. They
consider it great fun to step to a tele-
phone, for example, and ring up
some young man while he is at his
Office, only to send him some unneces-
ary message or indulge in some flip
pant talk. They are forgetful of the
fact that what may be rare sport at
their end of the line may cause serious
or worse to the young
man at the other end. Even if the
young man enjoys it, his employer
does not. Sending unnecessary or even
fancied necessary notes to young men
at their Offices during business hours
is another favorite 'pastime' Of girls.
Sometimes the 'fun' is carried further
by meeting young man at his lunch
con hour, or by even calling at his
Office. Again, even q more dangerous
element is introduced by girls urging
young men to leave their Offices before
closing hours to escort them to some
place of amusement, some game, or to
q train.
"The danger in these acts is not in
but in the injurious dis
fractions which they mean. Business
hours, though doubtless they seem
long to girls, are, in
reality, all too short for the accomplish
ment of things necessary to young
mans success. Hence every moment
when he is at business should be pre-
cious to him, and it is nightly pre-
cious to the right sort of young man.
His mind should be focused on the
problems before him, which mean eth
er his success or his failure"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-25
Mr.. FEATHERSTONE'S OPINION.
Thinks Prohibitionists and Local Option
lists Should Work Together.

Thinks FrOnlDiuOn1BtS anu LOCAL. optiou-
lists Should Work Together.
Mr.. G. c. Featherstone, of Laurens,
was in Columbia last Thursday, says a
dispatch. He was on business, having
no connection with politics or the dis
pensary law. Mr.. Featherstone said
he could not talk about politics, and
did not care to have anything to say
about the present issues. In person
al way he did express himself, and
perhaps he does not know that pub
licity is to be given his views as to
what be thinks the best legislative pol
icy at this juncture.
In his opinion the best thing, the
safest course for the opponents OF the
Observation-Disclosures, local op-
ton men and ALTO do is to unite and
repeal the dispensary law. When the
dispensary law is repealed then the
Prohibitionists and local option men
can come together, and he is satisfied
they will come together, and agree
upon something satisfactory to both
sides. The local option and Prohibi-
tion votes are in the majority in both
houses, and he is satisfied if they will
only come together in some such way
that both will get pretty much what
they want.
Mr.. Featherstone thinks that such a
course is due the people of the state,
who expressed themselves 80 forcibly
at the ballot box in the last primary.
With all of the work of the dispensary
advocates, the personal friends of Gov
ernor Ellerbe and everything else, not
to count the alleged promises, Mr..
Featherstone, who stood as the oppo-
nent of the dispensary, came within
very little of being elected on plat
form diametrically opposed to the dis
pensary system.
Up to the present time there has not
been a bill of any kind introduced
which in any way looks to radical
changes in the dispensary law. If the
constitutional amendment proposed,
that no members of the general assem-
bly, should be candidates for positions
within the gift of the general assembly,
were passed, there is likelihood that
things would be different in a good
many matters.
There has been some talk among the
members of liquor legislation, but
nothing definite has yet been agreed
upon. There has been some talk of a
bill to exempt certain large cities from
the operations of the dispensary law,
and it is thought that this will be &C:
cepted as a compromise. 1t is ques-
tionable if such measure could pass
unless the dispensary people gave it
emphatic endorsement and support
and let it be known that it was a pure
end simple matter of compromise.