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

out card to me with Paul Leroy, mes
merist and hypnotic specialist on it.
That don't look much like Man
cher. my friend | said.
That's my professional name he
answered, quietly. Ny folks name is
Mancher. For the love of Heayen.' he
broke out, sharply, is there money to
get me home waiting for me and can't
get it and the two of us starving TO
death?' and he laid his head down
sideways on the counter like sick
monkey.
Write your name, / said, pushing
him pad and pen and ink.
with a gasp of hope he grabbed at
the pen and scratched off his name in
shaking hand. / looked it over and
there was nothing unmistakable about
it, Anybody who was pretty nervous
might have written the same way. |
shook my head.
ut won't do, MancLer,' l told him.
You'll have to get somebody to identi-
fly you. If you're hard up for meal
I'll stake you to dollar to pass you
along
Then what did you want me to
write my name for?' he cried. That's
the name the money was sent to, if it's
for me- 1t must be for me. Didn't
they write you some description of me
so | could get it?'
"'Come on, AL said his companion
with a furious look at me. He's hold
ing out on you. He won't give it up
That's enough from YOU / said.
AS for you who call yourself Mancher,
III give you one chance. Ny advices
are that the Mancher to whom this
money is consigned is to prove his
identity Enthusiastically by writing his
name
The old game, AL the man with
the rag around his head cried out.
I'm minute the gorilla was down on
the floor tugging at his right shoe un-
til he had il off and what was left of
the sock under it. Now I'll show you'll
he said.
standing on his left foot, he lifted
his right, caught the ankle in his hand,
swung it over his left shoulder, stopped
anu plChtu up thc pen III MS iOtS. lhtli
he shifted it over his head, dipped it,
drew the pad to him and dashed off his
name with the pen held firmly in his
toes. I've never seen a contortionist
that had such limberness. He made me
fairly dizzy, but my doubts were gone
"'Will that do?' he asked, anxiously.
"'Yes; if it was a million dollars,
said, and / handed him the packet,
for the money came in little box and
not on an order.
He ripped it open, and when he
counted out $500 l thought he was go
ing to break down and leave tear stains
all over my floor. That signature /
pasted in the book, and then got him
to write me his autograph on another
piece of paper. Last | saw of Mancher
he was leaving on the train with his
friend Jim. He was on the back plat
form, and when l shook my hat at him
he chueked his cap onto the top of his
shoe and swung it around his head
That's the autograph there, gentle
men," concluded the lawyer, land, as
told you. no expert has ever been
able to analyze it yet. So far as know,
it's the only case where a signature for
Identification was not made in hand
writing. IN. Y. Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-10

To Cure "A Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money fit fails TO cure. 25c.
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IN A MUSICAL BAND FOR LIFE.
Georgia Convicts Have nm OrEanixa-
ton Which Death Alone
Can Disrupt.

Very peculiar qualifications are re-
quired for membership in a Georgia
musical organization, which is said to
music, negro melodies, in buck dancing
and in other forms of entertainment
in which the colored brother seems
to lead in talent.
To belong to the band every appli-
cant must have committed murder or
some equally heinous crime great
enough to earn for himself life SEN
tence in the Georgia penitentiary or in
one of the states convict camps. This
particular band is composed of life con-
victs, leased to the Chattahoochee Brick
company and kept in the prison near
the city Of that name. All are negroes
save the interlocutor, who is one
armed white man, with desperate
criminal reputation in the east. He had
served term in the Sing Sing prison
and in several others before he fell up
against the law of Georgia, which set
tied him for life. Capt. English is the
contractor who leases the $50 conyicts
at Chattahoochee. Recognizing the
difficulties to be met with in caring for
men sentenced for life under such
system as prevails he does whatever
he can to make them as contented as
possible He has more than a dozen
differs in his lot, but only those par
tieularly we'll endowed with musical
talent or some other stage gift may get
into the band. 1t is the only musical
organization that nothing on earth
save death, and maybe some merciful
governor of Georgia, can disrupt. There
is no union to make rules for it.
The man with the guitar is the recog
nized leader of the band. He is what
is known down south as a white mig
GER" but is corled up for the occasion.
He was a notorious voodoo doctor,
known north and south. The end men
were both convicted of awful crimes
and are glad they are alive, which is
likewise a wonder considering how
promptly Judge Lynch acts in the state
under certain conditions.
One of the men is a former pugilist
of some reputation who has taught the
manly art to one of his fellows, with
whom he gives exhibitions both violent
and artistic. The band has stage in
the prison yard, where it gives enter
tainments. Its concerts are very popu-
lar with tourists, large numbers OF
whom visit the penitentiary just to
hear this strange organization sing and
play and see its members do their
turns. Whatever they pay goes to the
men, who expend it for new musical
instruments. cigarettes and watermel-
ons. They are up in all the rag-time
and popular airs and besides have lots
of quaint, weird and rollicl<ing music
peculiar to the race which predominates
in the membership of the band. The
band has a regular uniform, consisting
of canvas suits, with stripes running
around. and iron ornaments and chains,
which they wear on either leg. While
it is probable that none of them is over
sensitive, Capt. English looks out for
the feelings of the members of his band
and will not give out their names or the
history of the crimes for which they
are in prison. Chicago Chronicle.
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~siM!Gt4lm.aa,.as9.A1e
NEVADA TRACTION ENGINE

freighting are looked for by the ex-
perts.
/ suggest that if the steam-rolIer
and electromagnetic were combined
more than one village corporation
might keep its roads and pay for it by
granting franchise for towing farm
ers' milk and produce to the railroad
station.
Given reasonably good road, and a
electromagnetic would make almost as
good an investment as canal-boat and
be much more flexible as to route. !
have no data at hand to make a COM
parison in cost, but it would be large
saving over trucking. ! have seen re-
duction of from IS cents per mile-ton by
mules to nine cents a mile-ton with a
small traction-motor which towed the
wagons the mules pulled. This was on
level, with short haul.-H. ID. Hook
er, in L. A. W. Bulletin.
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/ have had some experience with
foul feet in cows. / had a COW that got
so bad she would neither walk nor eat.
| took two quarts of bran and one quart
ashes; poured water over the ashes. let
it stand for three minutes, poured it off
and mixed with the bran. put this
poultice in small sack and bound il on
the foot over night, washed it in the
morning. and in the evening the whole
of the affected part came from the cleft
in hoof. ! kept the COW in the dry, and
the foot CREASED, for four days, and
there has never been any trouble since
Have tried it on several cases since, and
with equal success. II. Bruner, in
Ohio Farmer.
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sb. IJI.ed tbe FISH nails.


At the famous ball given by Mrs.
Westinghouse in honor of the me.
chanical engineers plain little old
woman from out of town, evidently un-
used to banquets of that character, was
vainly trying to point out to the waiter
delegated to serve her some dish among
the elaborate French compositions dis
played that she recognized and liked.
Finally, pointing to some delicately
brown balls and a plate of what looked
to be biscuits, she said:
"I'lI take one of them Goldfish balls,
thankee, and one of them biscuits"
The waiter smiled, but prepared a
plate for her without telling her that
the Goldfish balls were lobster GRO
quettes and the biscuits pate pasties.
The dear old woman ate them both
with evident relish, although she con-
fided to the amiable waiter: This is
a mighty funny Goldfish ball. 'Tain't a
bit like Mary's Mary is my cook-but.
then, it's pretty nice, and low to get
Mrs. Westinghouse to give me the rec.
inc IN Y Tribune
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UP HILLSIDE WAY.
UP hillside way a morn of May
Wears sheen of white and Domp

Up hillside way a morn of May
Wears sheen of white and pomp of green,
And robins tilt on fence and spray,
And friendly catbirds flute and preen.
Up hillside way the brooks are brown.
And little ripples catch the light;
Beneath the uproar of the town
/ hear the brooks from morn till night.
They chant tender undersong.
Amid the furious strife of trade;
My heart goes back where belong,
Where once, a needless child, played.
No golden gains up hillside way,
No stocks nor margins: Nature there
Keeps open house both night and day
And spreads her board with ample fare.
knew the taste of mamma when
/ used to stroll up hillside way;
Each summer was like Heaven then.
From springing grass to new mown hay.
To-day the ledger holds me fast
A captive dragging ball and chain;
But sweet from out happy past
The old home wooes my soul again.
Margaret E. Sangster. in N. Y indie
pendent.
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The castor-oil plant is cultivated
throughout India, and the oil is fire.
quently employed by the Indian dyers
as an auxiliary in certain dye prepare
tions. This oil has the reputation of be-
ing one of the best for dressing tanned
hides and skins. The uses of the oil are
many, it being the only suitable one for
lubricating all sorts of machinery.
clocks, watches, etc. 1t is the best lamp
oil they have in India, and gives an eN.
cellent white light, with but little SCOT
almost an imperceptible amount
which quality no other oils possess
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Ale 10 Sec Things.

"You must not suppose" she said,
that / have accepted you because no
Others were ready to place themselves
at my disposal"
"Oh, ! don't he replied. 1T would
be preposterous for anyone TO conclude
that your mother would keep you for
weeks at such an expensive summer re-
sort as this if the chances were not
pretty thick" Chicago Times-Herald.
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The old Mans Hint.

Materfamilias ((11 p. m.)-What's
the matter? You look distressed.
Paterfamilias thought it about
time to give that young fellow in the
parlor vigorous hint that it was near
ing midnight, so | walked right into the
room, and giving both him and our
daughter severe look, deliberately
turned out the gas.
Mercy! Didn't he get angry?"
mo; he said Thank you.' N. Y.
Weekly
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A sboppy announcements.

A Kansas printer in making up the forms
one day in hurry got a marriage and gro
GERS notice mixed up so they read as fol
lows: John Smith and Ida Quay were
united in the bonds Of holy sauerkraut which
will be sold by the quart or barrel. Mr..
smith is an esteemed Goldfish at ten cents;
while the bride has nice pigs feet to dis
ay."-Michigan Lyre.
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How 1t Developed.

"What became of little Tommy Trad
dies? That bushy boy with the
wonderful talent for music. Did his
taste develop into anything practical?"
"Yes, indeed. l saw him in the city
few days ago. He was ringing big
bell in front of an auction store. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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A Good-Lnck Cross.

A cross recently discovered in the grave of
the beautiful Queen Dagmar is supposed to
keep away all evil influences. There is no
more evil influence than Ill health, and there
is nothing which has so great power keep
il away than Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
1t is worth a hundred good-luek crosses to
the man or woman afflicted with dyspepsia
and indigestion. A private Revenue Stamp
should cover the neck Of the bottle.
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------------------------
On the Rarrafn Counter.

"Why does Miss Leftover say she is
"a when everyday knows she is 1922
Perhaps she is trying to take adj
vantage of the speculative instinct in
men,"
'How can that be?'
"She may think that some one would
be willing to take her at "a who would
consider her too high at 40."-Detroit
Free Press.
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Mrs. Johnson
Saved from
Insanity by
Mrs. PirskEsaEs,

menced to have spells with my spine.
Every month ! grew worse and at last
became so bad that 1 found 1 was
gradually losing my mind.
1.-The doctors treated me for female
troubles, but / got no better. One
doctor told me that | would be insane.
/ was advised by friend to give Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
trial, ana before had taken all of the
first bottle my neighbors noticed the
change in me.
II have now taken five bottles and
cannot find words sufficient to praise it.
/ advise every woman who is suffering
from any female weakness to give it a
fair trial. thank you for your good
medicine "-MRs. GERTRUDE NJ. JOHN
son, JoNEsBoBo, TEXAS.
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More Modest.

"What is that you are reading, John
ny2"
~ book l got out of The Sunday
school library, paw"
Il know that kind of book. The good
little boy dies in the last chapter and
reforms the bad boy, eh?'
Not much. Maybe they did that
way when you were a boy, paw, but
this good boy makes s1,sO0,O0O and has
the bad boy working for him at 60 cents
a indianapolis Journal.
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The South American horses supplied
TO the British cavalry in South Africa
seem more satisfactory than any other
mount. Coming from grass country,
where horses travel 80 to 40 miles a
day with heavy riders. class of an
finals has been developed which com
bines the constitution and stamina
which are lacking in the Australian,
with the weight and bone which are
lacking in the Arab for cavalry.
raoo Chronicle
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New Girl-Please. mum, while you're
downtown would We be so kind as to
order me pair o shoes?
Mrs. De Style-I-er-do not know
your size.
New Girl-Nor /, mum; but | think
if We get them about the size of yours,
they'll do.
Mrs. De Style (hesitatingly)-Do you
think you could wear them?
New Girl-Oh, yes, mum. After new
shoes is wet they shrinks.-N. Y.
Weekly.
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II had female trouble of all kinds,
had three doctors, but only grew worse.
l began taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills
and used the Sanative Wash, and can
not praise your remedies enough. -
MRs. EFFIE PERKINS. PEARL, LA.
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scicntiAc Di.cu..ton

Watts-Did you see that story about
an arrowhead being brought up from
a depth of more than $500 feet under
ground?
Potts-Yes. Strikes me the fellow
that shot it that deep into the earth
must have been pretty good man in
his time.-Indianapoli journal.
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A ConvincinG Expression.

-You are truly polite, Wickman; you
gave that homely woman your seat in
the street car.
well, she looked as If she was go
ing to stick her hat pin in me If ]
didnt."-Detroit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-10
sound Advice.

what are You doing, Thomas? ?"
asked the father of young man who
sat dreamily gazing into space.
Building air castles, father" replied
the visionary youth.
"Quit it, my boy, quit it, said the old
man. You can't mortgage structures
of that kind for a cent. Chicago Daily
News
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Rread Cake

When molding the bread to put into
the pans take off one pint of dough, put
into bowl, add one cupful of sugar. a
quarter of a cupful of butter and two
eggs beaten. Beat this with a heavy
wire heater until the mixture is smooth
and the dough has lost all its stringy
condition. Add the grated yellow rind
of lemon, and pour it into a shallow
creased pan. When light, sprinkle the
top lightly with graduated sugar, dust
over a little cinnamon and sprinkle
over some chopped nuts or fruit. Press
them lightly into the cake without
spelling its texture, and bake in mod
crate oven for 80 minutes. This bread
cake will answer for lunches.-Ladies'
Home journal.
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An Old Model.

Borem-You ought to see my young
ster; there's a model baby for you.
Wheeler How old is it?
Ten months"
"Huhl 'os model Standard and
Catholic Times.
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1t doesn't always pay to try to dodge
the assessor. declares the Kansas City
Star. In Pike county man hid 500
dog in an upstairs room the day the
assessor was there, and the dog jumped
out of the window and broke its neck.
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"Mrs. f. j. ellington Giggs is awfully
mad at the newspapers; she says they treat
ed her so stability"
did they? Such a prominent society
woman, too"
Eyes; she told them they must not say
anything about her reception, and they
iidn t. Philadelphia Bulletin.
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The Lower Rapids of the Mississippi.
In a recent number of the Journal of
Geology, Mr.. Leverett states that in the
early days of navigation on the Missis-
sippi there were two important rapids,
one above Rock Island, ILL.,, the other
known as the lower or Des Moines rap
ids. above the city of Keokuk, la. The
writer then discusses the abandonment
of its preglacial channel by the Mis-
sissippi just above Keokuk and the pro-
duction of its new and more contracted
channel, in which the rapids are situ-
ated. The principal cause is stated to
be the Kewatin ice sheet and its drift.
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LOCATING the Trouble.

Dear me, the circus isn't what it used
to be-"
"Now, John, stop; the circus is all right !;
it is you that has changed. You know you
sauit or skin the cat to save your life. DE
troit Free Press
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L. the Arcticx

First Explorer-Great Scott, man,
what's tnat strapped ON that last
sledge?
Second Explorer-D Dots Hmburger
cheese. We drob off a pound each miles
Now We can't get loosded. sin'd it?-
.IudpP.
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warxhIps of the Romans.

The men-of-war of the ancient Ro-
mans had crew of about 225 men, of
which ia were oarsmen working on
three decks. The speed of these YES
sells was about six knots an hour in fair
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Appreciated.

Wife-John, let me tell you that as surely
as you keep on in your present career, just
so surely viii you pay for your indulgences
Husband with air of pride)
dear, for that tender tribute to my financial
probity.-Boston Courier.
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MIL Rirerva1Iou

Don't forget after harvest to take that
intended visit to the Milk River Valley of
Montana, where free homesteads can be
taken near the railway. For printed mat
ter and other information, address Moses
Folsom, Sd and Broadway, St Paul Mimi.
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Indie. Cnn Menr SING.

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot
sweating, aching feet, improving nails, corns
and bunions. At all druggists and shoe
stores. 25c. Trial package FREE by mail.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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A correspondent says that those who dine
with the queen are usually painfully nervous.
Perhaps they are tortured with doubt of
the propriety of praising the pie, not know
ing whether her majesty or the cook made
it.-Denver Post.
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Praise a minor considerations.

No hero expects people to pat him on
the back for his acts. Heroism is spon-
taueous. and he who stops TO count the
reward loses both the opportunity and
the glory.-St. Louis Star.
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A Aftertboupbt

Visitor Is there anything can dc
for you?
Prisoner-You might send me file
of newspapers or any old file.-N. Y.
journal.
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Power of a woman.

In five minutes a woman can clean up a
mans room in such i way that it will take
him FIVE DAYS to find out where she put
things.-Berlin Herald.
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It is mighty good thing that the Lord
does not enforce the law as He did against
Ananias. Washington Ia) Democrat.
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1t is terribly hard for boy to believe in
the veracity of his father when he hears him
declare that no one is truly happy and CON
tented unless he has work to do.-Atchison
Glnhe
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Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.--Rev. D. Buch.
mueller. Lexington. Mo, Feb. "a, 94.
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Success.

Success consists partly in aiming
high. but mostly in making as much
noise as 1s-inch gnn.-Detroit jour
nal
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Only cultivated crops should be al
lowed in orchards early in the season,
Grain and hay should never be grova
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Halls Catarrh Cure

High ideals are perhaps responsible for as
much pessimism as are torpid livers, on the
whole.-Detroit journal
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WiIlams-'1 understand you moved
YOUR family last week" Jackson-"Y s.;
our servant girl didn't like the location we
were in.''-Columbus Journal.
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Rememher Last spring.

Bear in mind how the roads we're last
spring and fix them before another
spring comes.
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Mend the ROAD IN Stunning


During dry weather is the time t.
prepare the roads for wet weather.
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A quarrelsome man is always petty
man.-Atchison Globe.
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Never do to-day any wrong thing you can
put off till tomorrow. A. w. Bulletin.