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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29
Annual Bntter Production.

1t is reported that the annual out
put of butter in the United States has
now reached the grand total of AGO.
600, 900 pounds, which seems at first
glance an aggravated case of over
production, but when the amount is
divided among our population it gives
each one less than 1874 pounds for a
whole year, or less than seven-ninths
of an ounce a day. If Everybody is able
to eat as much butter as he wants, then
we are among the lightest eaters of
butter of the so-called civilized coun-
tries, and instead of trying to build up
a foreign demand for butter we would
better try to enlarge the appetite Ut
our own people for that product
Rural World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29

TO increase and maintain the pres
tige of the creamery industry it is
necessary TO make clean, healthful
butter. The majority of the cream
cries make such butter. but few do
not, ard there are many people that
saw creamery butter is not clean.
There are patrons who sell their milk
or cream to one creamery and buy
their butter at another because the
one they patronize does not make eat
able butter.-Farmers Review.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29
IMPROVED MILK COOLER.

row of cans are set about the out
side, while ice occupies the center
space. A close fitting cover keeps out
the heat. A wooden faucet or plug
can be used for drawing off the water
when desired. This is designed partic-
ularly for small cans holding 81a or 10
quarts, but may be adapted for 40 and
50-quart cans.-Orange Judd Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29
PORTABLE sELF-FEEDER.
Contrivance VIII BE Found of
Much Use.

A reader in Illinois sends us a
sketch and description of a portable
feeder he uses for cattle on grass.
1t is y feet long, feet wide and 6
feet high. The bottom or floor fC)
consists of two inclined planes, car
rying the corn, etc, down to the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29

The little East end girl who had hash
for breakfast the other morning looked at
the last mouthful of her share long and
earnestly as she poised it on her fork. Then
she passed it out of sight. But the mys-
terry still engrossed her mind
Daddy" she said, what was hash when
it was alive Recollections of Mrs. Min-
ME L. Leo, in What to Eat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29
His Schema

Iigg-Did you hear what Count Ded-
broke tried to do when he came over here
in search of an heiress?
Nigg-No. What was it?
wanted position as tax assessor. so
ne could get inside information. BALI.
more American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29
At Norumbega Park.

First Monkey-W is that standing out
there with its hair parted in the middle and
ST cking a cane?
Second Monkey-That's man
"Just to think that such a looking thing
as that should have descended from US!
Boston Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29
Laying for .he Parrot.

Mother-Tommy little bird tells me
that you helped yourself to cake while was
out.
Tommy (aside)-I'll wiring that parrots
neck Chicago News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29
So Timely!

II think it is so nice" said the fair young
thing at the boarding house table during
a labor discussion, that the men can have
their strikes during the hot months, when
they would be wanting vacations, anyway"
baltimore American
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29
SIMPLE MILK COOLER.
How to Make the Ends of Large
Hogshead Serve as n Tank for
MILK Cans

The illustration shows the end of
O large hogshead cut off and fitted
with a cover to serve as tank for
putting milk cans in ice water. A
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29
Not strange.

Quizzer-Isn't it remarkable the inter
est foreigners take in American affairs
from the very minute they land?
Guyer-Yes, and especially in the money
question.-Kansas City Independent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-29

well, we win say no more about it.
Come, supper is ready" and he led
the way indoors.
Next morning the Man in Blue was
missing. We were sorry for his dis
appearance. but soon forgot all about
him, the festival being at hand.
Gluck had promised to come, and we
were anxious to know with whom he
would stay Then Bach arrived, and
soon after Graun, whose genius alone
inspired his lovely melodies, and with
him came those inseparable friends,
Furch and Hasse. From Hamburg
came Gassmann and Telemann. Few
of you, l dare say, have ever heard of
these composers, and yet, believe me,
you are more familiar with their mel
odies than you imagine. Many of the
popular tunes you now admire l have
heard in my youth fresh from the
brain of their original composers, and
free from the twirls and shakes clum-
silly added to disguise their true eri-
gin. These illustrious persons were as
simple and transformations in manner
as il IS possible to be. They assem-
bled in st. Cecilia's hall, and had the
privilege of assisting Mt the rehearsals.
One night Gluck played for the first
time a portion of his Iphigenia, and on
another Bach enchanted us by q per-
formance OF his delightful Preludes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30
Love-Letters of Great Men.

Finally, it certainly seems that very
noble and beautiful loye-letters show
a great man at his greatest, and en-
nance immeasurably his human
dignity Here more than in anything
else has he the chance to reveal him
self for the best that he is. If he has
had the good fortune to experience a
true attachment for a being worthy of
it, to have a lovely and worthy eX-
preston to his passion becomes, on
the personal side, probably his most
enduring monument. Most great
mems loyo-letters are disappointing;
most great men have, on the whole,
been uulucky in their attachments, or
in the objects Of them. Their
epistulary outpourings at this point
have, for those who look below the
surface of sensationalism, almos;
always done some injury to their
literary fame or to the esteem in
which the world wished to hold them,
as men. And the detected weakness
is the less readily Coudoned here that
the sentiments involved are elemental
and universal, and that the world
looks insonsibly to the great men to
show it, in such sentiments, the
higher way.-Scribner's
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30
MRS. MCKINLEY.


Mrs. Mckinley, the invalid wife of
the man most in the public eye in
America today, has been hardly less
obscure than her husband is famous.
Illness, not lack Of merit is the cause,
for she is loved and praised by all
who know her. Mrs. Mckinley was
Miss ida SaXton of Canton, and by
all odds the prettiest girl in Ohio, as
one would readily believe who has
looked upon her face of late worn
with long invAIdism, but still beauti-
full Though always delicate, her
actual inyalidism dated from the birth
and death of her second daughter,
over % years ago. The other little
girl died at the age of 3, wrccking the
happiness of Major Mckinley and his
wife for years, Mrs. Mckinley is
wrapped up in the career of her hus.
band, and his devotion to her has been
beautiful TO soc.
Her smooth white brow was un.
m0Icd and her tone betrayed no I'M.
usual excitement at any of the eNclt-
ing moments in her husbands life,
This mental strength is the most
striking feature about Mrs, Me.
kinloy Her suffering has had no effect
on her disposition unless it was to
soften It, She has not even allowed her
iu0rmity to be forbidden subject,
for she says to all visitors, with a mo-
tiuu of her hand toward the cane
which always rests near her, You
see | am not strong
She was carefully educated at Brook
Hall seminary, in Media, Pa. and was
polished Ivy trip abroad and came
homo a charming and attractive young
woman. Her father. a practical and
successful business man, did not
think, as she did that her education
had been finished Girls should learn
| to do something useful was his mot,
to- SO he put his daughter into his
bank us cashier and for a year she
busted herself with the mysteries of
accounts,
For two or three years she enjoyed
/ tho delights Of being q reigning belle
and then the sutors gradually gave
way one ny one to rising young law.
! yer who seemed To find more favor in
her eyes than all the others. Needless
to say the young lawyer was William
Mckinley, Every one approved Of the
match" said Mrs, Mckinley, my ia.
Their most of all, aud SO we were mar.
hcd."
! Miss SaNton wa, the daughter
Of James 4. SaXton, one of the
wealthiest aud most prominent men
for years OF Canton Major McKn.
'ey met her first in 1856, when he was
fresh from the army and modest with
the honors which had been bestowed
upon him In 1867, when he made
Canton his permanent home, he met
Miss SaXton again, and they were mu,
tually attracted to each other, but an
engagement did not Immediately fol,
low Miss Saxton, a beautiful and at.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30

may be required upon the top Of the
rough faced steel wheel The grinder
holds the plate to be ground in his
hands, with the edge to be ground
of upon the face of the roughing mill;
he shifts the plate along as the glass
is ground away. The expert grinder
holding a sheet of glass against the
roughing wheel in this manner, will
grind a true beVel, with a perfectly
straight line along its inner edge, and
he brings the side bevels together
with a perfectly true angle at the
corners.
In the roughing mill the bevel Is
wrought to shape, but its face is rough
looking and feeling in fact, like what
it is, ground glass. The plate goes
then to the emery wheel, also Of steel
and set horizontally. Suspended over
this wheel is a little hopper filled with
emery. Upon this wheel the rough
face Of the beyel as it comes from the
rOughing mill is again ground, the
plate being held in the same manner
by a grinder, and the surface is
brought nearer to smootnness.
From the emery wheel the plate
goes to the smoothing stone, which is
also set to turn horizontally. The
smoothing stone, which is of an ex-
tremeIy fine sandstone, is made with
its upper surface, that against which
the glass is brought, very slightly con
VeX. This stone is finished perfectly
smooth, and it Is 50 fine grained thdr
to the touch it seems almost to be
polished. a tiny stream of wat9",
enough to keep the face of the stone
wet, Is made to trickle down upon it
and the glass Is held to this wheel
just as + vas to the others, and here
the beycled edge is brought down to 4
smooth surface, but not polished
The plate goes then to polishing
wheel made of wood and set to turn
vertically; the bevel edge Of The glass
this wooden wheel as it rapidly re-
wolves. The face Of the wheel is kept
wet and constantly supplied with pull
verified stone. Upon this wheel the
beyeled edge gets its iifst polish
The glass then takes the final step IN
tho boveling process, 1t goes TO
another wheel, also Of wood, and also
turned vertically whose face is of felt.
The face Of this wheel also Is kept
wet and 3 supplied with fine polish
ing material called from its color,
rouge. Here, as at the first polishing
wheel, the glass is held with the beyel
against the edge, or face of the wheel.
on the rouge wheel the beyel gets it's
final polish and finish and the surface
of the beyeled edge, which after the
first operation was rough like ground
glass, is now as smooth and as polish
ed as the at surface Of the plate.
Great plates that are too big to be
held by hand are locked into frame
that can be so moved as to bring the
edges to be beveled against wheels
adjusted for the purpose.-New York
Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30

tractiye girl, completed her educa-
ton at the private school of Miss
Eastman at Medea Pa, as stated be-
fore. She also attended school az
| Cleveland, and then spent six months
abroad in travel with friends. On her
return from Europe she entered the
bank Of her father as cashier, and re-
NAMED there until her marriage II
is told that at the time Major McKin-
! ley solicited Banker Saxton for the
| hand of his daughter, the answer made
| to him was
you are the only man | have ever
known to whom ! would entrust my
daughter"
The marriage proved to be a most
! happy union. While sorrow came "
| both husband and wife its effect was
| to more closely draw them together
and to make their home life wherever
they were the comment and admira.
ton of all permitted to enter the
charmed circle. There is a story told
of Mrs. McKinley's admiration for her
husband, which runs this way:
Mrs. Mckinley is such devoted
wife that | believe if her husband
should become a free trader she, too,
in a short time, would be a convert 70
the faith"
Since the death of their two children
the frailty of Mrs Mckinley has kept
her husband an almost constant at
tendand upon her when official
duties do not interfere. Their
marriage was one of awe
la strong man and q beautiful
intellectual woman uniting their ner-
they came in contact. Mrs. Mckinley
was a Presbyterian in the early days
of her life, but subsequently joined the
church of her husband the Methodist.
She delights to have children call
upon her, and next to her love for
them is her fondness for flowers.
Her favorite flower is the pink rose.
For art and statuary and the drama
she has an intense feeling. She en-
joys the friendship and admiration of
Joseph Jefferson, and, as her health
permits, attends the theater.
Mrs. McKinley's life has been a con-
slant object lesson to her husband, an
inspiration which his best friends feel
constantly spurred him on to greater
achievements. AS the lady of the
white house she entertains with rare
grace as she did at the Ebbitt in
Washington as an assistant to Mrs.
Hayes. She was for fourteen years a
resident at the Ebbitt, the period dur
ing which Major Mckinley was in con
gross. When he was governor Of Ohio
they lived at the Neil house in Colum-
bus Their old homo in Canton is i
historic place. 1t is a large brick
| structure, located in the principal bus
mess street Of the city, and has a "Oof
| under which have been sheltered
Hayes, Garfield, Blaine Fred Grant,
General Sherman, Senator Sherman,
Logan and host of other famous
men. Probably few private resi-
| denCes IN this country have ever had
at one time or another as many ia
nous men visit it as this modest stluc-
ture.
Mrs. Mckinley is a granddaughter
of John SaXton, for 60 years editor VI
the Ohio Repository, still published 1T
Canton. The two children of the Nc,
| Kinleys were both girls Christine Ida
and Kate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30
HOW PLATE GLASS Is sEvELEo
Process Requires the Greatest Skill on
the Part Of the Workmen.

Boyolad glass is not new, but il Is
now far moro extensively used than
formerly. Twenty years ago hoyolal
mirrors were comparatively rare, now
they are common and are scen in
many shapes and sizes. Beyclcd
plates, large and small and both
straight and bent, arc used for various
other purposes, The process of glass
bevelng is very simple but the work
calls for skin ON the part Of the
operators.
The plate to be beyeled goes first 10
the roughing mill, which is solid,
heavy steer wheel about two feet and
a half in diameter. set horizontally
aud turned at Il high rate of speed.
The upper face, or top, of this wheel
is slightly roughened. Suspended
over the wheel is big hopper con
tanning sand which Is fed down
through spout in such quantity as
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30
Competition.

MIR. Hutfercamp, we'd like to have
YOU come to our church supper next
Tuesday night"
I'D like to, but I've got to so to a
lodge supper that night"
Cant Mrs. Hutfercamp Gomez"
Pm afraid not, She belongs to
the Daughters of Something-or- Other
and they have a banquet at the same
time"
Well let your daughter come
then
Il don't see how she can. She's
got to stay at home to cook supper
Cor the children"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30

not be satisfactorily explained it
aroused a deal of comment and some
OF the more superstitous began 20
whisper that the church was haunted
and that the spirit of a former
organist was at the bottom of it. AS
the mystery was beginning to tell on
the nerves of the neighborhood, as
well as on my own | determined to
ferret it out. The music would gen-
orally sound as if someone were
touching the keys with one finger, al
though sometimes a number of keys
would be depressed simultaneouslv.
but whenever l would enter the
church would find no one there
The organ, however, would be opea,
though | had left it closed when last
used it.
"Ono evening | determined to make
a night Of it and solve the mystery if
it was possible. | accordingly took up
a concealed position in the church
shortly after dark, ] was assisted
somewhat by TIE fact that the moon
shont into the building and illuminat-
ed a small space around the organ. it
was no sooner fully dark than | heard
! 4 sight rustic, and moment later
saw none other than my old friend the
| blaCEsuake wriggle his way up on the
music stool, He was alone, but was
followed by half dozen or more Of
! his companions, who formed a shiny
! black mass upon the stool You can
! imagine that | was amazed as | hal
never been before, but | resolved 70
await developments. The next me a
| noticed was that all the snakes, ap-
| parently under the direction of my OH
acquaintance pit their heads against
the lid, and pushing altogether It welr
up as easily as if | had lifted it my
self. Then all the other snakes got
down. His musical snakeship the,
let down coil and G"asped a lever
that started the water motor that dii
the pumping, and everything was
ready.
Then, seated coiled on the stool,
he began to press the keys with h,
head, and, of course, produced the
I corresponding notes on the instru-
ment Sometimes to vary this ne
would jump bodily upon the bank n
/ keys and wiggle along, producing a
most weird and curious tumble If
sounds. AS he proceeded he became
more and more excited and vioenl,
and the other snakes danced and
writhed around until I could imagine
: that it must be to have delirium
'tremens. was so interested that l
! let them so on for full hour. when
suddenly making q noise they all
|scurried away. | pretended to the
members of the congregation that I
had not found out what it was and
thus was enabled to enjoy this novel
spectacle on several succeeding even
Iings. When | finally told them no
one would believe me, and think that
it was partly on this account that
soon after lost my place However,
by placing a lock on the organ and
stopping up all holes by which the
snakes could enter the church l put
an end to the nocturnal concerts, and
the people were satisfied that the
ghosts, or whatever it was, had ceased
to walk. After such an experience
nobody can convince me that snakes
do not have a love of music and
taste for it. "-Pittsburg Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30
Facts and Fiqures,

The canals of New York make an
expense bill of large proportions It
is estimated that it will require S26,-
100000 to repair and improve them
this year
Uncle Sam is making all the way
from $4,000 to 100000 a day in stamps
upon stocks bought and sold on the
New York stock exchange.
Peter Minnits came over from Hol-
land in 1926 and bought the island Of
Manhattan for $24 The other day
rs acres of the same land brought
100000.
Last year plays by Ibsen were per-
formed in Germany 3S7 times. Schil-
ler's were performed l2s times, Mo
Heres 1872, Sardou's 1926. Shakespeare
571, Bisson's 405, and the Dame de
Chez Maxib' sic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30
All Looking for Medicine.

You may not have a saloon in the
village, remarked the recent Kans g
arrival but it must be dreadfully IN.
healthy other ways"
why do YOU think 500"
For the last hour I've noticed 4
constant stream of men going into
that drug store philadelphia Times
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30

Bettie-"Mamma, does Satan whis,
per in peoples ears?"
Mamma-"Yes. dearie."
Rettie-"Then guess if he went to
tell gran'ma anything he'd have to
holler, cause she's SO deaf mamma"
Chicago News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30

A coroners jury inyestigatr the
death of A. Bernard at West Superior
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-12
ST. LouIsANs AT SAN ANTONIO.
They Were Given Mexican Supper anc
Listened to Speeches


San Antonio, Texas. MAY II. THE ST..
Louis tourists arrived In san Antonio at
2:io this afternoon, nearly two hours late,
the delay having been caused by the warm
hospitalltles Of the New Braunfcls people.
The visitors We're received at the Interna.
tiona and Great Northern depot by a re.
ception committee composed Of the lead.
Ing business men OF the city. From the
depot they were escorted 60 the Men ger
hotel for luncheon and afterwards they dis.
persed to all parts of the city without
reference TO program or committee
AT o'clock this evening they were con
Quoted to San Pedro Springs park, where
they enjoyed the novelty of a Mexican sup.
per aud after supper an address OF wei
GENE was delivered by Mayor Marshal
lucks; The after supper program was con
tinued until after II o'clock. the speak
ers representing the excurslonsts heing D.
Z. simmons l., u. Dozier, George Il. Tan-
sey, j. l.. Boogher and 4. $. Lewis. The
speakers for san Antonio were Mayor
Hicks, 7. IL. Franklin. c. W. Ogdeu, Chas
n. Right and Worries r. Brown.
The majority of the party have taken
advantage Of the San Antonio market TO
equip themselves with genuine Mexican
headgear They are charmed with san
Antonio and the people of the city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-12
.CHlLDLESSFOR TEN YEARS.
BOy Bdbu BleSSeS Home.
Remarkable Statement of Mrs. Julia
Adams of Duke, Miss.

Mrs. Julia Adams OF Duke. Miss, Mt
tributes her first-born to q. r. r. (which
means Gerstles Female Panacea). We
have known that to happen In many other
cases where this remedy was used. We
have not asked the lady. but we venture
TO say that money could not buy the good
those six bottles OF @. r. T. did her at
cost of only 50. But we remind You that
c. +, i. Is at all druggists at one dollar
bottle to do you the same joyful good
Mrs. Adams own words are as follows.
1T Is with The greatest pleasure that
write to inform YOU of what g. f. T. has
done for me. We have been married ten
years, but no children came TO make our
home happy and for Eve long yenrs / had
suffered with leucorrhoea, womb trouble
deranged monthly periods. and In fact
my whole, female organism seemed 10 be
diseased Sld out of order. Two good doe
tors were In constant attendance upon me
but could do nothing for me. We then go
cured three others who worked faithfully
on me, but | grew no better and they nn-
ally gave me up to die. \ friend then told
Inc of your wonderful q. +. F., 80 / tried
two bottles, and it did me so much good
that secured four more bottles aud after
taking them became perfectly well. with
the hfth bottle became pregnant and
now have fine, healthy baby boy, who
weighed ten pounds at his birth c. f. =.
has certainly proven n blessing to me, and
! thank YOU over ana over agnin for your
Kind advice. Mrs. Julia Adams, Duke.
Miss"
@. II, p. has been known to do remark.
able things. Without cnumeratlng all dis.
eases You know them as we'll MS any one
we assure you that G. f. +. is good for