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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-05

When you see something of value
offered free in an advertisement,
you may be sure it is the advertiser
that purposes to get something for
nothing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-05

Spring Valley has new paper. The
Spring Valley Newswas born Thanks
giving Day. T. j. Rostad is editor
and publisher. This makes eight
newspapers in the county.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-05

Puts gray matter in your head.
B rings a rosy glow to faded cheeks
Restores vim, vigor, mental and
physical happiness. That's what
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. Csc.
@. r. Taggartt,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-05

The debt of the Central [ acific
Railroad to the United States is still
large sum, $5S,SI2,7I5.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-05

Land is cheap in Texas. K
Rathburn bought 10000 acres in
Iron county, that state, last week,
for $3.50.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-05

The millennium will be here when
men and women understand each
other.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-05

The 57th Congress organized
Monday, the House Of Representa-.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-05

Do your clothes look yellow? Maple
City Soap washes them snow-white,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21

whom he was 50 instrumental in
who Uho was 50 instrumental in
making srJ,."
N lhe afternoon" the Chronicle
continues, the Mlchanja Interests.
agreea1N 10 previous arrangements
met at the ola statc,ho&yN where they
formed a procession ua ,,r the direc.
tiol Of several marShals and moved
FROM thence precisely At halfpast :
O'Clock, escorted by the Columbian
volunteers, commanded by Capt, Har.
ris, down the north side of State
street thence up the south side and
Through Coruhil to the Old South
meetiug.houSe. The performances
thea avgau with an anthem, after
which Rev Or, Eckly made a prayer
suitable to the solemnity OF tie ocCa,
sion. An ode, Is this the ami.
verSary SO DEAR was sung immedi,
ately after the prayer. Joseph Tucker.
man then delivered the funeral grafton
calculated to Impress on the mind a
NeneratjOu for the sublime virtues of
the man whose loss we so deeply de.
plore, and whose character was recon-,
mendeQ to all classes Of citizen as In
every respect worthy of imitation"
Tho momnful scene" says the
Chronicle in conclusion, was closed
by the dischargo of IL minute guns
at the going down of the SUM-" and its
editorial ended with the following:
| O Washington, Cohmbia's endless
boast,
In peace her counsel, and In war n
host;
Though in the dust thy mortal part is
laid,
The glory of thy name shall never
IGde.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21

by change of seasons, only OF ueces.
sity they are much longer seasons on
Mars, where, as we have seen, either
summer or winter alone may last for
ISL days The seasons there, as here
are oCcasiouod by the tilt of the plan.
cts axis, which is inclined to the clip.
ic at an angle OF Is degrees, while ours
is - degrees and - minutes. The
result Of this inclination is seen dis.
tmItly in the whitening of the two
poles at the time of their respective
winters, indicating the accumulation
OF ice and snow, which in turn is man.
iCcstly melting away with the return
OF spring and forming watery expanses
which in time disappear,
Perciyal Lowell, who did such eel.
ehratcd work upca Mars at the time
OF the 1894 opposition, at his ohser.
Natory, located for the purpose amid
the clear atmosphere of Flagstaff, Ar
tzoua, believes that Mars is inhabited
and that a great scarcity of water
makes the people dependent upon the
annual melting OF the polar caps for
their supply He thinks that what
have ordinarily been called seas"
upon that planet are not seas at all.
though once they may have been.
Certain tests fail TO prove them to
be water; he regards them as old
ocean beds, now occupied by growing
vegetation, but destined, as water falls
more and more, to become as bare and
lifclcss as what were once regarded as
seas ON the moon
II accords with this theory that the
surface of Mars is all cut up with what
are believed to be canals, some of
which 80 in pairs rather than singly.
These are seen passing with almost
mathematical directness across the
country, here and there crossing one
another and radating from certain
centors which are called GASES, whose
average diameter is about 1870 miles.
Lowell and others believe that these
canals have been well constructed IA
Il vast sytem of irrigation, TO carry
what little water exists and thus pro,
mote vegetation, the result of which ia
lNl'''N ~ NNlutnt Ut the N0Sb4s lnp
surprising regularity of this work
sooms to call for Intelligence rather
than chance, and though It does not
prove, makes strongly probable, the
existence once, II not now, OF race
of beings living upon Mars. whom we
may call men" IL we choose. though
In world In many respects SO differ
ont from our own we should doubtless
find them very different from our.
selves,
Except for Mars there Is little of
special interest In the month of Febru-
airy this year Venus will now rise
only an hour before the sun. and has,
therefore, nearly disappeared from tho
morning sky ON her way To that OF
evening. Jupiter, which Ia soon TO
pass saturn has already so gained
upon that planet that at the middle
of the month Jupiter will rise only
about ten minutes before Saturn, both
about u quarter before &. and there.
fore visible IN the early morning. The
moon viii present n beautiful picture
In conjunction with the both the morn,
ing of the 18th.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21
SAYS HE is CHARLEY ROSS.
Stranger Askc Police TO investigate
His Personal History.

Stranger Askc Police TO Investigate
His Personal History.
Eugene |, Gowen, who says he Is
the famous Charley Ross walked into
the Chicago detective Headquarters
and requested the police to look up his
family tree, Gowcll, who has been
travelling about the country and IS
nov living IN Chicago at - SanEamon
street, says he has dim reCollectious
of living in different and more com.
Portable surroundings in house by
the side of a little brook
As to the circumstances surround.
ing his birth Of the Kidnapping cpl.
sodc GoweN knows nothing, hut nc
counts for this by explaining that he
was drugged at the time, and the drug
had left his mind a blank Twenty
-four years ago, he says, he lived with
n Mrs. Clara Robbins in Los Angeles,
who, he was led to believe, was his
mother. She married n William, or
John, Gowoll, he says, and they are
now living in Los Angeles. The man
said he had been informed by broth,
er Clarence that was the adopted son
of Mrs. Gowell Some years ago he
left the Gowell home in Los Angeles
and since then he says he has
travelled about the country. Recent.
ly, he said, he made known his claims
at Logansport, Ind, and was placed In
an insane asylum, Since then he has
hCsitaIed in relating circumstances.
Charles Ross, the son of n wealthy
and well-to-do resident of PhiIadol.
phia, was kidnapped from his home
twonty-siX years ago The boys
father received a note demanding 500.
000 ransom for the return OF his son.
Acting on the advice of the police. the
father refused to pay the money He
died some years ago having expended
a fortune In a useless search. The
police are not inclined to take
Gowells claims seriously.
Early last month Senator Pmnkctt
of New York announced he had re-
cciVed information which cffcctually
set at rest all doubt as to young Ross
fate. The senator declared the boy
had been drowned by his captors,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21
Advice About Letter.Wrltina.

! would say that the most striking
thing about an ideal letter is its flavor
Of the personality of the writer.
letter should convey, as nearly as pos
sible, the same effect as would a talk
between the writer and her cores.
pendent. What Is a good letter 10 your
mother or sister perhaps would be
worthless to any one cyse. Always re,
member to whom you are writing, and
write to and for that one person.
General descriptions and obscrva.
lions viii be out OF place in ninety.
nine cases ont Of one hundred. Make
your letter an index of your mind on
the subjects you believe to be inter.
esting to the one to whom you are
writing. Put your own individuality
into even your observation on the
weather. Avoid long excuses for not
writing earlier or more frequently.
Like apologies for not returning visits
and calls those Of the tagging letter
writer only emphasize the neglect
Make mp for previous shortcomings by
writing fully sympathctically and
Yvaciously, so that the pleasure of
reading your letter will outweigh any
you may have given.
or cause 1t to be forgotten c.
Sweet, in the Woman's Home Com.
panion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21

! ton at the death of Washington. 1t
was not until two or three days after
the sad even that it was learned in
the city that this tower of strength"
in peace and war had gone the way of
all flesh. The Chronicle in an article
beautiful in its simplicity announced
! it under the caption, The spirit of
| Washington has assembled into
heaven" For nearly month after the
columns of the quaint little eight
PACED Chronicle were filled with de-
|sCriptions of the solemn funeral cere-
monies which were performed in all
/ the towns of Massachusetts in sorrow
full cOmmomorhtion of the ore who
was thCl accorded the title of Father
of his country
/ In January, just below a copy Of a
letter written by Martha Washington,
thanking the public for its sympathy
/ in her bereavement, the following an
Inouucemont is made: The president
of the United States has issued IS
proclamation recommending to tho
people of the United States to as
semble on the 22d Of February next
in such numbers and manner as may
be convenient publicly to tosti y then
grief for the death Of SEN George
! Washington, by suitable culogics, ora
tions, disooursos or by public prayers"
And thus was the first great public
celebration Of Washingtons birthday
in Boston. Not with rejoicing, school
exhibitions and great flying Of flags.
but with dOiOr and mourning. As
an evidence Of shrcwi Yankee thrift
is one Of the advertisements in tho
Chronicle, near the proclamation, In
which an entcrprising firm announces
a song-book of dirges appropriate to
the celebration Of the POD. In it's
issue Of February "a, 1900, the Chron-
icle gives the following account of the
ceremonies in Boston: Saturday last
was the anniversary birthday of the
late Cen George Washington, which
throughout the United States In
obedience to congress and our own
legislature the day was in every re-
spoCt appropriate to the solemn occa.
sion. All the stores and shops were
closed, the wharves forsaken and all
buiness voluntarily suspended. The
former part of the day was seriously
devoted to religious exercises by the
several societies, which assembled at
different places of worship at 10,
O'Clock. At II, public worship was at.
tended by the executive and Iegisla-
tive Of the commonwealth at the
church in Brattle street escorted by
the independent company Of cadets. A
sermon was delivered Jy Rev DR.. /
Thatcher; text, II. Chronicles, 35th
chapter, 25th verse, The character of /
Gen. Washington had been eulogized /
and his fame emblazoned by the best I.
productions Of genius and eloquence I
A solemn and religious Improvement /
Of his death was the object Of this dis. /
course, While he excited grateful
emotions for the long continuance and
eminent usefulness Of this illugtrious
man, he endcavored to impress our
civil fathers with a solemn sense Of
the uncertainty Of life and the vanity
Of human greatness, with dignity be.
coming his sacred functions he dl.
-ected them TO initiate the mistaken
irmness, the pure morality and the
patriotism Of him whose
oss they now deplored II seemed az
I the illustrious shade, ln compliance
With his summons, had appeared to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21
Has an Appropriate Sound.

Il notice said the Kansas visitor.
that you do not use Mrs. Carrie Ma.
tons full name"
What do we omit" asked the Chi.
cagOan.
The middle Initial" answered the
Kansan.
What is IT."
~"
What does IL stand for?"
"Oh, we don't spell II out, ex.
planned the Kansas. we use a dash
instead, but In our state she Is known
as Mrs. Carrie D----Natlon, which
certainly has an appropriate sound
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21
NUTSHELL SKETCHES.

He was born at Pope's Creek, West
moreland county, Va, Feb. p, 1882.
He spent his early childhood on the
estate Of his brother opposite Fred
eriCksburg.
When he was IA years old his brother
Lawrence obtained for him war
rant as midshipman in the British
navy. His mother refused to let
him accept it.
When he was 16 years old he became
a surveyor.
When he was Is years old he became
adfutant general of militia, with the
rank of major.
at 20 years of age he accompanied his
brother Lawrence to the West
Indies, where he had an attack Of
smallpox.
When he was q he was appointed
commissioner to demand of the
French military authorities their
reasons for occupying posts on the
Ohio river. He made journey Of
more than COO miles through a vir-
gin forest, a trip of almost insur-
mountable difficulties.
When he was % he was appointed
lieutenant, colonel of a Virginia reg
iment and led it to the attack Of
Fort Necessity, where he was
obliged to surrender.
He was an aide on the staff of Gen
eral Braddock in that generals eX-
petition against the French and
Indians and was at Braddocks de
feat.
At the age of &c he led the Virginia
militia against Fort Duquesne, and
planted the English flag over its
ruins.
On Jan. 6, 1859, he married Martha
Gusts, the widow of John Parke
GUSTS.
He was for fourteen years a member
Of the Virginia house of burgesses.
He was a delegate to the first Con.
tinental congress in 1774.
June Is, 1775, he was elected com.
mander-in chief of the forces Of the
Continental congress.
On July 3, at Cambridge, he took com
mand of the armies of congress.
At the close of the Revolution he was
offered the crown of the United
States by his army, but Indignantly
refused.
On Dec. %, 1888, he appeared before
congress and resigned his commits
sion as commander-in-chief
He was president of the convention
which adopted the constitution of
the United States.
On April 6, 1883, he was unanimously
elected president of the United
States.
He was unanimously elected for the |
second term and took the oath Of Of I
fee on March 4, 1893
He issued his farewell address on /
Sept 10, 1896
On July 3, 1898, In view Of the trouble
with France, he was commissioned
lieutenant general and commander.
in-chief Of all the armies raised. or
to be raised in the United States.
He died Dec. "A, 1893
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21
WEST POINT AS 1T WAS AND IS.
General Charles King Tells Some OF its
inside History,

inside History.
General Charles King, graduate of
the class of 1866 of the United States
military academy at West Point and
one of the most distinguished Of Amer.
lean authors and soldiers, Is throwing
side lights upon West Point which
were not seen In the official inyestlgn.
lions recently carried on there Gen.
oral King passed through tho mill.
took his punishment and accepted Il M
n philosopher. II Is in this spirit that
the articles arc written. In the Sat.
urday Evening Post Is the following:
Cadets ethics have, or had their
peculiaritios, TO lie, to sneak or to toll
tales arc crimes unforRlvahle, The
lad guilty Of any one of them goes.
Even though court martial should heaI-
tate to convict; even though the
maturcr minds Of commissioned OH.
ccrs sitting In Judgment give the &C.
cuscd the benefit Of n possible doubt
and refuse to dismiss the corps
knows no such sophigtry. Cut os.
TRACKED and held In contempt, the cul.
prit dwclls alone, The corps gives him
silence that some few may stagger
under 10 the day OF graduation and
then live TO redeem their names, but
In most cases the silent ostracism OF
the battalion Is sufficient to crush and
the lad resigns When marked COPIES
OF papers begin TO come from that
faIlDW'g ppupraauIpp.1 1gst.i.t ,ua
West Point Is held up for all manner
OF crimes, II is not hard to fix the
authorship.
1T may be remembered that when
a British officer ran away in south
Africa and left the young Prince I'm.
poria! to his fate, court.martlal had
to acquit him because Of n technical.
ity, but when his comrades sent him
TO Coventry he resigned"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21
wAsHlNGToNs BIRTHDAY IN 1896

A writer in the Boston Transcriyt
has been searching the local record
and says: Strange as it may seem
there was considerable discussion OF
the propriety of celebrating the birth.
day with the parade of military com.
panies and banquets. Some sturdy re.
publiCans felt that it savored too much
of that thing which they had sacri.
n'ea so mucn TO aOoilsh-royaIty' ana
u''''' "i''a washington oeaV IhsFe
, was no ol'C ,, pubic ce'eoF',,on Oh
''' nay. nc II'SC llleh',on 'nao Is
,llaoe ol an observance ol Nu g,,
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at Cambridge the colleges were
elegantly Illuminated at the request
of the students, At Roxbury a com.
pany dined together and partook of the
joy of the day. At Salem the day
was celebrated in a truly republican
manner The words truly and repub
lican are printed in significant italics
Just below is communication in a
somewhat bitter and sarcastic vein
from an anonymous correspondent.
Among the toasts given at Villas on
Monday" complains the disgruntled
one, were the following: The COVER.
nor and commonwealth of Massa,
ohusetts, The republic of France,
and if we may Judge from the phizes
of some present, it may be suspected
that their BARRIERS will charge them
by the degree rather than by the
Acre for the future shaving of their
would-be High Mightynesses.' 1t was
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21

The greatest number Of the worlds
prodigals are TO be found in England
Within the last five years there has
been an import into England Of 174.
13i foreigners, consisting Of Polish
jews, Dutchmen, Germans, Swedes,
Norwegians, Frenchmcn, Danes, Aus.
tro-Hungarians, and Italians, all OF
whom have taken up their residence
in that country, Some 5000 Poles
have arrived in one year alone, and
out Of the whole Of the foreign import
u Is calculated that 90 per cent. OF
them arrive penniloss.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21

The pension OF the widow of Gen.
eral Lawton was reported by the
house committee on pensions at $50
per month, reduction from 500 per
month fixed by the senate The re.
duction was due to tho rule OF the
committee to report no bill above $50
per month.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21
LEADING ASTRONOMICAL EVENT
OF THE MONTH.
ONWASHlNGTONS BIRTHDAY
Earth and Mars VIII Then Be Side
by Side-GtgSntte Race OF the &C.
lestisl Bodies -- Scientific Belief
That Mars Is Inhabited Now Re
eeiving Much Attention.

month OF February is the opposition
Of Mars. due the 9sd of the month
Washington's birthday Indeed, il is
one OF the great astronomical events
of the year, for It is moro than two
years since the last opposition, which
occurred Jan, Is, 1889. On that
date the earth and MARS were side by
side, rushing like two mad race horses,
in their respective paths round about
the sun The earth was ON its Motto
and, getting the lead, steadily drew
ahead of Mars. tin he was LETT far be
hind, and Jan. Is, 1900, saw the two
planets ON opposite sides OF their or
bits, for on that date the sun was Ill
rCvtly between them and thus Mars
was in conjunction with the sun
From that date till now the earth has
been gaining ON Mars until the 2Gd,
they will once more be side by side
"Opposition' means in the directly op.
positc quarter of the sky from the sun
The sun, earth and Mars will be praC
tiCally In n straight line, with the
earth between. When il is midnight
therefore, Mars will be on the me.
ridian At the beginning OF the
nlon,n mars VIII F'se no. la' from
: O'clock The planet will be In con.
junction with the moon the 6th,
mars Ia no" 10 COM" "'oFV' une
earth than he has been for moro than
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21

Why do you think be Is preparing
for the stage?"
Well, ! heard the other day that he
was practicing pcdestrianism.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21

A bin was introduced in Pennsyl.
Yania making kidnapping capital Of.
Tense.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19

the court-martial were published, they
bore this Endorsement over the sigma
ture of the post commanders:
"rhe findings and sentence of the
special court-martial in the case of
Private Richard Brown, b troop, Sixth
cavalry, charged with committing an
assault on the person of Second
Lieutenant Alfred Talbot Vandever,
B troop. Sixth cavalry, are approved.
In consideration of the aggravating
provocation which led TO the assault
and of the blamelcss previous record as
soldier of said Private Richard
Brown, twenty-nine days of the SEN
tence are hereby revoked, and after
one days confinement in the post
guardhouse said Private Richard
Brown will be released and will report
TO the commander of his troop for duty