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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

Chicago has a society for men and
women who subsist entirely upon un.
cooked food. They consider cooked
diet extremely injurious to health and
morals and are pledged to discard II
from their tables for all time. Cook.
Ing. they contend, is a fad which orig.
mated somewhere in the early ages of
man. and since then humanity. men
tally, morally and physically has been
steadily on the decline Fire, they say,
destroys all that is healthful and life
giving in food.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

When Para rubber trees are tapped,
after the gum has run into receptacles
and stiffened, species of large black
ant is accustomed to cut out pieces of
the rubber and carry them away. Bees
also find use for India rubber, and
some species IN South America actu-
ally cut the bark of trees that produce
resinous substances in order to cause
a flow Of the sap. The gum is en-
ployed by the bees as a ready,made
wax for their nests.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

Sinrock Mary, the reindeer queen of
Alaska, Is one of the most interesting
Of native characters in the territory.
Her home is at Sinrock, on the Sin
rock river, some % miles west of
Nome. She derives her title as THE
Reindeer Queen" from the fact that
she is the owner of the largest herd
OF reindeer now owned by a native of
the territory. This herd now numbers
upward Of 900 head OF animals and is
Increasing at the rate OF about so per
cent. annually.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

1t has been suggested that honey
bees be tried as military messengers
In place of homing pigeons. A bee
could carry good deal of information
II 1t were transferred by miro-photo-
graphy to minute piece of paper
fastened to the insects back. Carrier
pigeons are often intercepted and
killed by the enemy. but it would be
difficult to do this in the case of bees.
The homing instinct of a bee is as
strong as that OF a pigeon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

Australia has some very curious ami
mails, among them being the moa.
which is about the size of large
chicken. It has no wings and is GOV.
cred with hairy-like feathers. It's long
bill is used in hunting for worms in
the mud. Being a bird of the night.
1t can see no better than the owl in
the daytime. These birds hide among
the dense ferns, but when pursued
they conceal themselves in holes.
which they dig in the ground for their
nests,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

There is only one woman chaplain Of
a prison in the United States, and it is
doubtful if there is a woman filling a
similar position IN any other part Of
the world. The penitentiary at Lara
ME, Wyo., has this unique distinction.
Its chaplain is Mrs. May Preston Slos-
son, wife of the vice president of the
faculty of the University of Wyoming,
and for over two years she has pre-
sided over the spiritual welfare of the
cOnyicts
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

There is practically no dawn in Gu
ba. One has hardly time to notice
that the great white light in the tower
on MORO Castle has died away be-
fore the sun has risen and it is day.
Sunrise is all too short for the glo.
rlous coloring of the sky. the effect
OF the first rays of the sun lighting up
the grimy walls of the forts and then
passing on to the swarms of boats in
the harbor, laden with flowers of ev.
cry color and fruits of every variety
and taste, IS one which alone is al.
most worth the trip to the island.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

Mezieres. France, has probably the
distinction of having the first motor
car savings bank. II consists OF an
electric motor carriage containing
four seats, one for the driver. two for
the clerks. and one for a cashier. The
vehicle carries a small safe. and fold
ing shelves make a desk for persons
standing outside the vehicle who are
depositirg. 1t travels about the country
making short stops in the village on
stated days and receives such sums
as the inhabitants of the neighbor-
hood desire to deposit from time to
time
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

Ovid, Mich. Dec. 16.-The house of
Thomas b Southworth was burned
Sunday IN rning and Mrs. Southworth
was crcuated. She had risen to bald
the kitchen fire. and being IS years old
and nearly blind, it is supposed she set
her clothes ablaze.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
Killed hx the Cnrs

Wesson, Miss, Dec. 16.-W. A. Spence
and Miss jamie Cannon, while out driv.
ing, were killed here by an Illinois
Central train. They were attempting
to cross the railroad track when the
horse stopped and they were struck
by the train. Miss Cannon was carried
about 400 yards on the pilot.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

The turtles that frequent the coasts
Of Florida have some very strange hab.
its. The hunter knows that they feed
in brackish streams. where the tide
falls rather low and where the turtle
grass grows in greatest profusion
The turtles cut great quantities of this
grass, and then roll It into a ball,
cementing Il as they roll it with the
clay in which the grass grows. and In
this way, when they have managed to
amass a goodly supply of provisions.
they wait for high tide and float away
seward, feeding as they float
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

The Japanese smoke in a very pecu-
liar manner. The pipes have very
small metal bowls. with bamboo stems
and metal mouthpieces, and only hold
enough tobacco for three or four
whiffs. They use a tobacco which Is
cut extremely fine and looks more
like blonde hair than anything else.
II is of a very good quality. however.
The Japs take a Whit of smoke and
inhale it, letting it pass out through
the nostrils. They rarely smoke more
than one pipeful at a time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
Death of n Pioneer.

Butte, Mont, Dec. 16.-William T..
Farland, the foupder of Butte, died
Sunday of pneumonia, aged 67 years.
Farland, in the SOS located many of
the mines of Butte, built the first sill
yer mill and produced the first bar
of bullion. He was associated with
United States Senator Clark in many
mining deals during the early days of
the camp.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
Bank Robbed.

Vandalia, H., Dec. 16. - Burglars
blew open the safe of the Fillmore
bank, IS miles from here, and escaped.
The amount of money taken is I'M
known. The bank was robbed about
a year ago, the burglars escaping with
only small amount of money. They
are supposed to belong to a gang of
safeblowers operating out of St. Louis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
Another bird. believed 10 have be-

Another bird, believed 10 have be-
come extinct, is the California condor,
twice as large as the condor Of the
Andes. It's length was five feet,
weight twenty-five pounds and spread
of wings twelve feet. An egg of this
bird is worth $4,000 to collectors, but
none has been found for II years.
Eggs of tie golden eagle sell In San
Francisco for $32 each.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
FnIl. from WAGON nnd Is Killed.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 16.-Judge Jo-
seph f. Speer was killed in falling
from load of lumber near his
home in Lincoln county. He was a
pioneer Kansan, and prominent fig
ure there in the events preceding the
war.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

Cairo, H.. Dec. 16.-Robert Chamber
lain, the bank messenger who disap-
peared from Mobile Thursday with So
600, was captured in Cairo. All except
S100 was recovered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
An Importnnt Capture,

London, Dec. 16.-Advices received at
the war Office from Lord Kitchener
from Pretoria report the important
capture Of Commandant Badenhorst,
with a party OF Beers. at Sterkfontein
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

New York, Dec. 16.-Manufacturer
of copper wire, following the action Of
the trust, have cut prices Brass man.
ufacturers are expected to announce
q similar reduction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

Manila, Dec. 16.-The worst earth
quake shock since 1865 was felt here
Sunday morning. One house was
wrecked and many houses were dam
aged.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
In the Adirondacks.

Considerable damage has been done
throughout northern New York by the
extremely high wind which prevailed
for "a hours, reaching the velocity Of
a tornado. The warm weather Satur-
day sent the snow out of the Adiron-
dacks like magic and many houses on
the lower levels are flooded.
At Middletown large landslides oc-
CURED on the Erie railroad. In a col
iision between two trains one man was
killed and several injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
THE COLD WAVE.
Indications That the Worst Is Over
Much Suffering Rennrtcd


Much Suffering Reported
st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 16.-The Off
cial report of the weather bureau
contains the cheering information
that the backbone of the present cold
wave has been broken. From all of
the stations in the far northwest re-
ports are that there has been a de-
cided rise in temperature the most
of them giving readings but slightly
below the freezing point. Sub-zero
weather continues to be reported.
however, but not of such an intense
character as was shown by the map
for the previous "a hours. In st.
Paul the maximum Sunday was two
below, and at eight o'clock the Their
mometer showed four above. The
rapid rise in the Canadian northwest
has induced snow storms and cloudy
weather, but the snow fall has not.
so far, been heavy enough to cause
material delay to traffic. Despite the
suddenness and intensity of the cold
wave but few fatalities have been re-
ported, and generally speaking the
suffering has been only in minor de-
gree.
Frozen to Death.
Cincinnati, Dec. 16.-Shortly after
eight o'clock Sunday night the Their
mometer reached zero here and it is
still falling. The Ohio river suddenly
rose from Is TO 20 feet during the day.
causing much suffering along the river
front during the cod weather by the
moving of an endless line of shanty
boats. Doe Orr, well-known char
acter on the Kentucky side of the river,
was found frozen to death near his
home at Fort Thomas. He got lost
while en- route home late Saturday
night and stuck fast in the mud of an
excavation being made near the Coy
ington reservoir.
suffer from Cold.
Lafayette, Ind, Dec. 16.-With the
thermometer registering Is below and
failure of natural gas caused consid-
cradle suffering among our citizens
who were not supplied with other fuel.
Several manufacturing interests were
NpAt BttlSN ~ smut dON IL Oh account Oh
the cold wave and lack OF fuel or gas.
One Death in Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec 16-The mer-
curry reached low mark in Indiana sun
day morning at eight o'clock, when
ten degrees below zero was official
ly recorded at the weather bureau.
From that hour it steadily raised to
two degrees above and at night stood
at three below. BGt - dtath has
been reported. This was at Logans-
port. Coal has advanced and dealers
are four days behind in orders. This
has caused considerable suffering here.
The gas pressure is very low.
Logansport, Ind, Dec. 16,-While a
young lad was skating on Eel rive/
he ran across the arm and hand of
man frozen in the ice. The gMstly
find developed that John Leffert's
body was beneath. frozen stiff, and a
suspicion of foul play is limited at.
lie was well to do, and an euterpris-
ing citizen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

great damage has been done. The VII
lage Of Painted Post has be IN under
water and the water is two feet deep
in most Of the dwellings The Erie,
Lachawanna and New York Central
roads all suffered from washouts and
laIdslides.
Damage at Ithaca.
A ithaca the damage is estimated at
100000. The flood was the most dis
astrous experienced since 1857. The
nearby creeks became raging torrents
by midnight s dwelling house was
swept away and Sunday no trace Of it
could be found. The power and light
ing plant was washed out and two troll
ley cars swallowed up in the food. All
street car traffic is suspended and the
city is in darkness. Lumber yards and
buildings suffered immensely and the
wreckage, blocking the channel of Six
Mile creek, turned the stream from
its course and the whole lower part of
the city was overfOwed. Miles of the
Lehigh Valley & Lackawanna railroad
tracks were washed away and no trains
reached Ithaca. Several bridges were
washed away. Percy field, at Cornell
university, was turned into lake and
the university power plants were aban-
doned.
At Syracuse, the sudden rising of
Onondaga creek caused great property
damage and drove several hundred peo-
pie from their homes. The water rose
six feet in eight hours. but is now re-
eeding. Many people were rescued by
police and firemen in boats, and no
lives are known to have been lost. At
Binghamton the rainstorm sent the
Chenango river over its banks and
caused a flood which has not been
equaled for % years. Cellars are flood
ed and much damage has been done to
business houses on the river froiqt..-
The county farm buildings are sur
rounded by water several feet deep.
At Troy the damage from wind and
rain is estimated at $4,000, and the
electric car service to Troy is sus-
pended.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

Helena, Mont, Dec. 16.-Word from
Kalispell, Mont, reports a passenger
train wreck near Essex. on the Great
Northern railway. Eight were killed
and several injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
Houses Unroofed.

Lancaster, Pa, Dec. l6.-A rain and
windstorm of great fury ragged here
druing the early hours Sunday morn
ing. Many houses were unroofed, in
GLIDING Fulton's opera house, Hotel
Lincoln, the Stevens house and ST
Mary's Catholic church. Some streets
were strewn with limbs torn from
trees and bricks of dismantled chin
neys. Throughout the county the
storm was not so severe, though at
Columbia roofs were blown from a
number OF houses.
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Relief Work.

Two hours elapsed before any relief
was at hand. Then an engine arrived
from the east and pulled the way ear
to Irene, three miles distant. relief
train was started from Rockford at
1880 a. M, having on board Drs. S. Il.
Catlin. Henry Richings, w. B. Helm
- -zNent f. w Brown. 1t arrived
at the scene of the wreck 90 minutes
later. In the meantime the injured
ha5 been brought back from Irene in
tN way car and were transferred to
/he relief train and brought to Rock
ford. All the injured are doing well
except II. G. Wellman, of Chicago, who
is in a critical condition.
Wrecking trains have the tracks
clear. Six bodies were recovered from
the debris, but were charred beyond
ranopuifiOD
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DEADLY COLLISION.
Illinois Central Trains Come To-
gether Near Rockford, III.
SIX MEN DEAD AND TWO MISSING.
Eleven Others Are Tnjured-The Lat
ter suffer Terribly from the
Extreme Cold - Orders
Disobeyed.

Rockford, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-Failure on
the part of conductor to obey orders
is supposed to have been the cause
of a head-end collision on the Illinois
Central between Irene and Perryville
early Sunday morning. The two trains
were the east-bound passenger train
No. and a through freight from Chi
cago going west. AS a result eight
people are dead or missing and IL in
jured. The known dead are:
The victims.
Richard 0rmsby, Chicago, engineer of
passenger. train; James Reardon, Free
port, fireman of passenger train; Robert
Thompson, Dubuque. American Express
messenger; J. w. Funk, Chicago, brake
man passenger train; David Behan, Free
port, freight engineer; Edward Carey.
Freeport freight fireman.
Missing and supposed to be dead-News-
boy on passenger train, name unknown /;
section foreman from Irene, name un-
known.
The injured, so far as the names
could be ascertained, are as follows:
H @ Wellman, sos Jackson boulevard.
Chicago, right arm crushed off at elbow,
taken to Rockford City hospital condition
d. r. Ahrendt, 66S West North
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Farmers suffer.

Huntingdon, Pa. Dee. 16-Satur-
days excessive rainfall has precipi-
tated a destructive flood throughout
the Juniata valley and through the
low-lying country traversed by the
Raystown branch. The line of the
stream has become obliterated in
many places 10y the overflow. The
Juniath river has risen IA feet and
the Raystown branch much higher.
The farmers along these streams
have sustained an incalculable loss to
fences, growing grain and other prop
crty. Many farmers were forced TO
abandon their homes temporarily.
The public roads TO the south and
east of Huntingdon are impassable.
In York state.
New York, Dec. 16.-Warm weather
and rain followed by high winds have
resulted in fearful damage all over
New York state. On Saturday the
SHOWS in the northern sections thawed
rapidly causing the rivers and creeks
TO rise and he valleys were inundated.
Heavy rain followed, during the night.
accompanied ny winds of great veluc-
ity. Trains were blocked for many
hours, landslides were frequent and in
the loNlar3s and valleys hundreds OF
dwellings were flooded. while the dam
age to farm lands and buildings is very
great. Few lives SO far have been re-
ported as lost
Corning reports that the Chemung
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

Bethlehem, Pa, Dec 16.-Tn six
hours Sunday morning the Lehigh
river oyertlwowed the canal and the adj
joining railroad tracks on both sides.
Both the Lehigh Valley and Jersey
Central railroad were forced to sus-
pend traffic. Not since 1871 has the
backwater from the river wrought
such serious damage. The canal bank
bosses say the damage to the canal will
reach 100000, while 200 private resi-
dences in the flooded district suffer to
the extent of nearly $50, 600 Both the
electric and gas companies are with
out power, and the churches we're com
PEELED to suspend services Sunday
night Although many head of live
stock has persisted no loss Of human
life is known hereabouts. The Lehigh
river was Il feet above low water
mark here before the people realized
their danger, hence the severe loss to
perSOunl nronertv
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
RUINOUS FRESHETS.
Damaging Floods in Pennsylvania
and New York.
PROPERTY LOSS REPORTED HEAVY.
High Water the Direct Cause of
Loss of Four Lives-Much suffer-
ing from Extreme Cold
Ii Reported.

Philadelphia, Dec. 16.-A storm
which for severity and destructiyeness
has not been equaled in this section
for 25 years visited eastern and cen
trail Pennsylvania Saturday night,
causing almost unprecedented damage
and resulting in the loss of at least
four human lives. The havoc in the
coal regions is enormous and the loss
to railroad and mining companies viii
amount to millions Of dollars. The
Schuytkill, Lehigh, Susquehanna and
Juniata rivers have risen as high as Is
feet above their levels and all of their
tributaries have oyerfiowed, inundat-
ing the surrounding country in more
than a dozen counties. Innumerable
washouts have occurred on the Penn
sylyania, Philadelphia d Reading,
Northern Central, Lehigh Valley, New
Jersey Central and Lackawanna rail
roads. Bridges were carried away
and traffic is at a standstill.
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Allentown, Pa, Dec 16.-The most de-
structiye flood in the Lehigh valley
since 1862 started Sunday morning at
three o'clock, following two days
drenching rain which melted the snow
in the mountains, causing the Lehigh
river to become a raging torrent. The
traction company's powerhouses are
flooded with seven feet of water, which
drowned fires under boilers. The
Adelaide silk mill sustained loss of
over $4,000 by flood. Eight feet of
muddy wafer is on the first floor, COM
PIE tely covering the warping and find
ing machines and running all the silk
on the machines. The American Steel
and Wire company's wire and nail
plants are under water and thousands
of dollars damage has been done
there. All other industries along the
course of the streams suffered heavily
by water flooding the Easements and
first floors, damaging the machinery
and stock. No through trains are run
ming north of Allentown and commune
cation by wire is completely cut of.
No loss Of life has been reported.
There are many washouts along the
railroads. Superintendent Wentz, of
the Central railroad, of New Jersey,
Is stalled in his private car somewhere
north of Allentown. Lock-Tender Will
liam Hutferts' house and stable near
Allentown were swept away. The fam
lily escaped, but two horses were car
ried with the stable into the Lehigh
river and drowned.
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AN He MUzzLE THE PUP WITHOUT DISTURBING THE BIG D

avenue, Chicago, cut and bruised by bro
ken glass; II. G. Quinlan, passenger con-
ductor cut and bruised, crushed about the
chest, taken to Rockford City hospital, con-
dition critical; w e. Keefe, Sioux City,
Ia, head severely cut; Frank Stadleman.
New Athens, ILL.,, cuts about head and
arms; Thomas Hendricks, New Athens,
Ill, cut aud bruised and hair scorched off;
G. +. Shurtleff, Genoa; c. M. Burch, Kan
kakee; M. T. Franklin, Lake City, Ia; A. L..
Boggs, st, Louis; John Hussey, Independ-
ence. Ia; latter five slightly hurt.
Scene at the Wreck.
The trains met in a Slight bend in
the track, both running at full speed.
The smoking, express and baggage
cars were piled on the locomotives,
penning in the occupants of the
smoker. Only three of the half dozen
in that car escaped. The others were
penned in and if not instantly killed
were roasted to death and their bodies,
along with those of the engine crews,
were entirely consumed. All efforts of
the survivors to reach the victims were
unavailing. The flames drove them
back at every point. The temperature
was 20 degrees below zero and an icy
wind was blowing across the prairie,
the point where the wreck occurred be-
ing in a shallow cut, affording no pro-
lection. The injured were without
hats and wraps and suffered terribly.
By the united efforts of the survivors
the way car was pushed back from the
wreckage to escape the flames and the
wounded were placed on the hunks in
SIDE.
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Frozen to Death.
suffer from Cold.

Lafayette, Ind, Dec. 16.-With the
thermometer registering Is below and
failure of natural gas caused consid-
cradle suffering among our citizens
who were not supplied with other fuel.
Several manufacturing interests were
compelled to shut down on account of
the cold wave and lack OF fuel or gas.