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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
KEEPS HER LUNCHEON HID.
All Sorts of Schemes for Concen1sn z
1t from Public View Adopted by
the Business Girl.

The girl who does office or other
work downtown soon finds out that by
carrying her luncheon from home she
not only saves money, but gets much
more satisfactory snack about noon
time. At the same time she does not
care to have it known shat she is car
rying luncheon; therefore she de-
vises all sorts of schemes for making
it appear that she is carrying any
thing under the sun except luncheon.
One faultlessly attired girl takes her
collars to be Numbered every day-at
least she carries small square laun-
dry box each morning. 1T is never
wrapped in q paper and is tied with a
most prosaic cord. In contrast to this
is the exceptionally dainty parcel
which another girl carries. 1t might
contain a gift, SO eXquisitely is it
wrapped. But it has exactly the shape
perhaps bit of meat between, says
the New York Herald.
A blonde with u smart pompadour
is apparently planning to ruin her di-
gestion with dainty box of bonbons.
But the box occasionally betrays it's
owner by emitting a faint odor of
cheese or gingerbread. The girl with
the demonstrating paint box would
never have been suspected # she had
not inadvertently opened it one day
to show friend a 9ew and delicious
sort of wafer which she had discovered
at a grocer's. Equally innocent-look-
ing was the music rool which a de-
mure girl balanced carefully across
her knees, but the view through it was
INSTRUCTED midway by a brown paper
parcel discovered only as she rose to
leave the car. Several girls carried
fancy silk or leather hand bags, which
they guarded carefully from being
crushed when the car became crowded.
A young photographer declares that
some of the chatelaine bags are just
the right rize to slip a couple Of sand
wiches into. ''But the most truly de-
ceptive lunch box ] know Of" she add
ed, belongs to a girl whose brother
is camera fiend. she has an empty
camera box with the lens removed.
To all outside appearance it is truly a
camera as ever it was. She is the
envy of all the girls who know the
secret"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Coral is a shell OF carbonate of lime,
inhabited by an animal, which can be
readily detected under the microscope
In any piece of live coral freshly taken
from the water.
British fruit growers are adopting
the idea of covering their crops with
paper sheets during the cold nights. 4
small outlay in labor and paper results
IN considerable saving in the long run.
In 1900 cottonseed added Ia cents
to the value of each pound of cotton,
or $54,000,000 to the wealth of cotton
raisers. The return would have been
SS0,000.000 if all the seed had been
crushed for oil.
Stations for the artificial Matching
and rearing of CLAIMS and lob
sters in large numbers have been es-
tablished at several points along the
Atlantic coast. The experiments have
gone SO far as to make it clear that
the business of clam farming or the
raising Of CLANS for the market offers
large pecuniary returns.
The annual report of farmers CO.
SOCIGly IAOChNSllS 1oi.f
shows that last year it handled and
marketed products to the value of
$616,294, at an expense of $4,000. 1t is
claimed that the amount saved by the
society during the year ended July 9,
1901, on the basis of the volume of bust
ness done, was $4,000, which would give
its 600 members an average of $1,403
more than they would have received
if they had marketed their products in
the old way.
An automobile tire of the single tube
pneumatic type recently placed on the
market has core inserted. The core
is nodded and vulcanized IN halves,
each half being a complete sing semi
circular in cross section; it is con-
structed on the truss principle. Even
the largest puncture cannot put this
tire out of commission, the resiliency
of the core keeping the tire in shape
after the air has been entirely exhaust
ed. All the wear comes on the outer
surface of the tire, which can be made
light or heavy, according to the de-
mands made upon it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
TRAGEDY IN OHIO.
An Aged Lady and Her Daughter
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Latter
Under Arrest.

Cleveland, o.. April 14.--Mrs. Mar
tina j. Calhoun. aged rs, and her
daughter, Mrs. Vaughn, aged 46,
were shot and killed Sunday morn
ing by, as yet, an unknown party two
miles east of Mantua Station, a vii
lage 40 miles southeast of this city,
VIII Vaughn, a stepson of the younger
woman, is locked up in Ravenna Jail
charged with the crimes, because of
circumstances which are alleged to in
criminate him. Mrs. Vaughn was shot
five times in the head, the sixth bullet
of revolver ending the life of her
mother. No one but the murderer saw
the crimes committed, and when the
dead bodies of the two women were
found there was intense excitement
in the little village. The body OF Mrs.
Vaughn was found in the kitchen of
her home lying in pool of blood, and
that of Mrs. Calhoun in an adjoining
room crouched in a corner with her
hand before her face, as if in self-de-
Tense. There was bullet hole in her
left temple. Because of their suspi-
cions of VIII Vaughn the authorities
arrested him and took him to Raven
na Jail. What are believed to be blood
stains were found on his trousers.
These, Will Vaughn says, came from
a cut finger. Vaughn's father died a
few days ago, and it is believed he left
the bulk Of his estate to the two wom-
en-. Vaughn was not member of his
fathers household, living alone quite
secluded from his neighbors in house
a quarter of mile from his fathers
home
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
In Need of Rain.

According to reports received By
John NJ. True, secretary Of the state
board of agriculture, the farmers are
in great need Of heavy rains. The gen
eral lack of moisture, Mr.. True fears,
presages another dry season. lie
says:
1.-The season just opening is slightly
sarlier than an average of the past ten
years in Wisconsin. ard in many parts OF
the state seeding has been actively COM
merced. The soil is III good condition for
handling and the conditions are favorable
for the termination of grain seeds but
IN the southern part Of the state the fail
Of snow and rain during the winter and
early spring has been insufficient to thor
oughiy moisten more than the surface
soil. and as below two feet of the surface
The earth has not been saturated since the
Drought of 1891, copious and frequent
showers are needed to prevent like dis
astrous results in 1892.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
The News Condensed.

John Krautsieder, secretary of the
Cigarmakers' union and deputy organ
izer of the Federation of Labor, has
disappeared from Eau Claire. He had
about $500 with him.
Frederick Helle, q German farmer
living two miles southeast of Milton,
hung himself in his tobacco shed.
lack Moss, one of the Oldest former
slaves in Wisconsin, died in La Crosse,
aged 100 years. He was known all
along the Mississippi as 'Old Jack
DIR. T. w. Williams, president; W. J.
Isenring, clerk, and Fred Sendelbach
and August Bauch, trustees, of the
village of Whitefish Bay, are charged
with election frauds. They were ar
rested and gave bonds.
Oshkosh capitalists have organized
the First national bank of Campbells-
port, with capital stock of $25, 900.
Christian Tollefson, who confessed
in Madison that his story that he and
five others attempted to rob the Cam
bridge bank, resulting in their arrest,
was untrue, has been sent to prison
for three years for perjury.
Mrs. Mary Jacobsen, the aged moth
er of Postmaster w. d. Jacobsen, of
the old town of Lyons, was burned to
a crisp when Mr.. Jacobsen was out.
Graham L. Rice, state railroad com
missioner, left for Washington for the
purpose, if possible, of seeing the fed
eral authorities in an effort to get
schedule of lower freight tariffs for
shippers along the southern border OF
the state.
John Frederick Butzow died at the
home of his son-in-law, Oswald Uber,
in the town of Hartford, aged 101
years.
Sherman r. Hopkins, of the town of
Dale, died, aged "a years. His wife
died two weeks ago, aged SO years.
Real estate in Polk county has been
advancing as rapidly the past year as
stock of the NcrsAern Pacific railroad.
F.. w. Overman sold 160-acre farm for
S., 900.
John Bradley, son of the revolution
airy war hero, Aaron Bradley. died on
his farm near West Salem. He was
u liiC ~ ISSOhSlil
legislature in 1S74-75 and 1S79-S1, sery-
ing five terms in all.
John Olischlager, an old resident of
Omro, died from injuries received in
trying to recover 5000 in money from
his burning house.
William West, of Bloomville, COM
mitted suicide by shooting. His wife
had sued him for a divorce.
A terrific April blizzard had pre-
vailed furiously over central Wiscon-
sin 1t was the worst storm in years.
The Sheboygan library board has
accepted the plans of Patton & Miller,
Chicago architects, for the new So, 200
library building.
A new wholesale drug house is about
to be established in Green Bay in the
near future. The company in charge
of the venture has a capital stock of
100000.
John Bradley. aged so years, pio-
neer of Wisconsin, died at his home in
Bangor.
Mrs. Nicholas Hartert. aged Ga. of
Mineral Point. was killed at her home
by falling backward down fight of
stairs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
KING sNUBS SOCIETY BUDS.
Edward VII. Thinks Bebutantes
Should Not Be Allowed Much
Freedom,

If rumors are true, the English
young person hasn't SO much cause
as her elders to rejoice in the present
reign with its glitter and gayety, says
New York paper.
For several seasons past there has
been complaint that the English in
genue was an extinct species, that the
young girl had become wonderfully
and fearfully emancipated. 1t was
said that the reign of the gay young
married woman who invaded the girls
province and carried the mems hearts
by storm had forced the debutantes
to assert themselves.
The debutantes couldn't submit to
being snuffed out. They must fight
the invader with her own weapons, so
they went in for chic and dash and
smartness.
They grew self-assertive and world
ly wise during their first seasons, and
packed away sweet simplicity with
their white muslin frocks and blue rib
bons.
Perhaps the old order of things still
exists outside of London, but in Lon
don, at least, the young girl has grown
used to doing whatever her married
sister does. She dimes at restaurants,
goes everywhere, dispenses with a
chaperon frequently, reads every
thing, talks everything.
Both the king and queen particular
~ object to this modern type of young
girl. They have old-fashioned notions
about what is proper for a girl in her
teens, and those wno know say that
the bud will not be feature in court
circles.
The king says bluntly that the young
girl has no place at social functions
given for her elders, and as the court
sets the fashions in society, the
chances seem to be that the debutante
will go back to the customs of yester
year and sit down.
There are American grown-ups who
could sigh for like reform in their
bud society.
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y
not be Gin it," Now the coronation is
a show worth seeing; bnt no amount
Of money will enable one to be present
at that historic scene, while on the
other hand great many people as
poor as church mice will have to be
present when they'd much rather sell
their chances, if it were possible.
Why in the world should any Ameri-
can advertise the fact that he can't
see the coronation by going over
there? He won't, or, rather, she won't.
Going to Europe is distinctly not fash
ionable this year. Like most other
people Of humble station / thought it
would be, but / was mistaken
AS a natural result, Newport will be
unusually gay this summer, in spite of
the fact that fewer young men will be
about the British summer embassy in
that fortunate city by the sea.
Other resorts where there are no ho-
tells to speak Of will profit by the sud
den decrease in fashionable European
travel. OF course no place with big
hotels, and many of them, can expect
to be really fashionable in summer
nowadays.
If you want to hobnob with folks
who get their names in the papers you
can at least pay a few hundred thou
sands for cottage"
OWEN IANGDON.
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IGSSlC dHOl VII
gina, for generation, and then to APP
portion the principal between the heirs
of the two girls. Of course the son
was dissatisfied. The daughters had
perhaps less reason, but they preferred
the principal to the interest OF the
money and gladly joined Charles in Il
suit, agreeing to give him his share of
the principal if they won. First there
was the claim of the alleged widow,
Nettie Craven, to fight off, teen the
main question to decide. The estate
was about $25, 100000, and has not de-
creased in six years, despite the enor-
nous lawyers fees. There is nice lit
tie sum of nearly ten millions for each
child. And as Virginia has lately mar
ried William X. Vanderbilt, Jr., and
Teresa has long been the wife of Mr.
Herman Oelrichs, neither was quite
penniless before this windfall.
The Fair girls" as they are still
often called, with Mrs. Clarence
Mackay, the wife of another bonanza
miners son, are power in New York
society. They viii hardly be less SO in
the future.
And the ablest lawyer Jim" Fair
could find drew that will; and dozen
other of the best lawyers in the coun.
try examined it carefully and at length,
for fees corresponding to the gravity
of the question, and said that it would
stand!
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leaving a baby in basket on the
front stoop.
New York rose to the occasion;
and that's how it happens that the
white Door of The Ghetto" will
open to receive Miss Gould, as it has
opened to so many who were upcer-
tain where the next days bread was
to come from. She plans to stay one
week, to familiarize herself with the
life of the Gospel Settlement House
there, and learn the needs of the
people.
There are no people in New York
whose young folks show more rapid
Improvement than these same eX-sub-
iects of the car. They are not al
ways strong physically; too many
are marked with the fatal signs of
the consumptive. But the gymnasi-
ums and the baths, the common-sense
lessons in the value of fresh air and
exercise, the plays and games, make
even here wonderful improvement.
What is most noticeable about girls
and boys alike is their earnestness.
They are not SO merry as other chill
dren. They laugh less often; their
great, dark, serious eyes, often very
beautiful, look straight out at the
problems that have been with them
from babyhood. But they are IA
mously quick scholars in the public
schools, giving no trouble as to disci-
pline, and very quickly they pick up
the essentials of the American spirit
These are the neighbors whom Miss
Gould will have during her week S
stay IN the slums.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
Gold and silver.

Experts investigating the discovery
of gold and silver at Prairie du Chen
declare there is no doubt of the guam
tity of the quartz or the values, but
simply question of the best possible
means of development. The vein of
quartz ranges from four to II feet in
thickness. 1t has been traced for an
area of four square miles. Possibili-
ties of a large placer mine are dis
closed, owing to the streams which
have been coursing for years through
the district.
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Philanthrophy, Society and
Other Things in New York

One relative built the Potter building
on Park row, which was the scene some
years ago of disastrous fire. An
other is James Brown Potter, the New
York gentleman whose divorced wife
is a famous stage beauty. Another is
Frank Potter, the baritone singer.
Bishop Potter is an excellent bust
ness man and shrewd. Of late years
he has entered the political fight for
decency in municipal affairs, speaking
seldom but always to the point and
with enormous weight. AS he never
shrieks, never eXaggerates and never
misrepresents facts, his influence is
perhaps greater than that of any other
New Yorker to-day. Archbishop Cor
rigan would have greater influence in
public affairs should he enter upon
them, but the Catholic hierarchy is
conservative about taking part in pub
lie discussions.
New York is costly city to live in.
The full professors in Columbia col
lege get in many instances $4,000 a
year, and often supplement- that sum
by writing, editing school books or by
lectureships. Five thousand dollars
will go nearly as far with professor
in Yale or Harvard as double that sum
in New York, and the same is true of
clerical salaries Many a famons met
ropolitan clergyman is cnvied by rural
acquaintances who know the size OF his
salary but do not know what he has
to pay for house rent.
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ge b e. 1t is " Settlement"
when a mixed district, where all ma
tionalities dwell together and not in
harmony, is attacked that trouble
begins.
Sixth avenue and Sixth street is
on the West side, less desperately
poor than the East side, but not less
in need of Boys clubs and Neighbor-
hood houses. There, group of
wealthy ladies, of whom Mrs. John
Iselin, Mrs. j. Hampden Robb, Mrs
j. V. S. eddie and Mrs. William Nc
Creepy are the most prominent, have
tried to start a boys club. but either
because the boys resented the impli-
cation that they needed attention, or
because grown-up roughs of the dis
trict set them on, they have bonn
barded the clubhouse with stones and
rotten vegetables and fruit, SO that
it's windows on the two lower stories
have been broken and boarded up,
and the club is languishing.
Plenty of people will tell you that
Carnegie ought to have founded ''set-
Elements with his millions instead
of libraries don't believe this. The
Carnegie library will always have it's
place. The settlement" great as is
it's work Of blessing at present, soon
becomes outgrown by the new ar
rivals as they acquire the American
independent spirit. It's the best of
all work, because it does get done
and does stay done.
And there's not the slightest danger
that anybody will stone Miss Gould's
windows-if it is known that they are
her windows. Nobody has more friends
on the East side than she. It's one of
the recompenses she enjoys for prac-
tically abandoning society and devot-
ing her life to philanthropy
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600 cathedral is slowly rising, it is
seen that the bishop cannot well keep
house" in a palace on a salary of $12,-
500 year. and a fund of 100000 is be-
ing raised whose income will be added
yearly to his stipend.
| suppose there are dozen clergy
men in the city who get more than $12,-
500 each per year. DR.. John Hall got
$4,000, and, of course, many extras.
The rectors of Trinity and Grace
churches, Of st. Georges and other big
parishes, have also large salaries. At
a time of great financial strain Mr..
3eecher received 81, 900 year, writing
books and featuring, besides his large
income from Plymouth pulpit.
Bishop Potter could not have held his
office and contributed to charities as he
has done without private means. He is
member CT an old New York family
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
Peculiar Fatality.

A peculiar fatality is reported from
Burns Valley, across the river from
La Crosse. Henry Thornberg and An
ton Rye were driving home from Wi
mona when sudden thunderstorm
came up. A stroke of lightning struck
their rig, instantly killing Thornberg
and the two horses. while Rye, who
was sitting alongside Thornberg, es-
capped unhurt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
Left with Two wives.

The setting aside Of decree of di-
vorce by Circuit Judge Dunwiddie,
granted w. T. Campbell, OF Monroe,
from Mary Campbell, leaves Mr.. Camp
bell with two wives, or at least one
wife and an illegal marriage ceremony
on his hands, as he married again on
the strength of the decree rendered
last June.
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point of some per-
sonal Importance
his salary.
It is curious that
the bishop of the
most important di-
Geese in America
receives less pay
than many a pros
porous clergyman
under his direc-
ton. \ 2w that a
new episcopal pal
ace is planned for
him on Cathedral
h e i g h t $, n e a r
where the $4,000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17

S j a n j e w S are
tractable w b c n
once the terror
and S II $ p / c i o n
that bad treat
IN G n { have in
spired in them is
allayed. T h e j L
To 'obis are CRATE
frl to the settle
IN e IL t W o r k :
ers. The Italians,
when they can be
got together UNI
mixed with other
nationalities are
LITTLE lass man
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17

Mrs. Homcr-Is it really true that
your husband has cloped with your
hired girl?
Mrs. Neighbors-Y Yes; and I'm actu-
ally sick over it. She was the only
girl i ever had who could cook meal
fit to cat. Chicago Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
Land Suit Decided.

Judge Hastings has decided at Chill
ton the case of Kerstens VS.. Zeich, in
favor of the Kerstens. The case in
volyed IA 900 acres of land in Marinette
county, valued at 100000, and grew
out of the failure of the German Elk
change bank at Chiffon, of which the
Kerstens were proprietors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17

New York, April 14.-Mrs. Joshua
Lippincott, for many years a leader in
the social life of Philadelphia and
Newport, and widely known in Europe,
is dead at her residence in Philadel-
phia, says a special from that city to
the New York Herald A severe fall
brought on the fatal illness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
Nexv Railway Line.

The Balsam Lake & Western Rail
road company, to run a line from Bal
sam Lake, Polk county, 12> miles to
st. Croix Falls, connecting there with
the 500, has filed articles Of organiza-
ton with the secretary of state. The
capital stock is $4,000 in shares OF
800 each
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17

Washington, April 1.-THE Tayler
bill, granting Mrs. Ida Mckinley, wife
of the late President Mckinley, a
pension of $4,000 per annum, passed
the house by unanimous vote late
SATURDAY. afternoon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
Horse,. wonderful jump.

New York, April "A. -Heatherbioom,
the high jumping horse, has broken
the worlds record at the riding acad-
envy horse show in this city, BY clearing
the bar at : feet inches. The former
record was feet AZ inches, Heather
blooms previous mark. The academy
was we'll filled with society people and
there was roar Of applause over the
wonderful performance.
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what He Wanted to Know.

Mrs. Bacon Did You know the
hairs of your head are all numbered,
Joseph?
Mr.. Bacon-No, my dear, did not.
We're they numbered when they were
put in or when you pulled 'em out?-
Yonkers statesman.
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Insurance Money.

The state insurance department has
collected in taxes and fees and turned
over to the state treasurer for the first
quarter of this year $43S, 25s.80, which
is $13,70 more than for the same
period last year. The state taxes for
the quarter amounted to 1894, 710.90.