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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-12-04

two billion pounds; it his AZ miles OF
electric wiring; it has its own glass
factories in Germany, its candy fac
tory in this city, it's linen plant in Ire
land, its bank, where customers can
keep their money, pay for goods by
check against deposit and draw per
cent. upon daily remainders.
This isn't the biggest shop; simply
the biggest new one. Half dozen
others of almost equal size are NOV
ing uptown with it, and one even
greater has just been made by enlarg-
ing an old one.
Not one of the great merchants was
born in New Y ork. The founder of the
new store / have been describing was
born in Connecticut. Two of his great
rivals came from Chicago; three others
were born in Germany; another pair
came from Washington. Another, by
no means the least-his name John
Wanamaker-hailsf from Philadelphia.
1t is whispered that he too may join
the uptown movement. To fit the
rumor with appropriate dramatic
scene it is whispered also that he is
to acquire the Metropolitan Opera
House, built at great expense only a
few years ago, and one of the famous
theaters of the world, and pull it down
to make room for mammoth shop.
Would this be strange? One of the
largest theaters in New York, besides
thirty-nine dwellings and shops, large
and small, came down to clear the way
for the big new shop just opened. Over
on Fifth avenue the magnificent Stew
art mansion, the finest city house in
the world when it was built twenty
years ago, and the Progress club, a
splendid structure q little over ten
years old, are coming down to make
room for other buildings. Why should
the Metropolitan be sacred?
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For every guest who did not bring
one, a valet or lady's maid was pro-
vided. For every guest saddle
horse stamped in the stable. A doz-
en- automobiles were ready for par
ties who wished to sally forth upon
the perfect roads which the native"
residents who pay for them may use
with skittish horses only at the peril
of their lives.
A wine agent paid $3.50 for first
choice of $3.50 boxes at the horse
show, just as an advertisement.
That's nothing; first choice at Chi
cago cost $1,000. But / cannot get
over the old fogy feeling that costly
ostentation is out of place in a re-
public, and that those who faunt
their wealth and power before the
faces of the far more powerful poor
are alone to blame if they are not eX-
actly popular.
It's so easy to be beloved, rich or
poor, if one will. Except an occasion
al crank Miss Helen Gould has not an
enemy in the world.
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Recipe for scr,pture Cake

There was a church bazaar in the viii
lage of Comrie, Strathearn, Scotland,
August %, and novelty at one of the
stalls was a sale of what was called
scripture cake" which was in great
demand. 1t was made according to the
following recipe: Take four and one
half cups of I. Kings4:22 first clause);
one and one-half cups of Judges 5:25
Qast clause); two cups of Jeremiah
$3.50; two cups of I. Samuel 30:12; two
cups of Nahum 3:12; one cup of Num-
bers 17:S; two tablespoonfuls of l.
Samuel 1925; season to taste with III.
Chronicles go; six of Jeremiah 17:11,
a pinch of Leviticus 2:13, half cup of
Judges 4:19 (baking POWDER. Finally,
follow Solomon's prescription, Prov
erbs 23:15, for making a good child,
and you will have good cake.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-12-04

formidable candidate for center on a
pickup team to play some varsity
eleven. Coach Booth who has been
donning the canvas suit and working
with his cornhuskers of Nebraska
and getting them into another "big
nine" victory for Thanksgiving day,
when the Lincoln boys will try to do
for Northwestern what they did for
the big gophers, might do for a
guard. This Princeton man has not
forgotten his prOwess in a game.
Holt, also of Princeton and the coach
at Illinois, is in condition to stand a
scrimmage as guard. Hurry Up
Yost gets into the play almost daily
with his Wolverines, and can play al
most any position on the eleven equal
to the best of his candidates. He
would make a good tackle, while Art
Curtis, the former star of Wisconsin
and coach for Kansas, would make it
most interesting for any varsity man
at the other tackle position.
Coach CAREY, the former Maroon
player, is in training, so to speak,
and would make an effective end.
Palmer, of Princeton, who is coach
ing Grinnel might be asked to take
the other end position, or Fred Hay
ner, the former Lake Forest end, who
is coaching a high school eleven,
would not have much trouble in get
ting into condition to show some of
his old stunts at getting down the
field.
For quarter Foxy Phil' King, the
Wisconsin coach and former Prince
ton player, or Coach Best, the for
mer classmate of Yost at Lafayette.
and coach at Purdue, could easily fill
the bill. Each works hard with his
team on the field, and could run the
signals with as much rapidity as
BOSS" Weeks, of Michigan. The
men, however, would be slower by
far than the Wolverines. Mclean,
the Michigan man who is coaching
Knox with great success this year,
and Ristine, the old Harvard player
coaching Drake, or DR.. Knipe, the old
Pennsy man coaching Iowa, would be
available for half-backs. Percy Hale,
the former Yale star coaching Ohio,
or Pat O'Dea, the former kangaroo"
kicker of Wisconsin, would be strong
at fullbacll.
This little combination does not
take in Stagg, the Chicago wizard,
who might be induced to do stunt;,
Walter Kennedy, the captain of the
1899 championship Maroon team; Al
vim johnson. who played the chief part
in the HOLSTER tandem at North
western; Jesse Van Doozer, the once
great back of the purple eleven: Har-
~ MADDEN. sport" Donnelley and a
host of others well-known to the
football public. With the proper
amount of pushing the scheme to
play such an exhibition for charity
might go through.
E. G.. WESTLAKE
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Eruif PINCH.

This punch is delicious and is nice
to serve at teas. Sweeten the juice of
six large lemons and three oranges.
Put into a punch bowl with a small
block of ice, add few slices of or
ange, a few Malaga grapes, or pre-
served cherries, also enough raspber-
ry or blueberry juice (from canned
berries) to give pretty color. as well
as flavor. When time to serve pour
over two quarts of some aerated table
water. A large cluster of grapes is
a pretty garniture. Do not open the
aerated water until ready to use, as
it loses its sparkle vey soon.-Good
Housekeeping.
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A Department of Interest to the
Sports and Athletes

it was to save his life and that of his
associate that he fired the fatal bui-
let into the big and Infatuated mon
arch of the woods. No pangs of hum
ger or the desire to possess himself
of huge pair of antlers prompted
the killing Mr.. Foss was not even an
enthusiastic nimrod.
Wild animals like the moose some
times-though rarely, the guides say
take the bit in their own mouths,
so to speak, and roam about the
woods seeking human quarry. This
turning of the tables threw the Foss
party into CONSERVATION the other
day. 1t seems that Mr.. Foss and some
workmen were cutting birch trees
for the spool mills at Somerset, and
the ugly moose sought out the party
and freed all of the choppers. Sew
eral instances of surly and Infatuated
moose bothering loggers this year
in Somerset county had been report
ed, and the the hunters were deter
mined to shave it out" with the rogue
moose. 1t is even said that the
guides know of city hunters who
have lost their lives in mortal COM
bat with ugly moose.
At any rate, while Foss and fell
low workman were putting out fire,
this big bull moose attacked them
and forced them to take to the tree
tops. After vainly assaulting the
trees with his antlers the moose be-
gan waiting game. With senses
numbed by the cold, and patience all
gone, the freed axman raised his rifle
and, taking careful aim, sent the
fatal bullet crashing into the moose's
heart He told his story after reach
ing the spool mill and the game war
den, ever alert to see that the tech
nicalities of the law were executed,
arrested Mr.. Foss. The court will re-
nit the fine and let Foss off with
few minutes in jail, if the hunters are
influential enough to present their
case properly.
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"Trilby'' introduced the happily for
cotton song of "Ben Bolt" But du
Maurier did this innocently enough,
having taken the ballad for an old
English one whose author was cen
tury or more dead. This an acquaint-
ance had from du Maurier's own lips.
DR.. English hated Poe because that
genius was the reputed author of a
roast of DIR. English's poetry in
forgotten literary journal. And Poe
was not the author.
The roast was genuine enough.
Under the name of Il. ID. Brown,
which DR.. English then employed, it
accused him of the ''inexcusable sin
OF imitation--if this be not too mild
term.' 1t said that he "hooted in
fat" 1t found him without the
commonest school education, and
stated that "about his appearance
there was nothing very remarkable
except that he existed in perpet-
ual state of vacillation between mus
tachio and goatee." Naturally, DR..
English was grievec.
Prof. Harrison, in his new edition
of Poe's works, in which exact schol-
arship and minute research have the
final word, proves that Poe never
wrote the article in question! Five
among those short sketches common
ly printed under the heading of "The
Literati'' were written by Griswold,
the editor, himself Either Poe was
late with his copy-which he was apt
to be-or DIR. Griswold did not find
sufficiently hot its scoring of his par
ticular enemies. At any rate, the dis
coyery that the cautious doctor was
himself the author of some of the
bitterest articles attributed to Poe
is really curious.
It's so easy, l said, to be beloved
rich or poor. And it's so easy to be
hated, guilty or innocent!
OWEN LANGDON.
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GAVE UP HIS LIFE.
Youthful Watchman Saves Bank frnu
Being Looted, But lis KILLED
by Burglars.

Laporte, Ind, Dec. WESLEY Rey-
nolds, youth of 16, displayed rare he
roism in single-handed fight with
four bank robbers at Westville Sunday
morning, and lost his life in desper-
ate struggle, which he kept up after
having been twice wounded with bull
lets. The robbers forced an entrance
to the building for the purpose of
looting the safe, but were baff1ed by
the determinedr resistance of Reynolds.
and fed without booty. The thieves
began operations by hurting beer
key through a window in the rear of
the bank, but few feet from where
Reynolds slept, with three revolvers
within reach. The men had no sooner
set foot within the building than the
boy opened fire, which was quickly re-
turned
One of the robbers crept to the
west side of the bank just opposite
the place where Reynolds, with smok-
ing revolver, was firing leaden mis-
siles at another robber, who was
crouching behind a counter and who
WOulu nave ldCcu I1lAI 1Idu lie SIOOu
erect. While Reynolds was fighting
to kill the man who was within
close range. the other robber from a
vantage point was doing murderous
work, reloading at least two revol-
vers before the plucky boy was van
pushed.
One bullet struck Reynolds Just
above the chin, lodging at the base
of the brain. Another entered at the
base of the neck, and came out be-
tween the shoulder blades. He stood
his ground, however, and continued to
fire until he received his death wound,
bullet piercing his heart. He had
emptied all the chambers of one re-
volver when he fell.
The tragedy was not revealed until
several hours later, when a man pass
ing in the rear of the bank building
discovered the shattered and open
window. He called to Reynolds, but
received no reply. He fastened to
notify E. S. Smith, the proprietor of
the bank, who entered the building to
find his faithful clerk dead.
The town was quickly aroused, and
officers were summoned, but the rob-
bers had start of fully four hours,
and there is little chance of their cap
ture. Within a few hours after the
finding of the body the residents of
Westville pledged themselves to pay
a reward of $1,000 for the apprehen-
sion of the murderers. The senti-
ment expressed is that the men would
not be permitted to live Is minutes if
captured. Reynolds was the most
popular young man in town.
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the case of Lloyd Foss, of Bingham,
Me-, who is fighting the Maine game
law which provides a fine of $1,000
and Imprisonment for four months
for killing bull moose out of season.
The attention of all hunters in the
country is to be brought to this case.
for attorneys in Skowhegan, Me-,
have been engaged to conduct the de-
Tense for Mr.. Foss, and undoubtedly
their expenses will be met by contri-
buttons. Mr.. Foss says there is no
justice in the Pine Tree state law
which makes it possible for human
being to kill a fellow man in self
defense and yet to escape the law,
and which Furnishes a man for killing
bull moose to save his own life.
The victim of the game law adj
mits he killed the wild animal, and
there is the rub. The law especially
states that he shall be punished by
the fine and the imprisonment. But
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
ore Docks Burned.

The Wisconsin Central ore docks
were burned at Ashland, causing loss
of two lives and about 100000 in prop
erty. Twenty persons, including fire.
men and business men, who aided in
fighting the flames were injured. The
loss is covered by insurance. The fire
broke out in the Central ore docks and
spread rapidly. About 80 workmen,
who were on the dock when the fire
started were cut off from land. They
made for the outer end of the dock and
were nearly overtaken by the flames
when tug went to their relief.
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Wealth in a Mattress.

While Mrs. Theodore Wiechers was
examining an old mattress at her home
in Racine she discovered hole
through which she thought she saw
greenbacks. Ripping off the cover she
found 81, 600 in cash. The mattress was
formerly owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Broecker. Mr.. Broecker died
about four years ago and his wife is in
an insane asylum.
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e r S b y t h e
growth of the So
cialist vote?
1t was the most
striking feature
of the election.
New York and
M a S $ a C h usetts
are in normal
times able to set
tie a presidential
contest. And in
both New York
a n d Massachu-
sptfS the coaiaI-
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Given a Divorce.

Mrs. Gilbert Allis has been granted
a divorce in Milwaukee from her hus-
band, the youngest son of the late e.
P. Allis, who amassed millions in the
manufacturing industry, which he
founded and which is now part of the
property owned by the Allis-Chalmers
company of Milwaukee and Chicago.
Desertion was the ground on which
the divorce was granted. tits said the
wife obtained 81 ,OOG,O alimony.
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"War Dog" Dead.

Gee, the famous Wisconsin "war
dog" died in Appleton from a gun
shot wound inflicted by some mali
cious boys who own small rife. Gee
followed company G, of Appleton Sec
ond Wisconsin volunteers, all through
the Spanish-American war, and was
the only dog of many with the regi-
ment that lived through the Porto
Rican campaign. The remains of Gee
were buried in the veterans lot in
the Appleton cemetery with military
honors.
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brary, whose cor
ner stone has just
been laid. 1t is
to cover two acres
and a half, to take
f o ur y e q T S in
building, to cost
$3,O0O,OOO, and to
measure 800 feet
by 269.
"That will do
for the present"
says DR.. Billings,
the Librarian, but
we have p l a n s
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gentleman of Leisure.

Mrs Dinks-Aren't you ashamed to
sit around doing nothing while your
wife works hard al day?
Uncle Eph-TYell, miss, I've toll her
time an ag'ir dat I'm puffickly vii
lin to Go de shoppin' fob de family,
but she won't let me handle de
money.-Chicago American.
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County officers Arrested.

Grant Golson, justice of the peace,
and John Simplot, constable of the
town of Brockway, are under arrest
upon the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses from jackson
county. 1t is charged that they co
operated and handed in bills against
jackson county in criminal actions,
which were purely imaginary.
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resting after his labors in the Mich
igan-Iowa game, in which Yost's VOL
verines ran up the surprising total of
107 points. "Tbe west has enough
good material among the coaches
material that is in sufficient training
to stand u game of short halves.
Outlana- the old Pennsy man who
is coaching out in Iowa, would be
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A Child of Fortune.

Bella Brown, aged IS years, Rou-
manian Jew who lives in a four-room
fiat in Milwaukee, in a poorer part of
the city, amid surroundings of eX-
IRENE poverty, is said by her mother
to be heiress to a fortune of $10,O0O000
left her by a great-uncle who died in
New York four weeks ago.
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The East Wisconsin Traction com
pany of Green Bay has filed articles
of incorporation with Secretary Of
State Froehlich. The company intends
to build and operate an interurban rail-
way between Green Bay and Manito-
voc, by way of Depere and Two Rivers.
The capital stock is $4,000.
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Hanged Herself.

Dexter, Me-, Dec. Mrs. Hattie L.
Written, who was arrested Saturday
on the charge of having poisoned her
nine-year-old daughter, from whose
funeral she had just returned, COM
mitted suicide Sunday by hanging
while in the custody of the deputy
sheriff
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lists hold the balance of power. In
both they can command a bigger vote
than the republican plurality in the
late election. In New York they did
not command it because there was
split from the straight" or de Leon
socialists. In Connecticut several cit
les have workingmen mayors, claimed
as socialists whether they call them
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as Dunn English
went to his grave
bitterly h a t i n g
two men who had
preceded him in
death-George du
Maurier and Ed
gar A. Poe.
II e a | m o S T.
boiled over with
IA g e w h e n du
Maurier's n n IN e
w S mentioned
b e C a II S e t il a Z
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WiscOns;in's Official Vote.

The official vote for governor at
the state election, November 4, is
as follows: La Toilette (rep.), 1885,
400; Rose (dem.), 1858; Drake
(pro.), 1861; Seidel (soc. dem.), 49,
957; Puck (soc. labor), 787. The to-
tai vote was 365,67 and Gov. La Fol.
lette's plurality is 47,602.
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this is not a large
item. But
t h e employees
who moved were
1900 in number;
their new home
has 25 acres of
5 p a c e arranged
upon ten floors;
it is equivalent to
six miles of ordi-
nary shops of one
story a n d sixty
feet of depth; the
building w e i @ h S
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by a house party
given by a ia
nous New York
er at his home on
Long Island this
week.
The g u e S t s
s t a y e d several
days to attend
the horse show.
They were so
miles away, but
they could be
whisked up or
back in an hour
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No Iniunctfons Against PuGiIism.

Louisville, KY, Dec. Judge
Sterling B. Toney from the circuit
court of appeals handed down de-
cision Saturday morning in effect that
glove contests in Kentucky cannot be
eninined
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man afflicted with ennui, had to go to
England to become popular. The ca
BILE reports that there have been con-
tests between teams in the little isle,
but the vogue of the sports popular
ity must be limited.
But the game will never be popular
here if for no other reason than the
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Scourre of Smallpox.

Vienna, Dec. IA shocking story
is published by the Neues Weiner
Journal of the smallpox scourge iu
the Furni islands, near Samos, Greek
archipelago. According to the re-
port, more than 1000 persons are
dead at the Furni islands, which are
inhabited bv 500 Greek families.
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Wanted to Kin Prince Ferdinnnd.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec. IA sup
posed anarchist was arrested in the
park of Euxinograde castle Saturday
on suspicion that he intended making
an attempt to assassinare Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
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sode on the shore of Squatook lake,
No. 4, with a flavor distinctly "To-
bique and Restigouche," he did not
dream of anything quite so novel as
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Car Honors Tower.

London, Dec. The car has con-
ferred the grand Gordon of the Saint
Alexander Newsky order on Ambassa-
dor Tower and the French government
has made Mr.. Tower grand officer of
the Legion OF Honor for his book on
the MARQUIS of Lafayette in the Ameri-
can revolution.
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A House Party of To-Day.

The kind of luxury at which re-
formers look askance is illustrated
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A MAN AND A MOOSE

HEN Charles Jacobus wrote
his story, "A Fight to the
Death Between a Man and
Moose" for the current
number of Outing, and
clothed his tale of the epi-
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THE FOOTBALL COACHES
y y v

lat a grand opportunity
to give the fans a fine ex-
hibition of how stars used
to play the gridir on
game" remarked Referee
Ralph HOMELAND. as he sat
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Growth of Socialism.

Have you heard echoes Of the dis
quiet that has come upon New York
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New York-A shop the other day
moved to new quarters. Thus stated,
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A Curious Literary Discovery.
Poet, eX-congressman, physician,
author of "Ben Bolt" the late Thorn
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PUSH BALL IN ENGLAND

INT be dismayed if there
are no "pushball" teams
in your community. The
American invented game,
which was looked upon as
the fad of a rich young
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The Building of a Library.

New York is familiar with gigan-
tesque building. There is the new Ii
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The. News Condensed.

There is great demand in Appleton
for men to work in the lumber woods,
and the supply does not meet the de-
mand