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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20

Lisbon, Portugal, has just had another
earthquake shock. Though little damage
was done, every shake-up of that kind
reminds the town of the great disaster
of 1855, when an earthquake almost de-
stroyed the city, and 40, 900 or $4,000 per-
sons persisted. Such memory never
dies in country exposed to terrestrial
perturbations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20

The California novelist whose divorce
is announced in the papers along with
a puff of his books has opened to writer's
of popular fiction way of advertising
hitherto monopolized by the theatrical
profession. Literature is not only cheap,
but some of it's makers also.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
CURIOUS OBSERVATIONS.
A bare foot-12 inches.

A bare foot-12 inches.
Standing well in the eyes-tears.
Only one way to brace up-get mar
ried.
Never sought for, but often reached
old age.
To have a good ear for the drum one
wants a good drum for the ear.
A left-handed man is often right, bus
a right handed man is oftener left.
When single you have your own way.
When married you halye your own way
perhaps.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
Asphyxiated.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 1.-THE
odor of escaping gas led to the discovery
of the dead bodies of a man and a wo-
man in hotel here Sunday. A gas jet
in the room was turned on and it was
evident that the deaths were due to
asphyxiation. The bodies have not been
identified
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
The Yacht Race,

New York, Aug. 1.-THE America
cup races between Shamrock III. and
Reliance, to begin off Sandy Hook
next Thursday, will be the closest in
history, both boats are the feetest
yet built.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20

Great White Bear, the great-grand-
son of Tall Tree. whilom chief of the
Grow Indians, will blow a bugle fol
Uncle Sam in the navy. Tired of the
tame life which he endured for five
years in the Carlisle Indian school, he
has enlisted on the receiving ship Min
neapclis as a musician.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20

A Long island man who mas just
celebrated his one hundred and fourth
birthday and believes he has several
more coming to him, attributes his
longevity to the fact that he has al
ways minded his own business; and
when we pause to think of popular
habits and current mortality, it does
seem as if there might be something
in his theory.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
Once a MiIIfonaire.

New York, Aug. 17.-Moses Rockwell
Grow, protector of extensive water COM
panies and once a millionaire, has died
pauper at the state hospital on Wards
island. His body has been placed in the
magnificent mausoleum, the finest in the
middle west, which he had built in the
heyday of his prosperity at Falls City,
Neb
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20

New York, Aug. 17.--Of the "a cases
Of bubonic plague at Pacasmayo, Is
deaths are reported, cables the Lima,
Peru, correspondent of the Herald. The
situation is alarming, as the disease APP
pears TO be in yiTulent form.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20

There has been plan adopted by the
Oklahoma board of education to teach
statehood matters in the public schools.
A book has been published setting
forth the reason why Oklahoma should
be admitted and a copy will be placed
in the hands of every pupil in the ter
ritory. This is done with the object in
view of making statehood a feature in
every home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
Lynching i'm Mfssissippf.

Hattiesburg, Miss, Aug. 1O.-Amos
Jones, negro, w@ hanged by a mob
here for shooting and mortally wound
ing Jailer M. NJ. Sexton in an effort
| to escape from Jail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
Fire i'm stock Yards.

Cincinnati. o., Aug. 17.-Fire starting
in a shed in which stock drovers slept
destroyed annex B of the Union stock
yards early Saturday morning, causing
a loss of 100000. A large quantity of
live stock narrowly escaped destruction,
land three men were severely injured.
The loss of the stock yards is fully in
sured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
bryan shaken Tp.

st. Louis, Aug. 10.-W. ]. Bryan was
severely shaken up, but escaped injury,
in a small wreck on the Southern rail-
road, near Mount Vernon, III.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
Fears American Competition.

Vienna, Aug. 1.-THE king of Rou-
mania has Joined those who are agi-
tating in favor of an economic coali-
ton of Europe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 1.-THE war
department has decided to make addi-
tional 100000 improvements at Fort
Smelling.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
Posi- Office Robbed.

New Hampton, Ia, Aug. 10.-Burglars
blew open the post Office safe at Devon
and took 500 and some stamps and
drafts
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
Elect a President.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Aug. 10.-The In
dustrial Union of Transfers in session
here elected C. P. Shea, of Boston, presi-
dent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
California Town suffers.

Chico. CAL, Aug. 10.-About one-half
of the business portion of Biggs has
been destroyed, entailing loss of over
$40 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
Cold weather Hurts Corn

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 17.-Ten days OF
cool weather has seriously injured Ne
braska's corn crop.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20

Flames swept Blue Grass, Ia, the
town hall, opera house and several res
licences and barns being destroyed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
Connagration at Covington, Ky.

Cincinnati. Aug. 10.-A disastrous fire
in Covington, KY, caused loss of over
$4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
MOTION OVERRULED.
Judge Osborne Refuses New Trial to
Jet and White and Case
Is A ppealed.

Cynthiana, Ky, Aug. 17.-Judge Os-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20

Constantinople, Aug. 1.-THE widow
of M Rostkovski, informing Hilmi
Pasha, the inspector general of Mace
donia, that she would not accept the In
demnity of $4,000 offered by the porte
for the murder of her husband, said she
did not want Turkish charity. She has
returned the decoration of the order of
the Nishani-Shopakat, bestowed on her
by the sultan, and also her husbands
Turkish decorations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
Affect Ignorance.

Constantinople, August 1.-THE Of
ficials here affect ignorance of the news
that Russia is sending squadron to
Turkish waters. They say that two di-
visions of the Russian Black sea fleet
which recently assembled for the usual
autumn maneuvers left Batoum three
days ago, and some Of the vessels will
probably visit ports on the Turkish
Black sea littoral, as was the case last
year, but the movement has no signifi-
canoe and they scout the idea of Rus
sian naval demonstration
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
A Serious situation.

Constantinople, Aug. 1.-THE British
ambassador has called the attention of
the porte to the serious situation in
Macedonia. He pointed out that grave
consequences may attend fresh murders
of consuls or foreign subjects. The am
bassador had an audience with the sui
fan on FRIDAY
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30

always knew you We're good woman.
Poor Sallie! III be seem her again.
Mrs. Pell did not sleep we'll that
night. 1t hurt her to think of those
two graves being fowerless another
Decoration day. They were in such a
remote part of the cemetery that they
never shared in the general decora ton
Of graves. She decided that she would
not go to the cemetery at all. She
could not bear to think of seeing 9TH
ers carrying their flowers while her
hands must be empty.
But in the morning she changed her
mind. 1t seemed unkind to leave her
graves unvisited. She would go in the
afternoon when the services were over
and the cemetery would be compare
lively deserted. 1t was such a lovely
day. The ride in the cars would 10 her
good.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY IN THE SOUTH
The Story of How the Custom Of ID &C.
Grating Soldiers Graves
Originated.

An associa ton known as the Ladies
Aid society, was organized in 1861 for
looking after soldiers who died in Co
under the direction of these ladies,
who thereafter took charge of these
graves, making it practice to go in
body to care for and beautify them with
plants and flowers January, 1866, Miss
Lizzie rutherford, member of the So
ciety, made the suggestion that spe-
CITED day should be adopted upon which
memorial service should be held for
the purpose of decorating the confed.
crate graves annually. The PROPOSE.
ton met at once with the greatest IA
vor, and letter was addressed toeach
of the chapters in their cities and
towns suggesting similar action on
their part.
These letters were written in March,
ed the observance of April 26 as Memoir
ial day for the confederate dead in sew
eral southern states.
The floral displays are always mag
nificent in the larger cities, and espe-
cially is this true of Richmond. In his
toric old Hollywood Lies the gallant and
beloved Stuart. There, too, sleeps the
old cavalier Pickett, and many others
scarcely less distinguished. There, al
SO, rests the president of the confed-
crate states, and by his side the
Daughter of the Confederacy." And
on Memorial day flowers from the hills
Of Vermont commingle over her grave
with those from the plains of Texas and
the Land of the setting sun as a tribute
to her worth and in attestaion of re-
united country.-Woman' Home Com
panion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30
THE POSTAL SCANDAL.
AnOther Promin emit Official Dismissed
and Placed Under Arrest
for Conspiracy.

Washington, May 26.-Postmaster
dismissed Daniel V. Miller, assistant
attorney in the office of the assistant
attorney general for the post office de-
partment, for conspiracy in connection
with the case of John j. Ryan & Co.,
charged with fraudulent use of the
mails. Miller was taken to the city
hall Monday night and placed under
arrest by a deputy marshal. He waived
examination and was released on ST.
500 bonds for appearance at court in
Cincinnati next autumn.
A warrant on the same charge has
been issued for the arrest of Joseph
M. Johns, lawyer, of Rockville, Parke
county, Ind. 1t was intended to have
both arrests made at the same time,
but no report has been received yet of
Johns apprehension.
Miller came here from Terre
Haute, Ind, about two years ago.
He was appointed by former Assist
ant Attorney General James n. Ty-
ner. The charge against Miller has
been under investigation for three
months. The Ryan company was a
turf investment concern which
operated at st. Louis and Covington,
KY. It's methods and working. opera
lions are said to be similar to those
of the Arnold company, which has
figured conspicuously in the post Of
hce investigation. The Ryan com
pany was the beneficiary under a de-
cision of the assistant attorney gen
made several months ago, subse-
quent to the decision in the Arnold
case, and couched in practically tn
same terms as that decision. Those
decisions declared the concerns
named to be free to use the mails
1t is stated that the amount offered
Miller as a bride aggregated several
thousand dollars and was in the
form of a cash payment, followed by
check. This payment is alleged to
have taken place in Cincinnati, so
the case will be tried there, probably
in the October term of the court.
The penalty for the offense is a fine
not more than three times the
amount asked or accepted and i'm
prisonment for not more than three
years.
Cincinnati, May 26-Word was re-
ceived by federal officers here Monday
night that Joseph NJ. Johns was ar
rested at Rockville, Ind Johns, it is
said, was the party who worked direct
ly with John j. Ryan and accepted the
money for the Tyner letter According
to the federal officers Johns first Of
fer for the letter was for S., 900. Ryan
refused to pay that amount, when
Johns agreed to compromise for S2,-
500. Johns and Ryan met at the Glib
son house in this city January 12,
when Ryan paid over the money, and in
return received the letter which was
used in advertising the ''get-rich-
quick" scheme. Subsequently Ryan
paid Johns $4,000 more for other serv-
ices. Johns is prosecuting attorney
of Parke county. where Miller former
ly lived
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30
PSALM OF THE OLD SOLDIER.

The blue is fading into gray,
Just as when sunset comes
With bugle calls that die away
And softly throbbing drums;
The shadows reach across the sky
And hush the cares of day;
The bugle call and drum beat die
The blue fades into gray.
The gray is blending into blue
sunrise glad and fair
When, in the richness of the dew,
The roses riot there,
The bitterness of yesterday
Is lost to me and you;
The blue Is fading into gray
The gray blends into blue
They re sleeping now the long, long sleep
The boys who wore the blue;
ABOVE the gray the grasses creep
And both were good and true;
And in the twilight of our life
The ending of the way
There comes forgetfulness of strife
The blue fades into gray.
Above each mound the lily CLOVIS
And humble daisies nod;
The ruby glory Of the rose
Sheds luster on the sod;
The tears-the tears-they are the dew
That greets the coming day
The gray is blending into blue
The blue fades into gray
w. d. Nesbit, in the Baltimore American
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30
TEE OLD SOLDIERS DAY.
Beautiful Custom of Obs rvlinE Me-
mortal Day-The Nations
National Debt.

In 1865 occurred one of the most i'm
pressive and soul-stirring pageantS
which this country has ever seen. On
the 23d and Gath of May, the armies Of
the union passed in grand review be-
fore the president and the secretary of
war, in Washington. On the first day
$4,000 men of the Army of the Potomac
marched through the streets of the ma
tional capital, and on the following day
the $4,000 members of Sherman's army
carried their tattered flags over the
same Line of march.
In all there were 149, 900 men I'M that
blue tide which, for six hours on one
day and seven on the next, flowed past
the capitol; and on the great banner
which stretched across the front of the
building the tired and war-worn vet
Grams read sentiment which must
have touched their hearts. It was
their country's acknowledged nt of her
sense of obligation to them The words
were these: ''The only national debt
we can never pay is the debt we owe
the victorious union soldiers"
Today, says the Youths Companion,
a thousand little professions made up
of those same men will march behind
muff1ed drums and with flowers in their
hands, to decorate the graves of the
comrades whose marching days are
done. Those who passed before the
president in the grand review of 1868
were mostly young men, some of them
mere boys. The little companieslwhich
make their way from post headquar-
tiers to the cemetery to-day are MAIDS
up of old men. Each year finds the
heads whittier, the line thinner, the steps
more feeble. Yet the loving memories
remain unchanged, the old comrades
unforgotten, the service in their honor
unneglected.
The dignity and faithfulness with
which the veterans of the civil war OBJ
serve this annual ceremony has not
been lost upon the country. The pa
thetic spectacle of these feeble old
men marching every year under the
flag they once defended has touched us
all. 1t has helped US to realize that we
have indeed a national debt we can
never pay" and has confirmed the
beautiful custom of giving one day in
the year to our dead, be they, soldier OF
civilian.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30

had never had any children, and her
husband had been lost at sea so many
years before that he was now but a
dim memory; besides, he had never in
life given her any reason to mourn his
loss.
But she kept respectfully silent until
Mrs. Pell's burst of grief was over.
Then she said: "White roses is nice.
You ought to be gettin' a lot for so
much money"
Mrs. Pell shook her head sI don't
know. Flowers is dear"
Mrs. Pell carefully put aside ~ cents
each week from her meager earnings.
Every time that she passed florists
window on her way to work, she'would
stop and look at the flowers displayed,
and try to decide which window con-
tanned the most beautiful white roses.
''For | must get the finest to be had
she would think.
The prospect of buying those flowers
often formed the subject Of her chats
with Mrs Wilkes.
To the latter $1.6S seemed an enor-
nous sum to spend in any such a way.
BE sure that you get the worth of
your money" she would say.
They've got to be fine Ones" Mrs.
Pell would answer.
Spring had been long in coming that
year, and it was late in May before
the garden roses began to show their
colors. Mrs. Pellhad few opportunities
of seeing anV of these the tenement
in which she lived being in a district
where there was not enough earth
soom for blade of grass to grow. Mrs.
Pell, like many of her neighbors, had
few pots of geraniums on her window
sills, but they were not luxuriant
in growth. The air, close and sunless,
was not conducive to Horticulture. Mrs.
Pell had once tried to raise a white
rose, but it had died an early death.
Then her walks to and from her work
weee not in the resident part OF the
city.
But on Sundays, when she was not
too tired, she went.to church Her way
thither led past many beautiful gar
dens. One of them she particularly ad-
mired. 1t was a large, old fashioned
garden surrounding a beautiful old
house There were roses and roses.
Roses climbing over trellises, and clam
Der1ng about the broad veranda which
raE along the side of the house
They were just such roses as had
grown about the little country home
to which she had gone as bride, says
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30

HY THE aid of the calendar hang
IL ing on her wall, Mrs. Pell found
that there were IA weeks before Dec
Grafton day.
She was not an adept at mental arith-
metic, so that it was quite a lengthy
and laborious piece of work for her
to calculate that if she saved II cents
each of those IA weeks, she would
have one dollar and IS cents.
She had just finished counting it up
a second time in order to be sure that
it was correct, when her neighbor, Mrs.
Wilkes, from the next room below in
the big tenement house, came in for
their usual evening chat. She was a
thin, nervous looking little woman of
middle age. Neither her faded gray
hair nor her dress was tidy. She was
a strong contrast to Mrs. Pell, who was
always neat and clean; she was much
older than Mrs. Wilkes, too.
Most of Mrs. Pell's days were spent
time was we'll filled with washing and
ironing.
After they had exchanged their news
of the day, Mrs. Pell said: would you
think that body could get a nice lot
of flowers for a dollar and siXty-eight
cents?"
''Sure and I'd think that lot of
money to be spendin' in such way
answered Mrs. Wilkes, with a look of
surprise on her weat11er-beaten face
STD like it to be more" returned
Mrs. Pell, ''but not cent more than
u cents week can spare
I'm sure I'm not KNOWN what
your talkin' about said Mrs. Wilkes,
the surprise in her face increasing.
'I'l be tellin' you. It's for the graves
on Decoration day. I've just set my
heart on coverin' 'em with flowers this
year. I've been wantin' to do it every
year, but somethin' always happened
to prevent. But this year, they're goin'
to be there
"Oh!" calculated Mrs. Wilkes.
EYES, went on Mrs Pell, I'm feelin'
sure there'll be nothin' to prevent this
year. And it's white roses I want.
Teddy was crazy after EN-"
She rocked her chair, and hid her face
in her blue bingham apron.
Mrs Wilkes could not enter very
deeply into her friends feelings. She
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30

carriage filled with baskets of roses.
They had almost stripped the many
bushes in their garden.
After their grandfather's and grand
mothers and Aunt Edith's graves had
been piled high with odorous blossoms
there was still large basketful of
beautiful white roses left.
''Let us drive around and see if there
are any graves without any flowers"
said Berta.
yes" said Mrs. Graham, 81 like
that thought"
But there did not seem to be any
graves undecorated until they reached
more distant part of the cemetery.
There two sunken graves, with
weather-worn wood markers at the
/ head, were fowerless.
''How lonely they look!" said Tom.
'Ys," said Mrs. Graham, Il think
| that you must empty this basket on
them"
Let Tom and me do it." said Berta
So she and her brother jumped out of
the carriage and went over to the two
graves. There were enough roses to
completely cover them both.
NOW they don't look so lonely"
said Berta, with backward glance, as
she drove away.
And so it was that when late in the
afternoon Mrs. Pell came to the lonely
! spot where Lay her husband and son,
she found the two mounds a mass of
exquisite roses. And they looked like
the roses she had had in her little
country home in those long past days
the white roses that Teddy had so
| loved
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30
MAKES A STATEMENT.
President Roosevelt Declares He Has
Asked No Man for His
Support.

Walla Walla, Wash, May 26.-Sec-
rotary to the President Loeb Monday
afternoon gave out the following
statement:
''In speaking of the sudden politi-
cal developments in Ohio the presi-
dent said: I have not asked any
man for his support. I have had
nothing whatever to do with raising
the issue as to my Endorsement.
Sooner or later it was bound to arise,
and inasmuch as it has now arisen of
course those who favor my admin
istration and nomination will indorse
them and those who do not will OPP
pose them.
1.-THE president also said he was
deeply touched by the action of Pres
ident McKinley's home county, in
which Canton is situated, in instruct
ing so heartily in his favor. Nothing
could have pleased him more"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30
Our Comrades Live.

Still they live, our gallant comrades, still
they live for evermore.
When the waves of Time beat softly on
eternity's bright shore,
Tho our wistful mortal vision may not
pierce the veil between,
Still we feel their presence with us in this
peaceful summer scene
And our hearts are thrilled, uplifted, as by
Heavens diviner air
While we scatter fragrant flowers Ger their
green graves everywhere
EVA KATHERINE GIBSON.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30

right in the path. Jarrot realized that
to try to avoid the dog would throw
his car against tree, and he steered
directly ahead. He struck the dog
squarely, and it was pinned in front
Of the automobile for moment, and
then dropped to the ground between
the wheels. Every bone in its body was
broken, some of them in a dozen
places.