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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

the lamp will, of course, be Informed
of the danger limit, and when the
strands are heated to an unusual or
dangerous height will abstain from
working in such gaseous quarters. 1t
is stated that this gas detector may
be easily attached to the lamps now in
use, and it should prove very prac-
teal arrangement for the men who are
compelled to labor in the mines
Louisville COurier-Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

little observation OF
of
will be found
OF
this alton a o
and about twice as far almost directly
II
velocity toward the
its prominent tails
in
Campbell the brightest
of years
observable in the comet Will no doubt
before
II
striking
ereaing
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
Evil Effects of Alcohol.

A municipal committee OF Glasgow,
Scotland, appointed to determine the eff
feet of alcoholic drinks on the marked
increase of insanity, reports that out of
sos admissions to the Glasgow district
asylum and 213 admissions to the poor
house, 33 per cent. were traceable to
alcoholic drinks as a cause. In the
United States 10 to II per cent. of in
sanity is from drink.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

Gated. No other systemic catarrh rem
edy has as yet been devised. Insist
upon having Peruna. There are no
medicines that can be substituted.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columb bus, o.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

To make good paste for scrap books
take half teaspoonful of starch, same
of flour, pour on little boiling water,
let it stand minute, add more water,
stir and cook it until it is thick
enough to starch a shirt bosom. 1t
spreads smooth, sticks well and will
aot mold or diseolor paper. Starch
alone will not make good paste.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

of dollars in medicine which did me no
good. / was persuaded by a friend to
try Peruna. took it two weeks with
out much improvement, but l kept on
with it and soon began to get well and
strong very fast Within two months
was cured, and have been well ever
since. I am strong advocate of
Peruna. &C. Hershman.
Peruna cures catarrh of the kidneys,
liver and other pelvic organs, simply
because it cures catarrh wherever To-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
Radisson ON the Chippewa.

A new town in Sawyer county, Wis, on
the Omaha Road. Located on both the
Chippewa and Couderay rivers, in center
Of most fertile and promising hardwood
district. Good muscallonge, bass and pike
fishing in both rivers. Exceptional oppor-
tunities for landseekers. If looking for a
new location don't fail to see this new
country. Fo- map and full particulars
write to Postmaster, Radisson, Sawyer Co.,
Wis, or to L. w. Teasdale, General Passen-
ger Agent, c. st. p M. e. O. Ry. ST Paul.
The mind that is much elevated and inso-
lent with prosperity, and cast down by adj
yersity, is generally aoject and base.-Epi-
Gurus.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
Accounted For

The news that comes pouring In con-
corning Borelli's celestial wander er
makes it possible, says the Chicago In
ter Ocean, to account for the number OF
tailless comets that have recently been
observed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

Our esteemed contemporary, the Ashtabu-
la (O.( Record-Herald, gives prominence on
its editorial page to this important item:
Miss Carrie George has had her limb am
putated for the third time. She is in the hos
pital and is getting along nicely" Growing
country, Rochester Post-Expressl
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
Authorizations.

Caroline-Does Winifred expect many
wedding presents?
Margaret-Oh, yes; but she has no
idea she will receive as many as she
expects. City Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

They equal those
that have been cost
ing you from $4.0o
to $500. The inn
mense sale OF w. l..
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
That Douglas nses Cor.
sna Colt proves there is
value in Douglas shoes.
Corona is the highest
grade Pat.Leather made
Fast Color Eyeiets used.
Our 81 Git Edge Line cam
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
In High Society.

Mrs. Pusher-I met Mr.. Bigfsh yesterday.
Mrs. Bigpile-Which one!
The one who divorced your husband S di-
vorced sister"
20, yes, know who you mean. Chelsea
Gazette
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
Gas from Chalk.

An invention for manufacturing gas
out of chalk has been tried in Sussex,
England, with, it is said, surprising
success.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
Hundreds of Dollars Spent
in Vain.

Mr.. Cyrus H er S h m a IL !,
Sheridan, Ind, writes:
"Two years ago | was a
sick man. Catarrh had set
tied in the pelvic organs,
making life a burden and
giving me little hope of
recovery. I spent hundreds
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
CATARRH DESTROYS THE KIDNEYS
Was Miserable Gould Not Stand Up or Walk :
Po-ru-na Cured.
Was Miserable
Many Persons Have
Cdtarrh and Don't
Know 1t.

~ ~ ~ - - - - ~ - - -
Mr.. James M. Powell, 633
Troost street, Kansas City,
Mo-, Vice Grand of /. o.
o. F., of Cherryville, Kan. /,
writes
"Ab0uf four years ago I
suffered with q severe ca
farrh 0ffhe bladder, which
caused continued irritation
and pain. / was miserable
and could NOT stand up or
walk for any length of
time without exfre I'M e
WEAKNESS and pain. Ibe-
gan taking Peruna and 1t
greatly relieved me, and In
eleven weeks I was COM
pIefeIy cured and felt like
q new man. flames M.
Powell.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
w. L. DOUGLAS
s3.so & So SHOES S SsSe!

You can save from $50 to SIS yearly by
wearing w. L. DOUGLAS $3.50 or So shoes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-24
Suction Dredges.

The operation of the suction dredges
used by the government in river and
harbor work is very interesting. A
long, flexible tube II to is inches in
diameter drops down from the side Of
the vessel 20 to 30 feet or more to the
bottom of the river or harbor upon
which the dredging is being performed.
The upper end of this tube is connect
ed to an immense rotative centrifugal
pump, making several hundred revolu-
tons a minute and capable Of handling
many hundred tons Of water an hour.
The lower end Of the tube is manipu-
lated from the vessel against the sand
bars and mud banks, and as the water
is sucked upward by the centrifugal
pumps a very large proportion of sand
and mud goes with it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-24
PRICE OF HOSPITALITY.
People OF Better Social Than Finan-
cial Status Can't Afford to Accept
Invitations I'm England.

The question Of tips is perennial. II
is especially at this time of the year
that 1t forces itself most prominently
into notice, and the awful truth has
to be acknowledged that there seems
to be no way out Of difficulty which
alike besets hostess and guests, says
the London World. Hospitality is
bought at price In these days, for the
new order renders 1t possible to open
the doors Of every great house with
golden keys, provided that they are
heavy enough and are attached to
massive chains; and when guests in
clude millionaires of transatlantic and
oriental extraction, how Is 1t possible
for hostesses to exercise any control
over the tipping system? The re-
suit is that everybody is mulcted alike.
The poor must follow the lead Of the
rich, and in consequence 1t often be-
comes as great difficulty for men and
women of better social than financial
status, to accept invitations as to stay
at expensive hotels. Yet how Is re-
form to be instituted? This is so
cial difficulty that 1t seems impossible
to overcome, but at the same time II
is one which stands in the way OF
many agreeable people Of both sexes.
who dare not in existing circum-
stances accept invitations, even where
they feel they would be most welcome.
and Were a delightful time would
await them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-24
THE GREEN MORAYS.
Very Able Contortionists-Their Tank
One Of the New York Aquar-
ium's Attractions.

Them fellers must have India rub
Der backbones," said a visitor at the
Aquarium, gazing in as he spoke at the
tank of the green morays, which were
twisting and comforting and tying
themselves up into knots, in a manner
that would have made the India rubber
man want to quit the business entirely,
says the New York Sun.
Seven feet long, the biggest Of the
three here, and five and six feet, respec-
lively, the other two, the big green mo-
rays always attract the visitors, even
when they are quiescent; but when, as
at feeding time, they begin to squirm,
then so many people gather around the
tank that those at the back can get only
occasional glimpses of the giant eel con-
tortionists as they rise high In the
tank, to be seen then over the heads Of
the people in front.
They are doing we'll, the green morays,
oil of them feeding well, and they are
probably as comfortable here, in their
spacious tank at the Aquarium, as they
could be anywhere away from the coral
caverns they were accustomed to fire.
uuent, in the waters of the isles Of Ber-
muda. They are certainly great attrac-
tim
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-24
CHAPTER VIII.

The next evening at nine o'clock,
Warde was working in the Office when
q negro boy brought him note. He
opened it casually and read the fol-
lowing:
'sMr. Warde-Come as soon as you
can to Peters Rest, No. 1,0o6 Com
merce street. A river man there can
give you q great story for the Ga
zette. His name is William Jackson.
"a Friend"
Irving received a great many notes
like this, and it occasioned him no
surprise. Peters Rest had a reputa-
ton of a not very reassuring charac-
ter; still he was often called to such
places, and he gave it no particular
thought. He finished the work upon
which he was engaged, and ut II
o'clock started for the choice locality
to which he had been called.
AS he was passing the station
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-24

house, Fenton, the detective, Joined
him and asked whittier he was going.
ITO Peters Rest" said Warde.
"That's nice place to go to-" said
Fenton, laughing.
~ was called there to get a piece
of news" replied Warde.
81 will go with you," said Fenton;
at may be something in my line"
"All right; but remember that this
is mine, and if there's anything in il
the Gazette gets 1t exclusively"
"Of course"
The locality which the two men
were about to visit was q considerable
distance from the station house, and
il abutted on the river. Commerce
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-24
THOSE OLD SLIPPERS.

With many comforts am blessed.
For which l hope I'm thankful duly.
OF ample means I am possessed;
I have wife who loves me truly.
She makes me pretty things to wear
With such sweet desire to please,
But my great joy and her despair
Is my old WORKOUT slippered ease.
bought those slippers long ago
Quite smart they welAl and much ad-
mired
They don't look handsd q, now, know.
But they suit me wheEu am tired.
They're badly worn and down ut heel,
Their shapeliness and gloss are gone,
But, oh, great Scott! How good they feel
When l sit down and slip them on!
How soft and grateful to the sole!
How snugly to each corn conforming.
With ventilation at each hole!
At once l find them cool and warming.
] need some new ones ! suppose.
But mortal maker could not sell
Me footgear to compare with those
Old slippers that love so well.
Chicago Daily News.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-22
CRoATIAN UNREST SERIOUS
Troops Use BayOnets and Guns to
Repulse Peasant Stone
SINGERS.

VIENNA, May 21.-The revolt in Croatia
Is spreading to every part of the Titular
kingdom and threatens to extend to Dali
malta
The celebration at Agram yesterday Of
the anniversary of the death of Jellacihich
Won Bucim, the former ban of Croatia,
eliminated in a fierce conflict with the
police, who attacked the crowds with
sabers, wounding many persons and max
ing $50 arrests. Agram is now completely
under military rule. Four regiments, fully
equipped for war, have been ordered 10
proceed from oedenburg to the Agram dis
trict.
At Buccari and Meja thousands of peas
ants attempted to destroy the railroad in
order to prevent the arrival of troops, and
when the military arrived pelted them with
stones. The troops retaliated by shooting
and bayoneting.
The Slavs resident in various parts of
Austria and Bohemia are holding indigna-
ton meetings to protest against the pro-
ceedings in Croatia
In Dalmatia important demonstrations
have been planned for May go when pro-
test meetings will be held in twenty places
The disturbances in Croatia are primarily
due to the long-stsnding race hatred be-
tween the Slavs and the Magyars.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-22
COURT SETTLES MATERNITY
valuable Property Involved I'm Ones
tion of which sister Was
Mother of Child.

PITTsBURG, May H.-ospecial Tele-
Kram.l-The jury in the famous Baby
case" in the United States court returned
a verdict this morning for the defense
Beverly Robinson It involved the ma
ternity of an infant and the question OF
which of two sisters was actually the
mother of the child was the main point
in the case.
Reverly Robinson was summoned TO New
York in December 1896, by Katherine Vera
Robinson, his cousin and sweetheart who
was then living in that city with her
sister. Mrs. Metheny. Robinson testified
that his cousin urged on him the neces-
sity of immediate marriage and they were
married quietly in Philadelphia. Several
weeks later, in January, 1887 they moved
to Omaha, Mrs. Metheny going with them.
In March, 1897, according to Robinson s
testimony, the child in question was born
TO his wife. Other witnesses claimed that
Il was born to Mrs. Metheny, who had
been introduced In Omaha as Mrs. Robin
son in order to preserve her good name,
as she was not living with her husband at
the time Both sisters and the child are
dead valuable piece Of property huns
! on the decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-22
CONDITION OF THE WEATAER
Forecast for Nebraska-Showers and Cooler
Friday; Saturday Fair and Warmer.
LIGHTNING CAUSES TROUBLE
Seriously Interferes with Tele-
graph and Telephone
Service

Last nights electrical display played
havoc with telephone and telegraph com
munication about Omaha. At the Western
Union office 1t caused more trouble on the
board than any electrical disturbance In
ten years burning out number of the In
struments and hindering and destroying
communication In many instances The
Postal was also greatly troubled by the
storm, the wires to the north and the
south being, OF little use and only few
working at all
While telephone service within the city
was hindered but little all of the long dis
tance wires were very bad and 1t was
practically impossible 10 secure any KIND
of service. The wires to Lincoln and Chi
cago were in particularly bad shape and
could not be used at all.
II is doubtful II many OF the wires OF
either telephone or telegraph were down
because of the storm but many instru'
ments were burned out and wires short
circuted so that the service was almost
as inadequate as II the wires had been
down.
During tie evening a report was cir
culated in the city that tornado had
struck Auburn and practically wiped out
the town. A telephone message from there
stated that a severe electrical storm had
visited that section, accompanied by a
heavy rainfall but no serious damage had
been done.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-22
ST. PETERSBURG is ANXIOUS
Outbreaks are Expected Upon the Oc-
casiOn of the ApprOachinE
Bicentennary.

ST. PETERSBURG IA, "i.-The great
est anxiety prevails IN 'ry .-ative cir
cles owing to the possibility ~ JUS out
breaks on the occasion of the ''ing
bicentennary of this city.
The police have requested the owns
workshops and factories te refuse holio,
to their employees during the festivities
But the men probably will refuse TO work.
Revolutionist emissaries have been flood
ing the workshops with seditious literature
in which It is declared that while the car
in his proclamation of March IL pretended
to be animated by a desire to ameliorate
the lot of the peasants, in reality he cares
nothing for them, and the men must them
selves obtain their rights.
These pamphlets are couched in language
most insulting to the czar. the czarina and
the government. The employers are asking
for police protection during the celebra-
tions.
The recent destruction by fire of a fac
tory at st. Petersburg. involving the loss
of about 100000. is attributed to the work.
men.
The working people here are becoming
more insistent in their demands for in
| creased wages, shorter hours and the right
of organization for mutual aid
The bank managers, shopkeepers and
| warehousemen have decided to close their
establishments during the festivities.
The police have discovered another secret
printing shop and have seized many revo-
| lutionary proclamations.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-22
POTTER POINTS OUT ERRORS
bishop Says that I'm Some Cases Labor
Organizations Have Alien
ated Friends.

ORANGE. N j.. May A.-Speaking on
labor unions at a dinner OF the Civic club
nf Orange last night. Bishop Henry c.
Potter said the conditions which confront
the people OF America are largely OF their
own making.
He declares that one person had more
to do with the situation than anyone else.
a manager OF a shop or factory, not be-
cause he tried to understand the interests
Of the wOrkingman, but because he wanted
to get out OF the workingman all he pos
sibly could for the beneht of his employers
nothing more.
IT believe" said Bishop Potter the folly
Of the labor organizations In several in
stances have alienated a great deal OF the
sympathy that would otherwise have gone
20 them One thing we must realize is that
the community is not made up of either
laborers or capitalists. but rather OF those
between who are very largely affected by
these differences
The time may come when organized
labor may make itself so unpleasant thai
II may not be able TO stay In New York
The great stumbling block in organized
labor Is that the freedom Of the individua
is invaded. and that has sot to be oOr
rsctsA"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-22
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Rural Carriers Named aud south Da-
kOtS POstmasters Get
Raise.
From q staft Correspondent.) }

WASHINGTON, May 21.-(Special Tele-
gram. .)-These Iowa rural letter carriers
were appointed today: like. regular, Niels
A. Nelson, substitute, J. p. Peterson.
Lohrvill. regular. Harry V. Wilkinson; sub
stitute, M. O'Brien. Waupeton, regular,
Arthur w. Latta; substitute, w. II. Pape,
jr.
The comptroller of the currency has ex-
tended the corporate existence of the First
National bank of Montezuma. Ia, until the
close of business May q, 1923.
b. w. Rowlin of West Branch, W. w.
williams of Des Moines and o. 8. Lindsay
of Spencer. Ia, have been appointed rail-
way mail clerks.
Under the annual rcadjustment OF presi-
Dental postmaeters'5 salaries these m
creases in Sout4 Dassota we're announced
today Hrookinss, R,)reka aeddes, sGroton
$500 each; Aberdeen Arlington, Britton,
Chamberlain, Clear Lake, Custer, Desmet
., Edgemont, Faulkton, Howard, Huron
Ipswich, Lake Preston, Madison, Miller
500 each.
Reserve agents approved; Chemical Ma
tional bank of New York, Live Stock Ma
tional and First National of Chicago fol
First National bank of Pleasantville, la.
M E. Hatch of Omaha has been appointed
watchman in the bureau of engraving and
printing
Postmasters appointed: Iowa.. J. Van
! wey, Frankville, Winneshiek county; JohT
R.. Hunter, Hawleyville Page county; p
G. Sewers, Hooking, Monroe county; Vic
tor c. Schwaller. Templeton. Carroll county
! South Dakota-S. H. Howard. Manchester
| Kingsbury county.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-22
SHAW STARTS FOR THE WEST
Makes short Stop I'm New York and
Then Comes to Meet the
President.
(From a Stan Correspondent }

WASHINGTON, May H.-(special fele-
gram. )-Secretary Shaw will leave Wash
ington probably next Sunday night for
New York where he will remain several
days. From there he will go to Chicago
for a day and then to Denison, Ia. to be
on hand to meet the president when he
arrives The president and his party will
reach Iowa on his eastern trip at Council
Bluffs, being scheduled to arrive there at
$50 a. m. June 2. The president will
scarcely be able to do more than appear
at the rear platform of his car at Council
BLUFFS as he is to make but a thirty-minute
stop there From Council Bluffs the presi-
dent goes TO Denison where he will be
welcomed by Secretary Shaw who will ac-
company his chief during the remainder
of the trip through Iowa. The itinerary
calls for stops in Iowa at Fort Dodge,
Webster City. Cedar Falls and Dubuque.
The night of June will be spent at Du-
buque. The program at Dubuque. in ad-
dition to a drive about the city, includes
dinner to be given Mr.. Roosevelt by
Senator Allison.
Senator ]. II. Millard arrived from New
York tonight and is at the Willard. The
senator is here on departmental matters
and expects to finish his work here by the
last of the week.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-22
COURT DECIDES QUEER CASE
Paternity OF child Born In Omaha 4.
Issue 81 Complicated
Mitigation.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May a.-The end Of
one of the most sensational cases ever
tried in the United States circuit court
came today when the jury In the case of
Beverly Robinson against Robert S.
Stephenson and Others returned a verdict
for the defendants.
The case was for eighteen feet of property
in Wood street, worth 100000, and involved
the paternity of a child. The plaintiff
claimed title through a child, which he
alleged, was born to his wife. who was his
cousin. Miss Catherine Verna Robinson.
They were married December 1, 1896 and
1t is alleged that the child was born in
March, 1887 at Omaha, whore they had gone
to avoid publicity. Robinson and his wife
were accompanied to Omaha by Mrs.
David Gregg Metheny, sister of Mrs.
Robinson.
The family came east after the birth OF
the child and in the summer OF 1898 spent
several weeks at Fairhaven, VT. One day
Mrs. Metheny was seized with commissions
and died suddenly. The next morning Mrs
Robinson and the child were dead, both
having been shot The suicide or murder
of the woman and the murder Of the child
were testified to during the trial of the
case
The defense was that the child was not
the child Of Mrs. Robinson, but was the
child OF Mrs. Metheny. Metheny is one of
the defendants and the verdict gives him
/ the title through the child born to his wife.
Robinson gave positive testimony that
/ the child was born to his wife and that
she had nursed the baby naturally. This
latter fact was also testified to ~ other
witnesses.
on the other hand, sister of Mrs Rob-
inson and Mrs. Metheny were present in
| the room when the child was born and
swore It was the child Of Mr.. Metheny.
She admitted that she had introduced Mrs.
Metheny to the doctor as Mrs. Robinson
and for that reason the doctor had be-
lieved that the child was that of Mrs.
Robinson whom he visited professionally.