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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

The report of the United States com
missioner of patents for the calendar
year ended December 81, 1902, shows
that the total number of patents is
sued during the year was 27,776, of
which 27,136 were mechanical patents.
This exceeds by 1878 the number of
such patents issued last year, which
was the largest number issued in any
year up to that time. The figures fur
nish striking evidence of the activity
of American inventors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

Pope Leo NH. is making a remark
able record for longevity and we'll
preserved powers. Within a few days
of his ninety-third birthday his ply
stefan says he ''reads without spec
tacles, walks without a cane, dresses
and undresses without assistance,
and works about IA hours daily"
The possibilities Of the most i'm
portant ecclesiastical office in the
world sit easily on him, and with his
regular life and serene temperament
he may fulfill the doctors prediction
of living to be 100 years old.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
LEO IS HAPPY.
Venerable Pontin Celebrates Twen-
ty-Fifth Anniversary of His
Becoming Pope.

Rome, Feb. 21.-The twenty-fifth
anniversary of the election of Pope
Leo was celebrated Friday amid
regal splendor. The weather was all
that could be desired and not an
untoward incident mar-ed the cere-
monies of the jubilee.
1T seems impossible that / have
been there 25 years" was Pope Leo's
exclamation as he looked from Win
dow of his apartments into the sun
lit piazza of St. Peters. This was
the pontiff's only reference to his
long term of self-imposed imprison-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

One hundred thousand souvenirs
for distribution to contributors to
the Mckinley memorial fund have
been sent out by the memorial COM
mittee to postmasters, and when the
remaining number has been finished
will be sent to individual contribu-
tors. The souvenir contains engrav-
ings of the Mckinley home in Can
ton, of the white house in Washing
ton, a picture of the dead president
snd a representation of the Goddess
NJ Liberty. McKinley's last words:
Gods will, not ours, be done," are
also embodied in the souvenir.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

The London Lancet, the British
medical journal, ponderously warns
the English against the American
quick lunch system which is being es-
tablished in London. 1t is particu-
larly infamed against the consump-
ton of American pie. The Lancet
should investigate the kind of men
developed in the New England pie
belt and the alarm would dissipate
Emerson, for example, was a good
deal Of a man, and he ate pic at
breakfast
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
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cnrfeIvnn Tnkea Oath.

Washington. Feb. 19.-George b.
CorteIyou took the oath of Office as
secretary of the department of com
merce and labor shortly after II
O'Clock Wednesday forenoon. At the
same time William Loeb, Jr., was sworn
in as secretary to the president. The
oaths were administered by Chief JUS
tice Fuller, of the United States SUI
preme court.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

The new department of commerce
will have within its scope the great
est material interests supervised by
any one government official in the
world. The internal commerce of the
country alone has a value of $780,
oo0,OO0,000 a year. As the new de-
partment will include all bureaus re-
lating to transportation, except the
interstate commerce commission. all
bureaus relating to manufacture,
corporations, and labor, it will repre-
sent the commercial and industrial
activities and development of the
country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

A New York doctor has a theory
that dyspepsia, especially among
men. is largely due to eye-strain, but
we don't see how it is going to be
helped, as it is only given to the few
to have such a delicate sense of
touch that they don't have to work
their eyes mighty hard looking for
dollars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

"Spy oak" said to be the largest
tree in New York state, standing on
the Pelham road in Westchester coun-
ty, has been condemned as unsafe and
will probably soon be cut down, it hav-
ing become hollow and in danger of
falling. It is said that many spies and
deserters were hanged from its
branches in revolutionary times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

What has become of the coal-oil-
soaked brick with which we were 60
ing to cook our meals, warm our
homes and, incidentally, soak the coal
trust? 1t looked very promising for
awhile, but most of us have been
turning our salaries over to coal
dealers and carrying out the ashes
all winter, just the same.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

Hon. Lloyd Griscom, United States
minister to Persia, says the shah
has often told him he would like to
visit the United States if the journey
could be made easy for him. Once
he asked if the Atlantic ocean could
be crossed in one day. He cannot
understand how country so far
from Persia can amount to much.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
Disaster at Fort Lafayette.

New York, Feb. 20.-Three men were
killed outright, one man so injured that
he died later, two other men fatally
and at least seven seriously hurt in an
explosion in the worlroom of the naval
storage magazine at Fort Lafayette in
New York bay about two o'clock
Thursday afternoon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

The exposure Of the get-rich-quick
turf concerns and their wholesale
swindling ought to be warning to
persons who think that any such
profits as they promised can be made
IegitimateIy or paid for any length
If time
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

Mr.. w. A. Jones, commissioner of
Indian affairs, has issued a letter of
instructions to all Indian agents and
superintendent of schools directing
them to lay greater stress during the
coming year upon the practical teach
ing of agriculture, stock raising and
kindred pursuits at the Indian
schools and upon the Indian farms.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
EIkins Bill "a Law.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The presi-
dent late Friday afternoon signed
the Ell1ins rebate bill. With the
signing of this measure the admins
tration's antitrust programme for
this session of congress is completed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

From present indications, Okla
homa will surpass all the states in
railroad construction in 1908, as it
did in 1902. The work has been go
ing on all winter with speed of
track laying seldom equaled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

There is no use trying to save money
any more. Senator Wellington, of
Maryland, has introduced in the SEN
ate bill similar to that of Congress
man Griffith, limiting fortunes in this
country to 100000 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
seed Tor nestitute swedes.

Stockholm, Feb. 20.-The central re-
lief committee has forwarded to the
governor of the province of Wester-
botter, to be used for the distribution
of seed the sum of $4,000. of which
amount $4,000 was contributed by
Americans
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
offers Home for Museum.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Marshall Field.
through H. \. Higinbotham, made a
formal offer to the south park board
to erect building for the Field Column
bian museum and endow the same. pro-
yided a site is provided on the lake
front.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

New York, Feb. 1V.-SItting on the
edge Of her bed, talking 10 his wife,
who was i'll, Frank A. Lapham was
stricken dead with heart disease at his
home in this city, When stricken he
was congratulating Mrs. Lapham on
her improved condition. Mr.. Lapham
was supposedly IN perfect health.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

Never in the history of medicine has
the demand for one particular remedy
for female diseases equalled that at
tanned by Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and never
during the lifetime of this wonderful
medicine has the demand for it been
SO great as it is to-day.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and throughout the length and breadth
of this great continent come the glad
tidings of woman's sufferings relieved
by it, and thousands upon thousands
of letters are pouring in from grateful
women saying that it will and posi-
lively does cure the worst forms of
female complaints.
Mrs. Pinlxham invites all wO-
men who are puzzled about
their health to write her at Lynn,
Mass, for advice. Such CORE.
spOndence is seen by women o1lys
and no charge is made.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

Earthquakes in the west and south
west of the United States and in
France and destructive tidal waves
in the South Sea islands would seem
to Indicate that nature has entered
upon new series of elemental dis
turbances. It has started earlier
than It did in 1902, but let us hope it
will not surpass last years record of
disaster in this direction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

Tt is understood that Denmark will
have until June of this year to make
up her mind finally whether or not
she will accept the United States
terms for her islands in the Carib-
hpgn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
Three Trainmen Killed.

GaIena, H.. Feb. 21.-Three train
men were killed here at 1880 o'clock
Friday night in an accident to the Chi
cago-MinneapoHs limited train on the
Illinois Central road. None of the pas
senoers were injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
2 MORSE, Publisher.

It appears that in India they have
81 ways of getting rid of lover.
The American girl contents herself
with one, and it may be condensed
into the three letters CIT.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

San Francisco, Feb. 10. Wireless
messages to the Hawaiian islands are
to be sent from this coast, according
to A. /. New, manager Of the Pacific
Wireless Telep' one and Telegraph
company.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

London, Feb. 21.-The bishop of
Southampton. Arthur TEMPLE Lyttle-
ton, died Friday at Petersfeld, Hamp-
shire. He was born in 1852.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
Wages to BE Advanced.

New York, Feb. 21.-Ten thousand
cloakmakers have gained advances in
wages in this city. The advances in
many instances are from 20 TO 40 per
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
Freezes to Death.

ST. Louis, Feb. 21.-The dead body
of A. w. Holbein, aged so, manager
of feed store. was found in a va
cant lot at Washington avenue and
Twentieth street early Friday frozen
stiff. 1t is believed that in crossing
the lot late<Thursday night he was
overcome by vertigo and froze to
death in his helpless condition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

They were speaking of the great politi-
clan.
YES" said one, years ago / saw him
roaming the streets with not cent, and his
hands in his pockets"
"How different" spoke the other. Now
he has thousands and his hands in other
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

Horn. al"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. p.

Wheat-No / northern. re; No. 3
northern, roc; May 761zc. Oats-No.
white, sc. Corn-No. 3, &c. Rye
No. 2, 45c. Barley-No. ?, Acc.
Flax-S1.15. Butter-Creamery, ex-
tras, 24@25c; creamery, frsts, 22@23c;
dairy, fancy, 20@21c Poultry-Tur-
keys, s@9c; chickens, 7@sc Hay
Upland, fancy, $3.50.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
St. Paul. Feb. q.

Cattle-Steers, 81. oo@4. 25; cows, So, CO
@4.oo. Hogs - s6.o0@7.o0 Sheep
muttons. $500; lamto. 5000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

j.. -.
Thesa statements show that the Tax Com
missions valuations instead OF being nearIy
as high as the census returns fan snort Oh
Hons arc made to cover the same acreage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26

Farm lands and improvements other oo =,
than buildings $1,000 ...........:. .So3o,oa
Ten per cent. for increase in value 70 az
parDa hnJld,nas i1aooi .... 1885, GO
Ten per cent. for increase tn value ~ 20
from 1900 to 1902 ................' io'oo
131195s0 acres of standing timber "a. 90
ore lands, cut-oYer lands, etc. l"l'i0
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-26
TAX COMMISSIONERS VAIL

TAX COMMISSIONERS VALU.
Tax commissioners valuation OF IN
acre land Of the state and OF IN
buildings on the said land was y
1900 ...... - -,
Increase In value from 1900 to l9O2
ii being assumed that country, city
village lands and buildings haV
increased at the o. me rate. $500.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-24

still deeper hollow, and after much
hard work 1 succeeded in gathering
quite a pile of pebbles and sea weed,
on which l rested my feet. Meantime
my body from the waist up was ex-
posed. Even at this l was in danger
of falling out or Off when the berg
rolled over, as it frequently did. / was
therefore obliged to be constantly on
the alert. Exhausted from my exer-
tions and though fearing that sleep
might mean death, could not resist
the drowsiness that came over me; so
| fell asleep. When 1 awoke after q
few hours it was night, and the stars
were in the sky. Though my hands
and feet were numbed, l did not feel
as cold as one might imagine. 1t Is
useless describing my sensations. L
thought of the sad Christmas mother
and the kids would pass without me
and, perhaps, without the old man, and
I prayed to God to save me. / was
glad when the morning came-Christ-
mas morning-but 1 suffered fearfully
from hunger and thirst, especially from
thirst. Christmas day passed over me
like Christmas eve, and at the dawn
Of the 26th 1 gave up hope. But one
should never despair even though hun
dreds of miles out at sea on an Ice
berg. for that evening was taken on
the berg by q boat from the barkentine
Sea Serpent, commanded by Captain
Ferguson, and bound for the Azores.
The captain treated me well, and after
staying on the Azores a few weeks 1
came to New York In a Liverpool brig
antine.
"That is about ALL" concluded the
young fisherman from Nova Scotia.
"And, say, doctor, I don't want to
spend no more Christmas days on
rg."-Washington Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-24
XMAS WITH THE GERMANS.
Scenes In the Shops and In the Re-
tirement of Homo.

scenes In the shops anu IN thc NC
tirement of Home.
AS the handsome shops reveal the
Christmas of the rich Germans, also
we see the Christmas joys of the other,
the peasant class. The toy stores-the
dolls in all the national costumes of
the world, and windows all bristling
with combating soldiers. Candy shops!
Candy is distinctively American. In
Germany and France it is bonbons; in
England sweets The Germans do not
eat candy as a habit, as we do, but on
Christmas time, according to their
idiom, 'it goes loose" But 1t is the
'pfefferkuchen'' that is the great dis
tinguishing delicacy of Christmastide.
Not house, family or person in Ger
many is without 1t. 1t is sort of hard
spice cake, made in all sorts of shapes.
The writer spent last Christmas In
the home of Baron Won Shierbrant
The day before Christmas the drawing
rooms were closed. No one dare enter
except the baron and baroness, who
came in and out of those rooms very
quietly and mysteriously. On Christ
mas eve the first event of interest Is
the Christmas eve dinner, which Is
characterized by the serving of 'karp-
fen in bier and the bringing forth from
their secret hiding places of the IA
nous Christmas cakes, marZtpan, pfef-
fernuesse and pfefferkuchen. Dinner
ends with the joining of hands and all
saying, "Gesegnete mahlzeit."-Wash-
ington Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-24
On the Christina. Tree.

The old fashioned stockings and
hearts and crosses and animals cut out
Of tarlatan outlined with worsted and,
then filled with fiat candies and tied
on the tree are always popular orna-;
ments. Sugar figures bought In the
confectionery store will serve to break
the monotony. The baker at Christmas
time usually has his windows filled
with horses, dogs, cats and men and,
women made of delectable cake dough
and artistically ornamented with color
ed sugar curlycues. These are tooth,
some and attractive to the small boy
and girl.
Candles in small candle holders are,
always scattered well over the tree. IT
is a wise precaution to keep pan or
water in which is wet sponge in case,
of accidents. When spark falls upon
a bough, the sponge quickly applied TO-
the spot will check the spread Of the
G-a-Wa chin0ton Star
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-24
I OS T, "
L. STRAYED
OR STOLEN
By MARY WINTHROP

copyright. 1892, by T. C. McClure.l
s~HE man who said that a big
apartment house was a VII
lage in itself didn't know a
thing about 1t, or else he had
never been in village. Lord! would
say it was q collection of hostile camps,
with a janitor as the only means OF
communication"
By way of emphasis for his words
Frank Lane threw across the room the
gayly illustrated magazine he had been
pretending to read. 1t landed with a
crash, bringing with it to the floor a
small vase which stood on the corner
of the mantel Broken bits of porce-
lain rolled in all directions.
The young man started to his feet.
The vase was one of his childish rel
les. Every bit was precious. But he
sank back with groan. He had for
gotten his sprained ankle.
The pain in it made him remember.
1t was almost intolerable for few mo-
ments But that was not what brought
the tears to his eyes-tears of weak
ness and loneliness. He was remem
bering that it was the day before
Christmas and that he was shut up in
his bachelor apartments with a sprain-
ed ankle. A solitary dinner at the club
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-24
Suitable Gifts For Women.

Silver or silver and glass toilet arti-
cles are always acceptable to women.
Some of them are brush, comb, powder
box, cold cream jar, buttonhook, curl
ing iron, glove stretcher, atomizer, per-
fume jar, vaseline holder and hairpin
case.
A southern editor says this in praise
of the apple: 1.-The apple is the most
democratic of all fruits. The pome-
granate is priestly, the grape is royal,
the orange is luxurious, the peach and
pear are plutocratic. but the apple be-
longs to the populace. 1t is symbolic
of the country store and the corner gro
Gerry. 1t breathes the free spirit of the
American township and village. 1t
has a flavor of old New England and
yet a pungency as of the south and
middle west 1t is mild, palatable,
nourishing and promotive of good fel-
lowship and long nfe."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-24

answer those searching brown eyes
with lie. Yes, | have it. | thought
It was mine" And he held ii out weak
ly. Then sudden inspiration came to
him. Il wish you would let me keep
It," he said pleadingly. II will buy you
anything else in its place that you Ike"
Miss Lanes color deepened. Why?
she asked wonderingly.
Because" he said vehemently, ats
the only Christmas present shall have.
l have been lying here in the dusk i'm
agining who might have sent it to me.
and | can't bear to give it up. l would
not care so much If l was up and
around. You don't know how blue q
fellow gets shut up here all alone. Lit
tie things come to count q lot
He looked so helpless lying there on
the couch that the girls heart went out
to him, and she had a fashion of fol-
lowing her heart more readily than her
head. "You poor felloww she said gen.
tly. 81 know just how you feel. You
shall keep the handkerchief case. Cous-
in Laura will never know, and l have
as real Christmas present from me.
Only don't give me anything in its place
except to wish me q merry Christmas
when l come down to see you in the
morning. l Will bring some of the good
les from my home box. They will make
you forget all about the ankle"
She hurried away. Lane did not know
that it was because she wished to hide
tears brought to her eyes by the dumb
look of gratitude on his face. And he
lay back and wished that the morrow
might come.
Before another Christmas the two
flats were empty. Mr.. and Mrs. Lane
were keeping house in large fiat on
the ground floor. His wife always de-
clares that he stole her heart and the
handkerchief case at one and the same
time on that memorable Christmas eve
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-24
No. 81.
DOLLY
\ HANGING
HOLLY

MYTH Polly CHANGED to be hanging
Nv the holly,
w With Polly the roguish. with Polly
the sly:
With Posly. who's brImming with frolic
and folly,
A quip cn her lip and jest in her eye.
The wind It was grieving, and shadows
were weaving
Their dark web without DER the face OF
the sky.
Within II was merry with green leaf and
berry,
And Polly. close by. with CLEAN in her
This holly. know. sir. you wish mistie-
toe sir!'
Cried Polly as DER us a wreath we hung
high.
I looked at her. laughing. to see were she
chatting,
And. oh. what a CLINT there shone out
from her eyei
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-24
ORIGIN OF XMAS GREENS.
They Were Used mt Christmastide
Five Centuries Ago.


Five Centuries Ago.
The use of evergreens at Christmas
time is older than the Christmas tree,
the Christians seeming to have copied
it from their pagan ancestors. In a
very old book we find this reference to
the use of evergreens at Christmas
time: Against the feast Of Christmas
every mans house, as also their parish
churches. were decked with holme,
ivie, bayes and whatsoever the season
of the year afforded to be green. The
conduits and standards of the streets
were likewise garnished, among the
which 1 read that in the year 1414, by
tempest of thunder and lightning, to-
ward the morning Of Candlemas day,
at the Leadenhall, in Cornhill, q stand
ard of tree, being set up in the midst
of the pavement, fast In the ground,
nailed full of holme and ivie, for dis
port of Christmas to the people, was
torn up and cast down by the malig-,
nant spirit, as was thought, and the
stones of the pavement all about were
cast in the streets and into divers
houses, so that the people were sore
aghast at the great tempest. ."-Leslie's
Weekly.