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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

They are getting government in
functions down pretty fine when a
court enjoins woman from gossip
ing about her neighbors as recently
happened in Omaha. Laws in re-
restraint would not need to be en-
acted or enforced if people would
exercise that constraint over them
selves that discretion would dictate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

We fail to see why Republican
should be considered unorthodox
because he thinks a tariff might need
revision according to circumstances,
changing conditions. 1t would seem
that i should be expected that the
schedules should BE- subject to adj
justment to meet changed conditions.
Before changes are made however
it should be definitely ascertained
that they are needed. 1t needs some
investigation to determine this. 1t
seems to us that tariff commission
whose duty it should be to study the
questions relating to the tariff as ex-
perts should be appointed. The
question is peculiarly delicate and
complicated one. It is big question.
1t cannot be determined off-hand
and settled with an asseveration.
Those newspapers that are clamor-
ing for changes in the tariff have no
exclusive claim to superior knowl-
edge of the facts upon which to base
their demand.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

the Grand Army of the Republic,
Sons of Veterans, Woman's Relief
Corps and Ladies of the Grand
Army. The index is much more
convenient than that of the edition
of 1901 inasmuch as everything is
put under general arrangement.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

Considerable anxiety is expressed
in diplomatic circles over the alleged
intention of President Roosevelt to
send communication to the gov
eminent of Russia concerning the
massacre of Jews at Kishinev.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

The department of Commerce and
Labor was formally inaugurated
July /. The personnel of the de-
partment consists of Secretary Cor
telyou and 1880 persons as help in
Washington and $500 in the country
ar larora
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

Governor La Toilette has appoint
ed Mrs. Charles S. Morris of Berlin
and Mrs. H. M. Yeomans of Wau-
kesha members of the state board of
managers of the St. Louis fair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

The trustees of the Waupaca
Soldiers Home have elected Col. ].
H. Woodnorth of Milwaukee as
commander and manager of the in
stitution in place of Capt. c. ]. Ellis,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

resigned.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27

To de peacock he say: Putty thing, you needn't feel alahm-
De white folks gwine to keep yo' fob y0 beauty and yo'
chahm.
An Mr. Goose an Gulnea-hen," he say, Init plainly pears
Dat, specially at dc present time, you ne endnt hab no fears.
Den dc turkey come struttin', an SEE he: "Nowread ma cahds,
N see eff amt gWinc to own ono OBJ dem bouleVards.
1mud knows l sho' feels scrumptious! wy de fallin' o. de year
Am de crownin'-timc fob Turkeys, case dey gibs us special
kecrt"
Dc owl put on his spectacles, an looked cxccedin' wise:
Tuck out his red bandanna, blinked a tear, an wiped his eyes.
An den he said a thing dat made at turkey ctch his breff-
Sc: "Frcn', I'm cass' yo' horoscope, an 1t reads-sudden def"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
HOROSCOPE
JAMES d. CoRROTHERs IN THE CRITERION

Bout de middle oh November, de gram'daddy oh de owls
'Ceived u visit fhom dc turkey an n lot o othah fowls,
An wuz asked TO tell dey fo'tunes-which he done de bc8' he
could,
Predictin' riches fob 'em, length o days, an genial good.
To de nen he say Ma dahIin', you will libc de wintah thu
Onless it's fob a dahk man who may take q shine to you.
But deys a light genman lubs you, an Is watchin' dat dark
man.
An you kin res assured he1 do de bs' fob you he can"
TO dc roostah he said Ditto" to dc duck scz he: MA rrcn',
Youll cross a heap o. watah 10 yo' life comes to an en-.
But, no diff'unce how dc bilers OBJ de sea may loss an ro,
Fob all dat deyl do to you. you can lib fohevahmo.."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
THANKSGIVING.

o, Lord of Harvest, now we come
And humbly offer thanks to thee
For ripened grain. m hay in NOV,
For all the wealth of vine and tree;
The fruitage purpled in the sun,
The gifts of all the bounteous year.,
We name them over one by one
They make Thanksgtving's song o
cheer.
., gracious Father, for thy care,
Thy lender mercies all the way,
For Friendships true and love sincere,
We offer thee u thank today.
For gifts of sunshine and of rain,
For all hat made the moments dear,
Our gratitude-In joyful strain
We sing Thanksglving's long of cheer.
-Laila Mitchell in Housekeeper.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
An Easy Milkinu Stool.

Any one who has tried milking balanced
on a stool with one leg will appreciate the
convenient stool shown in the illustration
particularly as it may be made at a small
cost and by any one handy with tools
Take Il piece of board of convenient widt
and length and shape it as shown. Cut
out q circle in front ana then attach 8
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27

post so that about one-third of it will pro-
ject as shown in the detail at lower left
of cut. This provides the latch and when
the gate is to be closed simply raise it so
that the top bar will come over the horse
shoe, as indicated in the upper portion of
the cut. On the lower right of the cut
IS shown a way of fastening the boards
os penulng and mailing a long strip of
strap iron over the ends Of the boards in
stead of using the upright board as usual.
The advantage is that the gate is not so
heavy as when the upright board Is used.
which Is a confederation with the average
farm gate. go
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27

One of the delights of Thanksgiving
day: A man is enabled to stay at home
all afternoon, and read the Christmas
numbers Of the magazines.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27

portion of a barrel hoop so that when the
stool is in use the pail used will rest on
the floor and have but little space be-
tween its circumference near the top and
the hoop. TIL legs are placed at the an
gle shown and Il hole is cut in the back
end of the board SO that the device may
be hung up out of the way when not in
use. Anyone with a few tools and a lit
tie lumber can make several of these milk
ing stools in a day SO that each mixer
will nave his own. BY the use of such a
stool the mixer is comfortable and there
is no danger of the pail slipping from be-
tween the knees as it often does in the
old WV of milking
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27

While 1t is admitted thai mango in
horses is not always due to a filthy coat
it is primarily the cause. There is too
much careless grooming of farm horses
and particularly after they lave been
working and perspired freely. Try the
plan of putting the work horse in his stall
after the harness has been removed and,
after throwing it a fork-fuil of hay to
munch over, wash over his coat with a
sponge and luke warm water where the
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
BRITAlN,S ROOD SuPPLY.

The solicitude that is being manifested
by prominent men in England in re.
gard TO the food supply in the event
of war is interesting as showing how en-
tlrely dependent the United Kingdom is
In this respect upon other countries,
particularly the United States. The
manifesto Just issued by a committee
composed of peers, members Of parlia-
ment, officers of the navy and others
Of prominence, declare that In case of
war the country must be prepared to
see bread at famine prices, AS most
OF the food supplies are drawn from the
United States, the opinion is expressed
that the price of wheat would be raised
artincially to a point commensurate with
the war risks and undoubtedly such
would be the case.
1t does not appear that the commit
tee made any suggestion as to prepara-
ton for this possibility, and 1t is not
easy TO see what could be done. Eng
land cannot accumulate sufficient food
supplies to meet demand for any great
length OF time In the event of war, and
prices would certainly bound upward
very soon after the beginning of the
war. 1t should be her policy, therefore,
to use every effort to preserve peace.
Especially necessary is it to the well
fare of her people that she maintain
friendly relations with this country,
from which most of her foodstuffs are
supplied. Any impairment Of these re,
lations which would interfere with this
trade would have very serious conse-
quences for. Britain and this is perhaps
the most potent reason for English
%friendliness. AT any rate, it is so strong
that Great Britain will provoke no quar-
rel with the United States and will sup
port no other country in any hostile
movement against us.
We send to the United Kingdom an
nually foodstuffs TO the value of several
hundred million dollars, and with total
export trade with that country amount
ing to between $5O0,O0O0O0 and $780,
100000 a year. This vast commerce.
much Of 1t In Indispensable articles
which England cannot obtain elsewhere,
makes the strongest possible bond be-
tween the two countries. In addition
to this a large amount Of English CAPT
tai is invested In American railway and
other securities and in various enter.
prises I'm the United States. Hundreds
OF millions OF dollars have come from
England for the development OF ouI
mines and industries and a colsidera
bile part Of 1t is stll invested here. Thus
enormous commercial and financial in
~terests have been created between tbs
two countries which are steadily grow
ing. II Is this that makes powerfully
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10

for the maintenance Of friendly rela-
lions. about equally important to each
country, for while England must have
foodstufs and our cotton. we want
the trade and find It profitable.
There are some who think that a Eu-
ropean war is an event Of the not re-
mote future. Reports Of armies being
modified by Turkey, Russia and Aus
tria are disturbing symptoms.N It might
be inferred from the anxiety OF promi-
nent .Englishmen regarding the food
supply that they expect war. There is
no doubt that a war involving Great
Britain would compel the British peo-
pie to pay a very high price for food
stuffs, so that that country will be wise
TO spare no effort for the maintenance
of the worlds peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
NOTES.

King Edward may be said to be rioting
in pleasure. He has been entertaining Gen
eral Miles and Sousa's band at the same
time.
A woman reformer has discovered that
the life led by telegraph messenger boys
is "demoralizing," Does she accuse them
Of being fast?
II Is proposed to name one of the new
battleships In honor Of the state OF Kan
sas. Kansas may be expected TO take to
water quite naturally.
In granting a pardon to Cole Younger
the governor of Minnesota surrounded it
with so many limitations that his future
will be seriously handicapped.
Congressman Tawney OF Minnesota de-
clares that he recently received from a
constituent a letter in which the writer
begged him TO forward "a bushel Of mac
aroni seed
Medical Director G.. F.. Winslow, U. s..
NJ. has made application TO be placed on
the retired list. He is a Massachusetts
man and has a long and creditable career
in the navy.
The sixtieth birthday OF Senator Nelson
OF Minnesota was celebrated in Washing
ton on Tuesday by a DINNER at which the
senator was the guest of honor. and at
which covers we're laid for sixty-hve per-
sons. including senator Moses e. Clapp,
who acted as POSTMASTER; other senators.
representatives and heads OF departments
were present. The dinner was given by
the scandinavian association OF Washing
| ton. in behalf of which Senator Dolliver
| presented Senator Nelson with a handsome
silver service.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
Better Pay for Judges.
Philadelphia Record.

IHlduelpnld RECORD.
There was a time when the salaries of
the judges Of the supreme court of the
United States were deemed quite SUFFICIENT
to enable them to live with comfort and
dignity. But nowadays, when lawyers Of
by no means the abilities Of the Judges OF
the supreme court often earn as much in
fees in one year as the salary of a supreme
Judge would amount to in ten, there is less
inducement to seek the highest honors
of the bench. The salaries Of the judges
should therefore be raised so as to secure
the very best judicial abilities for the gov
eminent 1t issto the highest interest Of
the country that the judges of this great
court should be Independent financially as
well as politically.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
Salvation for MiIIionaires.
New York Times

General Booth OF the Salvation Army
gravely announces the purpose Of that en-
terprising organization ito go after the
millionaires Of the United States and en-
roll them as members" They have not
usually been considered promising revival
material, but perhaps the effort to reach
them has not been made in Just the right
way. The millionaire as an active mem
Der OF the Salvation Army would not be
out Of place. The qualities which have put
him in the position he occupies, or kept
him there If the formative work in building
his fortune was done by others, are very
much those which 1t may be assumed would
make for success in the kin Of work Gen
eral Booth wants done.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
Dana's sound Logic.
Atlantic Monthly.

iiduN NtOlAnlg.
They tell a good story of Charles A.
Dana-how DAM once summoned a boy re-
porter and said Tomorrow you write up
the yacht race"
"But,' said the lad, II don't know how.
I'm a Nebraskan. l only came here last
night, sir. and / haven't so much as seen
New York harbor yet. AS for yachts
why. / never saw a yacht in my life"
Just the reason I sent for you, my
boy! You'll write a story that people can
read; you'll picture the thing; you'll write
with enthusiasm because it's all new to
you"
Sane logic! The poetry Of the sea has
always been written by landsmen; IL al
ways will be. The barrack room ballads
are best sung by a gentle civilian. The in
side OF anything is dearest seen by an
erstwhlle outsider. Mr.. Bryce, not Mr..
Lodge, writes the American Common
wealth" Emerson, not Carlyle, writes
English Traits"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
INCREASE OF PNEUMONIA.
A Time for Vigilance in safeguarding
Ones Health.
Philadelphla Record.

Philadelphia Record.
The undoubted decline in the mortality
from consumption may be traced to the
greater care exercised by the patients and
those who have charge Of them to avoid
everything known to favor infection. Owing
to the instructions which have been widely
distributed by health officers most victims
OF the malady are provided with covered
cups for the sputa, which is destroyed by
burning. Formerly no pains were taken to
prevent the sputa, crowded with germs,
from drying and thus filling the air with
the seeds Of the disease. 1t is because
consumption. while communicable, Is not
an acute infectious ailment that its ravages
we're not vastly greater than when so little
was done to limit its speed. Probably
the decline in the percentage Of deaths is
due far more to these precautions than
to any new methods OF treatment.
Pneumonia, however, has shown an In
creased mortality during the time that the
deaths from tuberculosis have diminished.
The people have been slow TO realize the
highly infectious character Of pneumonia.
The germs are in the air, and It needs
only a favorable opportunity for them to
develop rapidly. The vital statistics Of the
census bureau are not regarded as ac-
curate, but they Indicate the tendency.
In 1880 the deaths from pneumonia for
each 10000 Of population 0or the whole
country were 1886, while in 1900 the rate
had increased to 1s.4s. At the same
periods the deaths from consumption de-
creased from 1921 TO 1444 for each 10000
Of population. The health onicer Of Chi
cago reports a more alarming increase Of
mortality in that city from pneumonia-
an increase Of $50 per cent in forty years.
In street cars, theaters and all public
| buildings persons with colds" who clear
their threats do not hesitate to expec-
torate in cuspidors or on the floors, and
in many cases they set free the germs of
4 pneumonia. A man in perfect health who
is eare-free may easily escape the danger
Of pneumonia, but another whose vitality
is low and who is depressed by business
or other cares may prove a ready victim
10 the germs in the air. There is nc
! reasonable doubt that a thorough system
OF ventilating all places where people
gather and a more rigid enforcement Of
the rules against splitting In public places
would tend to reduce the mortality from
pneumonia. At this season persons cannot
be too careful about exposing themselves
70 bad weather when they are weary Of
depressed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
PRAIRIE CHICKENS.
Bamlin Garland.

Bamlin Garland.
From brown plowed hiilocks
In early red morning,
They woke the tardy soWer with their
cheerful cry.
A mellow boom and whoop
That held a warning,
A song that brought the seed-time very
nigh.
The Olrcling. splendid anthem of their
greeting,
Ran like the morning beating
OF a hundred mellow drums-
Boom, boom, boom!
Each hillocks top repeating,
Like cannon answering cannon
When the golden sunset comes.
They drum no morel
Those splendid spring-time pickets,
The sweep of share and sickle
Has thrust them from the hills;
They have vanished from the prairie
Like the partridge from the thickets;
They have persisted from the sportsman
Who kills, and kills, and killsl
Often now,
When seated at my writing,
/ lay my pencil down
And fall to dreaming, still,
OF the stern. hard days
OF the old-time Iowa seeding.
When the prairie chicken woke me
With their chorus on the hill,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
and che united states.


indianapolis journal.
Nothing could be franker on It's face than
the statement Of the new German ambassa-
dor, who has just arrived in this country.
Unless he is utterly deceitful, which we
no right to suppose. the German en-
peror feels very friendly toward the United
States, and has no intention of violating the
Monroe doctrine, which he understands and
approves. This, of course, cannot make
Americans approve Of Germany's methods
in the Venezuelan matter, but II should
dispose Of groundless charges n fears.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10

job work they arc simply outrageous. Just
think OF using common newspaper type
and having the lines a half inch apart.
Imagine q page Of foolscap, having only
200 words on II, then a thousand could
have been as easily read on the same page.
What the legislature ought to do Is to
have the printing committee adopt a GER
tain form, similar to the supreme court
docket and make those bum printers do
the work right. Under the present system
that has the legislative printing to do has
a graft, that as It Is worked. gives them
the opportunity to wear diamonds and live
in luxury for two years from the profits
Of two months work.
Ord Journal: One Of the questions that
the present session Of the legislature will
have to deal with is that OF the poll tax
question. II is evident to any observer
that the slip-shod method that is now in
vogue is a farce in every way, and is re-
sponsible in a large measure for tho poor
condition many Of our roads are In at the
present time. when, If all the parties who
are assessed poll tax, would do an honest
two-days' work on the road, they would be
all right. We have it from good authority
that In one road district in Valley county
last year not one mar was warned out and
no work was done, yet in spite Of this
each man living in that road district has
been given a receipt. or It has been left at
the county treasurer's office for him, by the
read overseer who issued them. To cure
such defects as this a bill has been intro
duced in the Legislature which provides
that poll taxes shall be paid in cash and
the road fund that is thus raised is to be
distributed among the townships in pro-
portion to their population. The money
will be expended under the direction Of the
men elected for that purpose in the differ
emit road districts, and they are TO be held
accountable for their stewardship.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
the STATES AND the TRUSTS

The supreme court OF the United
States has pointed u that the states
may exert a considerable power in con-
trolling trusts, through legislation sup
plementing the federal statutes. The
constitutional limitations of the power
Of congress in dealing with trusts and
the restrictions upon the power of the
states to interfere with interstate com
merce make n very complicated situa-
ton. On the one hand congress can
regulate only interstate commerce,
which does not involve the power to
forbid combinations Of manufacturers,
while on the other hand the states can
not prevent foreign corporations from
sending their goods within their borders
and selling them there, although they
can forbid unreasonable restraints of
competition and can impose conditions
upon foreign corporations that seek to
locate within their limits.
A number of the states have enacted
antitrust laws, but we do not know of
an instance where one of these laws
has been sustained by the courts, the
general reason for their failure being
that they went beyond the powers of
the state aud in some way were an in
reference with interstate commerce.
This experience, however, should not be
permitted to discourage the enactment
Of antitrust legislation by the states
and the efforts that are being made to
secure such legislation and have it uni
form are to be commended. A bill has
been prepared by former Congressman
Springer of Illinois, who is the attorney
of the National Live Stock association,
to be submitted to the legislature of
every state in the union, which is aimed
at the suppression of the evils that it is
the purpose of all antitrust laws to
reach. The basis of the bill is what is
known as the Sherman act, but this is
very much amplified. 1t aims specifically
at three Objects-publicity for the af-
fairs of all corporations and organized
associations engaged In business within
the state, preventing the granting or
receiving Of special rates or rebates for
transportation and preventing acts by
means of contracts or conspiracies, or
by underselling to particular persons,
intended to drive others out of business
and suppress competition.
In these respects the bill is in accord
with the measures before congress and
therefore would supplement these, thus
establishing a concurrent policy between
the federal government and the states,
which appears to be absolutely neces-
sary for effectually dealing with the
combinations. Speaking Of the provi-
siOns of this bill the New York Journal
of Commerce says they are necessary
If the trust problem is to be satisfac-
torily solved and to accomplish the end
legislative cooperation between the ma
ton and the state is essential, unless
the entire Jurisdiction is to be ulti-
mately turned over to the nation by
amending the constitution. This un-
doubtedly will have. to be eventually
done, but in the meanwhile it is most
desirable that there shall be legislation
by the states supplementing federal
antitrust laws to such extent as this
may be done. With the federal and
state governments cooperating much
could certainly be done toward remedy
ing the evils and abuses of the trusts.