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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29

possible to get table if one is ambiti-
ous of dining Ia Crusoe 40 feet above
the ground.
The dining platforms are reached by
a succession of zig-Zag ladders which
go from branch to branch, while the
food is hoisted up by means of rope
and pulley, one waiter remaining
above and receiving the eatables and
turntables from his colleague below.
When the donkeys and horses were in
troduced I am unaware, but probably
soon after the Inauguration of the
aerial restaurant. The village is most
popular with grisettes and students OF
the Latin Quarter. who go out to Rob-
inson during the summer, to ride DON
key races on the roads and dine I'D
among the branches of the trees.
OF course, fine weather is a sine qua
non for enjoyment. A sodden plat
form amid the dripping foliage of a
tree is not an ideal dining place, and
there is generally sauve qui peut for
terra firma when the rain comes on.
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CARVING A SADDLE OF MUTTON,

last cut and, with a single twist of
the knife, remove them all. The flesh
here is sort of wedge-shaped. Then
cut the flesh on top of the bone from
this opening to G. At the lower part of
the shoulder the fat is to be found;
cut this into thin slices from D to T.,
and help it with slice of the lean.
For a saddle of mutton make a cut
right down the backbone from A to B:
then take off thin slices in the same
direction, holding each upon the fork
and loosening it all the way down. Cut
the fat at the rib end from G to D in
thin slices, and help it with the lean
meat Frequently, before carving, the
kidneys, which are underneath, are
taken out with the fat and cut into
slices.
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captain stumbled to his death. Not
long ago large new hotel, and one OF
the best-made in New York, caught
fire in the basement The smoke filled
the house, causing panic in the upper
stories, and illustrating again that il
the best fireproof material there is not
absolute safety; for the contents-the
furniture, getaways burn.
And the higher the building the
There is as much peril in panics as
there is in the smoke and flames. When
people know that a building is on fire,
what are they going to do? Will they
sit quietly, as rule, and let the fire
burn itself out? Not by any means.
What they want to do most is to get
out.
''In addition to the danger from fire
and panic" continued Chief Purroy,
there is the question of wind resist
ance of tall buildings. While build
ing in which a fire has started may
not burn, it will be weakened by the
heat and its power of resistance de-
creased"
These facts make the question of the
sky-scraper one of moment Curiously
enough, while this agitation has been
started new and enormous structure,
said by its builders to be the tallest
office building in the world has just
been put under roof by the George A.
Fuller company, which built the ia
nous "Flatiron" and many other tow
ering business structures. This new
edifice is the Wall exchange, in the
center of the financial district. It
faces on Exchange place, a street that
is scarcely more than a crevice in
wall of mighty sky-scrapers Although
it is built on low ground and stands
shoulder to shoulder with other giant
buildings, this tower-like structure ex-
tends several stories above it's neigh
bors. Its summit can be seen rising
above them from the bay and from
points up town. The Wall exchange
is 344 feet high, including the orna-
mentation. From the roof of it to the
ground the distance is 327 feet. This
is higher than the building proper of
the Park Row structure.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29

tative of the equine race. I presume
the reason is that the riders have not
so far to fall in case of any serious
difference of opinion with their mount.
The riders are of both sexes, and they
seem to be enjoying themselves i'm
mensely, whatever may be the opin-
ion of the unfortunate quadrupeds they
bestride. These cavaliers and their
danes are holiday makers from Rob
inson, the famous village in the vicin-
ity of Sceaux. English people are gen
orally somewhat surprised to find a
village with such a completely Brit
tain name, but when they reach it they
soon find the explanation. The name is
taken from Defoes immortal romance,
Robinson Crusoe," which, l may re-
mark en- PEASANT, is as well known to
French schoolboys as to English ones.
The village boasts of number of
magnificent trees, and a number of
years ago an enterprising restaurateur
in the neighborhood, who had been
reading the book, decided to construct
in their branches a dwelling on the
lines of that of Defoe's hero. Planks
were laid from branch to branch and
solidly fastened, a roof was construct
ed on similar lines, the sides were
Joined, and room was thus built.
This he opened as an open-air restau-
rant
It was at once a success. All Paris
streamed out to the village to enjoy
the sensation of dining in tree 40
feet above the ground. The enterpris-
ing restaurateur found imitators, and
to-day in the village there are half a
dozen rival establishments, with rooms
of various sizes at various attitudes.
am unaware what the original name
of the village may have been, but Par
isians promptly dubbed it Robinson,
and Robinson it has remained. On a
Saturday or Sunday, when the
weather is fine, hundreds of people
pour out to Robinson, and on such oc-
casions accommodations in the tree
restaurants is at a premium: In the
weekdays, however, it is generally
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29

throughout the two states. Both fam
lilies have furnished members of the
best mines from their respective towns,
and the names of Lennon and White
are well known in athletic circles
John Lennon went to Joliet over SO
years ago and settled there in the mar
BILE cutting business. He married, and
to him was born 18 children, Is of
whom are still living. Mr.. Lennon was
a remarkably strong man and well
known athlete as a young man. His
sons inherited his strong physique and
love for athletics, and from boyhood
they have been leaders among Joliet
young men in the athletic line. No
particular effort to develop their ath-
Ietic tendencies was made. They took
to baseball and other sports of an ac-
tive kind as readily as ducks to water.
AS soon as the Oldest boy had reached
his teens he was drafted into a we'll
known Joliet nine. When the Joliet
Standards were organized not less
than four Lemons were asked to be-
come members of it, while others were
on the substitute list Of the II Len
non boys ten are still living, and last
year the Lennon baseball nine was
formed consisting of all but one of the
sons, and he is on the reserve list. The
names of the Lennon nine as they
lined up Wednesday were as follows:
Maurice, p; AL, c.; Ray, h.; Edward,
2b.; Arthur, 3b.; Thomas, S.; Peter,
IT,; George, CT; Daniel, IF. The Len
non boys are all in business in Joliet.
One is physician, one employed in
the steel mills, one is in the wholesale
grocery business, one i'll the clothing
business, one connected with bank,
one in the meat business. and one fol-
lowed his father in the marble bust
ness.
The closing gun in the National
league has been fired and the Pittsburg
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
A WARNING SOUNDED
Terrible Accidents Are Feared in
New York Sky-Scrapers.
What Might Result from a Small Fire
i'm the Basement of One of These
Towering Buildings Under
Some Conditions.

In the midst of the riot OF sky
scraper building in New York city a
cry of warning has arisen. 1t comes
from a leading architect of that pan
demonium, from the chief of the fire
department, and from others who feel
that the unlimited construction OF
buildings of unlimited height has be-
come constant menace to the lives
and safety of thousands of people. In
an address made recently before the
Nineteenth Century club in New York,
Mr.. George B. Post, architect of the
New York exchange, and other nota-
BILE buildings, said, in discussing the
topic, "Sky-scrapers and Their Conse-
Quences:"
81 feel confident that some day there
will be terrible disaster in one of the
tall buildings. A small fire will star.
in the basement and will fill the build
ing with smoke. Thousands of tenants
will be in the rooms and few OF them
will shut their doors. They will try TO
rush down stairs or out by the ele-
vators, which will not be able to carry
the crowds, and many will be suffo-
Gated in the upper floors. | know that
is the dread of the fire department"
And so it is. Charles D. Purroy,
acting fire chief of New York, spoke
for himself on the subject: "The height
of the buildings" he said, should be
regulated by law. Buildings made of
fireproof material, and believed to be
absolutely proof against fire, burn
nevertheless. One of the most disas-
trous of recent fires in this city oc-
CURED in building which was fire
proof structure. At this conflagration
captain of the fire department was
killed and the very fireproofing was the
cause of his death. The material
which surrounded the steel structure OF
the building fell off under the influence
of the great heat and in falling brokF
through a stairway of the building
making an opening into which the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
DINING IN A TREE-TOP
An Odd Fad That Has Struck the
French Capital.
Meals a Ia Crusoe I'm n suburb of
Paris-The Little Village Has
Assumed New Inn
porfance.

Anyone who descends the Seine in
one of the small river steamers to
Meudon, climbs the picturesque hill
that overhangs the bank of the river
or, if he is indolently inclined, has
himself transported up by the cog
wheel railway-and strikes across the
plateau on the top in the direction OF
Sceaux, will be sure, after walking
for half an hour or so, to come across
caravans of a very curious sort.
These are crowds of very inexperi-
enced riders mounted on brokendown
horses or more humble donkeys. The
donkeys are, perhaps, more en- evil
dence than the more noble represen-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
The News Condensed.

Mrs Victoria G. Dray, of Chicago, has
sued Judson G. Sherman, of Lake Geneva,
for 600 damages. She claims she was
violently elected from Sherman's prem
Uses after quarrel over horse deal.
Forty surviving members of company
K, Eighth Wisconsin infantry, held q
reunion at Racine.
The public schools and the German
parochial school at Weyauwega have
been closed on account of an epidemic of
smallpox.
Martain Gagen, of GAINESVILLE, was SEN
fenced to Is months in the state prison
for having chewed one of Policeman
Fannings fingers and the thumb of his
left hand.
The Fox river at Appleton has been in
spected by government officers with a
view of making plans for the rebuilding
of the upper dam after the close of navi-
cation.
Wisconsin has one savings bank and
354 state banks.
Wisconsin Sunday schools will be rep
resented in the worlds fourth Sunday
school convention at Three Oaks, Mich,
April 18, 10 and 20, 1904.
Miss Elva Phillip stumbled and fell
while carrying target rifle at Durand
and the gun being discharged, she was
shot through the heart, dying instantly.
Rev. John w. Greenwood, rector of
Trinity Episcopal church at Oshkosh, adj
ministered a rebuke to the society wo-
men who wear extreme decollete gowns.
Adolph E. Bittler, aged 40 years, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself in a
clam shanty near Prairie du Chen.
H. G. Douglass, alias J. H. Clark, Of
Wonewoc, was arrested at Wild Rose,
charged with forgery and embezZlement
Douglass conducted an attorneys Office
under the assumed name of Clark.
The Kenosha high school has followed
the lead of Carroll college, barring foot
ball among the pupils. All games
scheduled Tor the season have been cam
celed.
Sheboygan merchants are taking the
first steps for the formation Of mer-
chants association on the lines of the
Merchants and Manufacturers associa-
ton at Milwaukee.
State Treasurer J. J. Kempf has issued
statement showing that the interest
on state money in the various state de-
positories during the quarter ending
September 80 amounted to $9,416.37, and
estimates that the interest for the full
year will be about $4,000.
Juneau voters at special election car
ried the proposition to install munic-
ipal gas lighting system by vote of ia
to SO. The plant will cost about $4,000.
Fire destroyed the plant in Kenosha
of the Donley & Schroeder Tannery COM
pany, entailing loss of $12 900.
The steamer Marquette sprung leak
at Ashland and three hours later went
down in 200 feet of water. The vessel
sank so rapidly that four of the crew
narrowly escaped going down with it.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dermody, of
Beaver Dam, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary.
Rev. Theodore Lugowski, of the Holy
Cross Polish Roman Catholic church
in La Crosse, who was charged With
striking a nun and driving his congre~
cation from the church. has resigned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
Mistaken Idea.

There goes a man." said the sad
eyed grocer, with a sigh, that parted
me and my wife,"
SIS that SOP queried the drummer.
why, he doesn't look like deep-dyed
william"
who said anything about vilian?'
asked the man behind the counter.
THAT mans all right; he's judge In
the divorce court. Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
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down to the bone at B. Then simply
slice the meat down to the bone until
you get to the bone at the f1eshy end
of the leg; then run your knife, cut
ting from G to D along the hone, loos-
ening all slices as indicated in the il
lustration.
A shoulder of mutton is much more
complicated. Place it, bone side down,
on the platter. The carver will insert
his fork at the knuclzle end at o, and
pull the shoulder over. Begin the
carving from A to B, cutting all the
slices down to the same point, and at
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
Charged with Forgery.

j. E. Leimer, cashier of the Prince
ton state bank, was arrested charged
with forging bank papers, and taken to
hartford by Sheriff Ogilvie, where he
was in Jail. Marcus c. Bergh, state
bank examiner, is quoted as saying that
Leimer had admitted to him forgeries
amounting to $4,000. The Princeton
state bank was closed, and the Montello
state bank, of which Leimer is vice pres
ident, was ordered by the state officials
not to open its doors for business, pend
ing an investigation of it's books.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
TrinIe Tragedy.

Robert Crawford a brother of a wealthy
resident of Oshkosh, shot and killed his
wife and then killed himselfi in Main street
in Menasha. The couple had not lived to-
gether for several years. Mrs. Crawford
had been employed as seamstress in
Menasha. An attempt was made to col
lect a bill from Crawford on sewing ma
chine purchased by Mrs. Crawford. This
angered Crawford, and he went to Mem
asha in search of his wife. He met her
and after few words drew revolver
and fired two shots at her. Louis Jour
dan, an insurance agent, was hit by
stray bullet.
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do you believe in luck, Mr.. Pirnple.
toni"
Don't make me smile! You see Mrs.
Crushley over yonder?"
DO you mean that fat, red-faced.
husky-voiced, vulgar, over-bearing
woman in blue and yellow, drinking bot
tied stout at the refreshment ban ?"
"The same. sir. Well. 20 years ago I
asked that woman to be my wife-and
she refused. Do believe in luck, in
deed! Do believe in daylight!
Sloper,
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interesting one than for several sea-
sons, as the teams were stronger and
made the race interesting to the spec
tators. New York, Chicago and Cincin-
natl have had teams that have kept
well up toward the front all season,
and the Giants and Cubs have each
been in the first positions during the
summer. Brooklyn, Boston, Philadel-
phia and st. Louis were not stronger
than they were last year and finished
the season in the order named.
Batting records for the season indi-
cate that Hans Wagner, the mighty
slugger of the Pittsburg team, gets all
the honors in sight in the National
league. Hans swatted them out for a
percentage of $50, and, though Bill
Kennedy, also of Pittsburg, is a few
pegs above him in the figures, there is
no comparison between their work, for
Hans played 129 games, and Kennedy
but IS, and some of those only por-
tons of games. Fred Clarke, likewise
of Pittsburg, ranks next to Wagner.
Pittsburg leads in team batting and in
long distance hitting, while the Reds
finished second and Chicago third. The
chief base runner of the year was
Frank Chance, of the Chicago club.
Warner leads the catchers in fielding,
and Kennedy the pitchers. Mccain
tops the first basemen, while Ritchey
gets the honors among the all-season
second basemen. Greminger leads at
third, Dahlen at short, and DunleaVy
in the field, the real honors on all-sea-
son play in the outer gardens going to
Jones. of Chicago. New York leads in
team fielding. ST. Louis, though last
in the field work, executed more double
plays than any other team.
Charlie Farrell, the bulky old catcher
of the Bostons, is the nominal batting
leader of the American league for the
season of 1903. AS he only played 16
games, however, the real honors go to
Napoleon Lajoie, who hit them hard
and often and netted percentage of
.344 on the season. Harry Bay stole
the most bases, while Dougherty made
more hits and runs than any other
player. Detroit leads in team batting,
Boston second. Kittridge leads the
catchers in fielding. Howell and Lee
lead the pitchers with uninjured rec
ords. Anderson leads the first base
men and Long the second-sackers.
Lave Cross excels at third, Moran st
short. and Jones in the gardens. Bos-
ton leads in team fielding.
One round with Bob Fitzsimmons
was enough for Con Coughlin, the
"Irish giant who faced the ex-cham-
MON in one of the "no-decision" six
round affairs in Philadelphia recently.
Three knockdowns took all the fight
out of the big fellow, and at the con-
clusion of the round up went the
sponge. A light left to the jaw at the
start of the round was the only time
Coughlin put glove on the veteran.
Eddie Hanlon was given the decision
over Benny Yanger, of Chicago, ar
Mechanics pavilion at San Francisco
the other night at the end of 20 furious
rounds. The verdict met with the en-
tire approval of the spectators, as
there was never a time when Hanlon
did not have a good lead.
The royal medal of the Royal and
Ancient Golf club of St Andrews has
been awarded to Robert Maxwell, the
amateur champion, for the record score
of rs. HARRY MARTIN.
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SERVE HALF A PHEASANT.

back before being cooked, and served
on toast or squares of fried mush. One
is usually served to each person All
small birds are carved in about the
same way.
Larger game, such as prairie chick
ems and pheasants, are carved by cut
ting down through the side of the
breastbone indicated by the line.
Serve half pheasant to each person.
Or the knife may be run close to the
breastbone, removing the flesh from
the bone. The thighs are scarcely
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
Naming II.

"You declared that your milk was
pure and wholesome" exclaimed the
irate housewife, land yet it is nothing
but chalk and water. What sort of pre-
varication do you call that, I'd like I'd
know"
well, ma am" replied the dairyman,
cheerfully, II amt positive, but guess
it's what you folks would call white
lie. "-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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THE BEST WAY TO CARVE A DUCK

carving fork into the lower part of the
breastbone at the point marked o.
Remove the leg from A to B, then the
wing from G to d. Tilt the duck; re-
move the leg and wing from the oppo-
site side. Then cut the breast into
slices from e to F. Make slash from
G to H to open for the stuffing The
carcass of a duck is not divided as
chicken or turkey is. After the breast
is sliced the carving is finished.
Small game is easily served. Broiled
or panned quail are split down the
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SIMPLY SLICE A LEG OF MUTTON.

worth the serving. All large birds are
carved in the same manner.
For carving poultry and game a spe-
cial kind of knife and fork is sold,
which greatly simplifies the work Of
the carver, enabling him to separate
the joints without any difficulty what
ever.
To carve leg of mutton place the
thicker part of the leg uppermost upon
the platter and stick the carving fork
far down into the knuckle end at o,
drawing the leg toward you. Then in
sert the knife at A, and cut directly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
Many Destitute.

The village of independence is rapidly
recovering from the effects of the cyclone
which swept the town, but many sufferers
are in need of aid. Some families in the
village lost nearly everything they had
and are without means to rebuild. A.
Gar thus, president of the village, has is
sued proclamation calling upon the
public to give assistance.
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Took Poison.

Jenial A. Hughes, wealthy pioneer
farmer, living at Somers, died as the re-
suit of an attempt at suicide. He took
large dose of paris green, but hid the
fact until he discovered that he was
dying, and then told the physician of
his rash act. Hughes was 65 years old,
and was possessed of horror of grow
ing old. For weeks he had brooded over
the fact that he had been asked to turn
his business over to his son, and this
is given out as his reason for taking his
own life.
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Logical Reasoning.

The prosecuting witness testified
that the defendant had knocked him
senseless, and then kicked him in the
head and face for several minutes.
IF he knocked you senseless," asked
the magistrate, ''how do you know
that he kicked you after you were
DOWN."
The witness reflected. 81 know it, =
he replied, "'cause that's what I'd a.
done to him if I'd got him down-so
there!"-Tit-Bits.
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Took Their Time.

so Edith is really engaged to young
Gilbert? Wasn't it rather sudden?'
eyes. They have been much to-
gether, but neither one seemed to care
much for the other until Edith left
for home. Then they were engaged"
cit must have been a case of love
at last sight. Chicago Record Herald.
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I'm Pleasant Fields.

"Yes," unused the person who let's
out an occasional audible thought, "he
certainly makes hay while the sun
shines"
What haymaker do you refer to-"
asked his friend, who was afflicted with
the rubber habit.
why, the man who marries a grass
widow" replied he of the clamorous
thoughts Enquirer.
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Plan Big College.

The Jesuits contemplate the erection
at Lake Geneva of the largest of their
educational institutions in the coun-
try. With the arrival of the first group
of priests expelled from France the
foundations will be laid. The Jesuits
now have an estate of 40 acres on the
lake shore near the Yerkes observatory.