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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11

her mistress while playing or when
otherwise engaged, but on seeing her
idle she often goes to her, claws at
her skirts, and runs away to the par
lor. If not followed, she returns and
repeats the act until her wish is
obeyed.
When the instrument is opened for
her she lightly springs upon the key
board and amuses herself and friends
by prancing over the keys in most
singular manner. Of course her music
is without melody or rhyme, but she
appears to find infinite pleasure in her
tuneless noises.
Every evening after her young mis-
tress has finished dinner, Bonny climbs
into her lap, purrs, caresses her, claws
at her drapery, and then runs away to
the parlor. When the piano is opened.
if no one is seated at it, the cat imme-
diately begins her overture, but when
the young lady takes her place on the
stool Bonny promptly resigns in her
favor. and crouches herself on the top
of the instrument, where she remains
as long as one continues to play it.
A woman whom l recently met told
me that her cat was devoted to the
music of guitar, and when the in
strument was placed within reach the
animal often amused itself for an hour
at time by plunking the strings.
When the lady herself took up the in
strument, the cat invariably perched
itself upon her shoulder and remained
purring as long as the music was con-
tinued.
In the island of Sac Thome I saw cat
that was so shy of human society that
it rarely entered any part of the house
whcA any person was present, but
whenever anyone began playing a
guitar it came into the room and
mounted table or a vacant chair near
the performer, where it quietly re-
manned. if not molested, until the music
ceased.-Chicago Tribune.
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SOME MUSICAL CATS.
One Used the Telephone, Another
Played the Piano and "A Third
Was a Guitar VirtuOsO.

One particularly interesting cat that
1 knew had long life. He had reached
the advanced age of IA years. He was
not a blue blooded cat, but simply
plain. black cat, without pedigree, and
bore the plebeian name of Tom, but he
often displayed a high degree of COM
mon sense. and sometimes of reason.
In the house he lived in was speaking
tube of the ordinary kind, passing from
the upper to the ground floor. On one
occasion Tom was left alone in the
downstairs room, the doors of which
were closed. Desiring to get out of the
room, and having no means of opening
the door, he climbed upon chair near
the speaking tube, erected himself
upon his hind legs, steadied himself by
placing his paws upon the back of the
chai:., placed his mouth to the tube,
and began whining and mewing into it.
In this attitude he was found by his
young mistress, who came into the
room at the moment that he was try
ing to call some one to his aid.
Tom had evidently observed that the
tube was used for such purposes, and
that some one usually came in re-
spouse to it. He did not know enough
of it's mechanism to remove the plug
or to use the whistle, but he certainly
showed that he knew something about
the use of the instrument, and as far
as he had ever seen into the mystery
used it accordingly.
There lives at this day in New Jer-
sey a cat whose tastes are esthetic, if
not cultured. She answers to the
name of Bonny. While she is the pet
of all the family, she is especially de-
voted to the only daughter, who is
young lady of some 90 summers, and
she is equally devoted to the cat.
Bonny is fond of music, and is per-
haps the only one of her race that per-
forms upon the piano. This she does
of her own volition, and apparently for
her own pleasure, for she is shy of
performing in the presence of
strangers; but while alone or i'll the
presence of her young mistress she
does not hesitate. Bonny seems to
have a clear sense of the fitness of
time and place, and never interrupts
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11

the early part of the year 1902 l had
been a sufferer from kidney troubles
for many years. The pain in my back
became worse and worse until it was
daily burden that interfered with every
duty. l was much afflicted with head
aches and dizzy spells and was unable
TO rest well nights. In May 1909 after
using Doan's Kidney Pills / made
statement for publication declaring
that they had entirely relieved me of
the pain in my back. Ihave since then
had years time in which to study the
effects of the medicine, and while /
have had slight touches of the trouble
since, the use of the pills has always
driven away all signs of the disorder
and l have become convinced of the
fact that the first treatment was prac-
tically permanent in its effects, and /
know that a box of Doan's Kidney Pills
kept on hand is a sufficient guarantee
against any suffering from the kidneys
or back. should advise every sufferer
to take Doan's Kidney Pills, and Illnow
that they will be surprised and pleased
with the result"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Broderick
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price 30 cents per
box.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11
RARE GARDENING SKILL.
An Armchair Formed by Natural
Growth Under Direction OF .
Corean Expert Gardener.

The armchair pictured in the Gc-
companying illustration may be said
to have partly grown out of the
ground, although its shape was fur
nished by twisting and turning vine
out of which most of its framework
was formed. 1t was brought TO the
United States by sea captain who saw
it in Corean city. The chair is stud
ded or ornamented with seeds of the
gingko tree of various sizes, which have
actually grown to the fiber of the vine.
A Corean gardener, familiar with the
adhesiyeness of the seed, took a ma
tive vine, noted for its toughness, and
rudely made it into the form of a chair,
holding it in place with branches of
small trees. The seeds fresh from the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11

tree were bound to the vine until they
had firmly fastened themselves to it,
being allowed to grow in the meantime.
After the seeds and boughs had be-
come attached, the vine was cut from
the roots, and the natural chair eX-
posed to the sunlight until the sap had
dried from the fiber and all of the
material had hardened into a sub
stance as solid as oak. 1t was then pol
ished until its surface glistened like
Although but three feet
four inches in height, and 25 inches in
width, the weight of this curiosity is
over a hundred pounds, on account of
the hardness of the material of which
it is composed.
The armchair may well be regarded
as striking example of the gardening
skill of the far Scientific Amer
loan
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11
ROBINS EARN THEIR CHERRIES
Destroy Insect Pests and Save Far
More Fruit Than They Can
Possibly Consume.

An orchardist at Fulton makes COM
plant against the robins or ''Jack rob-
iNs" as he calls them. He says they
are nipping all the blossoms off his
cherry trees. They just strip the trees,
and the ground beneath them is white
with blossoms. He says the wicked
birds tear the hearts out of the bios
SONS and then bite the stems in two
and let them fall, and fears that his
cherry crop will be ruined, says the
Portland Oregonian. A'member of the
John Burroughs society who has been
applied to for information on this sub
ject says the orchardist is mistaken;
if the robins do cut off any blossoms
it is only defective ones, or such as
have insects in them, and that the birds
are doing good instead of harm. He
says he puts up nests of boxes among
his trees to enable birds of any kind,
even sparrows, to make their homes
on his grounds. He says that birds help
themselves to a few cherries when
ripe, but they are welcome to them, as
they have earned them by destroying
insect pests. It is hoped that this in
formation will satisfy the orchardist.
1t is doubtless correct, for if robins
were as destructive as he imagines
there would long ago have ceased to
be any cherries in Oregon, while the
fact is that the cherry crop is large
almost every year, and of great value,
The birds must not be condemned on
false or mistaken testimony.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11
White Ants ax anaintx.

A recent book on the Congo Free
State gives this picture of the fond
ness of the natives for white ants:
I'm the white ant month the natives
have a very busy time. The river is
deserted, and men and women, boys
and girls, go out to gather the white
ants for food. I cannot say | adj
mire their taste; but the white ant
is not so bad for food-merely very
rich. In this month he is about an
inch long; the natives gather him in
hundreds, pull off the wings and
roast him. The native boys have a
shorter way with him. Sometimes =
mess white ants topped on the ta-
bic. attracted by the light. The
boys, who were waiting, pounceG on
them, and without further ce1 amonY
popped them into their mouths
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11
THE BEDTIME TRAIN.

When we go up stairs to sleep
Up the stairs so long and steep
They're a mountain Ginning high
Through the clouds, up TO the sky!
Though our trains not very long
We must have two engines strong.
Harve' and I the engines are,
Mamma'n babe are each a car,
"All boardr' now here we go!
Don't you hear the whistles blow?
Puff the engines, "choo, choo, choo,"
Blow the whistles, 'toot, loot, tootp'
See us go around the bend!
There's the tunnel at the end.
Tunnel is the bedroom door,
Cause it's dark there, just before
Switch a car. she'll bring the light!'
Now. we'll reach the station right.
"Tootr we're home; our journeys done
Beds the station-Oh! what fun!
-Maude Whitmore Madden, in Coco
Housekeeping.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11
Usually They Are.

"Are women good managers?'
'"Well, yes, in one way or another,
I think they are"
What do you mean by one way or
another?''
''Why, the woman who can't man
age house creditably very often can
manage a baby all right, and the
woman who can't manage either fire.
quently is capable of managing
husband. So / hold that in one way
or another nearly every woman is
good manager" Post.
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one Mans wisdom.

Mrs. lSecondly-My first husband
used to eat four or five of my biscuits
every morning. Why is it that you
never eat any of them?
Secondly-Simply because I have a
good memory, my dear.
Mrs. Secondly fail to see the
point.
Secondly haven't forgotten that
your first husband turned up his toes
because of indiges tion.-Cincinnat
Enquirer.
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Rashness Itself.

"'Blank was foolishly rash to-day"
"Why?"
He IS trying to be a Christian
Scientist. he has corn, and he got
on crowded troney-csr." -BrooklyE
Lite.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11
Heaviest Bird That File.

The gray buzzard is said to be the
heaviest bird that flies, the young
males, when food is plentiful, weigh
ing nearly 40 pounds. The bird is
nearly extinct.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11
as1xed aud Answered.

SIS there any substitute for wis
dom?" asked the youth from Ludlow.
One" replied the Cumminsville
sage; ..and that is a chunk of 81
lence.' '-Cincinnat Enquirer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11
just as Fruit Tree, OutwardIy We'll,
May Wither ard Die, So May You,
Though Strong, be Sick from Inter
nal Blight.
HOW TO STERELIZE
YOUR BLOOD AND KILL
DISEASE GERMS
OF CONSUMPTION

a Great Free Offer to All Readers of tFis Paper,
by Accepting Which They May Obtain Free by
Mail, Large Bottle of the New Sterile Me-
dicinaI Food, OzomuISion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11

M Is. hODcIb
Frederick who
resides at 1915
Virginia st. in
San Antonio i,
Texas, tells an
experience that
will interest ev-
cry reader. II
shows as we'll
I h a t Doan' S
cures are last
ing cures. She
SAYS =" Up to
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11
DOCTOR ADVOCATED OPERATION
PE-RU-NA MADE KNIFE UNNECESSARY.
CATARRH is very frequent cause
~ of that class of diseases popularlY
known as female weakness.


~ of that class of diseases popularity
known as female weakness.
Catarrh of the pelvic organs produces
such variety of disagreeable and irri-
tating symptoms that many people
in fact, the majority of people-have
no idea that they are caused by catarrh
If all the women who are suffering
with any form of female weakness
would write to DR.. Hartman, Columbus,
Ohio, and give him a complete descrip-
ton of their symptoms and the peculiar
ties of their troubles, he will immedi-
ately reply with complete directions
for treatment, free of charge.
Mrs. Eva Bartho, 1873 East 18TH
street, N. Y. City, N. Y, qurtes:
"Isaffered for three years qvith
leucorrhea and alteration of the
qvon,b. The doctor ADVOCATED an
operation qvhich I dreaded pery
mach, and strongly objected to 90
under It. Noqv / an, changed
qvonan. Peruna cared me h; IT took
nine bottles, bat I felt so mach i'm
proceed I Kept taking it, as I dreaded
an operation SO much. / am today
In perfect health and haze not felt
SO qOeH for fifteen years. Mrs.
Eva Baraio.
Miss Maud Steinbach, 1899 18th St.,
Milwaukee, Wis, writes:
Last winter l felt sick most of the
time, was irregular and suffered from
nervous exhaustion and severe bearing
down pains. | had so frequently heard
of Peruna and what wonderful curesit
performed so / sent for bottle and in
four weeks my health and strength
were entirely restored to me.."-Miss
Maud Steinbach.
Every where the women are using
Peruna and praising it. Peruna is not a
palliative simply; it cures by removing
the cause of female disease.
DR., Hartman has pro baby cured more
women of female ailments than any
other living physician. He makes these
cures simply by using and recommend
ing Peruna.
HyOu do not derive prompt
use of Peruna, write at once to d.
of your case and he will be please
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, Presto
Columbus, Ohio.
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TESTED BY TIME.

Dentists are dealers in extracts.-Ch Chicago
Daily News
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We Can't Tell Your Fortune,

Men do not escape their deserts by blam-
ing their deluders-Ram's Horn
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VIC Cant I'eII Your Fortune,
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you about Texas and its great possibilities.
Other Katy publications, The Golden
Square The Coming Country, Old
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Benjamin Davies, Great Falls, Mont
The Nome nugget., 1903-03-04
NOTICE O. FORFEITURE.
To John McCarthy:-

To John McCarthy:--
 You are hereby notified that we, the under signed, have performed work. labor and services to above the value of one hundred dollars on the placer mining claim. known as Discovery claim on Iron creek, in kouRarok recording dis trlct. District of Alaska. for the year ending Dec 3l, lal2. and you are hereby further notified that fl you do not, within H0 days from the date hercoi, pay, or cause to he paid to the under signed, your prOportionatc share Jf said eXpend- iture. as co-owner, your interest in said claim will become the property of the uudersirncd under section 23oi of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
 Date hereof, and of the first publication, Jan. :, lSeJ. w. fIIEIIE,
 w. F. SINNOTT
 Co owners of the aforesaid party 17:mW in said claim. ''
The Nome nugget., 1903-03-04
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there is open wa CT al winter Once | when Mate Hilton came around tLese bluffs. he ferried himself across on q ! cake of ice. Here the bllzzards rage almost continuously winter md -ummel like. Natives lose their lives -o.uc- times going through the moan; ain range, as well as going rcuud the bluil>. This locality has d climate oi its own. Sometimes while sailing along with pleasant breeze a ,hi ID will be met by fierce gale, when all Ii ht sails mast be taken in quickly to pre- vent the lop-allant ma1t- from ooi Q by the beard.
 Jarvis and Call arrived at the refu ge station some time in March, and wi i.- out serious mishap. The reader will understand that from Point Hope to Point Barrow, the end of this joarncy, the distance is nearly 300 miles, and along the whole desolate stretch there IS not one settlement, the natives hay ing moved to the stations at Gaze Smythe and Herschell island. At Cape Smythe the relief party found Mr. Brewer. the hustling manager of II. Liebes Company $ station. Mr. Browcg had furnished all the young natives with new rifles and ammunition. sleds and dogs were pressed into service; game was plentiful that winter and un abundant supply was found. But game is not always plentiful, for some years natives are on the verge of starva- tion. Wolves and prevailing winG $ control the movements of the timl game. MT. Brewer by keeping the natives hunting in the hills, was en- abled to turn over his supplies at the station to the shipwrecked whaling crews.
 have listened to mushers from Daw- sons in the winter lS99-l900 tell of their experiences. But they travelled only 1900 miles or less on down grade and over broken trail, timbered country without blizzards until they
The Nome nugget., 1903-03-04

reached the Boring coast, where the, i found roadhOu~e~ every few mile, unti they reached Nome. Let me tell tn, reader Wha' Nome musher> tried 10 q,
 II the wIntcr ol l90D and 1901. Whel the miners ret rned in the fali oj l9', from the Cape Li,burne coal coal mine. hey rel ortcd that good prospects ha, D cn fuumd ou the i'itHa4rer river about u mic, from Cape Li~hurne Several men started as soon as travel tn" Wal sale. som" of 1hcm got n, farther than Cape Blossom, unu, he, party reached Cape Dyer, and ther took the back trail. Somewhere in the vicinity cf Point Hope they bcaai shooting at each other, one man henu badly wounded. However none oI these mu>hrr, struck the ritmagecr. They were up against the real thing thc Arctic blizzard,
 This Point Barrow relief expedition has no parallel in any age, or in anN interest. science, wealth. fame or con. quest IL was for the lauda ble pun pose of saving human lives from tragic death
 It must strike the reader as strange that the government refuge station at Cape Smythe was discontinued. and the question naturally arise. why? Wha, were the assigned reasons, and by what methods was it sold? I was in northern A laSka at the time. and l will give the reader my opinion. 1t was a case of graft, pure and simple. The manager Of the Pacific Steam Whaling Co.,, J. Knowles, wanted the station discontiI . ued. He did not want government of ficials at Cape Smythe, and with the assistance of Capt. Healy of the Bear who was in those waters for many years, it is evident that he succeeded. Capt. Healy was given discretionary powers in those years, in northwest etn Alaska, and his recommendations were usually adopted by the superior. power.
The Nome nugget., 1903-03-04
All. ]. l. ABOUT '
 THE COOK In tlIe Volunteer Fire Department Mess. ID GET $G() h E7OnTsl Bat He Claims That He Has Not
 Seen the Color of
 tIe Money.
ID GET SG) h A7OnTsl
Bat lie Claims That He Has Not

Tn" matt-r of paying lief N..'c. e th u.cs, 10 it. tine G.r d D rtf.5 nj CT tel quitr d disturbance al the r'@ul r mre iu- of the city couurll ol Monday oveui.-. A wri'ton report wa subm, ted by the fire C, mmutc stating the al eeed .dct~. bu, Ii, recom4 cnd.ri,ns Avr mate -t,v,u- d. u~J... m oI.r.ir. r.r.o.t J.. himself AI, a,,oWcd to ~rca,. ut [ wa a~,'tti ned that his .evclu' ~t .t,- neut> | d Il f coiuc de- .cr. that hr Wa To lcc,i>c 62.o' pr a.u IL. ,5.'" to bc taken ,dt O. he *-5.'a paid hl each oI tn" paiu mcmb r, toward the mess, and the city to pay him ,5.oc per head for the men in the mes. hu. he Lad thj, nnder,' andug Wth Chief Ba dwiu ouIl, the conurn inow,.. nothing about it. I.aol year h" rccc.v- cd no conn cnsation for doing the couk- ing, At it was evident that a mi>- understanding eNiel ed. spec al meet ing was ordeetd called at which time a parties concerned are recuo-ted Ic h2 ? esc0t, and the ua''rr wiz b, D. io-t.a.
 Fue tiicf Baldwin, in his m,nrhl\ re ort, ~laled that there had been bat one fire. and that $l1O won q cover. the loss. Two men had Heen detailed tc inspect tlueS and other things of danger from the fire ,tan1pojnt aud Gurir. the coming month ioorc WoIld be d. sigrcd tothe ~amc duty, locking toward rigid cnforceu ciit of he fire or,inau,c e in "1s~cti.
 Tn" fife committee was jn~tructrd to replace the electric light, in th engine house with lamps which can h. maln,llncd a an cNren-c Of &icJ pc day while the @htjng now cess .lJ.cu monthly. No new lamps will have {, be purchased Action on allowing Chef Miller $5o per month. as recom- mended by the Chiefs report, was de. ferred one week. Thos. Hoev was appointed Assistant Chief in case oftho inability of the Chief.
 Chief of Police Brannen reported 2g
The Nome nugget., 1903-03-04
Notice ot Forfeiture.

To William 1yucr:
 You are hcrcul notified tha. [. the under signed. hay" caused tu lac Ncrtol med work lHbol and services To the Valuc of two hundred dollars on placer ciaim No. 10 above Duhi'S Discovery on Quartz creek NuugWll recording district, District of Alaska. for tn" years lVul and l9u2. and if you du not. within HI days from the date hereof, pay. or cause to bc pud to the under Sipucd, your prOOyrtioudtr >h. rc of said cX p"udlturo, aN to-uWncr, your interest in said claim will become tn" property of the under signed, uuGcr section ?,i?l of the Revised Stat. utcs of the United States.
 Date hereof, and of the first publication Jan 2S, 1903.
 PETER BAYNE. w Co-owncr of aforesaid part Y,