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burned Second Time.

For the second time recently the VI
rich building and the three-story block
in La Crosse have been burned. The
loss is about $4,000 The principal
losers are the He'll Shoe company, $685.
900, and the owner of the buildings,
$4,000 The fire started in vacant
apartment The Ulrich building was
once occupied by "Brick" Pomeroy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

She Tin tears)-Oh, George, how can
you be so cruel? We have only been
married two days and you are sccld-
ing me already.
He-But, my dear, just think how
awfuIly long I have waited for tae
opportunity. Enquirer.
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Cause of His Dislike.

Dodgers-Let's cross over. There
comes a man l don't care to meet
Rodgers-What's he ever done to
you?
sOh, nothing, except he stuck knife
into me once, about two years ago."
Whew. And didn't you ever get
even with him?"
Never did; that's the trouble. 1t was
a surgical operation and the bill is still
unpaid. kansas City Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
The Inextinguishable Drummer.

He enters the store and opening his
sample case begins to spread his goods
out ON the counter.
Proprietor (angrily, as he advances
from rear of store)-No, you needn't
show me your goods. l don't want to
look at anything to-day.
Drummer (serenely) - Well, you
haven't any objection, have you, to my
looking my goods over myself Brook
lyn Life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
A Frencbman,s Mistg.e.

Winks-Dr. Fauve, of Paris, an
nounces that the odor of flowers has a
pernicious effect on the human voice.
Jinks-Nonsense When give my
wife flowers, her voice isn't nearly SO
sharp as it is at other times.-N. Y.
Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
TruStfuIneaN.

Charley is a wonderfully bright
man." said young Mrs. Torkins.
"Indeed?"
Eyes. He can pick out the horses
that ought to have won the race every
time. And if it didn't win that isa't
Charley's fault. Washington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
WHEY Butter.

Revenue officials, it is said, have
discovered that at least 1876 Wisconsin
cheese factories are engaged in the il
licit manufacture of whey butter,
which is largely sold in Chicago at
half the price of the pure article.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
Horrible Mode of Suicide

A stranger, we'll dressed and appar-
emily about 40 years old, committed sui
eide by throwing himself in front of a
Northwestern express train at Fond du
Lac. Letters found on the body bear
the name Herman Kuhn, Grand Rapids,
Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

Three world automobile records have
been broken by Barney Oldfield at Den
yer. The five-mile record of 454 was
lowered to 4:43, the ten-mile record re-
duced from 9:43 to 9:341l, the 15-mile
from 14:35 to 14:24A Oldfield held the
old records.
At the Pare des Princes track at Paris
Tommy Hall, the English cyclist, has
broken the cycling record for one hour
by covering "a miles and 535 yards. The
previous record, 81 miles and 918 yards,
was made October Is by NJ Dangla.
The wrestling match for the cham
pionship of the world which took place
at Pittsburg between Tom jenkins, OF
Cleveland, O., and Dan Mcleod, of Can
ada. was won by Jenkins, he taking first
and third falls.
TYSON Hamilton, formerly of Matti-
tuck. l.. l., one of the best-known ath-
letes and baseball players of the old
DAYS is dead. He was a member of old
Atlantic baseball team.
Thomas T. Reilly, a junior at New
York university, broke the college shot
put record by hurting the iron missile 40
feet inches.
Young Corbett knocked out Hughey
Murphy. of New York, in the eleventh
round at the Criterion club in Boston.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

But why do you have your hero
marry in the first chapter?" they
asked.
Because" replied the author. "ii
has always seemed absurd to me to
end a novel just where a mans trou-
bles really begin. That's where you
should begin the story. "-Chicago
Post
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The Wonder-Worker.

Before she has become his wife
She seems, somehow, to fill his life,
She IS his world, she's all creation;
The preacher speaks his piece, and 10!
The man whos5 life she filled must go
Out nights Tor needed recreation.
Chicago Record-Herald.
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SPOR IS AND
AT HLETICS
Now that the smoke of baseball has
cleared away, and the players have re-

treated TO Unelr VIII
ter quarters, says a
prominent Chicago
sporting editor in
reviewing the work
of the past season,
the fans are begin
ming to make COM
parsons and talk
learnedly of the sea-
sons work, and of the
records made by the
va rinl1c
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Mr Tightfist-And so you are the
noble fellow who rescued my wife
from in front of the trolley car at the
risk of your life? Take this quarter,
my heroic man, as an expression of
our undying regard.
Mr.. Rags-All right, boss. You
know better'n / do what the woman's
Wuth.-N. Y Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
An Absorbing Conversations,

She-I wonder why Miss Gabbil al
ways speaks of him as good converse
tionalist."
He-And isn't he?
She-Certainly, not. He merely sits
and listens.
He-Well talkative woman's idea
OF good conversationalist is man who
is satisfied to absorb conversation
Philadelphia Press.
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The wrong Answer.

"Ay lady fair" the lover signs,
81 p,ithee answer with thine eyes"
eyes speak not always 'ays, said Rose,
"And here's one case where eyes speak
noes +"
PHILADELPHIA Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

Hospital Nurse-These new patent
fire-escapes are great blessings.
Hospital Doctor-Indeed they are 1t
is much easier TO cure fractures than
hnrns.-N. Y. Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

What does she know about managing
men? She's never been married
mo. But she's been engaged to three
men at the same summer hotel. IN. Y.
Times.
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Handmade.

They simply held each others hand,
And not word they said
Yet all the while were making love
OF the very finest grade.
Puck
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His business sense was very dense,
He could not rise above it;
For every blessed time he failed,
He made failure Of it.
philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Fortunate.

IT was at the races to-day"
Were you lucky?"
eyes. l didr thave to walk home. -
Brooklyn Life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
The difference.

With fierce unrest youth begins
The heights of wealth or fame to scale.
1t Is ambition" If he wins,
And discomfort" If he should fail.
Washington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

Lady Visitor Ito little girD-What
became of the little kitten you had
here once?
Little Girl-Why, haven't you heard?
mo. Was he drowned?
mol"
'Loste"
''No!"
"Poisoned?"
moi"
"Then whatever became of it?"
at growed up to be a cat."-Illus-
trated Bits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

sWhy did Larkin call Smith lob
ster? Because he is SO red?"
"No. Because he is SO unread. Chi
cago Record-Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

1.-THE difference between a pet dog
and husband is that you always
know where the dog Is at night"
Another difference is that you
never care where the dog is."--Chi-
cage Tribune.
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must be considered
among the topnotch-
ers in effectiveness,
endurance, percent
age Of Victories
e every thin g tina t
makes up the win
ming twirler. Chi
cago developed about
the best left handler
in either league
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

tached to the front and rear axle Of
each truck, the middle pair of wheels in
each group running free. The wheels
are 40 inches in diameter and are
equipped with pneumatic brakes of the
standard type. The transformers, which
are hung beneath the middle section of
the car, weigh IL tons, besides which a
storage battery of 631 pounds weight
supplies the currents for lighting pur-
poses. The interior of the car is pro-
vided with upholstered seats lengthwise
along the sides, and an open railing en-
closes at each end the space occupied by
the driver, who, standing behind a
curved front of plate glass within easy
touch Of volt and ampere meters, gauges
which show the resistance Of the air,
and a dial that indicates and registers
the speed, controls it's movements by
turning a pilot wheel.
The trolley poles were set along the
side of the track 100 feet apart, and
the steel bows extending over the track
sustained three parallel lines of heavy
copper trolley wire This three-phase
alternating current supplied voltage Of
1880 volts and this was reduced by
transformers carried under the floor Of
the car to an average pressure of 1900
volts. and in that condition turned into
the motors, of which the car carried
four, two at either end, with an aggre-
gate energy of 1000 horse power
During the tremendous speed attained
over two miles minute-the swaying
movement of the car was scarcely per-
ceptible, and according to those who
have made trips in the car during the
trial trips no discomfort from vibration,
wind pressure or other cause was ex-
perienced in greater degree than on an
ordinary express train of the D class In
Germany.
Careful examination since the trials
has failed to detect any sign of failure
or deterioration in track, car or trans
mission system, so that it is hardly too
much to assume that the technical prob
lem of Decentralization speed up to 100
miles and more per hour is successfully
solved for all localities where straight
and reasonably level and well-guarded
railway lines can be provided.
FRANK H. MASON
The Mosquito Destroyer. -
The recent announcement of a mos
quito destroyer is commented upon in
Popular Science Monthly in no very un-
certain terms. 1t is pointed out that the
original paper published in bulletin Is of
the public health and marine hospital
service hardly justifies the newspaper
claims which were made for it. DR.. Stiles,
the author of the investigation, simply
discovered 81 new parasite of the mos
quito, several of which were already
known, and pointed out that these or
ganisms might be of value in hold IN
check the mosquito plague. There are
many technical difficulties in the way Of
practical utilization of these destroy
ers." and there was in the original
article no intimation that the public
health service is breeding the germs in
order to infect mosquitoes.
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Matter Of Sex.

did it ever occur Co your" queried the
Norwood philosopher, that every man
has an ideal woman he never thinks OF
mentioning to his wife?"
Sure" replied the Mount Auburn cit
izen, land it has also occurred to me
that every woman has an ideal man
whom she is everlastingly holding up to-
her husband as an example of what hes
should be. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

eff you want anything well done in
this world it's best to do it yourself"
mot at all. Just tell the waiter you
want it rare, and you'll get well done
all right. Chicago Chronicle.
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A Statesmn-,a Hint.

They want a leader good and strong;
A man as honest as can be;
man whose judgment can't go wrong
In short, they are in need of me!
-WaShingtOn Star
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ewson and M

l.
Weimer was there with everything all
season long, and seems to have shade,
small but perceptible, on the other great
left-handers of the year-Hahn, Plank,
White and Waddell. Wicker, of Chica-
go, was a great game winner, but the
luck was always with him.
In all-around service and genuine skill
the five best pitchers in the National
League seem to be Lever, Mathewson,
McGinnity, Philippi and Weimer. If any
team could bunch these five, what aggre-
cation could stand against them?
RUDE Waddell was the most dazzling
pitcher in the American league, but not
the most effective Tom Hughes and Cy
Young won games by the ton, but it was
the team behind them, as in the case of
Pittsburg. Both are AL men, but neither
would have Jared so we'll in any other
club. Boston pinned more faith on it's
pitchers than did Pittsburg, but the
Somersets never let confidence in the
boXmen slacken up their team work and
general hustling.
Bernhard, of Cleveland, did grand
work, but was out of it half the season.
Plank and White, both left-handers,
pitched with great ability. The work of
Sudhoff was one of the most remarkable
features of the American league cam
paign. Moore did superb work, but was
out of it part of the summer 1t seems
impossible to even select the best five
among the American league pitchers.
owing mainly to the fact that several Of
the best, after making great records,
were retired for various causes, so that
there was no chance for them to have
had slumps of their percentages. Posi-
bly, Hughes, Young, Sudhoff, Waddell
and White would be as good quintette
as anybody could select, and such a
bunch of five would be tough game for
any team to go against.
The sun., 1903-11-12
Live Stock Market.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. II.
Receipts Of beeves were 1857 head Including
81 cars for export alive, 90 for slaughterers and
O. for the market, making, with the stale cattle
q cars sale Trade was slow, hut steers full
steady and top grades firm on a light export de-
nnand; bulls unchanged; thin cows lower, but me.
dium and good cows about steady, The yards
were likely 10 be cleared. Common 10 choice ma
tive steers sold at s. I5GSS35 per 100 lbs: one
oxen At si2Sa:22S: bulls at t25oSSso export
beef r at 8a8o per ID for inferior extra native
sides Latest cables quoted live cattle lower: top
price al London illzc AT Liverpool i0s1c, dressed
weight; sheep steady; refrigerator beef selling al
81 @sl1c. per 10. Exports 10 day $50 beeves and
2,716 quarters OF beef: to morrow 80 beeves.
Receipts OF calves were l $40 head. including
01 for butchers and 1872 for the market. making
with tho stale stock. .s45 on sale. Neals ruled
frm TO Csc higher: grassers and Westerns steady
the The. pens were were cleared Common to choice veals
sold at ASodS56 per 100 lbs: tops al 81; graSscrs
Dressed calves nrm. City dressed vealS sd i3c
per lb country dressed 54ii,ac dressed graSsers
end fed cclves <45c,
s,oceipts OF sheep and lambs were sso7 head
Including 10 cars for saughtercrs and 25i for IN,
market, making. with the stale stock 2as cars on
sale. sheep were In fair demand and steady lamb
active and l5G25c higher: the pens were wtlrrarcd.
100 IDS common 10 prime lambs az s. ?uG SG'2s.
suils az SSt.60; Canadian lambs AZ 81. ?oG $50
pressed mutton steady at 90 &c, per 10. drc>,cu
lambs frn at slaQl0 &C.
receipts OF hogs were 8.ss4 head including about
Soo head for the market. Prices easier Good 10
prime state and Pennsylvania hogs were selling
~ &ooa&s,Ss per 100 lbs.
The sun., 1903-11-12

The early advance in cotton was due to an un-
expected hsc In Liverpool where Egyptian shorts
operators appear also 10 have boueh, freely. Pre-
dlcted frost In Texas was another oulllsh factor.
The subsequent recession here WAS duc largely
wages at Fall River. continued heavy receipts and
liberal realizing apparently In part at least. not
fs S % hs s% nse
sltion buy on any decline, on tho theory that the
large receipts merely mean large buying for e1.
G by the %
vance. Some others. however, are inclined ap.
parcntly to await developments. not altogether lk
iinuaton OF short time al Manchester nor the ten
dcncy TO increase the estimates OF the Texas crop
as a result Of the recen, favorable weather. On
Vi Snecd @ IS as ever W Of he Ultimate es,"bshmen Ola Of
hsSsi Sdns 81 s and to be for the
offerings a, ioH to Il cents This Is 1bou, ops
ssns Scs. M.s rnners bidding
and buying freely. Receipts selling al ii cents
Mum c. 's9 sold Jsnuar m March M. and Ry Msy
on the subject, because Of their close id.n,!neatloa
that the prospects OF the cotton crop OF the former
considerably reduced by unfavornblc weather
raf nsyPsH az SiS M
i.OOo,ooo cantors less. cantor is ninety eight
pounds. ~
II Is astonishing how little appreciation there is In
this market, even In the Cotton Exchange self, OF
tine enormous demand. and the continually higher
ner is now realizing ,thc New England spinner par
ticulariy) that he has made another Greivous mis-
u 5s .na ms Europe secure al Of the oR
S :Spnnsn 'H have taken s.nc: q; beginning oi -
The sun., 1903-11-12
FINANCIAL NOTES.

International Fire Engine Company stock
common and preferred-l.Oo0 shares each
wore sold at auction yesterday In the
and Is share respectively. These are
low record prices. First mortgage per cent.
bonds OF the National Abrasive Manufacture
Ing Company to the number Of SIS sold for
1900 each.
The stockholders Of the. American .Maltln g
Company meet to-day, and q contest between
TO It Is expected. The mana cement of tho
company announced Yesterday that Its proxy
committee would be able to vote much more
than a majority of the stocks outstanding.
An initial dividend OF per cent. has been
declared on the stock Of the International
Harvester Company. 1t Is understood to be Q
semi-annual payment
The National Machine Tool Builders As
ISOLATION has decided to maintain present
prices for machine tools.
The sun., 1903-11-12

Light receipts and offerings local buying. partly
for outside account. and covering OF shorts caused
moderate rise In coffee carly In the day, but later
on the buying pressure relaxed and prices reecded
on local liquidation.
copper was weak a, fSs IS. for spot and fSs ISs
for futures Tin there was weak at El5 Ss for spot
and fli6 IS. Cd: for futures, Spelter was steady
al f2l. The following are the quotations Of the
Metal Exchange: Copper. lake. spot. Is SOC: elcc
Iroly,c; spot, ls 2sc casting spot, lsc. tin, 25a
No. X. Si5asi8: No X, ti%2sasis: No q piai-,
N3.7SN}l< ,0S: southern, No. foundry etaSl%9
No. soft, t4asi4 2S No: soft, 3l4@St5 So pig iron
warrants nominal: steel rails at mill s2s
NAVAL SToREs.. Spirits Of turncn,nc, 5oiadeoc.
PRoyIsIoTs..Pork wa; quiet al s,2 1s@sis 50
city. G,75c: rctncd Continent, ZOO. Taow. 4,ac,
Dressed hogs. 7dsc. Butter-CreamtY. extras
ooi.c hrsts ?o' "a pc. state. dairy tubs nrS,s
l0as?Oc. Cheese State, I. C.. small or large, sep
tember. fancy. ilsic,: late made l0Sc, Eggs
Nearby, fresh gathered extras. 30T3c,. Western,
hrs,s ?s@ 2oc, Chicago Nov. II l--"Rcceiptsof hogs
were lighter than expected and carly prices were
3 cents higher, An of this Improvement, disap.
pearcd later and the provision market declined
ribs. evidently against cash sales -oter the ortr
ingS were incrcn scd because OF weakness, in grains
The market gave way so Sharply that there was con
siderable liquidation for the account Of local
traders, Buying late In tine day was mainly 10
cover shons, although HnglisA houses were buy
ing January lard on q liberal scale"
SuoAR.-Raw was duh at IS loc. for % test and
Is i6c, for 80 test. Refined was quiet; granusted
<7oc-
The sun., 1903-11-12
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

Money on call, i@5's per cent: last Loaf
~, per cent, ruins u price. per I cent LINZ
9 per cent; for ninety days. o per cent; iof
months mon per cent FOR for seven and ei isht moo,"~
for prime single names and bills receivable.
other names. 6hm7 per cent.
The foreign exchange market broke heavily
soa soa Of oaa nnSiE Ss hs so
market yesterday. Demand sterling WI.
offered at one time during the day at 81 ~,
SSd took It PLACES beISW na s%o the &
afternoon there was a slight rally. due 10
fears that the Bank Of England might raIs"
II wns announced that gold had been en-
gagged for import in excess OF si,0".o00, but
the exact amount could not be ascertaird
Posted rates were quoted a, s4sl for lon:
Long bills. s,,.7s@s4. 7o'. sight drafts. s4s4
ms4,s3'.. and cabl" transfers as3.'wsa
long and 5.2li. for short Reichsmarks were
quoted at os'. for long and o. 20 70 for shor'i
Guders were quoted nj 10 1918 Tor long ana
40 l-l8 for short.
Sc DG,pea,iS PpemiSm TN'' rhar!eston Ranks. I"ymg
soc. discount san Francisco---?ic. premium
count Cincinnati-2Oc discount New or
leans. Commercial: sl.?' discount; bank, bank
g discount. PittsburG r. par' as st, Paul, Paw
premium: telegraph, e.l.c. premium. Louis
vlle--Par.
Money in London. 3'amt per cent. Fate
OF discount in open market Tor short y,
soils for money closed at s. o-,,e and for tn"
account at 81 i1-is. Paris advces quot" =
per cents at os. francs, - ,centime,. lIh'
private rnte Of discount Is .. per cent. "
change on London. ?; francs 10 cen'ine-
Berlin advices quote exchange on londo,
20 marks 40 pfenniRs. The private rat" o'
discount is az per cent
New York Clearing House statement. \
changes, 3l0l 1854 ,s5a: balances. slona'i ii>
Sub-Treasury debit balance. s202 2?0.
Commercial rrice of bar silver in New
York, 58i1c. Bar silver in London closed ~
?sn1 Mexican silver dollars were auo'ei at
The sun., 1903-11-12

AND OTHER SHARES.

Total sales of bonds tpar vaiue). 81 437, ,ooc
The sun., 1903-11-12
THE OUTSIDE MARKET.

There was further falling of in the trading g
issues were dealt in at all, and these Issues,
with the single exception OF Northern Securi-
volume of transactions. At the opening Of
the market quotations exhibited a firm tone,
but weakness BECAME manifest in the after
The first sale Of Northern Securities was
made at S7i,, an advance of y a point. and
the next at ss. which was the Ugh point Of
became more plentiful, and there was an
evident desire on the part Of some one to
dispose Of his holdings. In the final deal
ings. which were quite animated. 100 shares
chan ged hands at s4I, The closing sale
was made at IS. Standard OIL opened at an
advance Of points. but declined to $50. at
price Of the stock Yesterday. The copper
stocks were. as rule. lower. Tennessee
Copper. however. remained UNCHANGED at 80.
The transac ctions In the market to-day
The sun., 1903-11-12

DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS,
Business Troubles.

Ernest J. Mast and Maurice Eller (E. J..
HAST a Col. manufacturers Of cigars at 81
Cortlandt street. made an assignment yes
tsrday to Ambrose G. Todd. 1t was said
In tho trade yesterday that the asst gnment
wss caused by the failure of Sutter Bros,
wholesale tobacco dealers Of Chicago.
A petition In bankruptcy has been filed
against tho Patten Vacuum Ice Company OF
IS broadway by creditors for se.7G. The
company was Incorporated on Feb. 10. 1901.
under New Jersey laws with a capital stock
Of 80 900. 900 and sold rights to manufacture
under It's patents to various companies in
this city and elsewhere. Solomon Mehrbach
was formerly its president.
Elizabeth Wiesen. residing at 2o6s Bath gate
avenue. has fled petition In bankruptcy.
mortga ges. She owns a lot In Woodlawn
Cemetery valued at $4,000 and owes 5000 for
designs for a monument. Albert Kraus has
q suit against her for $4,000 damages for
breach OF contract.