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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-31
DEMAND FOR MILKMAIDS.
American Dairymen Are Beginning
to Learn That Women Are
Best Mixers.

A big dairy farmer was talking about
Polish farm hand who had been in this
country only three months, and had
proved himself TO be far above the aver
age laborer at nearly every kind of farm
work on the farm. II never saw better
man in the field,' he said, than Stanis-
laus. hear he has done mans work
on a farm since he was IL years old, but
he has never MIXED a cow" The New
York Sun gives the farmers views in
regard to the Importance of milking:
'Tn his country milking is work for
the women to do. If a Polish peasant
man is seen milking he is asked if he has
forgotten to put on his petticoat. Stan
islaus says he is perfectly willing to
learn, but I'don't know that he will make
a good mixer, willing as he is.
MANY American farmers seem to
think that almost anybody can milk, but
our dairymen are beginning to learn bet
ter. A mixer must be clean and he must
be quiet and gentle. An expert mixer
must have one other very important
qualification, he must be quick. The
quicker the milking, the richer the milk,
if the work is done well and completely.
81 am inclined to think that it might
be better for our American dairy inter
ests if milking were part of women's
work, as it is in many European coun-
tries. The dairymen of England are do
ing everything they can to perpetuate
the custom of employing women instead
of men as mixers, and to maintain the
efficiency of the milkmaids.
eve never hear of a dairy show in
England nowadays without its popular
milking contest, in which the milkmaids
contest with one another. These con-
tests are the talk of the British dairy
districts, and are proving to be very use
full. shall not be surprised if, in the
course of the next ten years, the milk
maids of America become very much
more numerous. Perhaps a lot of prize
winning maids of England should be
imported to arouse the emulation Of their
American sisters"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-31
NEW DOCKS AT BUENos AYREs.

taent is to accommodate the tremendous
Increase in the production of farm pro-
ducts. To-day the export of breadstuffs
amounts to something like 100000, 900.
and the meat alive and dead, with it's
hides, wool and other by-products, is
worth over $1O0,OOO,0OO.
Argentina began to awaken to her
agricultural possibilities during the
Paraguayan war, when she found good
market for her products. When the war
was over it was discovered that the sup
ply was sufficient to satisfy the demand
of the whole region of the river Plate.
This condition of affairs lasted for about
ten years, at the end of which time the
country began to export considerable
quantities of cereals to Europe, till in
1891 the exports of wheat amounted to
$4,000 tons, those of maize to 10000
tons, those of linseed to 10000 tons, and
those of hay to 10000 tons. In 1892 there
were under cultivation $500, 900 acres of
land, which Is only ST per cent. of the
total area of the republic. The soil which
has not yet lost much of it's natural
phosphates, generally yields abundant
crops, especially if the rains have Meth
er been scarce nor excessive. The fol-
lowing figures show the average yield of
the soil per acre: Wheat, $50 pounds;
maize, thrashed, 2,700; linseed, 100; rice,
unthrashed, 2,700; rice, thrashed, 1850;
potatoes, 10000; tobacco, 765; sugar
cane, 40,500; dry lucerne, 1880; vetch,
1880; haricots, 1880; chick-peas, 1880
The date of sowing the seed and secur-
ing the harvest varies in the different
provinces and territories, owing to the
variation of their climates, brought
about by their geographical situation
and physical configuration. In the most
noted agricultural provinces-Buenos
Ayres, Entire Rios and Santa Fe-the
wheat, barley and oats are sown from
May to July, the maize from September
to November, the lucerne In April, May
September and October. The wheat, oats
and barley crops in February and April,
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the national championship. Mrs Horne.
since engaging in matrimony, has an
nounced that she will not defend her
title next year. She has been the win
ner of 16 open tournaments, and has
a collection of some AZ cups, medals, fobs
and other prizes. Her string OF victories
far surpass that of any other golfer west
of the Alleghenies and probably very
closely approaches the number OF hon
ors that any one golfer in the country
can lay claim to. Mrs. Horne began
playing golf in 1899, and though she did
not devote much attention to her game
until 1900. she was able to play very clev-
erly after about four months practice.
In 1900, however, she spent much of her
time on the links. and before the year
was out succeeded in performing the
remarkable feat of winning the gov
ernor's cup at Onwentsia, which was
considered the western championship.
Her play the past year was but repeti-
ton of her work of the two previous sea-
sons. Consistency always was Miss An
thongs long suit, and it was indeed very
IAdl SuS was Oll lSl bdlllSs ShS
was not inclined to be erratic and was
probably the coolest woman player on
western course. One of her finest char
acteristics as golfer was her nerve
On more than one occasion when her
match was all but finished and defeat
seemed evident, she buclIled down and
did what had to be done in order to win
namely, play better golf than her OPP
ponent. Miss Anthony's nerve was usu-
ally the strongest on the last few holes
of her matches, where most other golf
ers are generally shy. Not few
matches and honors were won by the re-
markable nerve that the champion was
able to muster in the most trying stage
OF match, and this is probably one rea-
son why she annexed so many tourna-
ments
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-31

and the lEcerne crop from November
to April. The time of planting the SUI
gar cane, which is grown in Santiago,
Tucuman, Salta Jujuy and the territorial
governments of Ell Chaco, Formosa and
Misiones, is from July to October, and
of the harvesting from June to October
of the following year. Rice is sown in
September and October, and is gathered
from March to May. The mandioca Is
sown in June and gathered in April and
May.
The typical Argentine farmer is
nomadic in his habits. He commonly
contracts with the owner to undertake
all the expense connected with sowing
and harvesting the crop, and instead of
rent gives percentage on the results,
while the owner only gives the bare land
fenced, though in most instances he will
advance working animals and provi-
sions and generally guarantee the colo
nist's credit until harvest. In the final
year Of the contract the colonist sows
alfalfa or mixed grasses with his grain.
When the latter is reaped the owner
turns on his cattle, and the farmer moves
to fresh fields, where he can repeat his
experiments. 1t is said that about half
the 100000 tons of grain exported from
Argentina last year was grown on an
agreement of this kind.
The port of Buenos Ayres, from which
city the vast expectations of grain are
made. affords sple ndid harbor for yes
sells, situated as it is upon the right bank
of the Rio de la Plata. The Madero
docks extend for nearly three miles
along the front of the city. These are ex-
tansive works begun in 1887 AID costing
over S15,000,00Q
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-31
BIG BUILDINGS MOVED
Some Peculiar Methods Adopted to
Fit Different Conditions.
The Pittsbrrg Opera House the Int
est Giant to Change It's Location
How 1t and Similar Feats
Were Accomplished.

The moving of large buildings has
become science. and one to which
many trained engineers are giving
their attention.
One of the recent occurrences in this
line was the removal of the Pittsburg
opera house. This immense building
was lifted from it's foundations and
moved intact and without any compar-
alive damage distance of % feet.
The theater, which is the largest in
Pittsburg and is the home of one of
the best stock companies in America,
covers site measuring 1913 feet by 80
feet, and weighs approximately 2,496
tons, yet the building was transferred
to it's new position without the slight
est injury to its contents.
About four weeks were occupied In
preparing the building for removal
but the actual transference was only a
matter of hours, and SO smoothly was
the feat performed that it was practi-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-31
7H[ ISLAND OF GUAM
Some Information About Our Little
Pacific Possession.
In a Report to the War Department
Gen. wheeler Describes It's
Pecufiarities and
Resources.

While Old Glory has fioated from the
Flagstaff of Guam since 1898 the peo-
pie of this country have received but
scant information regarding this little
island possession for the reason that
but little was known. Guam, how
ever, is not without interest and this
fact is impressed upon us by study OF
the report of Gen. Joseph w. Wheeler,
recently made to the war department,
in which he gives much interesting in
formation about the island, together
with the first accurate map Of it ever
published in this country, the work Of
government surveyors. The map is
reproduced with this article. We
will give in a terse way some Of
the information which this report con-
tains:
In rough way the island may be
said to resemble in form the sole of a
shoe, 1t is only 20 miles long 'andfrom
three TO ten miles wide, with an area of
about $50 square miles, or seven times
as large as Manhattan Island.
1t Is the most southern of the chain
OF the Ladrone or Marianne islands,
which stretches 420 miles north and
south. All the other islands belong to
Germany, but they are very small, and
Guam is the largest and most impor-
tant of the group. 1t is four days
steaming to the east of the Philippines.
We observe on the map great pau
city of information about the interior
of the island. The reason is that the
jungle which covers it is so dense that
not even the natives have penetrated
far into it, except in two or three
places where paths extend from coast
to coast.
The low mountain called st. Rosa
peak in the north is easily reached,
and a fine view of the northern third
Of the island is obtained from its sum-
NIT Everybody lives along the coasts,
and most Of the population along the
west coast. The natives have cleared
away narrow strip of the jungle bor-
dering the sea for their plantations.
AS vessels approach the highland
from the south or west a chain of low
mountains scarcely over 1000 feet
high is seen stretching along the south
west and south coasts some ten or IL
miles in the interior Covered with
verdure to the tops, they give pleas
ing and picturesque aspect to the is
land. But none of the mountains has
been assembled except st. Rosa Peak
Guam has some peculiarities. The
northern half of it consists almost
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-31
IN CHARITYS NAME.
New York, Chicago and st. Louis
Given Christmas Dinners.

st. Louis, De- 26.-Christmas din
poor at the Coliseum, where tables
covering the entire floor OF the vast
area were set with turkey and its &C
compartments In addition baskets
containing materials for Christmas
dinners were sent to the homes of as
many more distitute families. The
day was observed generally in all
municipal, corrective and charitable
institutions, as well as those OF a pri-
vate nature by special dinners.
New York, Dec. 26-The Salvation
Army, in keeping with its annual Gus
tom, distributed Christmas dinners to
Is, 1000 of New York's poor at the Grand
Central palace Friday. Beginning at
10 o'clock, 5000 baskets, each containing
a satisfying dinner TO, family of five
persons, were distributed. Friday even
ing 5000 of the city's homeless poor
sat down to tables Ia zen with turkeys,
cranberry sauce and other good things
of the seas on. Commander Booth-Tuck-
er was in personal charge, assisted by
the entire staff of the army in this city.
Chicago, Dec. 26.-Christmas services
in the churches werewolf attended, and
music of an unusually high class was
heard. Inmates of the city and county
charitable institutions were given spe-
cial Christmas dinners and amuSem ents.
Washington, Dec. 26.-Christmas at
the white house was quiet day. Pres
ident Roosevelt's morning ride was
abandoned that he might attend the
funeral services of Mrs. Hoar Prior
to this he spent an hour at his desk.
Distribution of the numerous presents
to the children took place Immediately
after breakfast. 1nere was no family
tree, although Archie Roosevelt took
possession of the white house sewing
room several days ago and devised
tree of his own on which he hung re-
membranes to the family. Secretary
Cortelyou, of the department of COM
merce and labor, and Gen. Young, chief
of staff of the army, saw the president
during the morning. Commander and
Mrs. Cowles spent a portion of the day
at the white house.
The president and Mrs Roosevelt had
a few personal friends with them at din
ner at the white house at night Those
present included Senator and Mrs. Lodge,
Mr. and Mrs. John Lodge, Capt. and Mrs.
Cowles, Mr. and Mr,. Brooks Adams,
Mrs. Charles Henry!Davis, Miss Davis,
the Masters Davis, Lieut. Granville r.
Fortesque and Mr.. r. H. M. Ferguson.
of New York.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-31
BADLY SHAKEN.
Buildings Tremblc and People Are
Scared b! Earthquakes In Cali
fOrma and New York.

Los Angels, Cal, Dec. ga severe
earthquake shock, lasting about eight
seconds, occurred here at 9:45 Friday
morning. The big buildings in the
business center swayed for an instant
as though they would fall and people
rushed into the streets, thinking some
explosion had occurred. No damage is
reported.
Ogdensbufg, N. Y, DecA ga dis
tinct earthquake shock was felt
throughout this city Friday morning.
Telephone reports show that it was
noticed all through St. Lawrence coun-
ty, being severest along the St. Law
renee valley. Buildings trembled vio-
lently at Madrid, 16 miles east from!
here. The earthquake was accompanied
by a noise resembling thunder, which
was sufficiently loud to awaken people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-31
A new FOOD SUPPLY
Argentine Republic Is Coming to
the Front as Producer.
Magnificent Agricultural Area Along
the River Platte-WOnderful De-
veIopment of Thirty Years
What OF the Futures

There is being. opened up in the terri
Tory of the river Platte a magnificent
agricultural area The farmer and the
boards of trade OF the United States
have their eyes upon the Argentine Re-
public, for that country is making rapid
strides toward becoming one of the fore
most food suppliers of the world. Agents
Of big grain handing companies of this
country are being sent yearly to Argen-
tina to study the agricultural conditions
there, and they never return without big
ger stories than ever of the agricultural
possibilities of the country.
Thirty years ago the people Of Argen-
tina had to buy flour from the United
States, and in the whole country there
we're only 500 miles of railway. But to-
day the 500 miles of railroad have grown
to over 10000 and more are in rapid con-
struction, and when it is remembered
that the republic has an area OF /, 100000
square miles, the extent to which this
development may go may be but fainty
imagined. And all this railroad develop
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Mrs. Emil SamuelS gave birth to child
which had two lower teeth full grown.
Rev. Father Gilbert, the aged and
wealthy pastor of the Roman Catholic
church in Hurley, received communi-
cation ordering him to deposit So, 100
at certain place in the Hurley GENE
terry, under penalty of death if he failed
to obey.
Five thousand tons of cabbage are
stored at Racine. Six weeks ago cabbage
WIS selling for eight dollars per ton. 1t
is now worth $40.
Men with a team of horses are said to
visit different farms in the vicinity of
Ives Grove at night They back up to
corn cribs and graneries load the wagon
and drive away. Hundreds of bushels
of corn and oats have been stolen.
Waukesha lodge, F. and A. M, has de-
cided to erect a two-story building on
it's lot on South street, work to begin
early in the spring.
Mrs. Martha A. Forbes, the first
white woman born in western Wiscon-
sin, died at La Crosse, aged II years.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to erect
$4,000 library building in Hayward.
The offer will be accepted.
Rev. A. Mendel, chaplain of st. Jo-
seph's hospital, died in Chippewa Falls
from cancer of the throat. He was born
in Germany on December 8, 1848.
Rev Father NJ. E. Boyce, of the Church
of the Immaculate Conception in New
Richmond, created sensation by ser
mon, in which he sharply criticised the
Ladies' Aid society. He has no use for
afternoon meetings for gossip, he says
held under the guisc OF raising money
for charity.
A new invention is being tried out by
a company in Kenosha that manufac-
lures automobiles. A snow pillow for au-
tomobiles has been attached to some of
the company's speeders and the snow
cleared from the exercise track.
The state board of control will decide
the Marinette fight over the location of
the new insane asylum of Marinette
county at its meeting at Madison on JAM
uary 4.
A trainload of threshing machines and
engines of the j. l. Case Threshing Ma
chinery company left Racine for the
st. Louis worlds fair. The machinery
was worth $125,000.
State Banking Commissioner Bergh
las approved articles of incorporation
of the Bank of Tomahawk, Lincoln ccun-
ty. The capital is $4,000, divided into
1oS shares IF G100 porb
Thomas Thorsen, proprietor of the
Dunn county iron works At Menominee,
was seriously burned by the explosion
of gasoline engine.
Surveyors for the Madison Green Bay
electric railroad have started to survey.
a line from Beaver Dam to Ripon via
Fox Lake, hartford and Green Lake.
At special election the electors of
the village Of Oakfeld voted TO incor
porata
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-31
Old Are PenSi0na.

Under the old age pension law of New
Zealand, person to draw a pension
must be Go years of age, and must have
resided in New Zealand for the previous
25 years; must not have been imprisoned
for a period of four months during the
past IL years for any offense punishable
by Imprisonment for one year, and must
have led sober and respectable life
for the previous five years. His yearly
income must not exceed $S260, or his net
capital $3.50, and he must not have de-
priyed himself of property or income to
quality for pension The full amount
Of the pension is $50 year, payable
monthly
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wholly of coral rock, which is very
porous, so that the rain sinks immedi-
ately into it and makes it's way by I'M
derground channels to the sea, SO that
there are no springs or rivers in the
northern part of the island.
Near the middle in the neighborhood
Of Agana. the capital, is large spring
that yields copious supply of water.
1t oozes through swamp and finds it's
way into the sea by means of river
which has been artificially heightened
and turned for a mile parallel to the
coast for the convenience of the ma
tives
This is one of the reasons why two
thirds of the population is centered at
Agana The southern part of Guam
has a number of streams, some of
which lose themselves beneath the sur
face for a time and then reappear from
caverns.
Another popularity of Guam is that
nearly all the inhabitants, though farm
ers, live in the towns and so out to
their ranches to raise their crops. Some
of them have rude houses on their
ranches, where their families spend
part of the time.
Nearly the entire population of about
5000 distributed among six towns, Ag-
ana containing 6,400 inhabitants; Su-
mai. 900; Ynarajan, $50; Agate, 400;
Merizo, 300, and Umata, 200. A number
of hamlets, each containing few huts,
are distributed along the shores.
Both the Spanish and the natives re-
garded plenty of good water as more
necessary than good harbors So it
happens that Agana, the metropolis of
the island, has achieved its preemi-
neace by reason of its abundant water
supply, although there is only a road
stead in front of it with unsafe an
chOrage.
San Luis d'Apra is the largest har-
Dor of the island, with number of
little towns along its extensive shores.
Port Tarafofo on the southeast coast,
is the only harbor next to San Luis,
which will receive vessels at all sea.
sons of the year Port Ynarajan and
Agfayan bay have also good anchorage
and are of some Importance in the CO.
pra trade.
At Umata is the harbor where the
Spanish galleons rode at anchor while
the sailors took on water. The place
was once important commercially, but
since its destruction by an earthquake
in 1s49 Agana has forged far ahead
of it.
The towns of the west coast are con-
nected by paths or roads. The road
from Agana to the north passes
through an especially fertile country;
and there are two passageways across
the island. fairly good road flom Ag-
ana to Page and a poor path from
Apra diagonally across to Ynarajan.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-31
MOVING A NEBRASKA COURT HOUSE.

the great building was transferred
without miShap.
An even more remarkable case than
this was the removal of the courthouse
from Hemingford, Neb., to Alliance.
The settlement of county seat diff
Guilty made the change in the location
of the court house necessary The dis
lance was 10 miles, and some out-of.
the-ordinary method had to be devised
to accomplish it. After considering a
number the engineers in charge con-
ceived the idea of attaching locomo-
tive to it and hauling it to the new To-
cation along the line of railway. This
feat was accomplished without mishap.
and created considerable sensation in
engineering circles at that time.
In Chicago recently the owners of a
ten-story apartment house wished tc
add another story, and instead of put.
ting it on top, they raised the building
and added it to the bottom. This was
accomplished without disturbing the
contents of the building in the least.
Another instance along the same
lines was the raising of St. Rose Catho-
lie church. at Chelsea, Mass. Tbs
building is of brick, LOG feet long and
20 feet wide. 1t was desired to build
u hall beneath it. To raise it to the
desired height $50 screws were placed
beneath it, and the entire building
gradually pushed up without injury to
the structure.
In Bangor, Me-, it was found peces-
sary to move building to new To-
cation several blocks distant Tho
road led up one hill and down another,
but the trick was accomplished sue.
cessfully, and without injury to the
building.
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Rayages of Pneumonia.

New York, Dec. 26.--Pneumonia has
become SO prevalent in this city that the
health department has decided to amend
the sanitary code by classifying that all
ment with measles, scarlet fever and
smallpox and making it compulsory on
physicians to report every case of pneu-
monia promptly. This is said to be will
cat precedent in America or Europe.
IN the last five weeks, according to the
health department there have been 800
eases reported here, an increase of 43
Ter cent over last year
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Will Grant Immunity.

Judge Brace, of the municipal court
in Milwaukee, issued an order upon pc
tition of District Attorney Bennett Civ
ing authority to the district attorney to
call before the grand jury persons who
have given or accepted brides and to
grant immunity to them from punish
ment if they furnish states evidence.