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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
A PROMINENT CHURCH WORKER SAYS
SHE OWES HER LIFE TO PE=RU=NA
HER GREAT FORTUNE.
A Woman Saved From Lifelong
Misery and Made Happy
and Useful.

A woman confined to the house for
several years with a chronic female
arrangement had finally given up hope
Of being cured.
She had tried physician after physi-
clan, and remedy after remedy, without
any permanent improvement
Her treatment had cost her husband
who was poor man, hundreds of dol
lars. They had been Obliged to deny
themselves many comforts of life in
order to get money enough to pay the
physicians.
The woman had become weak, nervous
and wretched, and scarcely able to keep
out of her bed Her children were
growing up neglected and ragged, be-
cause of the want of a mothers care.
Her husband was becoming discouraged
and broken down with overwork.
Picking up the paper one day she hap
pened to read an item which contained
the news that DR.. Hartman would treat
such cases free of charge by letter. She
Immediately wrote the doctor describing
her case, and giving him all her symp-
toms.
She soon received letter telling her
exactly what to do, and what medicines
and appliances to get She began the
treatment (the principal remedy being
Peruna) at once, and in few weeks she
was we'll and strong again, able to do
her own work.
This offer of free home treatment to
women is still open to all who may need
the services of this eminent physician.
All letters applying for treatment will
be promptly answered, and be held
| strictly confidential.
| Miss Annie Hoban, Post Focahontas
- Of DnI
| (Womens Branch), writes from S72
Eighth Ave-, New York:
'"Three months ago / was troubled
with backache and troublesome heavi-
ness about the stomach. Sleep brought
me no rest for it was restless sleep.
] The doctor said my nervous system
was out of order, but his prescriptions
didn't seem to relieve me. I was told
that Peruna was good for building up
the nervous system. After using 1t for
two months | know now that it is. l
want to say that it made new woman
of me. The torturing symptoms have
all disappeared and / feel myself again.
Peruna did me more good than all the
other medicines have taken"
ANNIE HOBAN.
Miss Mamie Powell, Lake Charles,
Louisiana, writes:
! Il sincerely believe that Peruna IS
woman's best friend, for it has certainly
been that to me. had had headaches,
backaches and other aches every month
for long time, but shortly after be-
gan taking Peruna this was a thing of
the past, and have good reason to be
grateful l take a bottle every spring
and fall now, and that keeps my health
perfect, and l certainly am more robust
now than have been before and am
weighing more. / do not think any
one will be disappointed in the results
obtained from the use Of Peruna."
MISS MAMIE POWELL.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
WASH a wise Insect.

Naturalists have decided that many
insects have senses which human be-
ings LACK That of location, shown by
the wasp, for instance, is remarkable.
One species builds its nest in a sand
bank that is only a part of several
acres of such soil, and when it leaves
in search of food it covers the nest
so carefully that no ordinary eye could
discover it's location. That is to say,
it is just like all the surrounding To-
cation, and yet the wasp flies back to
it without hesitation and finds it with.
out making a mistake. There is an.
other wasp that unerringly locates the
eggs of the mason bee under a thick
layer of sun baked clay, and deposits
her own eggs in the same cells that
her young may have food when they
are Matched
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
CITIES MAKE LUNATICS.
Effect of Acute and LOng-Sustained
Activity on Mental Condition
Is Dep1Orable.

London alone is responsible for the
manufacture of 70 lunatics a week, and
no limit can be placed to the increase
of this number, stated the president of
the psychological medicine section of
the British medical congress in an adj
dress deploring the influence of the
large town on the mental condition Of
it's inhabitants. The one saving cir
cumstance in the situation is the natural
law which DEGREES that town bred folk
become sterile after three or four gen.
erations of town life.
So complicated is the environment of
those who live in the great towns, so
many and so varied are the calls upon
their self-control and upon their effort
making powers, that their mental ma
chinery is apt to become more complex,
it's parts require nicer construction and
adjustment, and the whole machine is
more apt to get out of gear and to suf-
fer arrangement than in the more
primitive and less emotional life of
even half century ago. 1t is not over
work that is the determining cause of
the disturbance of mental equilibrium,
but carl1ing care, worry and anxiety.
To the rich insanity is brought by in
diligence in sensuous luxuries. To the
poor, who are at the mercy of every
economic crisis, whose financial circum-
stances spell Indifferent nutrition, over
crowding. and immoral surroundings,
the conditions of modern life bring de-
preston and despair. The natural re-
suit is that they attempt to drown their
sorrows in the flowing bowl. Alcohol
is the cause OF one-ffth of the insanity
in males and of more than half of that
in the weaker sex.
What is, then, the best remedy for the
baneful and unnatural tension of the
nervous system incurred as the newt
able price of the advantages of living in
towns7 How is the mind of man to be
adjusted to his progressively compli
Gated environment? These are ques-
tons which the medical fraternity has
yet to solve.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
The Mcbride Case Again.

st. John, kan, Oct. 26.-Mr. and Mrs
William Mcbride and Jesse L. Lines, M.
D., have gone before Mr.: George e.
Moore. Notary Public, and have sworn
and subscribed to written statements con-
tirming the story of the awful illness and
subsequent cure of the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Mcbride.
DIR. Lines is particularly emphatic in
his statement, and there does not now
seem to be any room for doubt as to the
fact that Dodd's Kidney Pills, and moth
ing else, saved the little boy.
He was so bad that he had Epileptic
spells which seized him with increasing
frequency. He was semi-paralyzed in the
right side, and his mind was badly af-
fected.
In their sworn statement, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcbride say:
"The very day we began to use Dodd's
Kidney Pills our boy had twenty-seven of
these Epileptic spells or fits. In less than
week he ceased having them entirely"
The case has caused a great sensation
in the neighborhood. The sworn state
ments have confirmed the whole story.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
ITCHING NOSE A PERIL.
Scratch, But Was Made to
Smell of a Gun.

Ex-Congressman Bell used to tell story
of a time when he once got into grave
peril ON account of his nose. He was going
to Leadville in the early days on a stage
coach which was held up by highwaymen.
The passengers were ranged in a row out
side with their hands up, the familiar at
titude being enforced by a gun in the
hands of one of the gentlemen of the road,
while the other went through the various
pockets at his leisure.
In the midst of the ceremony Mr.. Bells
nose began to itch with that maddening
persistency calculated to drive to insanity
or the grave if not relieved. lnvoluntarily
his right hand began to lower itself to the
seat Of troubles.
Glands up there!" called the man be-
hind the gun, sternly.
His hand shot back into place, but in a
moment began to lower itself again.
whats the matter with your" inquired
the bandit Are you anxious to become a
lead mine?"
My nose itches so I can't stand it any
longer" said Mr.. Bell. Eve simply got
to scratch it."
mo, you hain't," replied the agent, "be-
cause I'll do it for YOU"
With which he proceeded to scratch the
prospective congressional nose with the
muzzle of his shotgun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
THE NEW MICROSCOPE.
Its Novelty Consists in Improved
Method of Illuminating Par
ticIes to BE Examined.

The deYices of Profs. Siedentopf and r.
Zsigmondy, of Jena university, for in
creasing the power of microscopes in
dealing with excessive minute objects,
is attracting much attention in Germany.
The novelty consists in the method Of
Illuminating the particles to be exam
ined. The chief difficulty heretofore,
stray light, which partially obscures the
illuminated particle by Frightening the
field of view, is avoided in the new IN
strument by making the ray that illu-
inmates the object perpendicular to the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
MICROSCOPE
oe0ScTtvE
IMPRoyED MICRoscoPE.

axis of the microscope, and focusing It
from the condenser exactly in the TO-
Gus of the objective lens. At this point
the particle to be examined is placed,
and it appears brilliantly luminous in
perfectly dark field. In this way, 1T
is claimed, the limit Of microscopic per-
ception has been extended from one two
Enthusiastically -thousandths to one
six-millionth of an inch.-Youth's Com
panion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29

"I have known several women who
were little better than physical wrecks,
mothers who dragged out miserable,
painful existence, but were made well
and strong through the use of Peruna.
have known of cases of chronic catarrh
which were cured in short time, when
a dozen different remedies had been ex-
perimented with and without good re-
suits. I use it myself when feel nerv-
Gus and worn out, and have always
found that the results were most salts
factory" JULIA M. BROWN.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
Secretary Woman's State Fedora
ton Says: "Pe-ru-na Does More
Than is Claimed for it,"

Mrs. Julia M. Brown, Secretary Of the
Woman's State Federation of California,
writes from 1919 Fifth St., Los Angeles,
Cal, as follows:
'T have never known of any patent
medicine which did what it protested to
do except Peruna. This remedy does
much more than it claims, and while I
have never advocated any medicine |
feel that it is but justice to speak good
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29

Protected Circle and Catholic
Ladies of Ohio, writes fromGa O,a a folows
born suffered for several months with
headaches afraid
abouth
visiting of Peruna what had
My husband
daily according
entirely
also advised
nyfr it," MRS HATTIE LA FOUNTAIN
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
orr TRADE w,,b Canada

The new statistics show that we sold
to Canada in the fiscal year 1928. SOC, 900
worth, buying from it but SIS. 900 900
worth. In the six years since Canada
gave Great Britain tariff rates one-thlrd
less than those charged other countries,
Its imports from the United States have
almost doubled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
strange death of q Boy.

A strange accident befell boy who
was chopping wood near Augsburg, Ger
many. His ak struck wire clothesline
and at the same moment flash OF light
ming struck the line. passed down the
Ratchet and killed him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
French Postage.

The French are clamoring for cheap
er postage A letter weighing ESQ
grammes, which would cost 25 CEN
times 6 cents) in Austria, 10 confines
in Switzerland, would cost 2 francs So
confines (51 cents) in France.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29
Growing Evil.

my boy" warned the old gentleman
with the white ribbon, "the drink habit
is growing worse every day."
Yer right" responded Jimmy Flynn.
my goil Lizzie used to be satisfied wild
two sodas, an now she wants four."-Chi-
cago Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29

A conceited woman is seldom jealous
Chicago Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29

by plans The dining room has
beamed ceiling anu china closets. Stair
case hall has side entrance. Kitchen
is fitted up with sink, pan closet and
oak floor.
Parlor, living room and dining room
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29

The probability is that only men who
don't know how they do it ever live to
be l00.-Puck.
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feet; basement, Z feet; joist, 2x10
inches; rafters, 2x6 inches; studding,
2x4 inches
Owner will furnish shelf hardware,
manteIs and furnace.
GEORGE A. W. KNIT.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29

are separated from each other with
cased openings. The interior finish is
of Georgia pine. oil finished. Floors
Georgia pine.
Plastering, two-coat work.
Exterior painting, two-coat work.
American glass throughout
All floors are double, having felt
paper between them.
The exterior of the house is sheathed
with fence flooring and sided with cav
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29

word forit because have found it to be
such a rare exception.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29

The parlor, living room, dining room
and chambers have fire places with
mantels. ALI chambers have large
closets. Fire place in living room is
set back into a small alcove, as shown
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-05

In the British crown colony of
Hong-Kong a coin is in circulation
known as the mil" This is a tiny
copper coin with a hole in the CEN
ter, intended to take the place of the
Chinese cash. which is one-fffty-
third of a penny, and is in general
use among the coolies in the colony.
The mil is one-tenth part of cent,
one-one thousandth part of dollar,
and as the silver dollar in use in
Hong-Kong is at present worth about
40 cents, it follows that the "mil'' is
worth about one-twenty-fifth part of
cent. This, therefore, is the value
of the smallest British coin. Another
minute British coin is the Maltese
grain" which has been issued re-
Gently in Malta; six of these go to
cent. 1t is such a pretty little coin
that it has attracted the notice of
tourists, and is already at a premium.
1t can scarcely be obtained now ex-
cept at the rate of five to the cent,
serious difference in the eyes of the
frugal Maltese.-Stray Stories.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-05
THE SUCCESSFUL HOSTESS.
Qualities That Are Essential to Ehe
One Wac Would He Pop
ular Entertainer.

1t takes much talent to be a good
entertainer The qualities that 90 to
make up the successful hostess are
various, and it would be difficult to say
which is the most essential one.
One indispensable quality of good
entertainer is to appear, and, if pos
sible, really to feel, interested in the
things that her visitors discuss. This
quality is also a requisite of the fasci-
mating and popular woman, says Amer
lean Queen.
however entertaining you may be,
you should not lose sight of the fact
that Others may also want to air their
talents in the conversational line, and
you should give them chance.
There is nothing more exasperating
besides being downright bad form, as
to listen in an abstracted, slightly i'm
patient manner and begin at once your
story before the words are fairly out
of your visitors mouth. Listen atten-
lively, interestedly, and do not show
that you are waiting for one to finish.
Another phase of impoliteness is to
anticipate the point of an anecdote or
to announce that you have ''heard it
before in a different way" Such
breaches are really unkindness and
would never be committed if you cul-
tivated the faculty of putting yourself
in the others place. You like atten-
ton; you like to tell your story and
draw your point; you like appreciation
of your stories. Why not accord to
others these privileges?
While assuming an interest in 9TH
ers, do not also assume that Others are
interested in all that appeals to you.
If everybody followed this suggestion
the problem would be solved in trice.
1t requires much tact and discrimina-
tion in selecting topics for all degrees
and shades Of thought. Do not talk
above the heads of people just to air
your own ideas. Many people do this
to make an impression, but the i'm
preston they do make is usually just
the opposite of the one they expected
to make.
Remember that when you do not en-
tertain you bore, and do not, out of
desire to eclipse others, run the risk of
such an infliction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-05
RUN WAGONS BY TROLLEY.
Novel Method of Transportation Is
DispIacing the Horse in
Germany.

With the Lombard-Gerin system our
readers, says the Scientific American,
are not unfamiliar. The system util-
ICES two overhead wires-one positive
and one negative. Instead of driving
the vehicles entirely by motors con-
nected with the axle, an auxiliary de-
vice called an "automotor trolley" is
used which runs along the overhead
wires. In other words, the vehicles
are towed along by a self-propelled
motor trolley. The towing trolley is
driven by three-phase induction mo-
tor suspended between two conduct
ing trolley wires. The motor is car
ried in a frame which also has bear
II gs for the two trolley wheels. Mo-
ton is communicated to the trolley
wheels by the revolving field of the
motor.
The current is fed to the trolley
motor from the omnibus motor,
which latter may be regarded as a
combined rotary transformer and di-
rect-current motor. The trolley mo-
tor travels with a speed somewhat
in excess of that of the car itself
From this peculiar arrangement of
causing it to lead the way, as it were,
the Frenchmen have termed the auto
trolley "the blind mans dog"
The Lombard-Gerin system has
been tried on a line extending from
the village of Samois to Fontaine-
bleau, distance of about five kilo-
meters. On this line the car or ON
nibus is driven by a double motor
operating at a tension of 500 volts
direct current. The time taken for
the journey is about 20 minutes. The
total energy used is 543 kilowatt
hours, or 60-foot lilowatt hours per
car kilometer.
1t is stated that the low expense
of equipment for line of this char
acter renders it of particular value
for country districts, where an eX-
pensive track construction would be
prohibitive on account of the small
amount of traffic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-05
HUMOROUS.

Higgelty-"Poor chap! he's walking
on his uppers." Piggelty- Dear, dearl
Can't even call his sole his ownl"-Har-
yard Lampoon.
Percy-"Miss sweetly, do you think
you could be happy with a man like
me?" Miss Sweetly-"W Well perhaps
if he wasn't too much like you'll
Comic Cuts.
Pertinent Inquiry (smok-
ing)-"This is something like cigar,
old man" Diggs ((getting a whiff)-
eyes, er-something like. What is
it, anyway ?"-Chicago Daily News.
What's Jinks a-doin' of now?"
"Settin' still an growlin at the world" !"
''What for?" swell, the world won't
rise up an make living for him.
Atlanta Constitution.
Jonathanr-"I say, Britisher, can you
spell horse?' Englishman-" 'Orse ?
Why, certainly. 1t honly takes a
haitch and a>ho and har Gsnd'l hess
and he to spell 'orse. kansas City
Journal.
"Why, there isn't enough room in
this fat to swing a cat,' said the man,
contemptuously. "That needn't both
er you" promptly replied the ianitor.
eve don't allow cats here."-Philadel-
phia Press.
Would Seem So.-Gunner-"I am GO
ing to look in the front of this maga-
zine for the best pictures of the day.
Guyer-"Oh, you should look in the
back. The best magazine artists are
illustrating advertisements these
days" Chicago Daily News.
Johnny-"Is there any difference,
pa. between sleeplessness and insom-
MAP" Pa-"Yes, indeed, Johnny, a
great deal of difference. Anybody can
be sleepless, but it is only persons who
have money and a place in society
who suffer from insomnia boston
Transcript.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-05
An odd shirt Waist.

An odd shirt waist which is sure
to appeal to the girl who loves things
original is made of linen, with
stitched linen straps in contrasting
color as the trimming. The waist
itself is severely plain, but across the
bust and half way below it and the
waist line there are five slashes just
large enough for stitched linen
band to be run through. A shirt
waist made in this unique style was
of white mercerized linen, each strap
finished with a narrow blue cotton
fringe. The straps were fastened at
the neck and shoulders of the waist,
and then were drawn through the
two slashes. The upper part of the
sleeve was slashed in the same way
as the front of the waist, and one
strap was used as the decoration
Woman's Home Companion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-05
Knew Xtmat ne Wanted.

'Well, Moses" began the senator,
as a grinning African was ushered
into his presence at Washington,
what brings you here?"
"Mars joe" replied Nose, Use got
'portant business, sab. l wants er
orfice."
"You want an office! Why, what
can you do?" do, Mars Joe? What
does everybody do that's got er or
fee? Bless yer heart. Mars Joe, ye1
don't un'stand ole Nose. 1 amt
look'n fo' work, sab; I only wants er
orfce. ."-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-05
Knew wMat He wnnted.

"Well, Moses" began the senator,
as a grinning African was ushered
into his presence at Washington,
what brings you here?"
"Mars joe" replied Nose, Use got
'portant business, sab. 1 wants er
orfce,"
"You want an Office! Why, what
can you do?" do, Mars Joe? What
does everybody do that's got er or
fee? Bless yer heart. Mars Joe, yer
don't un'stand ole Nose. 1 amt
look'n fo' work, sab; only wants er
orfce. philadelphia Public Ledger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-05
Do You Enjoy What You Eat?

If you don't your food does not do
you much good. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure is the remedy that everyone
should take when there is anything
wrong with the stomach. There is
no way to maintain the health and
strength of mind and body except by
nourishment. There is no way to
nourish except through the stomach.
The stomach must be kept healthy,
pure and sweet or the strength will
let down and disease will set up. No
appetite, loss of strength, nervousness,
headache, constipation. bad breath,
sour risings, rifting, Indigestion, dy-
spepsia and all stomach troubles are
quickly cured by the use of Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. Sold by G. W. Pari
sen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-05
Ladies and Children Invited.

All ladies and children who cannot
stand the shocking strain of laxative
syrups, cathartics, etc., are invited to
try the famous little Early Risers.
They are different from all other pills.
They do not purge the system. Even
double dose will not grippe, weaken
or sicken many people call them the
Easy Pill. W. H. Howell, Houston,
Tex, says nothing better can be used
for constipation, sick headache, etc.
Bob Moore. Lafayette. Ind, says all
others grippe and sicken, while De-
Wits Little Early Risers do their
work we'll and easy. Sold by G. W.
Parisen