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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16

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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16
Forbidden Fruit.

A request was once made to the authori-
ties of one of the colleges at Cambridge
cious lawns of their garden for the lady
students of Girton College to play lawn
tennis.
Guessing clearly enough what would be
the result of the admission of these stu
dents of the fairer sex among the under
graduates, the master replied that it was
ordered in the statutes of the college that
the gardens must be devoted to the pur-
poses of Horticulture and must not be used
for husbandry.-Spare Moments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16
A Heavy Cake.

$50 mamma made the cake for your
birthday with her own hands, did she,
Willie?'
Yes, sir
"And why did she put all the can
dies in it?"
"Oh, guess she wanted it to appear
light. "-Yonkers Statesman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16

remedy The trouble may be catarrh
all the time. A few bottles of Peruna
would cure them.
Pe.ru.na Removes The Cause Of the
Kidney Trouble.
Peruna strikes at the very centre of
the difficulty, by eradicating the catarrh
from thekidneys. Catarrh is the cause
of kidney difficulty. Remove the cause
and you remove the effect. With
unerring accuracy Peruna goes right to
the spot. The kidneys are soon doing
their work with perfect regularity.
Thousands Of Testimonials.
Thousands of testimonials rompeople
who have had kidney disease which had
gone beyond the control of the ply
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16
TOLD IN CALIFORNIA.
4elning the kidneys is helping the

whole body,
for it is the
kidneys that
re move the
poisons an d
waste from
the bed y.
Learning this
simple lesson
b a S m a d e
m any s i ok
men and wom-
en- well.
Judge A. j.
Felter of 31S
So,,4b r ST
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16
She Had Homes.

Husband-When / see all these bills /
am tired of life. Do you think the time
debt?
Wife Icheerfully)- not, darling?
You know that you are carrying an ex-
ceptionally large life insurance.-Stray
Stories
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16

USSIA is a despotism tenn
pered by assassination" so
a wit wrote OF the empire
ruled by the Little Father.
Prince Kraptokin, the great
scientific exponent of an
arnhicnn daScrihnC Russia
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16

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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16

Yesterday is dead tomorrow is unborn
Distribute your bouquets to-day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
F. Boyer, Trinity Springs Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16

Most of the Chinese reports of the wa
won't wash.-Indianapol News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-16

If it were not for the parodies many
great poem would go unread.-Chicago
Tribune
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
County Disbursements.

Tn his annual report Auditor MOTHS calls the attention of the people or Jefferson county to the increase In departmental expenses. The net in- crease of the last fiscal year was s20S,37O.
 The coroaer's office begins to snow an increase in expenses. The su- preme court has made the coroner a Judge of the fees and expenses of his own office. Ihe board of revenue has lost all supervisory authority over such expenses.
 As Auditor Morris says, this creates still another disbursing head in the county, and he urges again the need of procuring legislation which will render the board of revenue the sole disbursing head of the countys finances. inc people can then hold the board of revenue responsible for 
 the disbursement of their money. As things stand no one board or person be cal, d to account by the people, because disbursements are controlled by separate and independent authori- ties.
 It is impossible to control the ex- penditures of the county until the board of revenue is rendered by legis- Iation solely responsible for all dis bursements. Auditor Norris position seems sound and business-like, and the sooner it is carried into Legislation the better t will be for the taxpayers of the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
Four Democratic Governors.

Out of the general wreck serenely appear the heads of Governors-elect Douglas of Massachusetts, Folk of Mis- souri, Johnson of Minnesota, and Adams of Colorado, all democrats elected in states that gave pluralities to republican electoral tickets. Labor aided Messrs. Douglas and Adams, the Scandinavians helped MT Johnson, while antiboodle saved Joe Folk in Missouri, which has apparently left the solid south, deserting even the tried and true Cock-eE.
 Oue of these four governors who snatched ,ictory from defeat presiden- tial timber may appear. Not few democrats are saying that the next democratic nominee should be south ern man. Why not take, then, Joe Folk, who was born in Tennessee, and who lives in Missouri, which was until Tuesday considered part of the solid south?
 Folk and Douglas, or Douglas and tolk--the masses and anti-boodle- may prove a winning ticket in 1908. At any rate We may know that the trusts and he robber tariff and cor porate campaign contributions will be condemned more and more as time goes on, and in 1908 a battle will be fought which will determine whether this is still republic in which all are politically equal, or a plutocracy in which the tariff-berd truts are su- nreme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
DRINKS VARY WITH HOURS.
Beer Is Not Popular With the Morning
 Trade.

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 "No, we don't sell much beer in the morning" remarked George Mitchell, man. ager of dowtown cafe. "The ante-noon- time drinks are usually restricted to cocktails and straight whiskey Early in the morning 1t is generally cocktails alone that we sell to customers.
 These early drinkers don't seem to want anything else, and 1t is a fact that a glass of beer n ,Ae morning does seem little heavy and not quite suited to the presumed needs of the stomach. About 1l o'clock, however, the demand for cock tails begins to slow up a little, and or ders for whiskies pu- in an appearance gradually increasing toward noon, when 1t usually gives way quickly to beer or ders. From that time on till 8 or o'clock in the evening beer Is very nearly the exclusive order of our customers.
 "The taste of the late evening trade Is decidedly variegated. and it Is hard to say what class of drinks appears to be the most popular; bu. it is a noticeable fact that requests for wines. such drinks as absinthe, creme de menthe. et., are not made frequently until about this time of day. It is a curious thing tho way this taste in drinks marks certain portions of the day, and have no doubt that all men who are in position to note it have observed the fact much the same as I have"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
Newspapers and Periodicals,

Director Owen of the department of archives and history presents in Bulle- ti1 No. a list of the newspaper and periodical files now held in that de partment. About 750 volumes have been collected and bound, and every one of them explains some of the his tory of the section in which it was published.
 The first thirty pages of Director Owens pamphlet are filled with lists of Alabama newspapers and periodi- calls, and the department is patiently striving to make collections compre- hensive and helpful to students. The department asks for further contribu- tions of Alabama interest. It's appeal is for
 l. Specimens of all books and pamphlet work.
 2. All current and old newspaper files.
 8. Oil portraits of noted editors and publishers, and cabinet photographs of all others.
 A. Relics. such as historic presses, or tools of the craft.
 No doubt there are many old files in this state, largely, perhaps, neglected and dust-covered, and the best perma- nent home for them is the department of archives and history. Such con tributions may be forwarded by ex- press at the expense of the depart ment. in the course of time all will be bound, listed and placed where the student can gather from them histori- cal and interesting facts-facts that will become more valuable with the passing years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
IN MEMoRIAM.


 Talladega Mountain Home: Editor E. W. Barrett of The Age-Herald has the sympathy of all the people of his acc quaintanee in his bereavement over the death of his wife. which occurred a few days ago. Indeed. it is sad for one so gentle so kind. so benevolent and so pure to be taken away so early in life.
 Jasper Mountain Eagle Editor E. " Barrett of The Birmingham Age-Herald has the sympathy of the whole state press in his grief over the death of his wife, which occurred at the Virginia home of her childhood a few days ago. She was very talented lady, beloved by a wide circle of friends throughout the south.
 Alabama Baptist: The death last week Of Mrs. Jamie Smith Barrett, the beloved wife of MT. E. ". Barrett editor of The Age-Herald, brought sorrow into many hearts and homes, for she was not only beautiful in face. but lovely in manner. blessing those who came into her pres ence May God draw very nigh unto the bereaved husband and take the little daughter under the shadow of his wing Is our prayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
HIS FIRST LOVE.
President Loubet's Visit to His Moth
 CT, a Market Woman.

From the Housekeeper.
 An effecting incident was the recent visit of President Loubet to his mother al Montelimar. The mother of the French president is a humble market woman in the little village. and despite her sons endeavors to elevate her sta ton, has steadfastly refused to leave the place where she was born and has lived for three quarters of a century. Her son awaited her in the market place as she drove up in her little cart loaded with vegetables. Assisting his mother to alight President Loubet gave her his arm and escorted her to her accustomed seat Then, placing over her a large umbrella to shield her from the threatening wealth CT, he sat by her side and mother and son enjoyed long talk together
 We can learn more of President Lou bets true character from this incident than from volumes of biography that might be written. No man worthy the name of man forgets his mother She Is his first love, and to her he remains true throughout the years. Married or single, old or young, he is still her child M Loubet is one of the most popular men who ever occupied the presidential chair The people feel that he is one of them that he can enter with sympathy into their life; that he is a man after their own kind. The incident which we have just related will bind M. Loubet more closely than ever to his loyal people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11

their hair-raising experience. They are said to admit trying to rob "Hobble,' but deny having taken anything. They claim to have seen a box of gold mug gets overturned in the fight with the snakes, and declare that the floor was literally strewn with gold when they es- capped.
 The men said that they had no idea the hermit was a miser when they en- tered the place, but figured on getting hold of something useful. They watched the shanty for two days before the old man left, wishing to use no violence Finally, seeing him take his fish pole and depart, they advanced. Evidently the old man was not afraid of thieves, for he left the door ajar. When the men stepped inside they saw nothing of value, and began hunt for food. They had been searching for several minutes, when one noticed a movable stone at the side of the fireplace. He removed it, and A small wooden box was disclosed.
 The tramp was on the point of opel- ing it. when he heard hiss directly be- hind him. and turned to see a big black snake coiling for a strike. There was one table in the room and both tramps made for 1t at once. They had hardly reached the top before the room was full of snakes They crawled from be- hind the fireplace, appeared from under the loose boards of the floor, and glided out of holes in the logs which comprised the walls of the hut.
 A Iafa fhaxy oII line for the table and the invaders were nearly paralyzed with fright. They had the choice of staying on the table un- armed or making a run for it. They chose the latter course
 In quick succession they leaped for the door. The first one got to the threshold, when an adder colled under bench. struck him in the leg He shook the snake off and climbed a small spruce tree The other reached the open air after fierce struggle with the constric- tor, in which the wooden box was over turned and the nuggets spilled. He got to the tree with broken ribs.
 The adder which had bitten the first tramp was of the striped variety. ana not particularly poisonous. but the mans leg swelled to twice it's normal size and he was so dizzy that he could hardly keep his seat Down below the adders and black snakes hissed the rattlers rat tied and the constructor coiled about the trunk with the beady eyes on the men.
 At the end of two hours the hermit re- turned and drove the snakes into the shanty with switch Then ne called the quaking tramps down ana made them listen to a chapter of tn Bible re- lating to the sin of stealing He then told them they could go. and they de- parted as fast as their injuries would permit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
MT. Bryan and Judoe Parker.

Judge Parker's admirable letter ad- dressed "To the Democracy of the Ma tion," chiefly emphasizes the corrup- tion that attends campaign funds gath cred from tariff-bred trusts. The re- publican pary and the trusts are part ners, and the greatest moral question, says Judge Parker, is this: Shall the trusts and corporations be prevented from contributing money to control or aid in controlling elections?" Judge Parker is optimistic. He says that be. fore long the people will see that "the tariff-fed trusts and illegal combina- tions are absorbing the wealth of the nation" and when their eyes are opened to the truth they will turn to the democratic party. He asks all democrats, therefore, to stand shoulder to shoulder, awaiting patient ly victory in 1908.
 MT. Bryan's statement, published yesterday, upholds Judge Parker's chief contention. The Nebraskan leader recognizes the eminence and overwhelming importance of the con test between democracy and plutocra-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
Limited Opera Tour.

"The transcontinental tour of Conried's Metropolitan Opera company of New York, which begins in Boston early in 1905, will embrace only nineteen cities, and Birmingham will be one of them" said a man well informed concerning op- cratic project.
 "The engraved letter head of the rep resentative of MT. Conried contains the companys itinerary as follows: Boston, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago. Minne- apolis, DesMoines, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake, San Francisco, El Paso, San An tonlo, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Bir- mingham, Atlanta, Nashville and Louis- vile.
 'It will be noticed that Texas is the only state where more than one city Is to be visited by this famovs company 'Parsifar is the music drama to be per- formed, and 1t may be that Texas towns are clamoring madly for thls master work of Wagner But the probable reason Is based on the railroad conditions. Texas distances are too great for one-night stand jumps. and by stopping at El Paso, San Antonio, Dallas and Hous- ton, railroad travel will be made easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
An Excellent Ills ExceIIenoy.

From the New York Sun.
 They know how to scratch and split in Massachusetts. So we have tht pleas ure of congratulating one of its most famous citizens, the Hon. William L. Douglas, who has beaten an old practical politician. Gov. John Lawrence Bates. Like Henry Wilson. MT. Douglas is a cobbler in politics. His countenance is familiar to the whole United States. He is one of the most successful advertisers and he can run political campaign as well as he runs a factory. Possibly the democrtic nomination was given to him under the impression that he could not be elected. If 1t was, certain Bay State democratic bigwlgs have overfinesssed
 Since the Back Bay was plunged into neurasthenia by the election of Ben But Ter nothing in the generally tame politics of Massachusetts has given such joy to the unregenerate wort as this good for tune of the Brockton cobbler. The sa- cred codfish flaps approval and Harvard should resume her good old habit of giving his excellency the sheepskin of a doctor of laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
MT. Hay and the Panama Canal.

The Louisville Courier-Journal pub fishes the full text of Senator Nor gans "open letter" addressed to Sec retary of State Hay. Now that the election is out of the minds of the peo- pie Senator Morgan hopes to arouse public attention to the iniquities and corruption involved in the capture of the canal zone from the republic of Colombia.
 Senator Morgan discusses the va rious acts of MT. Hay in connection with that transaction, and he thrusts them upon him in way that cannot be readily answered, if, indeed, any answer be possible. He assails MT. Hays speech in Carnegie Hall, New York, and holds up to public condem- nation all failures of it relating to the Panama canal purchase.
 The entire business outranks the Credit Mobilier scandal, and in fact all other scandals in the history of this government, and MT. Hay has been put forward to defend it and to cover it up with his vaneer of responsibility and high society. While Senator Nor gan lives he cannot fully accomplish the task assigned to him, for our sen for senator knows all the cirmustances of the plot, and he has the skill and the courage to tell them to the people. Whoever deserves to know the inward ness of the Panama scheme should read Senator Morgan's letter to MT. Hay. It bristles with unanswerable facts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
ELECTION AFTERMATH
Still the Great Issue.

From the New York World.
 Regardless of MT. Roosevelts overwhel- ming success. the great moral issue of the campaign remains the supreme moral is- sue with which the nation must grapple
 It should never again be possible even to suspect that secret partnership ex- isted between the campaign managers of a candidate for president and great cor porations liable to punishment for yio- lations of federal statutes
 It should never again be possible to raise the question as to whether trusts and corporations were seeking to buy the presidency for anybody
 No corporation liable to prosecution un- der federal statutes should ever be per- mitted to contribute to a campaign fund for the election of federal officers.
 There should be complete publicity as to all contributions and expenditures.
 To secure the enactment of laws to these ends Is the great duty now con fronting American citizenship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
VENOMOUS SNAKES GUARD
 AN OLD MISER'S TREASURE

Tyson, Vt, Special to the New York
 World.
 N TRAMP was badly bitten by ven- PV omous snakes in an attempt to rob the shanty of "IIobble" Heath, a miser who for many years has lived in a secluded spot in the mountains east of here. Another tramp escaped after two ribs had been crushed in the coils of boa constrictor.
 'Hobble' Heath, so called because of limp, came here over twenty-five years ago during the gold craze in the vicinity of Round Lake, in the kingdom of Plymouth. The gold lay in quartz rock we'll back in the mountain recesses and it took several years and a small for tune to develop the fact that the precious metal did not abound in paying quanti- ties Henry Fox an Englishman. still owns the rock mine and claims to make good living by working 1t single handed. but all the others petered out and one after another given up.
 The only miner besides Fox to stay
  the woods, and as years went by became miser of the most pronounced type. That he actually mined some gold mas been established, but how much or the precious metal he has succeeded Tn iree- ing from the quartz is an open question: Stories to the effect that the ola man IS wealthy are not accepted among the natives" but they do agree that he has a considerable hoard slowed away In pit underneath his cabin
 With the gold yarns came stories of snakes guarding the treasure, and finally tales of the reptiles Following the old man on his hunting and fishing expedi- lions. 1t was said that he possessed a bushel basket full of squirming. wrig- rling defenders and that several are so tame that he can wear them about his neck Henry Barnes once met "Hohble" returning fromsa days fishing. and ayers that the hermit had ahree reptiles in his basket along with some trout, and that he wore fourth about his waist over his belt
 Such stories as these have kept the country folk pretty well away from the vicinity of the cabin. and it was not until the tramps tried to rob the place that the exact facts became known. It then developed that the hermit really pos sessed large number of adders, rat tiers, grass and black snakes. which are friendly with him, but which set upon strangers. All are native reptiles ex- cept the constructor, which was bought from a travelling snake charmer several years ago. It was about three feet long then, but now is a mammoth and could easily crush calf in it's coils.
 The tramps told the story to farmer named Pease, who cared for them after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11

cy. He sa.'s: "To win the support of the plutocratic element of the coun- try the party would have to become more plutocratic than the republican party, and it could not do this without losing several times as many votes as that course would win. The demo- cratic party has nothing to gain by catering to organized and predatory wealth. It must not only do without such support, but it can strengthen itself by inviting the open and emphat- ie opposition of these elements. The campaign just closed shows that it is inexpedient from the standpoint cf pol icy as it is wrong from the standpoint of principle to attempt any concilia- tion of the industrial and financial despots, who are gradually getting control of all avenues of wealth. The democracy, if it hopes to win success, must take the side of the plain, com mon people"
 Upon the overshadowing issue of the times Judge Parker and MT. Bryan stand together. and this fact will operate towards the consolidation of the party in the next four years, and the issue thus put forward will attract to the democratic party all who desire to retain the republic as it was established by the fathers. Those who think that this country is to be turned into a plutocracy without a struggle on the part of the masses, do not understand the American people, who are the descendants of the men of '76.