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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-18
SELECTED sINdULARITIEs.

Among the trees that are most sem
sitive to the wind are the cherry, the
plum, the walnut the black poplar.
the service-tree, the ash, and certain
varieties of pine. Other pines, espe-
cially the mountain varieties. and also
certain frs, are very resistant to
wind.
Quanah Parker, the noted Conan
che chief, announces that he is a dem
ocrat, and will support Judge Parker
for the presidency. In an interview
Quanah said: "Me heap democrat. Big
judge, he my n n; named for me;
he my nephew; my Indians all demo-
Gratis, all for Parker"
The general impression prevails that
rubber is a product like wheat or corn,
to be obtained from given tree. Tho
idea is quite erroneous. 1t has been
estimated that 1000 different species
contain rubber, though commercial
quantities have been obtained from
only 40 or so.
There is a merchant in New York
who has made fortune by the sale
of celery. For 20 years he has handled
nothing else. In season he buys 1t
in carload lots. Out of season he
keeps large quantities frozen in ice,
for which he obtains big prices. The
celery comes out as brittle as glass.
There is a New York barber who
wears a No. IL shoe He was a SER
geant in the German army, noted for
his stability. He has a brother in
the old country whose foot is so big
that no ready-made shoe can be found
to fit him. When he needs a new pair
of shoes he buys a side of leather and
sends for q shoemaker, who fashions
his footgear at home. His foot is the
largest in all Germany, about No. IL
in size
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-18

ing no denial, though the masculine love
of money getting, strong in the manu-
facturers who supply the materials Tor
woman's attire. is no ineonsideraDle
factor in the changes. But it seems,
saws the critic that the modes react upon
the nature that called them into being,
and that women are prone to live up to
their clothes, to adopt mental and moral
attitudes harmonizing with the frocks
and hats and furbelows of the day.
And, by logical process OF reasoning
we find monumental burst of feminine
coouetry and frivolity bearing down
upon us. The modish costume OF the
season is the eminently coquettish cos
tune. Now is the day of flirting fr1lls
and fiuttering ribands, of saucily tilted
hats in daring shapes, of demure fichus
and fuckers, of brave waistcoats and
audacious Directoire or Louis XIV. coats,
of rose wreaths and flower filled baskets
and ribbon festoons, and now is the day
of the scarf and the little wrap.
Not one woman in hundred handles
a scarf skilfully. When one does, she
works wonders with the filmy thing.
All last season Parisiennes were having
scarfs of lace, chiffon, tulle, crepe, etc.
made for wear with their elaborate
afternoon and evening gowns, and the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-18

St Louis.-I was standing on the
Plaza ST. Louis, admiring the scene
that stretched away into the distance
before me, ending with the magnificent
spectacle of the Cascades. l needed no
company, for the great exposition all
around me was sufficient, but as | stood
there an acquaintance, the president OF
western college. stopped beside me.
Magnificent beyond the dream of
man. said l.
More than that" said he. ''Do you
know" he continued, ito me the great
est thing of this truly great exposi-
ton is the educational influence it will
nave upon the millions who visit it..
Here in two weeks time one can gain
more practical knowledge of the kind
that will be useful to him in the strug-
gle with the world than he can get in
TWO years time in any university. The
college education is entirely different
from the kind of education one gets
by seeing things, but for practical pur-
poses the seeing education is quite as
necessary as the book learning. We
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-18
The Modish Wraps OF Pa

fancy gains prestige instead OF losing 1t.
The floating scarf effects in millinery
have already been referred to. The long
streamers of gauze or tulle are drawn
over the left shoulder and cleverly ma
nipulated, but the shoulder scarfs are
more pretentious and beautiful. Pos
sibly the loveIiest are the wide straight
lengths of silk mousseline gauze or
chiffon, exquisitely hand-painted in
shadOwy designs of blossom and inset
with cobwebby lace, while lace with
scalloped or irregular edge is appliqued
or inset as fiat border.
Crepe de chine and the very soft light
silks and satins, which drape as grace
fully as chiffon, are also treated in this
way; and, in some cases, delicate hand
embroidery takes the place of the brush
work and weaves in and out among the
laces.
All lace scarfs are greatly liked, pro-
vided always that the lace is of beautiful
quality. The old-time favorite Spanish
lace makes perhaps the least expensive
of the really good lace scarfs, and while
a trifle heavy is effective. Its effective
ness is enhanced wonderfully by touch
ing its design lightly with water color
shadings, and any woman clever with
her brush can treat a creamy Spanish
lace scarf in this manner with most ar
tistic results.
Embroidery, too, is used to bring out
the design of Spanish and other 1aces;
but this, of course, means more work or
expense than the painting.
ANNETTE GIRvY.
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example, Japan. We are interested in
the progress of the island empire, we
wonder at her greatness, we read vol
ume after volume TO learn of her
progress. Here it is all spread out be-
fore our eyes We see the same Japan
Commodore Perry saw when he broke
the bars of darkness that shut the en-
piTe from the world, and we see beside
it the Japan that is to-day waging war
with one of the greatest nations OF the
world, the same Japan that is an i'm
portant element in the worlds COM
merce. 1t is an education in the prog
ress of Japan that no books can pos
sibly give us.
And so it goes through all the great
exposition palaces, through the foreign
government buildings, through the
state buildings, and down the Pike.
Everywhere is new and valuable les
son easily learned and never forgotten,
for we learn it by seeing"
To refer again to the United States
government building and it's exhibits
as an educational feature, want to
quote a part of a paragraph from the
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Late Summer Modes for Girls

the extreme edge, SO that it can be beEt
about in any shape to suit the face Of the
wearer. Draped round the crown, and
tied in smart windmill bow on one
side, there is wide scarf of soft satin
ribbon which should be arranged, so far
as color goes, in some shade to match
the frock with which the hat will be
worn. White ribbon would perhaps be
safest, as the hat would then look we'll
with any frock. A long white ostrich
feather dropping over on one side of
the crown, gives finishing touch to
this pretty hat.
The hat sketched at the top right
hand corner of the picture is intended
for younger girl, say, about IL or u
years of age. 1t should be made with
a crown of plain white muslin and a.
wide brim, formed of very full frill of
embroidered muslin. Or it might be ar
ranged with crown of ecru esprit net
and gathered frill of lace, in the same
shade of ecru. A band of ribbon about
an inch and half wide, is folded round
the crown, and tied with long loops that
fall over the hair at the back The
pretty hat shown in our remaining il
lustration is intended for rather an
older girl, and might be worn at the
seaside or on the river, or for any of
those garden parties to which the young
girls of the family are sometimes in
vited, before they are actually out. This
hat is made in a fine sun-burnt straw of
a soft and pliable kind, with wide
brim bound at the edge with very mar
row border of black velvet ribbon. The
crown is almost hidden under giant
rose which is made of very soft pale pink
satin ribbon, folded and wired into the
shape of the flower. The pale green
leaves, which form quite a mass Of
foliage, surrounding the rose, are made
also of satin ribbon in the same way.
1t is almost impossible, speaking gen
orally, to improve upon the time-hon-
ored arrangement of coat, skirt and
washing blouse, for mademoiselle's
summer outfits. In light-in-weight
serges, either navy, electric blue, or
white, nothing can be neater or better
for young girl than REFER coat and a
short walking skirt, fairly full, but
made without any heavy plaits or tucks
to add to it's weight and to inconvenience
the wearer, should she feel inclined to
undertake walking or even climbing ex-
petitions.
AS far as the blouses are concerned
to be worn with these coats and skirts,
there is simply an endless variety this
season from which to choose. Prettiest
of all perhaps among those which are
specially suitable for girls are the
blouses in white, Irish linen, worked
with hand embroideries in dainty floral
designs carried out entirely in soft
white thread. These blouses can be
bought quite cheaply, unmade, and with
pieces of the embroidery for the collar
and cuffs, as we'll as for the fronts of the
blouse. Once bought, they will prove
ar excellent investment, as they will
wash and wear literally for years.
Dainty blouses can be made too in floral
muslins and in mercerized silks, as well
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current number of the Worlds Work
that we'll illustrates the educational
point l make. This is it:
Watch a party of visitors from a
Mississippi valley state, people who
have never seen the sea, as they wan
der through the passages of the battle
ship model or squint along a rapid-fire
gun on deck, across an imaginary
ocean. The shine in their eyes betrays
mixture of excited interest and pa
triotic pride. Far though the coast
may be from their homes, it is yet
their coast that such battleships guard,
and the battleships are theirs. And
it is a semi-proprietary satisfaction
that affords good part of the pleas
ure that any American evinces in gaz-
ing at the processes or results of the
many government activities he sees ex-
plotted here. A visitor will observe a
hundred interesting novelties; he will
leave the building-only to go back
later for another loOk-round-eyed
with amazement at the many things
the government does for the people;
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cago, in London or any other large
city, but be it said to the credit of
these hotels, they are no higher priced
during the exposition than they were
before it. The masses of the people
are looking, however. for something
less expensive, and it is easily found.
The people of st. Louis are playing the
part of host in a way that will make
friends of the visitors to the fair.
Thousands of homes have been opened
for the accommodation of guests, and
the prices charged for the accommoda-
tions provided are most moderate. In
fact, to judge from what one must pay
for board and room, one would scarce
ly imagine that the greatest exposition
the world has ever known is in prog
ress in the city. Boarding house prices
compare favorably with those of other
cities, and 81 per day will secure
comfortable room and breakfast in
hundreds of these hospitable homes.
No one needs deprive himself of the
great education that awaits him at
ST. Louis for fear of exorbitant prices.
for they are not to be found.
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ia,

as delaines and in those pretty Tussore
silks, with colored embroidered silk
spots, which are enjoying so much IA
vor at the moment.
For the trimming of these blouses va
rious insertion laces are being sold, some
of the patterns in Valenciennes, in Tor
chon and in Cluny being particularly
effective. There are also certain laces
in mixture of white with color, which
look very we'll when they are used to
trim those pretty Irish linens, which are
made to initiate the appearance of
tweeds, and arranged in various pale
shades of color, lightly flecked with
white. ELLEN OSMONDE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-18
JUST ONE DAY
Free from the slugger Brought Out
a Fact.

During the time I was coffee
drinker," says an Iowa woman, IL was
nervous, had spells with my heart,
smothering spells, headache, stomach
trouble, liver and kidney trouble.
did not know for years what made me
have those spells. | would frequently
sink away as though my last hour had
come.
"For 81 years / suffered thus and
used bottles of medicines enough to
set up drug store-capsules and pills
and everything / heard Of. Spent lots
of money but l was sick nearly al
the time. Sometimes / was so nervous
| could not hold plate in my hands:
and other times / thought | would
surely die sitting at the table.
"This went on until about two years
ago when one day did not use any
coffee and / noticed was not so nerv-
GUS and told my husband about it. He
had been telling me that it might BIO
the coffee but said: NO, have been
drinking coffee all my life and 1T can
not be- But after this / thought
would try and do without it and drink
hot water. / did this for several days
but got tired Of the hot water and
went to drinking coffee and as soon
as began coffee again l was nervous
again. This proved that it was tho
coffee that caused my troubles.
eve had tried Postum but had not
made it right and did not like 1t, but
now I decided to give it another trial
SO read the directions on the package
carefully and made it after these di-
rections and it was simply delicious,
so we quit coffee for good and the re-
suits are wonderful. Before, / could
not sleep, but now go to bed and
sleep sound, am not a bit nervous now
but work hard and can walk miles.
Nervous headaches are gone, my heart
does not bother me any more like 1t
did and don't have any of the smoth-
ering spells and would you believe it,
l am getting fat. We drink Postum
now and nothing else, and even my
husbands headaches have disap-
peared; we both sleep sound and
healthy now and that's blessings
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look for the book, "The Road t0
MELVILLE" in each pkg.
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but his spirit will be -gratulatory--
it is we who are doing it all.
Yet another among the thousand of
exhibits that may be classed as edu-
cational is to be found in every aisle,
in every corner of the Agricultural
building. Here spread out before you
are the products of the earth's harvest
fields. In this one building, big enough
in itself to contain the whole of the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo,
are the farm products OF every cOun-
try Here are sheaves of grain and
heaps of corn made opulent with milk
and honey and butter, cotton-seed oil
and cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, and
fruit There are towers and pagodas
and pictures and panoramas in corn
husks, corn-cobs, cCrn-tassels and corn
kernels, tobacco-leaves and tobacco
grains, Wheat-StraW and Wheat-headS
and wheat-grains; and there are fig
ures in cotton and butter and sugar
and prunes and nuts. There are dec
Orations III Wavy moss and hemp, in
rice-sheaves and prairie grasses. You
know at last the wealth of each state,
for packed into each of the different
sections is an abundant sample Of all
that springs from one states soil
whether it be hill-farm potatoes,
swamp rice, sea-island cotton, bottom
land corn, prairie wheat, desert dates
or irrigated alfalfa. And in the same
way you know the agricultural wealth
of each of the worlds nations, for they
are spread out before you for your in
spection.
And what does it cost to see this
wonderful exposition, what is the
price TO be paid for this liberal edu
cation? 1t may be much or little, just
as a sightseeing trip to any city may
be much or little. There are fashion
able, high-priced hotels in st. Louis,
just as there are in New York, in Chi
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-18
ssTen Old Maids

The story is told of a teacher of In
dians at Hampton, Va, who was read
ing them the parable of the Ten Vir-
gins by the aid of an interpreter; as
she read, she noticed a furtive smile
in the faces of her usually sober-vis-
aged pupils, and, stopping to inquire
the cause, discovered that, owing to
the paucity of the Indian dialect,
which made the same word serve for
virgin and old maid, the story, as it
was sifted down through the interpre-
ter. was to the effect that .'ten old
maids lighted their lanterns and went
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stripe IN the material.
The smart little coat is cut in that
semiftting square bolero shape which
is always so particularly becoming to a
youthful figure. 1t is trimmed on Ell
Their side in front and also on the sleeves,
with large round rosettes of silk ribbon
to match the waist belt, but in a narrow
er width. The full sleeves to the elbow
are cool and comfortable, and sufficient
ly wide to admit of wearing a blouse
sleeve underneath, if necessary. The
coat sleeves are turned back with gaunt-
let cuffs of the same material, and fin
ished with double frills of soft cream
lawn, finely accordion plated. Under
the coat little vest of lawn with a yoke
of embroidery may be seen, but of course
the coat could be worn over blouse il
preferred.
The hat to be worn with this pretty
frock is of soft white Manila straw,
with a fairly high crown, and wide,
shady brim. 1t is quite simply trimmed
with broad scarf OF soft silk ribbon to
match the waist belt, draped round the
crown, caught up into big chou at the
side of the crown, and then finished with
ends which droop over the hair at the
back This sketch might be carried out
very successfully also in any of those
delightful Harris linens, which can be
obtained this year in SO many lovely
colors, and which always wash and wear
so wonderfully well. For those who
prefer something even more simple than
l have already suggested, the same idea
might be expressed in holland in crash
or in drill, with round medallion motifs
of embroidered lawn. or washing braid,
in place of the ribbon rosettes, and
waist band made in the same material
as the frock itself.
In our other illustration may be seen
a most attractive trio of hats, which
should serve thoroughly to equip Made
moiselle with becoming head-gear for
all late summer occasions. The large
hat on the left side of the picture would
be suitable for girl about Ia or 10
years of age, and is intended naturally
only for Sunday best. 1t is made in fine
white chip, in quite newest shape, with
a very high crown, and a wide, shady
brim, just lightly wired underneath at
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consider first the pretty frock which IS
shown in one of our illustrations, ana
which might be made either in striped
lawn or batiste, or in striped V1eyella
if preferred. The skirt, which, of course
should be made without lining, is per-
fectly plain, except for few rows OF
tailor stitching at the hem. 1t is very
fully gathered into the waist band, and
finished with deep belt of soft Louis1ne
silk ribbon, in some suitable shade, ell
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At the Ascot races King Edward wore
a blue frock coat, purple tie, white
CATERS and red flower. If he had only
carried wrist bag he would have
matched Harry Lehr's record for freak
isb attire.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-18
A Reminder.

1t costs US more to live nowadays than
formerly, says sage, who seems to for
get that we did not live formerly Aus
tin (Tex.) News
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-18
Didn't Want Much.

''You may have one WISH said the
good fairy, land it will be granted"
Well" replied Johnny Wise, Il
wish 7 may have everything | want"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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7 is with late summer fasn-
ions for mademoiselle that we
must chiefly concern our
selves just now. In the &C
companying illustrations our
artist offers some useful So
lutions of the problem. To
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ARIS.-A French journalist
has recently been holding
forth upon the INTERPOLATION
of fashion and feminine pose.
That the changing modes are
a product of woman's restless
vanity is a proposition brook
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out to look for husbands. Worlds
Work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24
CONGRATULATIONS.
Many Expressions of Good VIII Come
to the President.

Washington, June 24.-Outward indi-
cations that Theodore Roosevelt was
about to be chosen unanimously as the
standard bearer of his party absolutely
were lacking at the White House dur
ing the convention. The president ap-
peared at his desk at the usual hour
Thursday and began Immediately to
transact routine executive business
WITH Secretary Loeb. The important
subjects disposed Of he received several
visitors for whom engagements had
been made No members of the cabinet
called during the early hours of the
business day. The president was kept
in close touch with the situation at
Chicago through the press bulletins and
private messages from the convention
hail which We're received over a special
wire at the White House.
On his return to the executive office
after he had been informed of his NOM
nation President Roosevelt greeted
cordially a number of newspaper men.
He expressed his pleasure at receiving
the warm congratulation of those who
in the performance Of their duties are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24
MARKETS TODAY.
Demand From Commission
Houses Causes Strong Wheat.
This Condition Also Starts Gov
ering in Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady = Natives
Bringing $3.25 to 1910.
Hogs Five and Ten Cents Higher
in Kansas City.

chicago June A.-WHEAT-An active
demand from commission houses and
ShofIs caused a. strong tone in wheat to-
aay: The principal bull factors were firm
cables and wet weather throughout the
west and southwest July opened 1kdHc
10 &C higher, at S43<dS41sc to S4zsc, and
Sold up to S51sc- September opened &c
nlgner, at oOc, and advanced to S01sIS01c.
minneapolis Duluth and Chicago reported
receipts OF "A cars, against rs cars last
week and ia cars a year ago.
Tne market closed strong with Septem-
per 9sc higher at S0ssc; July closed 3hc
higher, at S5kc
CORN-Strength of wheat started mod
erate covering Of corn and in consequence
houses We're the principal sellers, but Of
1erlngS were not large. September open
co a shade to 1sQ34c higher, at 4S5s04Ss4c,
ana held at 1880. Local TeceiDtS were al
cars, with 81 cars of contract grade
Inc close was steady with September
a shade lower, at SIC July was IN
changed, at 1850.
OATS-Oats held steady, notwithstand-
ing moderate selling by local bears, the
main factor was favorable weather. Sep
TENDER opened unchanged to a shade low
eI,, at 311sQ32c to &c, and sold up to 800
S2zsc. Local receipts were SO cars.
PROV MISREPRESENTATION We're firm on
a good demand from packers. September
pork opened with a gain Of 10c, AT 1880,
was up TIC. at $7.25. Ribs were 5d715e
higher, at $7.75.
WHEAT Cash: No. red, s1.Os; No. 8
red, 95cQ$1C0; No. 2 hard, SSQ95c; No. 8
hard, S3d90c; No northern, CSC; No. 2
northern, 96d9Sc; No. 8 spring, S509Sc.
CORNING. 2. 4S1kQ4s74c; No. 3, 4SzQ
oATs-No 2, 4oc; No. 3. ss5kc.
K 81 une, 6oc; July, Soc; Sept, SOC.
FLAX-Cash: NV, 81 OF: S.-W., 81 10.
July. S.o1; Sept, S1.05.
T1MOTHY-June, s.. 921A; Sept, s. 121s.
CIOXER-June, $3.50
BARIEY-Cash 34Gl55c-