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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

lovely landscape, how woefully dis
appointing the California landscapes
would be, but fortunately there are
compensations ~ not in sparkling
streams, however, for there are
none. They say of the rivers that
they run up side down here, and l
believe it. On the maps think we
find San Diego river-but it is all
underground. 1t isn't visible here.
There are some beautiful drives.
Of course we have visited Old
Town. We saw the old house
where Helen Hunt Jackson's Ra-
mona signed her marriage contract,
the adobe ruins of the old Mission
and rung the bells of the old Mis-
sion church. They are very sweet
toned. The other day when driv-
ing by there | got out of the car
riage and tried to ring a tune on
them-I didn't succeed with the
tune, but l aroused the old Indian
who lives near there. He came to-
wards us in very threatening man.
ner, but seeing how formidable we
looked he contented himself with
ugly looks at us and hobbled back
to his hut. He is very decrepit, as
well he may be, for he is anywhere
from los to $40 years old, according
to the veracity of the one who tells
you the story.
The orange groves are beautiful
and fragrant with their golden fruit
and snowy blossoms. We have on
our table an orange that measures
Az inches both ways, picked from
a tree on which were ripe and green
oranges and blossoms. Oranges are
very cheap, and one can get all the
lemons he wishes by simply picking
them up. In driving through the
country they are to be found in piles
by the road side, and people actually
burn them, | have seen them spread
out to dry. They say they burn
very well, and they can't sell them
for anything.
Well, won't tax your patience
any longer but will say, Good
Night.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31
Wedding Anniversary:

A very pleasant event of the week
was the fortieth wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Chinook, Sr., which was celebrated
Wednesday, Marcn 80, at their home
on Second street in this city. 1t is
good to know that in a world of so
many vicissitudes, that a home of
this sort has fourished for so many
years, always radiating it's influence
for good and drawing within it's
circle not only those who are at
tached by ties of blood, but also
those who are in need of friendship
and neighborly kindness. Their
sons and daughters were all present
yesterday to wish them many such
pheasant family reunions. Those
in attendance were, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harley Chinook, Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Chinook, Jr., and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Chinook of this
place; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Morgan
of Roberts, and Attorney Ray Chin
mock of Glenwood.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31
Improvement League Meeting.

The Improvement League will
hold it's first meeting for the season
on Monday afternoon, April 4, al 8
o'clock at the Reading Rooms
which will be located at that time
in the Bicycle Shop on Maple street,
the doors of which will be open,
1t is earnestly hoped that every
member will feel it her duty to be
present at this meeting. There are
several important questions to be
brought forward that need our care
full and conscientious consideration.
Let US assume this responsibility
and come to this meeting, imbued
with the spirit of making our League
a greater factor than ever before in
the lettering and identifying of our
little city.
MRS. FRANK D. ENSIGN,
First Vice Pres.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

High School Declamatory
Contest.

The annual declamatory contest
of the local High school will be neld
on April IA and IS this year, the fol-
lowing being the contestants and
their selections. The winners in
the two contests will represent the
school at Ellsworth April %.
CONTEST NO. l, APRIL 14.-Bovs.
l. On Secession" Hale.
Dan J.. Corcoran.
2. ION Secession" Iverson.
Conrad Iverson.
3. Reply to Hayne." Webster,
Oliver Knight.
4. "True Courage. Adapted.
Henry G. Forsyth.
5. Murder of Lovejoy." Phillips.
Glenn Rounsevell.
CONTEST. NO. 2, APRIL IS. GIRLS.
l. The Steamboat Race"
Julia Anderson
2. Bessie Hendricks Journey"
Clara Lien.
8. Little Charles Christmas"
Minnie Eichman.
4. Engineer Connor's Son."
Grace Lamson.
5. Aunt Tabor at the Opera"
Edna Symes.
s. "Skimpsey."
Allie Hamilton.
7. THE Skeletons Story"
Myrtle Hendrix.
8. Lilly Servosse's Ride"
Maggie Brown.
8. AS the Pigeon Flies"
Della Sweet,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

Miss Freda Bang wishes to an
nounce to the ladies of this city and
vicinity that on Friday and Satur-
day, April l and 2, she will have
fine display of Easter Millinery
Goods and Pattern Hats at the For
tune building, second door south of
Fortunes Feed store.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31
For Sale.
Mrs. Sarah Tozer has tor sale on
easy terms desirable city properties
dwelling houses and building lots.

There Ia more Catarrh in this section OF tha
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable For n geat many yeers doctors proc
nounced It a local disease and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t incnrable.
Science has proven catarrh 10 be constitn-
tiona disease and, therefore, requires cons.itu.
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
iactured by f. j. Cheney a. Co., Toledo. Ohio.
is the only constitutional cure on the market
1t Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops 70
a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
Address. +. J. CHENEY h CO., Toledo, q
e1g- Sold by Druggists, 76c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31
EASTER OPENING.

We cordially invite the ladies of
River Falls and vicinity to attend
our Millinery Opening at the En-
porium on March 81, April and 2.
BAUR & BRSCHTA.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

Gather the roses of health for your
cheeks,
While the parks are shining with
dew.
Get out in the morning early and
bright
BY taking Rocky Mountain Tea at
night. C. r. Taggart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

This spring you will need d nerve
food, one that will cleanse and re-
construct your nerve centers and
wasted energies. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea will do it. 35 cents.
Tea or tablet. c.. r. Taggart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31
At the Churches.
BAPTIST.

Rev. Herbert A. Erickson of Lake
Crystal, Mimi, brother of Pastor a.
T. Erickson, will preach in the Bap-
fist church next Sunday. Subject
of morning sermon, "The Resur-
rection of Jesus Christ" Evening,
Unconscious Influence"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

From my flock of White Plymouth
Rocks, which are direct descend
ants of pedigreed stock, with lay
ing records Of over 200 eggs per
year. Investigate my stock before
buying elsewhere.
G.. EDW. SHEPARD.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

For SALE.-A full-blooded Dur
ham Bull. Inquire of w. A. Busby,
Clifton, six miles from River Falls,
on Prescott and Hudson road.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

How is your old bicycle2 If it
needs renewing it will be done right
at Lund's.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31
The Weeks Weather.

Temperatures taken at the Nor
NAL School at six o'clock a. ri. by
Frank Thayer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

]. R. Shorn of this place and Bert
Grimes of Clear Lake have captured
"a wolves within the past year.
They got IA last week-seven near
Boardman and seven near Somerset,
St. Croix county. They hunt with
hounds. The bounty on wolves is
$40 each.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

For RENT-A desirable room.
Enquire of Mrs. Harry Wyman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

For SALE.-A new Ludwig piano.
Inquire of Miss Stella Thayer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

1t had been hoped that radium
would prove specific antidote for
cancer, as early applications of it
had given encouragement. 1t is
now stated that physicians have
concluded that radium has no bene.
fetal effect as applied TO cancer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31
THE LOCAL MARKET.

CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY.
Following are the prices paid by
River Falls merchants and dealer S
for farm products, etc., to-day:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31
METHODIST.

Methodist Episcopal Church, Ed
gar E. Clough, Pastor. 1000 a. m.
Class Meeting; 1890 Preaching,
Easter services; 1900 m. Sunday
School; 500 p. m. Junior League;
$50 Epworth League; 1880 Sunday
School Easter Service. The child
rem take part.
Lenten services are being held in
the church this week and are we'll
attended and profitable.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Next Sunday morning at the Con-
gregational church the subject will
be, "The Resurrection. In the
evening the Seventh Commandment
will be discussed, THE Sacredness
of Marriage"
The musical service of the day
will include the following:
Santus 18th Mass, Mozart
Anthem--The Resurrection, Shelly.
charlottesville is Ger, Mendelssohn.
Misses Leonard and Henderson,
Nessrs. Shepard and CARRIER.
Andante, Beethoven.
solo--Calvary, Rodney.
Miss Leonard.
ct Resurrexit, Mozart.
Kyrie, Mozart
Anthem This is the Day. Cooke
Chant-"Lift Up Your Voices"
Easter Hymn" Christ the Lord is Risen,"
Morgan.
La Fontaine Lysberg.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

Winter-sawed green Eastwood
lumber wanted at River Falls by
w. H. Putnam.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

Use Sherwin- Williams Paints. For
sale by r. S. Freeman & Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-31

Use Sherwin Williams Paints. For
sale by r. S. Freeman & Son.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
Laughter Reveals Character.

IF" said a gentleman whose forte
is the delineation Of character, IF
could not gain a clue to the true ma
ture of a man in any other way, /
should wait until | heard him laugh.
He might alter his expression, his
voice, and his manner, but his laugh
would infallibly betray his inner self.
Laughter, in fact, gives a marvellous
insight into character. II there is
anything false, weak or malicious in
a man it always discloses itself in this
direction, and we have the inane tee
hee' of the feeble-minded. the harsh,
grating laugh of the coarse, sordid ma
ture, and the half-suppressed chuckle
of the plotter.
1T Is the more curious, because
crafty people often laugh to cover
their real feelings, but to the acute
ear the false note is readily apparent,
whether the laugh be real or assumed.
Frank, honest laughter is a sign of
sterling character, and can be conf.
IDENTIFY relied upon"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
Sylvia's DimpIe,

Sylvia's gown was bewitching.
And fashioned of ribbon and lace,
A marvel Of putting and stitching.
OF criSS-croSs and Curly-Cue grace.
So perfectly planned was this toilet, =
She rivaled a sylph in her shape;
And yet. ! had power to foil it
Twas her dimple | could not escape!
Sylvia's tresSes were tinted
With amber i'm shine and i'm shade,
The suTlight-how tenderly glinted
Its rays on the locks of the maid.
Sooth, Ii was rapture to eye them
Imprisoned i'm ringlet or twist;
Yet, truly. | might have passed by them
Twas her dimple | coulo not resist!
Her cheeks had the color of peaches
That lightly the summer hath kissed,
OF the hue of a rose that beseeches
The moon. half hid by "A mist,
Twas peerless-the line of their curving
l might have beheld them. unswerving-
Twas her dimple l could not with
stand!
All, what shall J sing of her lashes,
The sht, haunting luster beneath.
AS bright as the villa spray that dasheS-
AS soft as the dew on "a wreath!
Her oelightfully p~erilous chances
EXtorted my raptnrous sigh:
To flee them. perhaps, there were
chances
But her dimple. ah, who could defy!
Her beauty was ever before me,
Like an innocent star in the night:
Her dimple 'twere we'll to deplore me,
Like a sharpshooter hidden from sight,
All armor were useless, but elfin,
For none can be fashioned by art:
And, lacking the sort 20 put self in.
A FASH was shot through the hearth
Smart Set.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
Tin Toys.

The largest toy factory in the world
is in New York. where p~laythings in
tin are manufactured literally by the
million. 1t stands five stories high,
and turns out 1,607 distinct varieties
of tin toys. No. i is a tin horse; 1907,
a tin menagerie. The output Of cir
cular tin whistles is 1000, 900 per an
mum. To make a tin horse twelve
inches long dies have to be cast cost
ing SIS. The children of different
countries have different tastes, but tin
swords are wanted all over the world,
the military instinct being as universal
in the nurseries as in the Courts and
Cabinets of the world.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
Schools in Russia.

According to the latest statistics,
there are SA.544 public schools in the
empire of Russia, out Of which mum
Der 40,131 are under the Jurisdiction
of the Ministry of Public Education,
42.5SS under the jurisdiction of the
holy synod, and the remainder under
other departments. OF the pupils, 49,
167 were adults, 3,291,6 94 boys and
1,203, 902 girls. The teachers number
$4,000. The maintenance of all these
schools costs more than $25 900. 900.
The average school tax for city
schools is $3.50 and for village schools
s. a pupil.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09

waste hours on the spots and pictures
on fifty-two gaudy squares Of paste.
board, is a mystery to me. The game
is well enough for sick persons, child
rem and idiots, but / don't see how
anybody, whom nature has endowed
with brains can waste him time over
it.
We'll. l played like a dummy, My
eyes were studying the faces OF my
partners, and my thoughts were trying
to solve the riddle Of that photo
graph. led from a sneak, trumped
my partners ace, played second hand
high and third hand low, and in short,
| broke every rule of the game.
AT last the intermission gave me
a respite. | took my sister aside,
while the others were busy with the
refreshments.
See here, Nam | said, this non.
sense has gone far enough. The chase
you've led me for the past three
months convinces me of that. | pity
the man who marries you If you treat
him as you've treated me. You pledged
your word that a certain young lady
would be here tonight. Now, unless
you can give me some good reason for
the way you've deceived me, l shall
quit the house at once, and l Gha'n't
be in a hurry to come back
Il saw that what | said about de
ception had nettled her a bit, as I In
tended it should; for if you can get d
woman to lose her temper, the truth
is coming out.
John she said, looking me
straight in the eyes, what we're the
exact words of my promise to your
"'You told me that the original Of
that picture would be here tonight.
And she isn't bere!'
John she said again, and her
eyes snapped a little, the original Of
that picture is in the room this min
ute.'
Now. I've studied that photograph
so carefully for the last twelve weeks
that every feature is printed on my
memory, and I'm sorry to say | lost
my own temper, and c~ontradicted her
fatty.
THAT is not So I said, and you
know it,
This was, of course, extremely i'm.
polite, even considering the plain
speech our customs allow among men,
bers of the same family. But instead
of being very angry, as I expected she
would, and while / was feeling sorry
for my %rudeness, Nan began to laugh.
John she said, L presume you've
looked at that picture once or twice
since | let o take 1t. Didn't you
ever notice anything peculiar about
the finish? / told you I'd introduce
you to It's original tonight, and I've
kept my word. That is a photograph
of the oilers Whist Club; it's a COM.
POSITE!' y
well, you might have knocked me
down with a feather. ] was in a daze
the rest of the evening, and as soon as
| could get away, | came here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
The Stayinu Sex.

Do women live longer than men?
During the past year no fewer than
ffty-six persons have died who were
centenarians. In several cases they
have been considerably I'VE a hun
dred years of age, and it is remark
able that of these persons thirty-siX
we're m Men and women alike
belonged to all stations Of life, but it
is noticeable that by far the greater
proportion Of the m were mar.
Yied.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
NOVEL THEORY ABOUT STONES.
Newsboy's Explanation as to Why
They Had Stopped Growing.

SS 90 w
They Had Stopped Growing.
Henry w. oliver, the Pittsbhrg cap
%italist, who died recently, took a pro-
found interest in the children of the
poor. Hence his gift to Pittsburg Of
a magnificent public bath, and hence
his frequent and friendly onversa-
tons with ~newsboys, bootblacks and
messenger boys.
1t is said of Mr.. Oliver that one day,
after buying a paper from a very lit
tie chap. he thought he would test the
lads intelligence by putting a few
questions to him. Accordingly he
pointed to a pile of paving stones and
said:
How were thees stones made, SOM
They wasn't made; they growed,'
replied the boy.
"'Growed'? How do you mean
'growed'?" said Mr.. Oliver.
They growed the same as potatoes
grow" the boy explained.
Mr.. Oliver shook his head. mo, my
lad, you are wrong" he said. Stones
can't grow. If you were to come
back to these stones five years. or ten
years. or twenty years from now, they
would still be the same size"
"Of course" said the little newsboy,
sneering. They've been taken out O.
the ground 10Y and have stopped
CROWN, same as potatoes would
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
New Ways to Whiten Teeth.

Up-to-date dentists have several
new wrinkles for whitening and pol
ishing the teeth.
One of these is to first dip the brush
into salty water and then apply the
powder, which should be Of the finest
quality. After three or four minutes
brushing rub a little dry salt over the
teeth, and in time they will become
~perceptibly whittier. If you want to
have teeth like polished ivory, take a
piece of chamois skin, dip it in lemon
juice and rub the teeth until they are
hot to the touch.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
G Q Nj p OSITE
BY NORTH.
copyrighted. 1908, By The Autaor. r-uoa.a..s Company.

John Patterson was in love. No un-
usual thing in the case of a cookbook
Ing young fellow of five and twenty.
But strangely enough he had lever
yet seen the lady of his heart.
One evening he was carelessly turn
ing the leaves of his sisters photo.
graph album, scanning each face with
the glance of a copnoisseur. He
stopped and gave his undivided atten-
ton to a page from which a pair of
eyes looked straight into his own.
The picture was finished In a style
unfamiliar to him. A soft, dreamy
haze surrounded the features, making
them doubly alluring; but what at
tracted him most was the clear eyes.
They were not quite like any others
he had seen before.
1t was love al first sight, or, tc be
more exact, before first sight.
Naturally he wanted TO learn all
about the unknown girl without arous-
ing suspicion. His sister. to whom
his affectedly careless inquiries were
addressed, with a woman's intuition in
such matters, and with an equally
feminine delight in tantalizing a man
suspected of being in love, was most
provokingly obtuse to his clumsy sub
terfuges and strategems. And when
at last, in sheer desperation, he open.
ly asked the lady's name, she dis.
played an innocent surprise, and, after
batting him to her hearts content, left
him with nc better satisfaction than a
vague promise of an introduction at
some future time.
This was Door consolation to John,
but ii was the best he could get. And
SO, consumed with love and curiosity,
he passed his days in suspense.
One thing, however, he secured, that
was at the same time a JOY and a vexa
ton to him, namely the picture
itself.
1t a given the place Of honor
among his most cherished posses
sions, and She became at once the
goal and the center of his thoughts.
And now began a season of misery
for John Patterson.
He had confided his secret to his
most intimate associate, Harry Fol.
lansbee. Harry prided himself on be,
Ing a second Sherlock Holmes, and
many were the plans that he laid with
his friend to discover Her identity;
but all came to naught. At the end of
three months the unknown still re,
NAMED ob~stinately unknown. They
had not even been able to find out
whether or not She was a resident OF
the city.
The strain began to tell on John.
He lost his appetite and grew hollow
eyed, and when in Mans presence he
threw out hints of declining health.
Whether or not these tactics were
instrumental in bringing matters to a
crisis he could not tell; but one after
noon just as Harry Follansbee was
leaving his bank, he met John in a
high state of excitement. His sister
had at last relented. She was to give
a whist party that evening, at which.
TO his ~inexpressible joy, she assured
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
FutiIity of CORPORA, Punishment.

Flogging is still allowed in English
prisons as a punishment for mutiny
or violence, but recently published
statistics make it doubtful whether
even in these extreme cases corporal
punishment serves the purpose for
which it is intended. 1t is shown that
since the number of prison ~offenses
for which fogging was allowed was
reduced in 1898, the number Of of
lenses against prison discipline has
decreased from LAT to 131 per 1000
prisoners, while there has been an in.
crease in the number of those o~ffenses
for which the cat is still the pen
atty.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
IN PRAISE OF INCIDENCE.
Ezra Fox Leads Up His Voice in Fer
vent Prayer.

1T eve pays to rustic much"
said Lazy Ezra Fox, a sittin' round the
corner on an empty cracker box. II
don't believe in stirrin' up a lot o.
noise at all, fer often too much energy
IL bring about a fall. Now, there's
the flea his energy iist gifts him
scratched to death. The hen that
works too hard for worms is first to
lose her breath. The pig tibet fights
the hardest fer the corn throwed in
the sty is first to fatten, first to sell
an first of all to die. The horse that
tries to do it all soon works hisself to
bones. The dog tibet does the barkin'
is the one that gifts the stones. No,
sir, this workin' hard amt right. I
don't keer what they say. An hour err
two of works enough-say, ev'ry other
day" And then he tilted 'gainst the
wall his empty cracker box an soon
was snorin' regular like-ole Lazy Ezra
Fox.-The Pilgrim.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
The Niuht Noyace,

Silent we sailed the phosphorescent seas.
our ship a craft with shadowy masts
and spars,
While gloomed above, in glorious gal
aXieS,
The phosphorescent stars.
The breeze tina breathed about us bore
the balm
OF coral cove and long land-lockeo
lagoon,
While glistened DER the tall, lianaed
palm
The Caribbean moon.
A distant pharos from its hidden height
Across the waters flung it's reckoning
beam,
And so we glided through the violet
night.
Bound for the bourn of dream.
Clinton Scotland, in New Orlean Times
Democrat.