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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
HOW Goldfish ARE CAUGHT.
Immense Numbers Taken at st. Pierre,
the Principal Supply Source
of France

Cod fishing is done with dories and
travis. The ,dories are fiat-bottomed,
sloping-sided boats, which fit into one
another in the ships waist, economizing
space thereby. Every dory takes two
men, and the whole crew except the cap
tain and the cook, go off in them every
suitable day, and set the travis in the
water outwards from the ship, like
spokes from the hub of wheel, writes
p. T. McGrath, in Booklovers Magazine.
Travis are long lines, each with 5000
hooks attached at intervals of yard,
every hook baited with some smaller
fish, either herring, caplin or squid, that
the cod affects. The travis al anchored
at each end baited in the day, left lying
over night, and are stripped Of their &C.
emulation of fish next morning, being
baited again when "overhauled." The
fish are taken to the vessel in the dories,
eviscerated, washed and sailed. This
routine continues until the bait is ex-
hausted, and then the vessel returns
home, lands the fish, takes more bait and
salt, and goes out again. At st. Pierre
her catch is taken in hand by the grav-
iers and women, who submerge it in
crates until the salt has been washed off.
Then they scrub each fish with hard,
coarse brush, and pile them in heaps to
drain. This done, they are next spread
on the beaches to dry in the sunlight and
air. The beaches consist of several acres
of fiat ground, covered with basalt stones
worn round by the motion of the sea for
ages. These stony fields surround St.
Pierre, and thousands of cod are dis
played there on a fine day. Every even
ing, or if fog or rain threatens, the fish
are gathered up again and are covered
with tarpaulins. The process is repeated
until the fish are quite dry and hard.
Dry fish are piled in round stacks; the
rest in oblong ones. When sufficient
quantity to load vessel is obtained, it
is packed into her hold and shipped to
market. The extent of the cod-fshing
of Miquelon and st. Pierre may be indi-
Gated by the record of the catch of those
islands in 1902, which was 72,500,000
pounds. While much of the annual prod
uct is exported to other countries, France
naturally gets the larger part. In fact,
st. Pierre furnishes three-fourths of all
the cod fish used in France.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
The Lucky Golfer.

A remarkable accident, with touch
of that humor which is showing itself
ever in this wonderful game, took
place in this country. Two we'll
known players were engaged in close
contest. One of these, at an advanced
hole of the match, was little down.
Both had made equally good drives, but
a poor second shot had put the player
who was behind with high board fence
between him and the hole. The other
man played and placed his ball neatly
on the green. He walked onward with
all the confidence which comes from
lying almost dead, while ones opponent
is playing one more in less advan-
tageous position. Suddenly he saw the
other ball roll across the grass and
come to rest within foot of the flag.
To play over the fence was almost i'm
possible to do with any accuracy, but
his opponent had played and made a
poor shot His ball, however, instead of
striking the fence, had passed neatly
through hole and come to rest in a
position which enabled him to put out,
winning the hole.-Outing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
QUEER THINGS IN NATURE

How does the bulb of the common
lawn lily get deeper and deeper into
the ground each year? asks a writer in
Country Life in America. Why does
the ginger root hide its blossoms when
nearly all other plants faunt theirs?
Why do the roots of trees flow through
the ground Ike ''runnels of molten
metal" often separating and uniting
again, while the branches are thrust out
in right lines or curves? Why is our
common yellow birch more often than
any other tree planted upon rock?
Why 90 oaks or ehestnuts so often spring
up where pine or hemlock forest has
been cleared away? Why does lightning
so commonly strike hemlock tree or
pine or an oak and rarely or never
beech? Why does the bolt sometimes
scatter the tree about and at others only
pillow channel down its trunk? Why
does the humble bee complain so loudly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23

with ribbon trimming, to make quite
an ideal picture Of young girls sum-
mer costume
The bad old days have happily long
since departed, when any kind of ILL
fitting blouse, worn as often as not
on an elastic and over the skirt, was
deemed quite good enough for a girl
to wear, even though it might be her
last year in the schoolroom. Made
moiselle demands nowadays, and right
ly too, quite as neat and trim a blouse
as any that her elder sisters may de-
light to wear, and although the sensi-
bic modern girl would naturally scorn
the criminal foolishness of tight-lacing,
she nevertheless prides herself upon
owning a well-proportioned figure and
takes trouble to see that her corsets
are made in good shape and that they
fit her comfortably, giving her sufi-
cient support without undue pressure
The two very pretty summer blouses
which we illustrate have been specially
designed to- meet the requirements of
the young girls. Although they are
SSAS~bAJ oAAAPAO Ah uOoA6A, IhCJ dIO
very smart in effect, and at the same
time are made in such a way that even
the most evil-disposed of laundresses
could scarcely find occasion to tear or
spoil them, although they might be
sent to the wash many a time and oft
The first of the blouses sketched
might be made in Irish linen. 1t would
look equally pretty in plain linen, or
in one Of those linens that are faxed
lightly with white. Stitched strappings
OF the same material form kind of
yoke, and appear again upon the
sleeves, each strap finished with lit
tie linen-covered button. The turn
over collar should be of white linen,
while the tie might be of the same col
ored linen as the blouse, with white
embroideries on the ends. This blouse
might be carried out successfully in
any soft shade of pale green, pink
mauve, or blue, finished at the waist
with a deep belt of louisine silk rib
bon. The wide-brimmed hat, in sun
burnt Yeddah straw should be trimmed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
La Crosse Centenarian Dead,

Mrs. Phoebe Moulton, mother Of
Capt. l. H. Moulton, one of the best
known of La Crosse business men, is
dead, aged 104 years. Mrs. Mculton' 5
general health had been good until re-
Gently, her hearing only having failed.
Mrs Moulton was born in South Ber-
wick, York county, August g. 1900. the
third of II children, of whom only one
other survives. She married David
Moulton on June 81. 1927. His father
was a relative of Long" John Went
worth, once mayor of Chicago and a
congressman from that city. She re-
moved to ST. Anthony's Falls, now Min
neapolis, in July, 1857, coming to La
Crosse IL 1865.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
The News Condensed.

Kemper hall, Kenosha, Wis, is the
recipient of a donation of $1,000 from
Frederick Robinson to aid in the en-
largement of the new chapel. Mr.. Rob-
inson is the father of Bessie Robinson,
one of the students.
Pier cottage at Kenosha has been
opened to receive the 80 children who
came from st. Mary's mission, Chica-
go, to spend thefsummer months.
Jens Beck, former Racine resident,
who owns property and mortgages there
worth $4,000, is one of the deported men
at Cripple Creek. County Treasurer
Nelson, who handles Beck's interests,
received word to this effect. Beck is not
a citizen of the United States, but of
Denmark, having never taken out his
papers.
War on reckless automobilists is the
cry from rural districts about Racine
as we'll as in the city. Many have armed
themselves with revolvers and VOW
they will fire into the tires when the
chauffeurs refuse to stop. The Automo-
bile club is also after the reckless chauf-
feurs.
]. E. Leimer, formerly cashier of the
Bank of Princeton was sentenced by
Judge Burnell to serve one year in state
prison at Waupun on the charge of il
legal banking.
Fire destroyed block and a half of
business houses at Spooner, and after
three hours of fighting the firemen, as
sisted by those from Superior, Rice Lake
and Shell Lake were only able to check
the flames by using dynamite. The loss
S estimated at 100000.
Cabbage growers in the Racine coun-
ty belt, no doubt the largest in Wiscon-
sin, fear that the crop will prove COM
plete failure this year on account of
continuous drought.
Senator Spooner arrived at Ashland
from Mason, where he had been fish
ing several days. The senator received
ducking while fishing from a slippery
log, but suffered no i'll consequence.
Mrs. J. M. Miller, wife of the mana
ger of the Coleman Lake clubhouse,
near Wausaukee, committed suicide by
drowning. Dependency was the cause.
Farmers of Mount Pleasant, Racine
county, are up in arms against a side
track being abolished at Gatliff, where
they formerly shipped. They threaten
to raise $4,000 as an inducement to the
Milwaukee Electric Railway company
to run line to Gatliff
The edict has gone forth from the
common council of La Crosse that
bathers at Pettibone park must not
wear abbreviated costumes.
William H. Jones, proprietor of the
Wisconsin pharmacy of Madison. is d e.
fendant in involuntary bankruptcy pro-
ceedings involving failure of $4,000.
The grand lodge of Wisconsin odd fell
lows, in session at Appleton, voted to
hold its 1905 meeting in Milwaukee. The
Rebekahs will accompany them.
George Johann and Martz wilkins.
of Barton, both Is years old, were
drowned while swimming in the Mil
wapkce river.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
Fashions for Mademoiselle

with a soft scarf or silk or gauze rib
bon to match the color of the waist
belt. A plainly gathered skirt in the
same Irish linen worn with this blouse
would make a charming costume for
a girl.
The second blouse which we illus
trate is intended for afternoons, anG
might be worn with skirt of pleated
wolfe, and a waist belt of very soft
white kid, drawn through a square
kid buckle. The material should be a
Powered muslin or French batiste, with
tiny sprays of rosebuds and forget-mc-
nots on an ivory-white ground. Three
fairly wide tucks, fatty stitched, dec
crate this pretty blouse on either side.
in front, in company with bands of
cream-colored mimosa lace insertion.
the lace being arranged 10 simulate the
form of bolero both back and front.
At the wrists also the same lace forms
cuff, into which the muslin is finely
tucked. An embroidered stock collar
in fine white lawn, and a tie of soft
black satin ribbon, gives pretty fin
ishing touch at the throat, The becom-
ing hat with its mushroom brim, has
full ruche of satin ribbon round the
crown, in the same shade of pink as
the rosebuds. Carried out in embroi-
dered Indian muslin, or in soft wash
ing silk, this design would also be very
pretty.
This is just the time of year when
mademoiselle demands something new
and pretty in the way of a Sunday best
summer frock. The frock for Sunday
best, or for smart occasions generally,
of which we give an illustration, might
either be carried out in white soft
washing silk, or in silk wolfe, in some
delicate shade of lavender grey, pale
green or turquoise blue.
The skirt, which is closely gathered
at the waist, is trimmed with two
wide bands of waved lace insertion.
the insertion being bordered, above and
below, with narrow killing of glace
silk to match the color of the silk or
wolfe, of which the dress is made. Be-
low the second of these two insertions,
just around the hem of the skirt, there
is full fiounce of lace, but of a finer
kind. This same fine lace, by the way,
is used for the cravat, and also to form
the ruffles which finish the elbow
sleeves. The coarser lace, bordered with
the glace silk pleating is arranged to
form cape effect on the bodice on to
which the sleeves are &c hered il quite
new way, while there are little waved
rouleaux of dark velvet at the throat.
and also on the sleeves.
A full ruche of pompadour floral
chine ribbon encircles the crown Of the
hat, which might be made either in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
SPURNED BY REVENGE,
Bandit Raisuli, in a Letter, Gives Rea-
sons for the Kidnapping
of Perdicaris.

London, June 20.-Revenge on the
governor of Tangier, now deposed, is the
reason for the kidnapping Of the Ameri-
can, Perdicaris, by Raisuli, according to
letter from the bandit. The corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail at Tangier
says that letter from Raisuli was re-
ceived there Sunday, in which the
brigand recites the wrongs done by the
governor to his tribe, and declares he
harbors no enmity toward the Chris
tians. The letter ends with the threat
that the new bashaw must be just or the
present troubles will be renewed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
ROBBERS SECURED SOS, 1000.
None of the Bandits Who Held Up
Northern Pacific Train Cap
tured as Yet.

Missoula, Mont, June 20.-With re-
ward of $4,000 hanging over each of the
bandits engaged in the holding-up and
dynamiting of the Coast Limited train
on the Northern Pacific Thursday night,
and with a number of posses in what is
believed to be close pursuit, not word
has come to indicate the capture of any
member of the gang. The amount Sc
cured by them from the express COM
pany's safe is said to be $65,00O.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
BLOODSHED IN FINLAND.
Governor Generals Office Is Attacked
Eighteen Persons Are
Killed.

London, June 20.-A dispatch to the
Express from Copenhagen says informa-
ton has been received there that re-
volt has broken. out in Helsingfors, the
capital OF Finland, where Gov. Gen. Bob
rikoff was assassinated last week. A
band of Swedish revolutionists sacked
the offices of the governor general Sat-
urday night and killed Is employees, in
Guiding son of Admiral Pinken. They
also attacked and demolished the police
offices. 1t is believed that the revolt
will spread. More serious news is an
ticipated. All information issuppressed
in official quarters.
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the Cape to Cairo railway appealed to his
imagination, but as a feeder line to
branch railways running east and west,
so that the breaking bulk" necessitated
by the changes from land to water car
riage is no drawback to the general
utility of the scheme Two such branch
lines are already in existence-from
Beira to Buluwayo via Salisbury, and
from Mombasa to the Victoria Nyanza,
and others are projected both on the east
side in German East Africa and on the
west side in the Congo Free State. A
line about 243 miles in length is also in
course of construction between the
southern end of Lake Nyasa and
M'Tombi on the Shire river, whence
there is steamer service to the sea via
the Zambesi.
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Cecil Rhodes said:
Every one supposes that the railway
is being built with the only object that a
human being may be able to get in at
Cairo and get out at Cape Town. This is,
of course, ridiculous The object is to
cut Africa through the center, and the
railway will pick up trade all along the
route. The functions to the east and
west coasts which will occur in the flu
ture will be outlets of the line as it passes
through the center of Africa. At any
rate, up to Buluwayo, where am now, 1t
has been payable undertaking, and l
still think it will continue to be SO as we
advance into the far interior. We pro-
pose now to go on and cross the Zambesi
just below the Victoria falls. | should
like to have the spray OF the water over
the carriages"
If Cecil Rhodes were still alive he
would soon see this last wish realised,
for the railway from the south has been
carried from Buluwayo through the
valuable coal region known as the Wan
kie coalfelds right up to the edge of
those wonderful falls which are twice the
height and more than double the width
of the falls of Niagara, while bridge
consisting of single span of 500 feet is
now being constructed over the gorge
below the falls, and will be completed
by the end of the year.
Starting from the south, therefore, the
railway is now completed from Cape
town to Victoria falls, total distance
of 1885 miles, and further stretch of
$50 miles in a northeasterly direction to
Broken Hill mine, 100 miles beyond the
Kafue river, will be commenced at an
early date, the contract having already
been let. This section, which is to be
completed by the end of March, 1905,
will tap a district extraordinarily rich
in copper, lead and zinc deposits, beyond
which is region with vast supplies of
rubber. There will then remain only a
section of $50 miles to complete the con-
nection with Kituta at the southern end
of Lake Tanganyika, where the Char
tered company's sway terminates. Sur
vey work here is now in progress, and
there is no doubt that within the next
few years this link will be made. From
this point onward, however, Rhodes
scheme has had to be modified as the ma
ture of the country around the chain OF
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when working upon certain flowers?
Why does the honey bee lose the sting
when it stings person, while the wasp,
the hornet and the humble bee do not?
How does the chimney swallow get the
twIgs its builds its nest with? From
what does the hornet make its paper?
have never been greatly interested in
spiders, but | have always wanted to
know how certain spider managed to
stretch her cable squarely across the
road in the woods about my height from
the ground
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Trains Kill Three Men.

Patrick Davie, aged so, section BOSS,
and Lynas Marsden, aged 30, a laborer,
were killed at De Soto by a wild train
on the Burlington on sharp curve be-
fore they could remove their hand
car. Davie had been in charge OF that
section of the road since the road was
built 10 years ago. John Kendall, aged
65, was killed by northbound passen-
ger train
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
Rockefeller Cuts Off Aid.

D. w. Hulburt, of Beaver Dam, state
secretary of the Baptist association, an
nounces that John D. Rockefeller has
his support of 100000 year
from the Baptist church, Of which he is
a member, 81 900 of his donation having
heretofore been given to Wisconsin
churches. Mr.. Rockefeller will hereaft-
err confine his contributions to mission
airy work in China.
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Court Loosens Log Drive.

J. w. Dietz, a Sawyer county settler
who, during the last two months has
defied court injunction, lumber COM
pany, hung up it's drive, broken up it's
camp, and has fired on and driven of
officers of the law, injuring two, was
perpetually enjoined from further mis-
deeds by Judge Parish at Hayward.
Dietz was characterized by Judge Parish
as an anarchist
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Wisconsin Day at ST. Louis.

At meeting of the Wisconsin board
of managers for the st. Louis fair at
Madison preliminary arrangements
were made for the celebration of Wis
consin day, June 20, at the fair. Sec
rotary Thomas announced that the
railroads had practically agreed to
make q rate of one fare for the round
trip from all points in Wisconsin for
the week in which Wisconsin day falls,
June 26 to July 3.
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Poor Little Dog.

"You had better have Hannah, the
cook, feed that lap dog of yours some
thing besides breakfast food and
cream" growled Mr. Flatington to his
wife. Il found him on top of the
dresser this morning gnawing up my
bone collar buttons" - Cleveland
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young girl and the matron of advanc-
ing years Most of the demoiselles are
wearing rose-pink or pure white linen,
embroidered with white and worn with
white suede or kid Wristbands. These
linens, made up as they are nowadays
without Innings, and worn over pretty
silk slips or petticoats, are character
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
Holds Credit Taxation Legal.

Taxation of credits is not legally
double taxation, according to de-
cision of the Wisconsin supreme court
at Madison. 1t is blow to the conten-
ton of the state tax commission, which
advocates abolishing the taxation Of
mortgages and other credits, which it
asserts are simply a fiction of prop
erty." The supreme court says they
are property. The case was w. G
Kingsley against the city of Merrill, to
recover 1914 taxes on $4,000 in notes
and mortgages.
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Bound to Please.

"Nora, that was an abominable din
ner / never knew you to prepare q
worse one" and the mistress did her
best not TO look frightened.
Didn't yez say that l must be try
in to phase yez all the while, ond
didn't l hear yez tellin' yer good mon
that it wud break the heart O. We if thin
p'aple come again? Shure / wudn' t
give 'em male to bring 'em back,
mom."-Detroit Free Press.
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Hartwell to Fight for Japan.

Capt w. G. Hartwell, well known iis
this state, has left for Japan to accept
a commission in the army. He did not
anticipate going at once, but the order
received was imperative. He is thor
ough drill master and disciplinarian
and will be of service to the mikado.
He was a member of the militia force
that put down the Homestead riots.
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Roosevelt at Valley Forge.

Philadelphia, June 20.-President
Roosevelt, in an address at Valley
Forge, drew lessons from the lives of
Washington as father of the country
and of Lincoln as it's savior. He says
their heroism marked the greatest
epochs in the history of the nation.
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Dowie Sails for America.

Liverpool, June 20.-John Alexander
Dowie, Mrs Dowie and their son, Glad
stone Dowie, sailed Saturday for New
York on board the Cunard line steamer
Lucania. There was no demonstration
on their departure.
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simple and becoming but the materials
in which they are carried out are end
less in their variety, and so charming
in color and design, that nothing more
is needed beyond a simple skirt in
voile or linen, and a e-brimmed hat.
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Ohio Merchant Dead.

Toledo, O., June 29.-Robert Nelson,
senior member of the firm of Robert
Nelson & Co., wholesale jewelers., died
Friday night of heart failure after one
days illness. He was SO years DID,.
His firm had branch Offices in several
cities
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Hard to Understand

A London doctor has figured it out
that tall homes, such as apartment
houses, has caused reduction in the
size of the heads of children and made
them less intelligent
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Six Seriously Hurt.

Cleveland, June pa large two
team tallyho on which was seated %
passengers fell down an embankment,
about ten miles east of the city, and
six persons are said to be seriously
hurt
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Gossip Of Fashions from Paris

will not be sur
prised to hear that the en-
briodered linen frock finds
a place in every French
woman's wardrobe at the
moment. including n @