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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
WAYS OF OTHER PEOPLES.

No person under 16 years of age is per-
mitted to enter a theater or tavern In
Heligoland.
In Japan nc woman is ashamed Of her
age, but she tells it out in the arrange
ment Of her hair, SO that all the world
may know 1t.
A traveller in the African wastes says
that nearly all the natives show a great
aversion to solitude, even In broad day.
light. This aversion is due to their SUI
perstitious terrors.
All well-educated Spanish women are
taught from their earliest years to han
die the sword and as result they are
noted for their admirable figures and
easy walk.
Lancashire agricultural laborers
credit certain of their fellows with pow
er to cast good and evil spells. At Dun
stable men carry a live snail in a pill
box to ward off toothache, eat stewed
earthworms as a cure for jaundice and
fried mouse for whooping- cough and
cherish all the old superstitions as to the
dead which made Merrie England sad.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
JOHN CHINAMAN'S WEAPONS
Whether Knives or Pistols the Mon
golian Wants Them of Cen
erous Size.

When the recent attempt on the life
of Chinese reformer was made by
his own countrymen the police found
in Pell street, where the wouldbe as
sassins lay in wait for their victim, Q
revolver with a barrel IL inches long,
and near it hunting knife with a
blade six inches long The circum-
stances showed that the Chinaman in
America. retains his preference foI
weapons Of large size, says the New
York Sun.
1t is not generally known, though
the police know it well enough, that
Cinnamon will use only reviewers OF
knives of formidable appearance. AL
most without exception, every crime
in which Celestial has figured as
principal or accessory in New York
has been committed with a weapon OF
this sort. 1t is not only true of New
York, but the fact has also been oh.
served in San Francisco and other
places where the Chinese population is
large.
The Chinaman will invest in no
other weapons, and these rarely being
kept in stock he usually buys his arms
second hand.
The reason for this preference is not
easily explained. The Chinaman says:
"Me likee." He certainly does. APP
parently, though, you can't get him to
realize that a small revolver can be
almost as effective as the large one,
In 20
prefers to act with bigger weapon. 1t
impresses as well as executes.
A dealer in weapons told this of his
experiences: "The Chlnaman will buy
only SO or Al caliber Colt gun or the
like, and the longer the barrel the bet
ter he will like it. I'd like to sell
such guns if could get them to sell
second hand. They don't come into
the market, but the Chinese sell them
among themselves. They bring al
most $12 apiece. Even when China
man is forced to buy cheaper weapon
he still insists on long barrel. He
also prefers the steel blue to the
nickel kind, which rust more quickly.
You see Cinnamon do not often
shoot, but when they do they mean
business, and they know that this big
gun is effective. 1t requires a large
bullet. but it usually kills sure.
I'm buying murderous knives the
same thing is true They buy only
hunting knives, or stilettos, with
blades about eight Or ten inches long.
They pay from Is cents to one dollar
apiece for these. When they buy they
usually form club and go to a
Broadway wholesale cutlery house and
get quantity at time. To compete
we have to sell at wholesale prices,
too. / guess nearly every Chinaman
owns a hunting knife; revolvers are
less frequently owned
For all that the Chinaman is peace
able There is safety in big revolvers.
They cannot be carried about in hip
pocket without inconvenience, and so
they are more likely to lie in a
drawer awaiting a real emergency
than to be used for trivial unpleasant
nesses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
nine DIE UNDER
MASS OF Ruins
WALLS OF THE PECK BUILDING
CRASH THROUGH ROOF
OF CROKER HOTEL.
Two Massive Stories of Big Building
Fall, Crashing Through to the
Cellar, Carrying Death to Sleep
ers-Fire Adds to the Horror.

Minneapolis, Dec. 20.-Four or five
and possibly ten or eleven people lost
their lives early this morning in the
Crocker hotel on Fifth street south
through the falling of the high east
wall OF the 0. II. Peck building which
was Quilted by fire last week.
The high wind of last night loosened
the bricks in the wall and tons of
bricks and stones crushed down upon
the roof of the three-story hotel next
door. The roof carried through to the
basement carrying death and injury
| before it.
Several people are missing and pre-
sumely are dead. Many others were
injured but will live.
The crash came shortly after o'clock
Almost everyone in the hotel was asleep
Within one moment the entire hotel
building was wreck with cruelty in
jured and dying people within calling
in desperation for help and mercy.
A number of people who were asleep
at the time of the accident and who
were not Immediately inthe path of
| OiAS A~AAAn6 oAASho SSCdPCU "A01A 0ASAA
lives although badly injured.
Missing and Probably Dead-William
Croker, proprietor of Croker hotel;
Mrs. Maggie LeClaire; William Lily
blade; Charles Clark, foreman Daniels
Linseed Oil company; Charles Kenyon,
foreman Daniels Linseed Oil company;
William Bray; William zimmerman,
who was sick in bed at the time of the
accident; three men who registered at
the hotel early last evening, names un-
known.
The Injured-Mrs Jennie Murray,
hip badly bruised; Mrs. Evelyn Will
Jams, badly cut up and bruised; Mrs.
William Croker, badly bruised; Willie
Croker, cut and bruised; Hannah
Croker, badly shaken and bruised;
Mrs. Frank Boyce, badly bruised and
battered; Charles Smith, driver for
Mic Ronner, hveryman, painfully but
not seriously hurt.
To add to the horror of the whole
affair fire soon started in the debris.
AS far as known, however, the tapping
hungry flames did not reach any of the
poor people buried beneath.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
State Banks Prosper.

State Bank Commissioner Bergh says
the state and savings banks of Wisconsin
are in a fiourishing condition. The state-
ment is based upon reports made by the
banks at the close of business on Novem-
Der 16. The total resources and liabili-
ties of these banks on that date were
$90,459, $685.. an increase Of 81 ,374, 44S.72
over the date OF last previous report, on
September 6. There was an increase Of
seven banks between the two dates men
toned, the number at the latter date
being 372.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
FulfiilI an old Pledge!

The provisions of an odd pledge made
three years ago in Germany by seven sol
diers in the Austrian war Of '66 were full
filled in La Crosse when six of them car
seventh, to the grave wrapped in the
national colors of Germany. The pledge
was entered into in a spirit of revelry
at the close of the war. BY strange for
tune all of them came to America and
settled in Wisconsin, and when Carl
Radtke died it was recalled and solemly
fulfilled.
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Mrs. Dowie Leaves Husband.

London, Dec. 20-The Daily Mail
correspondent at Geneva says Mrs
Gladstone Dowie, who was Ruth Hofer,
has returned to her home on the shores
of Lake Constance After a five
months stay in Zion City she discov-
cred that it was her money and not
herself that ''Glad' Dowie was in love
with, and her married life had been
very unhappy. She found herself in
stead of a wife, in reality a sort of
upper servant.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
Discarded War Material.

Vast quantities of discarded war ma
terial are thrown upon the general
market by the successive changes in
armament adopted by the various great
powers. The Italian government now
offers for sale 100000 sifes adopted so
recently as 1887, with 4S,000,OOO cart
ridges, 1000 nine-pounders and 500
seven-pounder guns with 100000 shells,
and ITO seven-pounder mountain guns
with 1900 shells.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
Killed on Crossing.

Minneapolis, Dec. 19-M. L. Manley,
street car conductor, was killed, and
Paul J. Kibbey, motorman, was badly
injured in a collision between Soc
line switch engine and the Columbia
Heights stub line car, Sunday morn
ing. The car was just on the crossing
when the motorman looked up and
saw switch engine pulling caboose
bearing down upon him. He turned
on all the current he had, hoping to
force his car. across ahead of the APP
preaching train He was too late.
The engine struck the car in the mid
die and threw it twenty or thirty feet.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
Arrest for Parker,s Nephew.

Kenosha.-A warrant, charging vio-
lation of the state barber law has been
issued for the arrest of Walter B. Parker,
nephew of former Judge Alton B. Par
ker of Esopus, who is employed in the
barber shop of Mayor James German.
The mayor, who was arrested on sim
liar charge, was acquitted by jury.
The state barber commission has threat
ened rearrest, in which event the mayor
says he will carry the case to the SUI
preme court,
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Dies in Peculiar Accident.

Madison.-Under remarkable circum-
stances Harry Reeves, a widows son,
II years old, was killed by a cave-in at
sand pit a mile south of Madison. His
team was also killed. The boy was in
the employ of P. G. Planer, whose own
son, Harry, Ia years old, was killed in
the same place in the same way two
years ago. At that tine the dead body
of the Planer boy was dug out by young
Reeves, whose death was such a peculiar
parallel
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
Murder and Suicide.

Minneapolis, Dec 17.-Frederick B.
Richmond shot and killed Lima Chris
tianson at 1 p. M, Friday, and then,
turning the revolver upon himself,
fell dead with bullet through his
head The murder and suicide oc-
Cured on Eighth street, between First
and Second avenues south. No more
horrifying tragedy than this ever oc-
Cured on the streets of Minneapolis.
Richmond was assistant city clerk
under c. f. Haney and was about IS
years of age. Miss Christianson was
one of the sisters we'll known in the
city as fashionable dressmakers. The
two were supposed TO have been en-
gagged, and the shooting undoubtedly
followed a lovers quarrel
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
Three. Die in Wreck.

La Crosse.-In a head-end collision
between two switch engines in the c., M.
& st. P. yards, Henry Fidlin, an en-
gineer, was killed, Charles t. Bliss,
switchman, lost both legs, and Philip
E. Corlett, fireman, was scalded by
steam and lost one leg. Both the latter
are fatally injured One engine was en-
tire1y demolished
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
Helped Organize Party.

Orson E. Woodbury. author of the cam
paign song of 1910, "Tippecanoe and Ty-
Ter, Too" is dead in Madison, at the age
of &c. He wrote several other songs, was
once a Wisconsin editor, and was one
Of three men that called the first repub-
ncan meeting in Berlin in 1854. Mr..
Woodbury. claimed that the republican
party was organized there.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
Jan Fleet Sails.

London, Dec. 2O-A report from Chi
fu that portion of the Japanese fleet
has left for Singapore and that num-
Der of japanese merchantmen have
been lightly armed 20 maintain the
blockade of Port Arthur is published in
a Chi-fu dispatch to the Daily Tele-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
presgmaking petai1s.

AS showing the immense amount of at
tention paid nowadays to detail in dress
making, it may be mentioned that the
newest buttonhole machines are special
Iy constructed to equally well finish the
buttonhole whether viewed from outside
or inside.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
Terribly Worse

But, auntie, l think there are worse
things than being kissed by a young
man
What, for instance?"
''Why-er-not being kissed by q
young man Houston Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
Losses at Sea.

Statisticians find that something like
1000 vessels of all sorts disappear in
the sea every year, never to be heard
from again, taking with them 10000 hu-
man beings and involving a money loss
Of 800, O00, 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
MinneapoLis, Dec. 10

Wheat-No. 1 northern, 81. 1917; No.
northern, S1.0535; May. S1.13 Oats
No. white, Csc Corn-No. 3, 40. Rye
No. 2. 71c Barley-No. ,, 4oc.
Flax-S1. %. Butter-Creamery, ex-
tras, 24925c; creamery, frsts, 23@24c;
dairy, fancy, 21@22c Poultry-Tur-
keys, 9@1oc; chickens. 7@Sc Hay
Uplands, fancy, IS. So
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
RANDOM YARNLETs.

Sir Arthur Sullivan once wanted to
direct Alexander Mackenzie to house
of which he knew the approximate To-
cation, but had forgotten the number.
He said the foot-scraper In front OF
the door was in e fiat. Sir Alexander
kicked several scrapers until he heard
the note.
Among the many applicants for the
part the late Dan Leno was to have
played in the Christmas pantomime at
the Drury Lane theatcr was 14-year-
old boy, who came in haste, hoping the
job wasn't gone" The manager liked
his impudence, and so finally engaged
him to personate lizard in the piece.
He was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford.
He had come from Germany and was re-
ceiving his first lessons in rowing.
Back water" said the coach. The Ger
man did not understand. The coach ex-
planned that it means to use his oar
I'm the opposite way" and the Rhodes
man followed Instructions to the letter,
as nearly as he understood He lifted
bA9 OdA AAOAu Tue EOW lOCh anu put lAC
handle into the water.
T. well-known New York clergyman
was talking to a number Of young men
recently about the evils of cigarette
smoking. To bring out his point, he
asked what the youngsters would think
If they should meet an angel wandering
along the street with cigarette In
his mouth. One of the gathering thought
moment, and then asked the minister
what he would think II he met an angel
in frock coat with patent leather
shoes and an umbrella.
A worthy dame Of Dundee, Scotland,
in order to keep down her gas account,
was In the habit of blowing down the
pipes, thus reversing the hands of the
registering dial of the meter. All went
we'll until new inspector came, After
examining the meter, he ciphered long
and earnestly. AT length the old lady
anxiously exclaimed: Am no tae haze
big accoont this time, am II" mo,
mem" said the inspector, it's the other
way ABBOTT. The company's OWN you
tuppence. You have surely ben blaw
ing vera hard this time"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-22
HAPPENINGS OF
A WEEK IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF MOST INTEREST
ING EVENTS OF PAST
SEVEN DAYS.
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING

Progress of the Russo-Japanese War
in the Far East-News from All
Parts Of the Union and the Latest
Foreign Intelligence.
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ST. Paul, Dec. 1e

st. Paul, Dec. 10
Cattle-Steers, So. 50@4. 90; COWS, So. 90
ga. so. Hogs 81 50@475. Sheep
muttons, So. 90; lambs. $500
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DEVILS LAKE LAND OPENING.

Reservation Thrown Open Embraces
Over Eighty Thousand Acres.
Grand Forks, N. d., Aug. 8.-Regis-
tration for claims on the DEVILS Lake
Indian reservation commenced today,
and this vicinity is witnessing a land
rush similar to that which recently
took place on the opening of the
Rosebud reservation. The registra-
ton will continue until August "a.
The drawing will begin at DEVILS
Lake on September 6.
The reservation thrown open to
settlement embraces $4,000 acres.
The tract includes the old Fort Tot
ten military reservation as well as
the lands occupied by the Sisseton,
Wahpeton and Cut Head bands of
the Sioux Indians. The entire strip
is thrown open to settlement with
the exception of about 5000 acres
which is reserved for the allotments
to 81 Indians, and Sully's Hill, en-
bracing $50 acres, which is to be re-
served by the government for a pub
lie park.
The land is more expensive than
the Rosebud lands. the government
requiring that $3.50 per acre be paid
by the homesteaders who are fortu-
nate. enough to draw a quarter. OF
this sun $3.50 per acre must be paid
when the person makes his entry
and so cents a year per acre there
after until paid.
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Train Goes Through
a Bridge.
tContinued From Page one.l

Denver, Colo, Aug. 8.-Passenger
train No, IL. the Denver. and Rio
Grande and Missouri Pacific fast fly
er, is the fastest train sent out of
Denver, and usually carries a heavy
passenger list. Yesterday the train
was made up of six cars, express,
smoker, diner, chair car and two
sleepers. The train was whirling al
ong through the storm 20 make fast
time when it dropped into the stream
So far the officials of the road cannot
determine whether the engineer evi
IDENTIFY did not see the trouble until
too late to stop the train which was
going at a high rate of speed. Whe
ther the engine and torrent of water
from a cloudburst struck the bridge
simultaneously or the torrent had a
ready undermined the structure is
not known, but reports at the Denver
Office say that the air brakes ha6
been turned on. and this saved the
diner and sleepers from going into
the creek. If the flood was at higf
water depth it would range from q
to 25 feet and the current would be
irresistible.
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HERD CHANGES HANDS
Pastor volney Johnson's Herd Of Reg
istered Shorthorns Sold to
J. r. Pemherton.
swer no more.

Midland Livestock Reporter.
This week Pastor Volney Johnson,
of the Christian church, sold his fine
herd of registered shorthorns, COM
prising forty-two head, to J.. T. Penn
berton. They are unquestionably one
of the finest herds of which the West
can boast. Mr.. Johnson regretted
exceedingly to part with them. but
necessarily they required SO much
attention that either his church or
the cattle in a degree must have
been neglected. and he deemed that
there was no choice. On his little
place two miles west of town Mr..
Johnson will hold q few head of nice
grades which will practically require
no attention. vet will be &c him a
source Of pleasure and perhaps a
small income. Mr.. Pemberton is to
be congratulated upon acquiring this
magnificent herd. and we doubt not
that it win prove a profitable invest
ment. He win hold them on his place
one mile west.
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n DENVER ROAD.
Makes Extraordinary Arrangements
for Travellers to California.

Makes Extraordinary Arrangements
for Travellers to California.
By reason of special arrangements
which have been perfected it is prac-
tically conceded in many quarters
that to and from California either one
or both ways via. "The Denver Road"
will be the choice of those attending
both the triennial conclave of the
Knights Templar and the Sovereign
Grand Lodge /. o. O. F. to be held
in San Francisco during September
and on account of which round-trip
tickets will be on sale August 18th
to September 10th, inclusive, at rate
Of $500 from nearly all points in
Texas and the Southwest.
The choice of the route mentioned
for these trips is largely attributable
to the fact hat it is the only line
reaching that territory from Texas
directly through panoramic New Mex
leo and "Cool Colorado" passing en-
route and allowing s%top-overs at any
of the e magnificent and pop
ular priced resorts of the Northwest,
including those of California as well
as Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah,
in addition to such points as Denver
(for Boulder, Colorado Springs, .Pue-
bio and Trinidad, Colorado. 1t is u
derstood that tickets for this occa-
sion may be secured to go via one
route and return another, and in view
of the superior attractiveness of the
via the several Colorado tour
list gateways, it may be fair to pre-
sumo that approximately ninety per
cent of those living in the Southwest
will traverse the rails of "The Den
yer Road" through the great and fast
developing Panhandle of Texas" in
at least one direction.
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POINTED DEMANDS.
Sublime sPorte Has 90 Far Failed to
Answer.

- fs%#
Constantinople, Turkey, Aug. l.
(Sunday) The announcement Of the
dispatch of the American European.
squadron to Smyrna has %perturbed
the porte, and doubtless will hasten
the solution of the questions at issue
between the United States and Tur-
key in a manner satisfactory to the
former. The porte promised American
Minister Leishman a reply favorable
to the American demand for the same
| favored treatment in the matter of
4 schools, hospitals and charitable in
| situations as is accorded to other pow
ers, to be given August End. The Civ.
ing of the answer was then postponed
until August 4th, but up to the pres
ent time no answer has been received
The Porte recognized the demand
but thus far has failed to execute
the necessary measures, and the Am
erican legation has now sem a com
~municatiOn to the Porte pointedly de
handing a speedy and final settle
ment and the issuance of the neces
sary orders and official acknowledge
ment by the Turkish government O
no monetary claims.
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Rags Wanted.

Good clean cotton rags wanted q
THE RECORD OFFICE.
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FOR sALE.-Dirt cheap. if taken at
once, q ticket to a town near Chi
cag0.
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Fresh mackerel and bulk pickles
ut the u. s. Meat Market.
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ANNUAL

t ,&r.f
Boston Prepared to Entertain the
Grand Army Of the Republic.
Boston, Mass, Aug. S.-Preparation
for the annual encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic which
opens. here next Monday is now prac-
ticaHy complete. The business ses-
sions of the encampment will be op-
ened Monday afternoon. General Fitz-
hugh Lee has announced that he will
be unable through press Of business
to come to Boston with other Confed-
crate veterans who will make the
journey.
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Spring chickens and fat hens at
u. 6. Meat Market.
Get your Sunday dinners from the
u. s. Meat Market.
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A stranger passing n of the show
windows on Main street this morning
ed, believed hat there was a trick
in the matter somewhere. He thought
the glass of the show window must
be a magnifying glass. He would not
be convinced that the peaches were
really that large until he stepped in
side the store and bought one.