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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-01-14
Taken Mt His word.

ssMr. Gruff," began the caller, Il don't
want to disturb you"
VERY considerate of you to come in
here just to tell me that" said the busy
merchant 81 appreciate it, sir. Good
day.''-London Answers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-01-14
To Vote for Senator

Columbus, o., Jan. 1.-THE house and
senate will ballot separately on Unit
ed States senator next Tuesday. There
will be joint session Wednesday, when
the result Of the ballot will be an
nounced. Senator Hanna will be re-
turned to the senate by the largest ma
jority ever given candidate for the
office, the republicans having majority
of 25 in the senate and Sc in the house,
or 81 on joint ballot, the total number of
members being 143.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-01-14

Searching Shakespeare for puns is a
strange way of spending time. A con-
tributor to Notes and Queries proclaims
the discovery of 80 and adds that 'ali
readers of Shakespeare are aware that
punning was with him a favorite form
of FIN %
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-01-14
Murder and suicide.

H. A. Garfield, of Hurley, shot and
killed Miss Pearl Guyot, of Cresco, in
Minneapolis, Mimi, and Immediately
turned the revolver on himself, dying
at the city hospital shortly afterward.
Cause, lovers quarrel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-01-14
Nutmegs,

New nutmegs may be distinguished
from the last years supply by scraping
the surface with the finger If new, the
oil will moisten the spot at once. Mace,
when new, is also oily. 1t should always
be purchased whole and ground as
needed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-01-14
The Real Thing.

'T met a young lady the other day."
said the bachelor, who claims to be a
mind reader"
''Huhi That's nothing" rejoined the
married man my wife is a raind
speaker. Cincinnati Enquirer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-01-14
Fire Captain Killed.

Plymouth, Mass, Jan. 11.-Fire Sun
day destroyed the Odd Fellows block
with a loss on the building and to the
tenants of more than $4,000 Fire Cap
tain Eddy was killed while fighting the
fro
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-01-14
Decision DeIaxed.

The Hague, Jan. 1.-THE decision in
the Venezuelan claims it is announced
will not be ready before the end Of
February.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

and beautiful effect which is heightened
a thousand-fold by the moon shining on
the same place from the east and giving
each indentation a red or orange effect
To a person located between the two
points (north and easD as this party viii
be, the effect of the combination of lights
must be gorgeous, and is said to be well
worth the trip of thousands of miles TO
witness. It has been compared with
huge cut glass vessel, of an elaborate cut,
inverted and placed beneath a powerful
electric light. But it is beyond the mag
nation TO conjure up q cut glass dish
5000 feet in height and imagine the bril-
liant coIors obtained by inverting it be-
meath powerful electric light
Dr.. Shuts will take with him a fine
view camera, which was presented to
him b. the editor of the magazine, and
with which he expects to produce count
less Interesting views of Alaska. Besides
visiting Mt. St HAS he will spend several
weeks at other points of interest in
Alaska, and his stories and magazine ar
ticles will be watched with great interest
by his Wichita friends. These articles
will be doubly interesting. as they will
portray further, the character of SANDY
GarrotsCn.'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
Charity the Greatest.

T. B. Murdoch editor of the FL Dorado
Republican writes:
One half the world views the other half
from a coarse, vulgar, sensual standpoint.
If onehalf The world admires a man for
his nobility of character his honesty, hiS
sincerity the other half says he is vulgar,
sensual, insincere and that the adnira-
ton is not honest If one-half the world
aSInires woman for her beauty of char
acter. her truthfulness. her exalted wo-
manhood, the other half says the admira-
ton goes no further than a sensual desire
to possess her, and yet the world is full
Of manly men and lovely women. Why
IT it that the worlds opinion-nine
times out of tents simply brutal,
vulgarly sensual and usually wickedly
unjust? Purity of character. nobility of
soul-lhe world is not devoid of men and
women who possess these beautiful char
acteristics-who think no evil-whose lives
are all that the Lord intended them to be;
and yet the world is not happy unless it
is daily and hourly trying TO drag them
down to the level of all that is coarse
and common and vulgar. No doubt in
His own good time the Great Ruler will
people the earth with an exalted race
that will think no evil. that will worship
and glorify the true, the beautiful, the
good wherever found; that will love and
be loved for an exalted loves sake, but
that sanctified hour seems long way off.
We do not claim-h3ve never claimed-to
possess but spark-the smallest possible
spaTk-of the manly virtues OF sincerity.
honesty and nobility of character-and yet
how much better it would be for us-for
all of us-how much happier our lives
would be. if The world-your and our lit
tie circumscribed wcrld-would be if We
were all OCCASIONALLY commended for the
honorable. manly things We try TO do
the feeble efforts we make 10 fan the no
BILE spark INTO a little flame. instead of
trying to oblterate it by seuseless or I'M
kind criticisms: to destroy il forever by
refusing the encouraging word, the heart
TO heart appreciation or commentator OF
something We do or honestly try to do?
May the Lord forgive the world for it's
unkindness. Daily and hourly we all try
to say or do kind things; and why should
The coarse. brutal world seek to condemn
instead Of commencing us for it? And
the greatest of these is Charity" And II
you have TO Charity-may the Lord help
you.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
YOUTHS OPPORTUNITY.

Glencoe Mirror: \ strange and thrill
ing story comes from the vicinity of Rip
ley. concerning an adventure met with
by prominent citizen OF that place, in
connection with the haunted hollow"
a ravinc supposed 10 be inhabited by a
ghost. This supposition arises from the
fact that the skeleton of man was once
found there. who was thought to have
been murdered by outlaws or Indians
Since that time $50 the neighbors saw
strange noises have been heard. and some
strange sights seen about the place after
nightfall
\ few days ago Cap. Luther. who lives
about two miles north of Ripley. had
been to saltwater, and on his return rode
with aeighbor until within q mile or so
Of his hopae when he got out saying
he would walk straight across TO his
place. il being nearer that way. His path
led him b. way Of the haunted hollow.
However. being an unbeliever In the spir
it-waIking business. he had 10 feSr. al
though BY this time it was growing quite
dark Presently he heard footsteps and
turning. found he was followed by a
shadowy and mysterious looking object
AIr Luther again walked or and was
acain followed He then turned about
and chased the "spook' which retreated.
After playing tag in this way for some
minutes. Mr. Luther became seriously
alarmed and made h-esS for the open
The hobgchl=n which lad suddenly
grown ten feet tall pursued him aud
thrashed him about 5he head with its
wings. al the while uttsriug the most
horrible and uneartAly skrieks. The ter
rifed man finally reached 4 house and
fen into the doorway in a dead faint
from which Is was almost a hopeless task
70 revive him When he did regain CON
seriousness Re was nervous wreck
No explanation u the occurrence has
been offered The frightened man honest
" believes Il was 6 ghost. nor Viii re
admit the possibility Of its being a prac-
teal Joke. Those in a position - know
say that Mr.. Luther was not under she
influence Il "taraatuIa Juice. and that
his word Is eoo6. Others in the vicinity
believe the place 20 b haunted one Dar-
"a Shear, also claiming 20 have seen .
ghost there
Here * a golden opportunity for some
daring youth TO distinguish himself ~
laying the ghost. but he win probably
get the liver scared cut Of hin during the
operation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
A Story Of Stubs.

A representative OF the Clay Center
Times overheard a little story at Wichita
the other day that, in a way, illustrates
the character OF Mr.. Stubs OF Lawrence.
TO whom so much attention is being paid
nowadays. The air was fun OF good sto-
RES about him, while his administration
of the duties of chairman of the conyen-
ton added many more TO the list. How
ever, as TO this one: \ very influential
anti-machine man was arguing 10 Stubs
that it would be policy and5the best thing
to take everything within reach; those
things nominated in the bond strictly and
those things inferred and usual to politics.
In fact, he stated it this way, Now.
Stubs. you are going 10 be chairman of
this convention; we only want what is
coming TO us" Then after a wait that was
impressive and somewhat significant, he
continued but everything is coming 10
us" Mr.. Stubs was opposing this idea,
urging his friend 10 be fair in all things,
and If anything, so fair as to lean little
the other way. rather than too rigid OBJ
servance of all rights under conquest. He
said that in his many years of contracting
he had always found il the best policy TO
give liberal construction 10 the terms OF
a contract and where it was obvious that
a mistake was being made. to call the
mans attention TO it right then and there
and not TO take advantage of it after
wards. He stated that at this very time
there is one word in one of his contracts
with prominent railroad company when
If insisted upon. is worth $4,000 clear
money. The attorney for the railroad
company inadvertently put it there and it
was accidentally passed by those having
control of such things That one word
was worth $25 900 10 Stubs. and yet he
IS not going TO insist on or ask it's en-
forcement or TO call attention 20 il in any
way or take advantage of It. on the the
DRY that 1t was a mistake pure and simple
While he could recover in any court in the
land. and would be justified under the
ordinary rules of business construction
still it is not fair The future will take
care of man like that.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
Ingalls, Point Of View.

The late John J. ingalls, held original
opinions concerning life and death and
was able to express them In the choicest
English. The following extract from
letter written by him some years ago is
a clear-cut statement Of MS philosophy
I imagine that our dishes are bottom
side UP when Il rains not more than those
OF our neiGhbors. We are all disposed
to think our misfortunes are exceptional.
our diseases peculiar. our destinies IN
precedented. but the lot Of humanity Is
much the same Great careers are neces-
sarily few. vast fortunes must he infre-
auent Kings and presidents are scarce.
and even the most exalted in nation or
estate receive about the same average Of
felicity as the rest OF US. have seen al
classes and conditions Of men. from the
lowest to the loftisSt. and the longer I
live the more / an convinced THAI happi-
ness is in the Individual. and rot IN the
accidents Many things seem auuring
that. II attained. have no charm. And
many lives appear humble and obscure
that are the vestibule OF paradise. And
after ALL whether vel or i'll the longest
life is but a brief pulsation. like the mo
rnentary fash Of a FIRE fy in a garden at
night. aud whether its trausitory torcn
IS TO be extingu!shed forever. o. % BE-
relighted and i've eternang. we hope and
dream. but DO not know"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
Wichitan Headed for Alaska

been published are: Wild Ducks as De-
coys,'' The Bear Story ''Mallards and
Red~Heads, ''Bay-Bird Shooting Take
the Boy Along" etc.
The finest article that DR.. Shuts has
yet written for Out Door Life appears in
the April number of that publication 1t is
entitled The Discovery of Sandy Carrot
SON. The magazine is now on sale at the
Kansas News Company on North Main
street ANY one interested in the maya
zine or in a good" story, should not fail
10 read SANDY GarrOtson."
It was through this story, the scene of
which is laid in Kalmalatka, Alaska, that
Or. Shuts received the offer from the
editor of out Door Life to make the trip
to Mt. st. Elias. 1t is the intention of
the magazine to publish an article on
Alaska furnished by Doctor Shuts each
month after which they will be published
in book form by the company.
Sandy Garrotson" is an eccentric and
thoroughly interesting character that the
doctor met during an Alaskan trip, and
he is 10 be one of the party on the doc
tors trip this summer to Mt. st. Elias.
DR.. Shuts. in company with five others,
viii sail from Seattle in the early part
OF July. on the steamer Spokane" which
is considered the finest passenger steamer
on the Alaskan route. From Seattle the
party will go direct to Scagway, Alaska.
from Scagway they will go by raj to
White Horse. which is about 800 miles
north of Seagway.
From White Horse, the party will travel
across country over Dds miles of trackIess
snow, TO a point about ten or fifteen miles
to the north coast Of Mt ST Elias, from
which place they can obtain the best view
OF the mountain and be enabled to witness
the wonderful phenomena which can be
seen only once each year. and which has
been Witnessed be very few people.
This roundabout way of reaching the
point Of vantage is necessary on account
of the impossible mountains Of the Saint
Elias range, lying between it and the
coast. Mount Mckinley, far to the north
west of Mt. st. Elias, is much higher than
the st. Elias peak, but It does not appear
50 such an advantage as it is surrounded
by other high mountains. Mt st. Elias
appears much higher. standing as it does,
alone in its grandeur, 1920 feet above the
level of the sea.
The wonderful effect which this party
will travel so far to see, is caused by the
sun and moon shining simultaneously up
on the mountain. one from the north,
the other from the east. Mt St Elias is
covered with snow which in June begins
TO melt for about four hours each day.
By this process huge icjcles are formed
which extend down the side of the noun
tain fully 5000 feet. The sun shining on
this gives the effect of a blue electric
light. at each point where there is an ex-
cresence in the icicle, making a brilliant
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

ed and intimidating remarks were made
About three and half miles south of
Severy they met Mr. o. Clurn coming to
town with lead OF corn and in true
"hishwayman" style demanded corn or
your life OF course they got the corn.
Their next victim was Justice Chase. al
that time they did not think they were
butting up against full fedged justice.
Some unreasonable demands were made
OF Justice Chase. az the point of a gun.
After considerable parlying Justice Chase
seeing his chance and with the assistance
of his brother Joe, grappled with The
would-be highwayrien and after fierce
hand to hand struggle succeeded in tying
and placing them under arrest Constable
W. W. Simmons and John Ellington tooK
them TO Howard and placed them in the
hands of the sheriff OF Elk county Two
warrants were sworn out against them,
one for highway robbery and the other
for assault with intent TO kill The prt-
mary hearing was held wednesday. One
of them was fined $125 and the other 800
and both were sentenced 10 thirty days
and TO pay all costs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
OLD-TIMER VICTIMIzED.

Alva Courier: Jake Kerr has in front Of
his place Of business cage containing
fowl that has attracted attention all the
week. 1t looks somewhat like chicken,
only taller. but chatters like guinea.
and everyone that passes stops. looks at
il and wonders what the bird really is.
Yesterday a weIl-kEown citizen Of Alva of
a reminiscent character paused before the
cage. and to an eager group detailed his
experience in hunting the fowl years ago.
which he claimed was what is known TO
all old-Jimers as a bush-pheasant. He
told Of all the pecuHaritles Of The bird,
described its voice and habits. and. how
he had trapped and Shot dozens OF them,
and how II reminded him Of old times to
see one again. The last one he saw was
about fifteen years aSo down in the brush
along the Cimarron. He was Just begin
ming to tell a particularly fascinating
story about hunting the bird, when it was
explained by bystander, that the bird in
question was only n cross between q
common chicken and a guinea. and was
raised or the farm Of 2Ir. Wilkinson and
presented 70 AR Kerr rs a curiosity. The
oid-tiner slipped away from The crowd as
quiedy as possible, and for friendships
sake. We omit his name but you know
him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
Scandals on
Peerless Princess

Topeka Capital: Should Judge Dale of
Wichita be nominated as the Democratic
candidate for governor of Kansas it will
give the people a splendid opportunity to
express their opinion of q man who plays
golf
Topeka Journal: Outside of the fact that
Wichita has forty cases Of measles the
town seems to have recovered from the
onslaught of the convention
Hutchinson Bee: A crusade will be
waged over in Wichita soon, a crusade
against dogs. The city clerk thinks that
there are only 40 valuable dogs in the
town and all over that number will be
sent to -?
Topeka Herald: Wichita is so wet that
local commerce is carried on in gondolas
At least such is a natural inference from
a sign which the Hutchinson Bees Idle
Boy says that he found posted up in one
of the Peerless Princess principal streets
1t read: Hay Wagons Must Not Harbor
Here"
SaIina Journal: The attention OF the
plumber is called to the fact that things
are still leaking out of the Wichita con-
vention. The Topeka State Journal is
doing the best it can for its pan under
the leak.
Topeka Capital: Our puzzle picture
Jess Vernon and Win Gufger married at
Wichita the other day. Find the groom.
Atchison Globe: The doctors say Dave
Leahy has gall stones. We always
thought he had them
Topeka Herald: Hutchinson and Wich-
tia are struggling in rivalry almost as
fierce as the rivalry, between lola and
Chanute. How can Wichita hope to stand
up against Hutchinson when it is evident
that the latter is the salt Of the earth?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
A Leap Year Proposition.

The Elsmore Enterprise has the follow
ing:
The Enterprise does not wish to appear
TO be meddlesome or quarrelsome. but
local paper is expected TO voice the hopes
and desires of a community as well as to
chronicle the Happenings therein, and
therefore we-feei it our duty to sscuss
the proposition limited at above.
Within the narrow limits OF our little
town are more than half dozen men
whom it is the desire of every other citi-
zen of the town to see at the head of
happy home. They are nice fellows, good
looking to the point of being handsome,
strong mentally and physically, and strict
~ moral and upright in their public and
private lives; and yet hey have not taken
upon themselves the responsibilities that
all good men should take the response
bilitfes of a married life. In the number
mentioned may be found young rhysl-
clan, two gentlemanly clerks, a barber,
school teacher, grain merchant. an I'M
dertaker, and general utility man or
two All of them have a sufficient in
come from their vocations to enable them
to maintain an ideal home and enjoy life
in the fullest But they are not doing it.
Now. what do We propose? Just what
all our people propose. That they must
become benedicts That the good looking
become benedicts. That the good lOking
young women of EIsmore must draft
them. What is the use of leap year if il
Is not to serve purpose? We want to
see a half dozen more happy homes or
ganiZed in Elslnore within a few months
at the most. We want our young women
to awaken 10 the opportunity and go after
those young men like they would after an
Easter bonet when carrying their fathers
pCcketbook. determined TO get them. We
want to see move made in this direction
at once and in earnest. OF course we
don't want the ladies to go out after these
good but misguided young men with lari
ats or pistols, but we want to see them use
all the gentle but fetching arts usually
employed by their sex and when they
have gotten their game cornered and
given them time to wear off their natural
tiraidness we want them to propose in
the good old fashioned way and our word
for it they will land their man.
AS the Enterprise has said at many
times we must all pull together for the
upbuilding of our little town and if the
school ma ans and milliners and dress
makers and other good looking members
Of the gentler sex will lend a hand the
Enterprise promises that there will be
more happy and contented homes in Els
more in the next few months than ever
before.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
Curios Of Oklahoma News

but made a small catch. Ruble fell in the
creek a couple of times, and then lighted
"A cigar. Throwing down his match the
grass took fire ana the first he knew of il
was when he heard the flames cracking
behind him. He yelled FIRE and Mr..
Brenner came to the rescue. but Andy
had nibble and was perfectly oblivious
TO all earthly sounds A y. took the
buggy neck yoke and soon had the straps
burned up. Andy's minnow seine was the
next victim to the flames. Then ne took
his cap and when It was consumed his
coat was used, then his vest and then
-. The boys say that when the fire was
out y =. was clad principally in a broad
smile of sweet content. ard they had to
borrow an Indian blanket to bring him
home.