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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
SPARTAN JAPANESE WOMEN.
Send Their Husbands, Sons, Brothers
and Sweethearts to War with
Smiling Faces.

The letters sent by the war correspou-
dents from TOXIC are full of praise of
the Spartan courage and resolution
shown by Japanese women at the pres
ent crisis Of their country's fortunes
says the Washington Star They send
their husbands, sons, brothers and
sweethearts to the front with a smile
upon their lips; they tell them to be
proud of the chance to die for the mika-
do, they tell them that they must think
only of their duty, and not of the girls
they leave behind them.
This Spartan spirit has been cultivated
in the woman of Japan more than 1000
years, until it has become second nature
to them. In olden days japan produced
a fine crop of Amazon warriors whose
exploits live in history and provided
subjects for those delicately beautiful
color prints of Toyokuni and Hiyodoshi
which are now SO popular among Amer
lean artists and art collectors Nova
days Japanese women do not 20 TO war
except as Red Cross nurses, although
several of them, disguised as soldiers,
tried to be sent to fight against China,
and, according to the Japanese newspa-
pers, many in the country parts have
applied to enlist against Russia. But
although they have to stay quietly at
home, it is evident that the fighting
spirit inherited from generations of war
like ancestors on both sides is as keen
as ever
japanese girls, who seem SO meek and
tender and loving that the foreigner
would never dream of asoociating
thought of violence and bloodshed with
them, are taught from their earliest
childhood to reverence the Empress
lingo, who conquered Korea, and are
told all about the brave deeds of other
Amazons who are distinguished in Jap
anese history.
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the japanese surpaSses the Russian, as
he is a born boatman. For this reason
the Japs seized the waterway to Tientsin
in 1900, whereas the Russians seized the
railway; and it is beyond doubt that
the Japs will use the waterway from
Newchwang to Mukden as means of
transport during this, as we'll as in the
China-Japan war. The Japs, on the
other hand, having command of the
sea, bring their wood from Japan in
small bundles, as they did in the time
of the Boxer troubles.
From the shore, on which, owing to
their light-draught steamers and small
boats, they can land with considerable
facility at many points, their supplies
are transported to bases in light carts,
most adaptable to tee country they will
have to fight in. These vehicles are
in strong contrast to the heavy Russian
cart. The weak point in the Japanese
cart is that they are set too low, but
doubtless this was seen during 1900, and
has been remedied. Again, the Russians
have no corps of transport-men other
than the Cossack, whereas the Japanese
troops have only to fight, for they bring
their own corps of coolies-strong, we'll
built men, capable of doing the best OF
work
These men were tried by the British
generals in Tientsin, but were found to
be failures as with foreigners they were
mutinous, not being at all amenable to
foreign discipline. There can be no
doubt that Japan, in both her supply
and transport, is as we'll found and
equipped as it is possible for her tc
be. Japan's arrangements were beyond
praise during the Boxer trouble; and
doubtless there will be many surprises,
such as was the island to the southeast
of Port Arthur prepared as a torpedo
base under the very eyes of the Russian
fleet.
Russia has nothing in order. AID can
depend neither on the railway nor the
country for supplies or transport; hence
the yiceroy's wise move to Hardin.
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stock of these dainty dress accessories.
These lace ruff1es, by the way, are most
satisfactory when they are made up on
special little bands of their own into
which they can be gathered or folded,
so that they are complete in them
selves. The band can then be tackled
quite lightly into the. sleeves and the
whole thing can be easily removed to
be washed or cleaned. Girls who may
chance to have nice little pieces of real
lace given to them from time to time,
as some lucky girls do, should make a
point of collecting and saving them
carefully, with view to the manu-
facture of these dainty ruff1es in the
immediate future.
But to return once more to our
sketch, whence have wandered to give
this little disquisition on the subject Of
ruffles, the style of the graceful walk
ing skirt is we'll worth noticing care
fully. The wide fiat pleats, which are
outlined with tailor-stitching, run
downwards from the waist, and give
the effect of an overskirt bordered
along the edges by lines of stitching
and groups of dull gold buttons These
pleats come only at the sides and back
leaving plain panel down the center
of the front, and the skirt is finished
near the hem with double box-pleats
to form a flounce. At the waist there
kid, drawn through a large buckle Of
dull gold.
In the matter of hats, mademoiselIe
will have a wide choice this summer,
and she must indeed be very difficult to
suit if she is not able to find something
that will be specially becoming to her
The hats with rundown mushroom
brims are not to be despised by any
means for country wear, since they
give a good shade to the eyes, while to
the average girl they are quite sur
prisingly becoming. For morning wear
they are pretty trimmed either with a
very wide frayed-out ruche OF glace
silk or else with choux of soft satin
ribbon, arranged round the crown in
graduated sizes For morning wear,
also, the straw hats, trimmed only with
straw, are very appropriate. Sometimes
the straw is arranged in the form of
loops and bows, rosettes, or buckles.
In other cases the straw is worked up
into the close semblance of punches of
small flowers, tiny roses and rose-buds,
for example, tinted in various colors
to match the straw hats upon which
they will be used for trimmings.
ELLEN OSMOHDE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
FOR MADEMO|SELLE
DAINTY AND SEASoNABLE FASH
IONS FOR THE YOUNG MISSES.
PRETTY SUMMER FABRICS.
Out Of Them the Bright Girl May
Construct Attractive Garments
for Her Own Wear
About Hats.

N %ANY chances of making
- E dainty little garments for
MSSIW herself fall to the lot of
kWAsN the modern girl, now that
TDEf really pretty materials are
obtainable so cheaply, and
now also that fashion seems to look so
kindly upon the many charming modes
which are eminently suitable from the
very fact of their simplicity, to the
special requirements of mademoiselle.
just now, when the summer season is
almost upon us with its wealth of light
and dainty materials for charming and
inexpensive gowns, seems an appropri-
ate time to say something to the girls
along that line.
To the girl who is going away for
the summer to the seashore or lake
or mountain resort. or the girl who is
to spend the months at home, some
thing quite new and very pretty in
the way of dainty dressing jacket
should prove specially interesting. 1t
is just such jacket as this which our
artist has illustrated in one of the &C
companying sketches, and although the
design is an exceptionally pretty one,
the jacket might nevertheless be very
successfully attempted by clever
home dressmaker, such as many of the
girls of the present day have proved
themselves to be.
The material suggested for the dress
ing jacket in question is. one, of.the new
patterns in Viyella, with little punches
of flowers in pale shades of pink and
green, scattered over an ivory-white
background. The jacket is prettily
gathered on cords all the way round.
the cords going across the back and
front, and also along the top of the
sleeve. The collar is of fine muslin or
lawn, with white embroideries 1t is,
of course, detachable as it will proba-
bly, need to be washed more often than
the jacket itself. If embroidered lawn
is not forthcoming the collar might be
made out of two embroidered hand
kerchiefs, cut across diagonally, so that
they make four points. This collar is
finished in front in quite new way,
with large buttons covered with rib
bon, and sewn in the center of ribbon
rosettes, which are then finished with
loops and ends. The sleeves are drawn
into band of embroidered lawn, and
finished with killed lawn frills, and ro-
settles and loops Of ribbon to match the
trimming in front.
This delightful little jacket for smart
occasions, but for those who prefer
something of a simpler kind the same
idea might be carried out very success
fully in floral Viyella, without any rib
bon trimming, and with collar and cuffs
of plain cream Viyella, outlined with
Misunderstanding or narrow cream silk
washing braid. The petticoat which
has been sketched with this dressing
jacket would be very suitable for early
summer wear, made in fine white al
paca, a material which is not used as
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12

tie increase in starch aid other foods, in
nearly all the tests. No fixed regimen
was required in any case, the endeavor
being to satisfy the appetite of each SUBJ
ject. In only one case was meat entirely
eliminated from the diet
At the end of the experiments, which
lasted from six months until nearly a
year. and were concluded only a few
days ago, the entire lot of men who had
been Prof. Chittendens subjects were
in the best of health.
Their weight in some cases was al
most exactly the same as when the ex-
periments were begun, and in some
slightly lower Their bodily vigor was
greater and their strength was much
greater, partly owing TO their regular
physical exercises during the expert
ments and partly owing, Prof. Chitten-
den believes, to the less amount of GOOD
eaten.
The daily consumption of food at the
close of the experiments was much less
than the recognized standard and from
a third to half as much as the average
man eats.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12

tAe bean mills. When hostilities be-
gan there could have been few pro-
visions in NeWchwang. as stores are
brought up from Shanghai, Tientsin,
and Chifu while the port Is open, and
it has been closed since the middle of
December until now. Port Arthur is
in a worse plight, for from the number
OF steamers reported in the papers to
have been chartered to bring provis-
ions to Port Arthur. many of which
boats fell into the hands of the Japan
ese, it is evident that there could not
have been very much beyond the ordi-
nary supply regularly kept in the
place. At the time of the Boxer scare
the Russians had only 1000 men in
Port Arthur; then, of course, the for
tifications were not completed. 1t was
from Chifu that the Russians obtained
their vegetables, cattle, and the ponies
on which the ordinary Cossack is
mounted This source of supplies has
now been cut off.
1t was a strange thing that Gins
berg the naval contractor to the Rus
sian fleet, should get one of the first
shells in his stores on the Bund, and
that the Russian bank should have
Jared similarly. This clearly shows
how accurate was the information the
Japanese had of Port Arthur, and how
we'll they used that information in di-
recting their fire. Had the mining de-
partment of the railway had fair play
and proper machinery, their mines at
Whafanglien and Mochisan would have
proved themselves invaluable during
the war. The Russians transport their
scores in two-horsed carts with two
wheels; and the horsing Of these carts
constitutes a great difficulty. Doubtless
they and the Japanese will in time use
the mule of the country for transport
purposes. The British Indian govern
ment during the Boxer trouble bought
a very considerable number of these
mules, and found them must useful.
The Russians also largely used them
on their advance from Newchwang to
Mukden during the Boxer trouble. 1t
will, however, be the feeding and horsing
of the field-batteries that will give the
authorities the most anxiety.
OF only one thing have we any assur-
ance that Port Arthur is well sup
piled. We have reason to believe that
the supply of ammunition for the guns,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
Spanish Ghouls.

For long period robbers have been
violating the burial vaults of the most
important aristocratic families of Ma.
drid.- These tombs are in what is
known as the Patriarchal cemetery
The chaplain and the attendants vert
accomplices of the thieves. Marble
tablets of great value, bronzes, jewela
and all kinds of artistic articles o.:
price have been stolen. 1t is estimated
that the stolen property represents \
sum of 100000 pesetas (s3S6, 0O0). The
head of the gang has been arrested and
the chaplain and officials of the GEM
etery have also been put in Jail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12

often as it might be, think, for smart
but useful summer petticoats. The
three full founces. at the hem, are
sewn on to a deeper flounce, which
should be protected underneath by a
second thickness of the material SIM
ply hemmed. These flounces might
have three little tucks to border the
hem of each, or, if still smarter effect
is aimed at, each flounce might be
adorned with three rows of white satin
baby ribbon.
An idea which might appeal to some
girls would be to have the petticoat it.
self of white alpaca, and then arrange
the deep flounce and the three small
frills in white glace silk, so that the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12

effect is that of silk skirt. while the
cost is considerably less, Gnd the dura-
bility considerably greater. This idea
might be carried out of course. equally
we'll in colors, as in white, with the ad-
vantage that the colors, unless very
pale shades were chosen, would be far
more economical than white.
Our other illustration represents one
of the latest and prettiest versions of
the coat and skirt costume. a simple
but becoming style, which is likely to
be worn all the summer through, since
there can be no longer any doubt that
the neat, semi-fitting, and occasionally
even light-fitting Elton coats and bole-
ros will quite take the place of the
loose Russian blouses and pouched
fronts, which have been popular now
for such a long time. This pretty
dress should be made in fine smooth
cloth or soft tweed il a pale shade of
pastel green, the coat arranged with an
applique and strappings of white box
cloth, and further adorned with small
dull gold bu.tons arranged in groups
of three.
The coat is cut with the prevailing
slope on the shoulder, where the seam
is hidden under strapping of white
standing cloth, and at the wrists there
are those full ruff1es of fine lawn, which
are also to be seen on most of the new
walking costumes for the late spring
and early summer. Deep ruff1es of lawn
or lace, chiffon or mousseline de sole,
are everywhere asserting themselves.
and mademoiselle may be glad to
know of this fact, SO that she may pro-
vide herself beforehand with a goodly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
FRYING BACHELLER

AJERVING BACHELOR - we
%@M cling to the desirable old
III SSgM fashioned custom of making
~ - a celebrity ours, of emitting
Th the formal mister-is a
&S \ woodsman through and
through. His knowledge of
forest and stream, and of the jewellers
therein, he has obtained first-hand. His
writings are permeated with the spirit
of the woods.
Not only does Mr.. Bachelor appear to
us writer closely familiar with Nature
as found in the Adirondack woods, but
an author sturdily appreciative of that
American of whom we have cause to be
proud; of the plucky pioneer, the from
tiersman of the early west, men capable
of using their firearms when necessary
and using them effectively, fearless, yet
God-fearing, "dreamers that worked,
adventures that prayed" unlike the
daredevil, six-shooter cowboy and
ranger of the later west. We hold Mr..
Bachelor interpreter of the life of the
woods. and revealer of the character of
the settler that laid the foundation of
northern New York.
1t was in this region Mr. Bachelor was
born, at Pierpont, a little village in st.
Lawrence county, just in the foothills
of the Adirondack mountains. Here he
spent his boyhood days; here went to the
district school, took part in the debating
societies, was a sharer in and observer
of the social life he was later to picture.
And here he roamed the woods, spending
his time in that pregnant idleness which
years later was to bear rich fruit. His
father, however, thought this one of his
seven children merely lazy boy mot
budding genius), who babe fair to grow
up good-for-nothing He was good boy,
to be sure, but indolent, neglecting wood
pile and WATERFALL for aimless strolling
and wandering.
The Bachelors lived on farm, the
one described in 'Eben Holden" as be-
longing to David Brewer, pleasantly
situated in the Paradise Valley OF Eben
Holden fame-"a valley reaching to
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12

lacking watercress and other aquatic
vegetation. His report showed that
the mixture not only destroyed the
fever germs in an hour, but caused all
frog slime in the ponds to sink and
clarified the water so that it could be
used for the table. The officials claim
as a result one of the greatest strides
in recent years toward improving the
public health.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
Able to Report ProCress

Spoonamore, how are you getting
along with your new girl?"
"Swimmingly. I've made her think
| am a prey to hopeless melancholy,
and I've succeeded in getting both her
parents down on me."-Chicago
Tribune
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
The Same Thing.

Dashaway-You don't mean to say
that Clinker called you an ass?
Clev erton-Well, it amounted to the
same thing He said you and l were
tarred with the same stick-Brooklyn
Eagle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12

Don't go round tellin' yoh hahd luck
stories. De mount of sympathy you
gifts amt worth de suspicion you excites
of bein' a Jonah. Washington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
Coal Mining in 1903.

In the coal mining industry in Eng
land the average time worked in 1903
was 500 days week, the lowest pro-
portion since 1896.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
Would Try. ANYWAY

Ella-If man were to kiss you on
one cheek, would you turn the other?
Stella-I should try, but my mouth
might get in the way.-Town Topics.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
His Wish.

Jiggs-My wife talks to herself all
the time.
Riggs-Is that so? wish mine would.
Detroit Free Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12

@@ o supply an army in the
eGVGHM field with food stuffs, more
" mGb especially when the base is
II d7N a long way off, is a matter
VIZ of much forethought and
% difficulty, and one which
is placed in a most marked
manner before the Russians. Muk
den is some 200 to 300 miles from the
scene of action at the present time
Hardin is some 500 to 500 miles Off
Again, these places in their turn have
to be renewed from a base some thou
sands of miles farther away. Man
churia is not food-producing coun-
try; cattle are scarce, and oats are
grown solely in the northern parts
near Hardin, and then not in any great
quantity. There are only four -four
mills at Hardin. now taken over by
the troops. The natives are most
unfriendly and will not bring in sup
plies; hay, which is required for the
artillery horses. which are imported
from Russia, is most difficult to pro-
cure.
In NeWch- ang the Russians have
Communicated all the stores to be OBJ
tanned there, and the principal firms
find all their goods taken, with very
slight chance Of payment in the dim
future There is also a considerable
amount of bean-cake for the horses in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
Curious Circnmstan, E.

An English auctioneer was compelled
to sell the furniture of his cWn house,
hold in lieu Of debt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
Never Recovered

Never Recovered.
Mrs. Naggen lost her temper, didn't
she?"
''She lost it years ago.''-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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M ANY chances of making
E dainty little garments for
TIW herself fall to the lot of
w the modern girl, now that
III really pretty materials are
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
University
Of Mississippi

Twenty-SiX Schools offer courses in
Science, Literature and the Arts, and pro-
fessional courses in Law, Electrical Engi-
neering, Civil Engineering and Mining
Engineering, Education, Medicine
Tuition Free to men and women. ex.
cept for courses in Law and Medicin.
All expenses very low. Attractive loca-
ton. Perfect sanitation. Complete wa
ter. sewer, lighting and heating systems.
Purest deep well water used.
Greatly enlarged scientific equipment
and new buildings. Admirable arrange
ments for women students in Woman's
Hall. New boarding Hall for men.
Special opportunities for students of linn
tied means.
SESSION of Ioo45 opens September u.
1904. Summer term, loo5. opens June 3.
For catalogue or bulletins or special in
formation address
R. B FULTON. Chancellor,
University, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

For reasons satisfactory to myself,
l will give preference to, and wait on
white teachers on first and third Sat.
urdays of each month and colored
teachers on second and fourth Satur-
days of each calendar month. Fifth
Saturdays will be everybody's day.
Hope al teachers will observe this
rule, as it will be better for all con-
cerned. S. R. MYES, Supt.
FOR SALE.
| have a good cooking stove and
outfit. and marble top bureau and
washstand that will sell cheap.
M E MELVIN.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20

Why! John you look better than
ever saw you.
All my friends tell me that OF late.
Why is it?
Because am eating pure and fresh
Groceries bought of III. A. Busick
and wear clothing bought of him, and
they always fit and improve any ones
appearance.