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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
why She Turned vegetarian.

An English countess who has many
American friends recently became a
vegetarian The other day in letter
to New York she accounted for her
abandonment of flesh food.
mot long ago." she wrote, 81 visited
a slaughter house.
IT can't tell you how everything was
stained deep with blood; how there
arose from the drenched, dark floors
the peculiar odor Of blood.
'.As was hurrying away three beau
tiful lambs. were led in by a man with
a long, shining knife. Filled with
pity and indignation, 1 said:
"'How can you be SO cruel as to put
those innocent little lambs to deathY
"'Why, madam said the man, you
wouldn't eat them alive, would your "
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

We are indebted to Pompeii for the
great industry Of canned fruit. Years
ago, when the excavations were just
beginning, a party of Cincinnatians
found in what had been the pantry Of
a house many Jars of preserved figs.
One was opened, and they were found
to be fresh and good. Investigation
showed that the figs had been put into
jars in heated state, an aperture left
for the steam to escape and then sealed
with wax. The hint was taken, and
the next year fruit canning was in
PRODUCED into the United States, the
process being identical with that in
vogue at Pompeii twenty centuries ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Moved and seconded to reconsider
the resolution introduced this forenoon
by Sup J. g. Prichard, providing for
temporary quarters for the county Of
ficers and county records. Motion car
ried.
Sup. Bailey mnvnd that the above
named resolution be not adopted Mo-
ton prevailed.
The following resolution was on mo-
ton accepted and adopted:
Whereas, it is evident to this Board
that the sheriff of the county will be
put to considerable inconvenience on
account of being compelled to occupy
temporary quarters during the period
of the construction of the new court
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
EARLY American Theatricals

The earliest attempt to introduce
theatrical performances in this coun-
try was made about 1856 in New Eng
land, but Increase Mather wrote and
spoke so forcibly in opposition to the
project that it was speedily abandoned.
The first theatrical performance in New
York city of which there is any clear
record was given March 5, 1850. The
theater was on Nassau street, between
John street and Maiden lane, and the
play was Richard Ill.," Thomas Kean,
the Junior manager of the company,
enacting the part of Richard.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
rho Courtesv of war.

In the battle of Fenghuangcheng the
japanese took among their captures
two enormous Chinese vases of thir-
teenth century workmanship. On
learning that they were present to
General Kuropatkin, General Kuroki
promptly dispatched them to the Rus
sian outposts with polite note end
ing, MAY the flowers of friendship
blossom high in these vases" In XII
ropatkin's reply he referred to the Jap
anese as "a people of generous friends
whom 1 visited in peace, of magnani-
nous foes in war, at whose hands even
defeat is no disgrace"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

The st. Louis police report that the
city contains but forty-eight persons
who are destitute of proper food, cloth
ing and fuel. There should be at least
100000 ST. Louisans in the grip of
want to maintain the average Of per-
sons in this country alleged to be in
distress by Mr.. Robert Hunter in his
book, Poverty" Evidently the worlds
fair brought the good things Of life
within the reach of the lowliest in that
favored city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
The Jan BABY.

How do YOU suppose the babies in
Japan tai an airing? In baby car
riages, you say? OF course not. The
Japanese never do anything the way
we do it. When the baby's about three
days old it goes out for its first glimpse
Of the world strapped on somebody's
back, and that's the way it goes every
day till it can go on its own feet.
Sometimes it's mother or it's nurse
takes it, but very often it rides on the
back of brother or sister, who is per-
haps not more than four or five years
old. These little nurses don't seem to
be troubled at all by their charges, as
you would suppose. They play ball
and tag and run races and fly kites in
spite of the heavy loads on their backs.
What is more remarkable, the babies
are perfectly happy and hardly ever
cry, though when their young nurses
run With them the poor babies faces
bang back and forth against their care
takers shoulders till an American baby
would howl with pain and rage.-Ber-
tina Runkle in st. Nicholas.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

The corn product is put to so many
uses that the great yield Of 1904 will
prove boon to multitudes. Besides
directly and indirectly feeding and
nourishing millions of the humanEace
and subsisting millions of cattle, swine
and sheep, it furnishes material for
mattresses, for plated goods, for pipes
and paper. 1t yields valuable oil and
celluiose and also material for the
armor of warships. The pith of the
cob is used for filling between the
armor plates below water line. When
perforated this filling contracts and ex-
pands the same as cork and rubber and
closes the opening against water.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
a anaint story.

The Irish solicitor general, speaking
the other day upon decisions, told a
story of north of Ireland Protestant
who was perfectly sane save On one
point. This stanch Protestant harbored
the delusion that one of his legs be
longed to a Roman Catholic, and there
fore when he went to bed every night
he used to leave the Catholic leg out
side the blanket by way OF punish
ment
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

The number of Yale graduates who
are busy in other than strictly learned
pursuits shows that higher education
does not necessarily lead to bookish-
ness. About % per cent of the grad
yates now in active life have taken to
manufacturing and commercial pur-
suits. There are 254 farmers among the
graduates as against $50 journalists
and authors, few more manufacturers
than doctors and as many financiers as
ministers. The law holds the greatest
number, but the lawyers are outnum-
bered by those engaged in nonprofes-
sional calIings.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

house and sheriff,s residence especial
~ if he should have prisoners of vi
cious nature.
Resolved, That the sheriff be and he
hereby is authorized whenever III his
judgment the interests of the public
require it to employ extra deputies to
safeguard such prisoners and to per-
form such extra duties as may be i'm
posed upon the sheriff on account of
the matters arising out of the remoy-
al from his present residence and be-
ing obliged to. reside in such temporary
quarters.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

James Jeffrey Roche, the editor and
poet, enters the ranks Of literary dip
lomats as consul at Genoa. The elder
Hawthorne and Howells, the novelist,
served the country as consuls. Per-
haps Mr.. Roche's abilities will lead to
bis appointment as minister to one Of
the great courts of Europe. Three Of
Americas eminent writers have had
foreign missions namely, Washington
Irving, George Bancroft and James
Russell Lowell.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Some one may have blundered at
Port Arthur, as at Balaklava, but that
some one lied is more evident. General
Stoessel was made to believe that both
General Kuropatlzin and the Baltic
fleet were close at hand, though in
reality they were hopelessly far away.
Suchsvalor as that Of the Russian garri-
son Of Port Arthur needed no menda-
cious stimulus to provoke it to it's high
est power, but if false reports encour-
aged the Russians to hold out longer
than they would otherwise have done
the authors Of them must bear heavy
burden of blood outlines.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

The "devil wagons" at large through
out the land cannot "move on too
quick toward the Florida beach auto
mobile racing course There they may
smash one another to pieces with i'm
punity, and the ocean will obliterate
the debris, while sane people shout
good radiance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
Let the Girls BE Girls.


The question so often discussed in
addresses and papers devoted to the
training of the young, what shall we
do with our girls n an be met in all
seriousness with the question, "Why
not lei them be girls?' The clever wo-
man poet. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, whose
pen is active in the cause of social re-
form, recently took issue with the prop
osition of the New York school authori-
ties to train girls with boys and like
boys. 1t is proposed to educate girls
Of twelve to fourteen years of age in
classes with boys under men teachers
and man principal To this Mrs. Will
cox objects in her editorial corner of
the American. She says: There is no
time in the life of woman. from the
cradle to old age, when she needs the
careful guidance, by precept and exam
pie, of the best of her sex as during the
years spe cited. That is to woman
hood like the awakening of spring to
the earth. A frost in the young May
orchard spoils the summer fruit. A
wrong influence in the early years be-
tween childhood and young girlhood
spoils the woman" Mrs. Wilcox adds
that young girls could but be forced
into precocious tendencies if placed in
continual association with the opposite
sex during that important stage of
their development.
The subject is open to wide differ
ences of opinion, but it would seem
that if it is not good for boys to grow
up like girls, fact universally conced-
ed outside Of the circle of Little Lord
Fauntleroy cult, neither is it good for
girls to grow up like boys. The tend
ency of school authorities, however,
seems to be to expect them to do the
work Of boys at school and to imbibe
like spirit of restlessness and ambi-
ton. On a higher plane of progress
speaker addressing a convention of
teachers in Chicago recently advised
young women not to marry until they
could support a husband. This is
frankly accepting mans sphere as the
destiny for woman.
The argument is not new, for 1t is
Identical with that Of the promoters of
higher education for woman when they
declare that woman should be trained
to take care of herself in every emer-
gency, as spinsterhood, widowhood and
the head Of fatherless family. 1t can
be set against this argument that
American women have come off pretty
we'll in these crises heretofore under
the old fashioned system of training for
womans natural sphere. Every COM
munity has it's capable, managing, sue
cessful widowed mothers who were
reared primarily for the domestic cir
Gle In the hour Of need they had the
strength to meet the occasion-strength
born of what once would have been
counted weakness, their affection and
devotion.
The future for girls cannot be antic-
ipated and safeguarded like that of
boys. "Love is of mans life a thing
apart; it's woman's whole existence"
A boy will marry and come to him
self by hustling; girl marries and
comes to herself by fidelity, devotion
and suffering. Out of one or all Of
these virtues will develop strength for
any and every ordeal. The more girl
like or feminine the girl, the more
womanly will be the woman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Evidently that great cycle of sun
spots which Professor Lockyer said
would give the earth four years Of ex-
ceptional heat has met with brcEen
circuit The sun spots are on duty, and
OF course the heat is sizzling in the
storehouse, but the wireless won't bring
It our way.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

St Louis exploited the Pike, and the
Oregon exposition will introduce the
Trail. There remain the Canyon and
the Peak, and these might go as a
combine at the Pathfinder exposition
which will be due one Of these days.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

1t would be ungrateful to say that
the crops Of 1904 were ''too much of a
good thing" at the same time the
blessing is a great inconvenience in
some quarters. The trouble Of harvest
ing phenomenal yield is followed by
that of moving it to market. The rail-
ways are said to be better equipped
with cars than ever before, and yet
they cannot handle The business.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR PAY
MENT OF PER DIEM AND MILE
AGE TO THE MEMBERS oE THE
COUNTY BOARD.
Resolved, that the chairman Of the
County Board and the county clerk be
and hereby are authorized to issue or
ders on the county treasurer for mile
age and per diem of its members and
also two dollars $4,000 per day to the
county treasurer for services as jani-
tor during the present special session
of the Board.
offered by Supervisor Gilmore.
Dated February 18th, A. D. 1905.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

That English letter addressed to John
Smith, etc., "Usona" UNITED States
Of North America), was imperfectly
addressed and has been returned to the
writer, Mary Smith, ETC., .sEwisicasa"
England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, In
dia, Canada, Australia, South Africa.
Now the Sir Edward Clarke's nickname
incident is closed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Now that his horses have been
barred from the Newmarket track be-
cause he had the temerity to bid
against the king in an equine auction
sale, Mr.. Croker finds that living in a
monarchy has its disadvantages.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
A serious Question,

Mamma said fve-year-old Nellie,
I'D like to ask your advice about
something
'sWhat is it, dear?' queried her moth
er.
"After l get through school what
would you advise me to do while I'm
waiting to be marriedT' asked the lit
tie miss.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
Her Reserve.

81 trust, Miss Tappit," said the kind
ly employer to his stenographer, that
you have something in reserve for a
rainy day
Eyes, sir" answered the young wom-
an; II am going to marry man named
Macintosh
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

The newly invented machine for an
swering questions will be blessing to
trolley conductors. When it is installed
the inventor should tackle new ma
chine warranted to jog the conductors
memory for please stop at Jay stree"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Recent statistics show that there is
q decided movement of people from
towns and cities to rural districts. Life
In the int -ior is not so lonely and I'M
social as 1t was before the electric rail-
ways and telephones came into general
use. And free mail delivery with par
cells post will help the good work along.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Clara-I don't see why you liked that
group picture of our society. 1t WASH :
particularly good Of you. Isabelle
know it, but it was so perfectly horr1d
of that conceited Miss Gushing.-De-
troit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

why Great Novel Writers Are Scarce.
The number of great novel writer's is
small A deep experience of the world
and human beings is given to few, be-
cause few can bear the suffering which
is its price, and fewer still have the
moral courage to tell the truth.-John
Oliver Hobbies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Mrs. Chadwick has failed to clutch
opportunity's forelock. The story she
says she is about to tell would have
run through the thousandth edition
two months ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
A Sonxenir Spoon.

Aunt Jane-Edith, didn't see Mr..
Sweetser kissing you in the hall last
night? Edith-Yes, but it was only in
remembrance of former days. Aunt
Jane-A sort of souvenir spoon. | sup
nose Won mean.-Boston Transcript.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
Sarcastic.

Buggins-See here, porter, this mirror
is so dusty I can't see myself In 1t.
Hotel Porter (who has not been tipped
by Buggins)- Strikes me you ought TO
be mighty thankful, std O. maxim a
fuss about it.-London Tit-Bits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Moved and seconded that the matter
of approving the additional bonds to
be given by the county treasurer and
the county depository be left with the
standing committee on bonds. Motion
carried.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing Pierce County Court House Build
ing Committee: Sups. Moody, Blies-
ner, Johnson, Olson and Chinook.
The journal of this special session
read and approved.
On motion the Board adjourned sine
die.
E. J. FITZGERALD,
Chairman.
o. J. HOHLE,
County Clerk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Assimilation of the Filipinos must
draw the line at trousers if it would
be benevolent, so General Wood de-
clares. He says that the natives lose
their stamina by wearing the garments
Of civilization. BY the way, military
men have the bluntness Of scientists In
calling a spade spade.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
sunday Mornings.

A man thinks he is tired and must
stay abed Sunday morning to rest up
when it is only because everything
else you can do that day is terrible
bore.--New York Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

County of Pierce.
hereby certify that the foregoing
is a correct copy of the proceedings OF
the County Board of Supervisors Of
said county at a special session held
February 23d, oath and 25th, 1905.
That have compared the same with
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Newman-I met your wife today Tor
the first time, and, for one thing. l
found she was outspoken. Henpeck-
You surprise me! By whom !-Pniia-
delphia Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Booker 7. Washington has begun 8
crusade against the cakewalk The
bread walk is the step he favors fol-
the colored race 1t might be more dig
ntfied, but would it be as amusing?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

A Japanese porter in San Francisco,
having saved $50, borrowed dollar
and sent the $40 to Japan to be added
to the mikados war fund. There is no
report Of American Poles falling over
themselves to contribute to the cars
excheuuer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

John L. Sullivan's lecture on His
toric Sports is not an autobiography
despite the apparent significance Of the
title.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

The Indiana legislature is discussing
the advisability of taxing bachelors. A
tax on Indiana authors might bring in
more returns.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Modern science Is not all dry ma
terialism. A French physician has dis
covered that kissing is healthful ex-
ercise
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

the original of record in my office,
that it is a true transcript therefrom
and of the whole thereof.
Dated Ellsworth, Wis, this 9th day
of February, A. d. 1905.
o. J. HOHLE,
County Clerk,
Pierce County, Wis
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

The new king Of Saxony wants high
err wages. He says nothing on the
question Of shorter hours.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-09

Friendship between women is fire.
quently only suspension of hostilities
Gray.
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01

What can he done in the line of
potatO farming where prices usually
range much lower than those received
by Florida growers, in ordinary
wears. is shown by an article from
the Southern Planter The New York
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-01

the amount of spraying that was done.
This is an extra expense that our
farmers have so far, escaped.
Spuds Raise the Mortgage.
When T. e. Martin. a Monroe cOun- |
ty. \. Y, farmer, got possessed of his
land several years ago it was produc-
ing about 60 bushels of potatoes per
acre. Other crops were nothing to
speak of. but he went to work in de
termned way to improve the place.
The farm WAS poorly drained, so, year
by year. he has been putting down the
drains. until he now has nine miles of
them planted The work was done
with care and system, so the benefit
from them would be permanent The
depth of the drains varies from four to
four and one-half feet, and the dis
tance apart is about fifty feet. The
| two general outlets are protected by
concrete casing. and so grated with
| iron rods as to exclude any animal
| that might do injury. A diagram,
carefully made shows the exact loca-
ton of every line of lille.
The following record of his potato
crops shows what he has done: 1901.
| 1910 bushels from eighteen acres,
averaging 254 bushels: 1902. 4,715
| bushels from seventeen acres. averag
| ing 277 bushels; 1908. AIS bushels
from eighteen acres. averaging 262
bushels: 1904. 5.1O0 bushels from eigh-
teen acres. averaging 2S3 bushels. In
1902 a plot of ten acres averaged
| 3O6 % bushels. and he thinks that,
were it not for the early frost in the
| fall of 1904. the entire eighteen acres
| would have averaged 800 bushels an
| acre.
| The cost of draining $4,000, add
ed TO other indetedness on the farm,
PLACED him under an uncomfortable
| weight of 81 800 debt This fact. com
ing to the knowledge of the neighbOrs
who had been criticiSing and watch
| ing. made them chuckle and say. Il
| told YOU So In four years this debt
was paid. and a surplus placed in the
bank
The tile draining merely opened the
way for improved farming. Under a
three-year rotation potatoes. wheat
and meadow-the land is improved in
| producing power. All the manure
/ from four horses. two cows, three pigs
and the poultry is applied direct TO the
potato field. Flowing is ten inches
deep and other preparation very thor
ough. Potatoes are planted in drills
thirty three inches apart, and about
thirteen inches apart in the drills.
| using an automatic planter, which
cuts. drons and covers the seed. The
potatoes receive from twelve to fifteen
CIVILIZATIONS and about ten anplica-
tionS of Bordeaux. using 11S barrels
| Of iftv Gallons each This keenS the
folia~e nerfectlv healthy.
| In addition TO the stable manure.
his nntafop receive I 900 mounds of
cor,rno11nd Of South Carolina rock AMI
ri~h-crr-ade Sn1nhate of nOtaSh on acre
Tho fOrrnula is ner cent DhoSnhateS
and 21 and one-half pPr cent nntaSh.
This is huiL1ing Un the land in notaSh.
The selection Of seed is imnortant
From 500 bushels. he ni"1S ont fifty
bushels Of the most choice. large
Snrnoth nerfect-Shaped tUherS TO nlant
on the best niece of ground. 70 grow
seed for the next year \ second
Grade Of go huShelS is selected TO
inIant the main crOD. Sir Walter
RaIefgh's are grown exclusively.