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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
PARALYSIS CURED
Case Seemed Hopeless but Yielded Co
Or. Williams Pink Pills.

Mr.. Kenney has actually escaped from
the paralytic's fate to w llich he seemed a
short time ago hopelessly doomed. The
surprising report has been fully verified
and some important details secured in a
personal interview with the recent suf-
ferer.
ssThe DOCTOR" said Mr.. Kenney, "told
me that if wanted to live any length
of time would have to give up work al
together, and he told my friends shat
siie paralysis which had begun would in
time involve my whole body"
Just how were you afflicted at this
time ?" Mr.. Kenney was asked.
"Well, / had first hot, and then cold
and clammy feelings, and at times my
body felt as if needles were being stuck
into it. These sensations were followed
by terrible pains, and again would have
no feeling at all, but a numbness would
come over me, and would not be able to
move. The most agonizing tortures came
from headaches and pain in the spine.
might after night could not get my
natural sleep and my system was wrecked
by the strain of torturing pains and the
effect of the opiates was forced to AXE
to induce sleep. AS look back on the
terrible suffering endured during this
period often wonder how retained my
reason through it all.
But relief came quickly when I
was induced to try DR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. The very first box
seemed to help me, and seven boxes made
me entirely well. There can be mo dcabt
about the thoroughness of my cure, for
have worked steadily ever since and that
is nearly four years"
Mr.. Kenney is at present employed by
the Merrimac Hat Company and resides
at l0l Aubin street, Amesbury, Mass.
The remedy which he used with such
satisfactory results, is sold by all drug
gists, or direct by the DIR. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
Ponularitv of the Prune.

The people of the United States are
great eaters of the prune. Last year
over 1O0,O00,000 pounds were consumed.
France and the Danubian provinces
prior to 1886 furnished nearly the entire
supply Of the United States. In that
year, however, American grown prunes
appeared on the market, and thereafter
the supply from this country increased
until the importation of foreign fruit has
been reduced to very small proportions.
California produces the larger portion
of the prune supply, 300, 900 trees being
grown in Santa Clara county alone,
something over 10000, 900 pounds being
the amount of prunes produced. Ten
thousand trays of fruit spread out in one
unbroken tract may be seen in this
county during the drying season. AS
Secretary Wilson says: 1T is no wonder
that the Germans and Austrians who
used to furnish us great quantities OF
cheap prunes do not like the turn af-
fairs have taken. Our prune growers
and shippers have certainly gotten after
them with a sharp stick"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
Some Physical Facts.

A persons eyes are out of line in two
cases out of five, and one eye is stronger
than the other in seven persons out OF
ten. The right eye is also as rule high
er than the left. Only one person in
fifteen has perfect eyes, the largest per-
centage of defects prevailing among
fair-haired people. The smallest vi
bration of sound can be distinguished
better with one ear than with both.
The nails of two fingers never grow with
the same rapidly, that of the middle
finger growing the fastest, while that
of the thumb grows slowest. In fifty
four cases out of one hundred the left
leg is shorter than the right.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
SPREAD BEFORE ME A LARGE.

In a company that is straightforward
in its methods.
my dear sir, said I, amy company
that will offer that kind of PROPOSE
ton is good company-to leave en-
tirely alone
''Unshaken in his faith, he offered
to show me the policy which he
had just purchased, giving 90-day
note as payment of the first premium.
Upon our arrival at his Office, he
spread before me large, imposing
contract. 1t was almost completely
covered with apparently sworn state
ments from state officials. as to the
sound financial standing of the COM
pany, and there was a paragraph stat
ing that if anyone ever said the policy
was not all right, to see the agents,
and not some disinterested party.
"This suggestion was, in my opin-
ion, an evidence of weakness some
where.
"If this company is So sound and
strong 1 asked, turning to the young
man, why is it necessary that such a
clause should be inserted? 1t is moth
ing more nor less than bolstering-up
proposition"
ut should be remembered that in
each and every policy issued by any
company, good or bad, is written:
This contract is issued in, considera-
ton of the statements and agreements
in the application, hereby made part
hereof etc. The application is, there
fore. as binding as the policy you hold,
but very few companies issue copy
of it to the purchaser.
upon my inquiring for the applica-
ton. my friend informed me that he
had no such article, but he guessed he
did sign some sort of paper which the
agent explained was mere old line
legal reserve form, and really had
nothing to do with the policy itself.
81 could find nothing unusual in
the contract, but it was plain to me
that there was a snake in the grass
somewhere, and l was not long in max
ms up my mind what to do next. l
told my friend that I would see him
again about four p. M, and immediate
" left his Office.
ct occurred to me that it would be
a good plan to have my own life in
sured by this old line legal reserve
company, and thereby learn their
methods in detail. Accordingly, tele-
phoned the local agency of the COM
pany that l was in the market for
about $4,000 insurance.; that under
stood they could give me seven annual
premiums on a 20-payment life policy,
and asked If they would please send
a representative to my Office, as
wanted my protection to begin at once,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02

Very soon asuave, well-dressed gentle
man made his appearance, and after in
Producing himself, informed me that he
had just received a telegram from the
home Office of his company, to the eff
feet that the particular policy want
ed was to be Immediately Withdrawn
from the market, that the company
was losing money through it. How
ever, he would try to put my applica-
ton through, as I could not well afford
to lose the opportunity Of securing such
a very desirable proposition.
81, of course, appeared very ig.
norant of the forms and phrases, COM
mon to insurance, and simply said that
I desired the best / could get for the
least money, and that | wanted 1t
right away; whereupon, he produced
the application blank (the document
for which | had been so anxiously
waiting). In it was embodied IN very
fine print, the following:
Certificate of loan ($975O0). JAN
uary 81, 1905. This certifies that the
...... company, of .........., has
loaned on policy No. 1921 nine hum
dred and seventy-five dollars (S975.OO),
being a part of the premium on said
policy which, with any additional
loan. shall be lien on the policy only
until paid; interest at five per cent.
per annum on the same, to be payable
on the z1st day of January in each
year, the amount of the existing loan
to be endorsed hereon.
"The assured has the privilege of
paying the loan prior to the termina-
ton of the policy.
at is understood and agreed that
due, it shall be added to the principal
of the loan.
(Signed)
81 suddenly decided that, after all,
l could manage to get along few days
longer without the $4,000 protection;
that I would like to look over this pa
per he wanted me to sign; whereupon,
l picked it up and placed it in my
pocket. Of course he objected strenu-
ously, but possession is nine-tenths OF
the law, and / did not propose to lose
out at that stage of the game.
81 explained to Mr.. Agent that was
in somewhat of hurry; that had al
ready lost much valuable time waiting
for him, and if he would be SO kind as
to excuse me, I would call him up at
my first opportunity.
"The loan of 1915 against the policy
only was so arranged in the body of
the application that the purchaser
would have no suspicious, thinking
that the company as an old line cor
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
SUGGESTIVE POINTERS.

Snow makes a good covering for the
wheat fields, but a poor one for har-
vest implements.
Beware of bran which is adulterated
with rice bulls. This mixture disa-
grees with many animals.
Now be careful. Look ahead Don't
swamp prices by dumping on the mar
ket, all ct once, too much of this big
harvest.
Is the grass on your lawn thin and
of poor quality? Scatter some fresh
seed and a good dressing OF wood
ashes over it.
There are some things 1t isn't really
worth while to try. For instance, it
is not worth while trying to raise
hornets for profit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02

three sides so that it will be easy to
shovel into. l then fastened one hook
on each corner at the bottom to hang
the bag on. A two-inch strip three
feet long was then bolted on to the
flat side of the hopper, and in this a
number of holes were bored. This
finished my bagholder, and all I have
to do is to hang it on spike, using
the different holes in the strip for this
purpose, according to the size Of the
bag. The illustration shows the plan.
This is another of those little de-
vices that is useful to the farmer.
There are comparatively few things
that are more useful than a good bag
holder. Ordinarily two men are re-
quired to do che work that one man
can do If he has bag holder that is
practical. 1t appears as though our
Stephenson county Qll.) subscriber
his a plan that will answer every nur-
pose. Some will object to it on ac-
count of the hooks, and the liability
of tearing the bag, but we venture
even though there is some injury,
that the damage will not be so great
but what the top of the bag will last
as long as will the bottom where II
comes in contact with the floor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02

poration, was surely free from fraud;
and the average applicant seldom
takes the precaution of reading the ap-
plication blank thoroughly.
'Had I not been suspicious I, too,
would have been led into the trap, even
though had really intended taking
the policy.
''The loan note of 1915 embodied in
the application is accepted by the
company as the security necessary to
place with the state as the reserve on
seven years insurance. So long as
the policy is kept in force, the loan
note against it is as good as the cash,
inasmuch as it carries five per cent.
compound interest.
''The face of the policy was payable
at death only. The loan against it
would continue to increase, and If the
insured lived 80 years after buying the
policy his family would find that in
stead of the $4,000 cash, which the
husband and father had depended on
to take care of his loved ones. they
would receive only $4,000 less 1915,
with five per cent. compound interest
for 80 years, or $4,212, leaving a bal
ance of only $78S due the estate.
1T is needless to add that M
friend, when he understood fuzzy the
conditions of the policy, lost no time
in finding the agent who had sold him
this very desirable proposition and,
after threatening to expose the COM
pany's methods in court, secured his
90-day note, and eventually took pol
icy in my own company"
While in a small country town in
Ohio, selling Yankee notions at auc-
ton, I met stylishly dressed young
man who explained that he was coll
lecting for large Cincinnati collect
ing agency, and that he had business
in every small town in the state
The following morning, when ready
to start for my next town, this young
man asked me if I wouldn't like to
have him accompany me. I assured
him that I would, and he jumped into
my wagon found him very inter-
esting. well posted sort of chap.
On reaching our destination, he left
me and went on with his business,
while | attended to mine. The next
morning he asked the name of my next
town and, on hearing it, WELL" said
he, "I am going there too, so I guess
I'll ride with you again, if you don't
object"
was glad of his company. and once
more we drove together. As on the
previous day, he went about his bush
ness, and not until the next morning,
when he was again all ready to accom-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
After the Rucs

I have been aggravated more than
once at well fed hog roofing up the
bluegrass sod when there appeared to
be no purpose other than that of Gin.
born cussedness." 1 find that there is
more in the purpose than this imagin-
airy disposition. An old bluegrass sod
has under its surface plenty of bugs
and worms Of which Madam Hog is
fond and for which she is willing to
do a large JOB Of roofing. / have
found one way to keep her from root
ing up the bluegrass sod. 1t is by
keeping her off it when the ground
is soft.-Farmer Furrow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
Inf TT Town

While the little mistakes and disap-
puintments of the years work in the
field and garden are fresh and ap-
parent, 1t is good time to make a
few notes-more than mental ones
with the view to correcting the diff.
Guilty next year. In the rush of plant
ing IL the busy season the exact way
that things should be done, in. the
light of past experience, 6ften escapes
attention, and repetition Of old fail
ures Ii the result.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
Misguided Politeness.

Pussy is nothing if not gallant, Mrs.
Brown is exactly the same age as her
husband, but she will not admit 1t.
"My husband is 40" she said to some
friends the other day; ''you won't be-
lieve it, but there's actually ten years
difference in our ages
Impossible, dear madam" hastily
interposed Pusey, anxious to say some
thing agreeable, "I'm sure you look
every day as young as he does. Dos
ton Globe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
Superstition in Missouri.

An old superstition made good at
Franklin one day last week. A boy was
drowned and the searchers were una
bic to find his body.
Finally some old-fashioned man
threw the boys shirt on the water. IL
fioated around on the surface few
seconds and then suddenly sank. To
the amazement of the scoffers the body
was found within two feet Of where
tle shirt went down.-Brimson
r oOSter
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
Saved bY Love Notes.

A packet of love letters, carried next
his heart, saved the life of young
man of Berlin. The young person was
respondent and chose a street car as
the scene for his suicide. He drew a
revolver and shot himself, apparently
through the heart. The bullet, how
ever, glanced off. At the police sta
ton it was found that it had been
stopped by the layer of billets-doux.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
LIFE INSURANCE swINDLE.

A Specially Attractive Proposition
Which Proved to Be Fraudulent
Loan Note Hidden in Small Type
in the Application Form-A "Small
Change Grafter"-Posed as Col
Iector - Cleared $4,000 in Four
Enthusiastically Came to Grief.
Copyright. 1906 by Joseph B. Bowles)
During my experience as a life in
surance salesman" friend of mine
remarked recently, my greatest trouble
was not in the keen competition which
exists among the good old line com
panies, but with the young, so-called
legal reserve companies, who faunt
the signature of the state auditor, and
possibly the seal of the state, as abso-
lutte proof that they are-to quote their
own statement-'as safe as a national
bank note
''The average man thinks that the
old line legal reserve clause means
absolute security, whereas advantage is
sometimes taken of this idea by un-
scrupulous agents, representing ire
sponsible companies, to defraud the
unsuspecting purchaser Of insurance.
Zone morning an acquaintance
whom / had unsuccessfully solicited
for insurance hailed me, and said:
Jim, l do not see how you can ever
expect to sell your old cut-and-dried
proposition, when the - company, Of
-, is selling a 20-payment life
contract, wherein you make only 13
payments, a clear saving of seven an
nual premiums Cat his age, about
SIS per 1000 OF insurance.
''Now, am thoroughly familiar with
all the phases of the business, and
know that there can be no bargains
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
Nervy Prince.

The other day the crown prince and
princess of Germany while riding in a
motor car came suddenly on an eques-
trian whose horse reared and became
unmanageabley The prince leaped out,
seized the horse and quieted it, while
the princess snapshotted the scene with
her camera.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02

plants of Egypt and has become adapt
ed to that country and to many Of the
other countries that border the Medi-
terranean. There are many situations
in this country where climatic condi-
tons are similar to those of the Medi-
terranean lands, and much is hoped
for from this plant. It's northern linn
it of growth in the United States has
not yet been defined.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
Frogs Eat Chicks.

A Kansas farmer placed 20 young
chickens, just Matched, near the bank
OF pond, tying the old hens with
strings so that they could get to the
waters edge. In three days his 20
chickens dwindled to six. An investi-
cation revealed the fact that frogs had
eaten the chickens.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
EGYPTIAN CLOVER.
One Of the Great Forage Plants Of
the Nile Valley Being In
troduced Here.

: Within the last few years there
has been an important addition to our
list of clovers in the form of Egyptian
clover. 1t is one of the great forage
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02
A HANDY BAG HOLDER.
Farmer Tells How He Made One
Which Did Better Service
Than Many Others.

A subscriber in Stephenson county,
Illinois, writes to the Prairie Farmer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02

saying: II saw il
your paper lately
an illustration OF
a b a 6 : h old er
which / think /
can beat. l make
a frame at the bot
tom of two-inch
strip, 6xS inches
square, with a
solid wood back.
For my hopper l
used sheet iron of
an old binder, cut
ting it to slant
ont of tho Ton on
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02

It takes more than white tic to coyex
q black heart.-Chicago Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

DIR. Clampett of SSH Francisco
has come out strongly against the
fashionable vice of playing bridge
whist for money so freely indulg-
ed in by society women of San
Francisco and elsewhere. 1t is
said that the amusement has glown
SO engrossing that parties frequent
ly sit up all night owe the cards.
DIR. Clampett is rector of a fashion,
able church and his words have
created quite a stir among the
elect. In consequence every one
who does not play bridge will
make haste to learn how.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30
THE AMERICAN WIFE.

The American woman has stood
ready to do all the good work that
she could find to do. Probably in
no country in the world is there
SO large a proportion of women
who are engaged in caring for
husbands and children with their
own hands and doing no other
work, as in America. In the old
world there are two classes of mar
ried MONOCHROME, and bv far the
larger, who arc beasts of burden,
farm hands, dairy women, shop
keepers and what not, in addition
to their family toll, and the other
who do not care for their families
with their own hands but employ
servants to do it. Here the house.
wife does her own work as a rule,
but is decently spared the outside
labor. She does what she can,
but not what the men of her family
ought to do.
As for her who is not yet a
house-mother, or to whom the Gu
may not open, she, too, has
done what she could, and she has
aroused the admiration of most
men and the alarm of a few. She
is likely to be content with the
honest sympathy of the majority
of men. and will trouble herself
very little oyer the disapprobation
of the rest.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

Socialists are experimenting with
cocoanut butter as a substitute for
the bovine product. With the
automobile s%upplanting the horse,
cotton seed oil giving us kettle
rendered lard, the cocoanut tree
supplying milk and butter, it re-
mains only for the old fashioned.
hen to be ousted, to revolutionize
the barnyard, remarks the journal
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

among ourselves we differ in
many qualities of body, head and
heart; we are nnequally developed,
mentally as we'll as physically.
But each of us has the right to
ask that he shall be protected from
wrong doing as he does his work
and carries his burden through
ife.'-Theodore Roosevelt.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

The popular idea that women
are deficient in business instinct
was severely shaken by Cassie
Chadwick. Now the illusion has
received another jolt by the per-
formances of a Miss Sophie Beck
who has decamped to foreign parts
with funds amounting to a round
million.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30
ADVERTISING RATES.

Next time-if there ever Is q
next time Kuropatkin will be
tempted to begin retreating early
10 avoid the rush.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

Perhaps no fault should be
found with the newly appointed
treasurer of the United States if
he should "set 'em up" for the
boys on the strength of his new
job. His name is Treat.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

A Railroad detective al York,
Pa, shot a man who was stealing a
bucket of coal. TIA a crime in
Pennsylvania to steal anything
less than a coal mine.-New York
American.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30
cREKM OF MHEfT

is not only one OF the most delicate
and delicious breakfast foods ever offer
ed To tie public, but in addition. being
composed slmos entirely OF pure glnt
Ell is one of the h%ealthicst and most
nutritious foods known. For sale at
\. ID. Lemaire & Sons.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

OF course DIR. Osler was not SO
ungallaut as to mean that when a
chorus lady reached the age of
sixty she should be chloroformed.
-Roschester Herald.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

1t is stated by a well known
bacteriologist that a ten dollar
bill will accumulate $4,000 mic
robes in a month. This will fur
nish the extravagant another ex-
cuse for not keeping his ten dol
lar bills a month.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

Kansas will not buy a five
Thousand dollar silver service for
the battleship Kansas, because her
people, many of them, have to eat
from tin plates. That looks like a
poor excuse when they've got the
fin
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30
TERMS.

Correspondence IS solicited from the surround
ing country. Communications OF a personal
nature will be subject to a rigid scrutiny
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

Bonded Debt Of Town OF Austin.
twenty ) per cent. Bonds, 500 each $500 90
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

OCT, fst. 1901, to JAN. 1st. 1905.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30

Bonded Debt of Railroad
Twenty four 8 per cent. Bonds 81 coo
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