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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30

Another cure for consumption
how often the newspaper-reading man
or woman sees that headline in the
daily press, and when the article has
been perused, soliloquizes and remarks
to his or her neighbor that the scourge
seems to be reaping its harvest in a
manner more grim than ever despite
the new preventive. Yet the alleged
cure which DR.. Behring, the German
professor of medicine, has submitted
for the public gaze, has held it's posi-
ton in the limelight and the method
in which it is being handled suggests
that, perhaps, after all, this wizard of
drugs has hit upon a system with
which to rout the great white dragon,
which is making such great inroads
into the population of America. Other
''curcs" have been exploited, ranging
from those in which NEGOTIATIONS of
certain products, derived from germs.
have been made into the blood, to 9TH
erS where medicinal substances have
been similarly used in the hope that
the circulation, carrying them to the
lungs, would thus bring them in direct
contact with the diseased parts. What
the medical profession has come to
recognize is that, up to the present, all
consumption cures are unsatisfactory
and unreliable. There is not one to
which they can point by way of indi-
eating substance which, used accord
ing to the methods prescribed by it's
discoverer, will rout the germs of the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
Complicating Christmas.

Edward Box writes, in the Ladies
Home Journal, that there must be some
radical and growing departure from the
right and best way of celebrating Christ
mas when each recurring year we hear
a larger number of men saying: We'll,
I'll be truly thankful when this Christ
mas business is over And they are led
to this remark generally by seeing their
wives, mothers, sisters or daughters
reach Christmas day utterly tired out,
with the prospect of a siege of illness as
soon as Christmas is over. And it must
be confessed that this state of affairs
exists in thousands of homes. Women
themselves frequently acknowledge
their satisfaction when the day is over.
Now, there is always something wrong
when we make a. burden of our pleas
ures. And if one of our sources of pleas
ure in the calendars greatest gala day
is derived from feeling of thankful
ness that it is over, there is something
askew either in the way we prepare for.
or spend, the day"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30

Pa yelled for help, and / thought it
was time for me to be doing some
thing. SO | went outside the Office to
the fire alarm box and touched but
ton, and then I run like thunder for
the police, and the firemen came with
the extinguishers and began to throw
chemically charged water into the
room, and the police dragged out the
fat woman, who had tainted, and the
living skeleton, whom she had pulled
down into her lap, and laid them out
in the ring, and then they got hold of
pa and pulled him out, and the bearded
woman had tainted in pas arms, and
the stove was tipped over and was
setting fire to the furniture, and they
brought the bearded woman and the
fat woman to their senses, by pouring
water on them from hose. Finally
they were sent to their quarters, and
the other owner of the show came to
pa and said he hoped this would be the
last of that kind of business, as long
as pa remained with the show, that
one of the rules was that no man in
an executive capacity must under any
circumstances take any liberties with
any Of the females connected with the
show.
Pa was hot, and said when women
got crazy in love no man was safe, and
the other owner of the show said that
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30

from the virus or toxic principle or tu-
berculosis, substance is prepared and
is used as an incubation, with the re-
suit that the living cells of the animal
Cor mani are affected in the direction
of being rendered incapable of attack,
or, if already diseased, of being cured.
To mis- substance the name of ct. c."
is given. When 1t. gains access to the
cells, a new principle is developed in
them, distinguished by the letters "T.
X" The result obtained Behring at
tributes to delicate changes, chemical
and physical, which his agent sets UP
in the affected cells. This represents
the curative side of the remedy, but it
is also said to exercise preventive quail
tiles by rendering the cells incapable
of being infected with the tubercular
bacilli. Needless to say, if these aims
are fully carried out, and ii Behring's
claims are substantiated by independ-
ent research, we shall have arrived at
the solution of the problem how to
prevent and how to cure our great
modern plague.
1t will be remembered that long ago
DR.. Koch thought he had discovered a
cure for tuberculosis in the shape of
substance isolated from tubercular
bacilli, and known as "tuberculin."
This substance, failing as cure for
the human ailment, is to-day used by
veterinary surgeons by way of testing
whether or not an animal is affected
with the disease. DR.. Behriug states
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
Chinese Have New Game.

The crafty Chinese have invented a
new game-fling claims against the
United StStes government for deporta-
tion The claims average about 81 900
each, and the Chinese government is
backing them under a contention that
the Burlingame treaty, which did not
restrict immigration, is the enly ex-
listing contract between the two gov
ernments since the treaty of 1894
'lapsed. China may eventually submit
her claims to The Hague; meanwhile
it must be an attractive proposition
to the average coolie to take a little
run over to America, be refused ad-
mission, file his claim, and let his gov
eminent collect $1,000 for him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
What Dame Fashion Allows Us

thority prognosticates that we are to
have many Of them when presently we
have got used to their oddity, that it is
mere matter of time before we shall
cease to consider them odd. The same
authority seems assured that the
princess gown will remain with us two
or three years at the least. Maybe;
but it will have to be an adapted
princess, boleroed and generally
fixed-up one.
Peacock feathers are very fashion
able, but>they cost much money and
we are called upon to see inferior iml-
tations that are anything rather than
attractive. A hat of black velvet is
trimmed with two breasts Of peacock
feathers, and worn with this is a black
suit with collar and cuffs of velvet EN-
broideries in peacock feathers. Or
perhaps the collar and cuffs are of pea
cock green or peacock blue velvet, this
smart touch to the costume.
ELLEN OSMONDE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30

have a diplomatic talk with them
about their condition, cause if this
thing continued they would ruin the
show.
So pa went to the Office and sent for
them, and l was there as witness, in
case of trouble. The fat woman came
In first, and there was no chair big
enough for her, so she sat down on a
leather lounge, which broke and let
her down on the floor, and pa tried
to help her up, but it was like lifting
a load of hay. So he leaned her against
the wall, and said:
Madame, the management has de-
tailed me to censure you for losing
flesh, and I am instructed to say if
you do not manage to take on about
so pounds more flesh before the show
starts on the road, you don't go along.
What you want to do. is to eat more
starchy food, and sleep more at night
They tell me you go out nights to
dances, and drink high balls, and this
has got to stop. Drink beer, and eat
cheese sandwiches at night, or it is all
off, This show can't afford to take
along uO 4UU-pOuuu larry IOf lat
woman when the contract calls for a
500-pound mountain of flesh, see?" and
pa looked just as stern as could be.
The fat woman began to cry and sob,
so it sounded like an engine blowing
off steam, and she told pa that the
cause of her losing flesh was that she
was in love with the living skeleton,
and that he had been paying attention
to the bearded woman, and she would
scratch her eyes out if she could catch
her. Just then the living skeleton
came in, and when he saw the fat
woman sitting on the floor crying, and
pa talking soothing to her and tell
ing her he could appreciate her condi-
ton, cause he had been in love some
hisselt, the skeleton pushed pa away
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30

Will listen to the dictates or reason, IL
seems sometimes as though women
were particularly unreasoning crea-
ture In the matter of dress.
But letaus leave serponizing alone,
and turn to consideration of some late
modes that are not markedly capri
cious. The accompanying illustration
represents one of the approved styles
for an evening wrap, an Empire even
| ing coat Of the better sort, where the
waist line is not too tight, does not
give a hampering look. 1t is always
well to trim the line where yoke and
skirt meet, and the design in this
model is very good, true-lovers' knots
of silk braid or soft ribbon. A pleas
| ing choice for this garment would be
fawn colored cloth lined with pink
silk, the collar of dark fur, deep lace
frills at the sleeves.
| A charming costume imported from
Paris is of gray bengaline ornamented
with several rows of self-colored chit
fon velvet Worn with this is q long
| Directoire coat of Empire green velvet,
| the green and the pale gray very beau
tiful together. The hat is green veil
vet with a silver-embroidered gray
crown and the trimming a couple OF
shaded green plumes.
Repeatedly we have sung the praises
Of the why, dust-shedding, durable,
mohair petticoat, and again would add
word in its favor. The shops are
showing novelty in the mohair pet
ticoats, very pretty plaids, and these
promise to be decidedly popular. Some
of the weaves are combined with silk,
but they will not wear so well. An ef-
fort is made to bring the Jersey top
petticoats to notice, and they are very
good for the woman of over avoirdu-
pois.
! The lingerie waists continue in pop
| ularity, and lace waists are we'll
esteemed, those of baby Irish and
Cluny in great demand. With the
lace hats so fashionable this year,
the lace waist is especially good for
theater and restaurant wear. In fact,
lace waist is an excellent invest
ment for the economical woman to
make, it being suitable for both after
noon and evening wear, can do duty
for very dressy occasions and equally
well for less elaborate affairs.
Hats, we rejoice to say, are not the
exaggerated things it seemed earlier
we were to have foisted upon us; they
are moderate in size and one can have
them modestly and satisfactorily
trimmed. There is liking for the use
] of foliage and flowers, and this is to
| be commended, the posies help to
| tighten the streets in the gray days
Of winter. We saw such pretty hat
worn by such pretty girl the other
day, hat that undoubtedly was got
ten up for a fraction of the amount
| involved in the creation" we had just
been examining down at the shop Of a
fashionable milliner; it was black
| felt of medium size, and one of those
turned-up equally on the sides affairs
that bring out good profile so well.
It was trimmed with some folds of
black velvet, and then at one side ex-
quisite small damask roses wreathed
themselves from the hair up over the
brim and were fastened against the
crown. It was so trim and charming
and would do duty generally.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
ONE OF THE BEST OF THE EMPIRE
Arr,cr

liked for stree wear. The tailored
suit of the day is an advance on that
in fashion some ten years back. Not
now do we have the shelving hips, the
conspicuous bust, the sharp curves"
No: the present tailor-made girl is
syelte and graceful, does not advertise
plumpness. With the beautiful cloths,
;be beautiful coloring, the ladies' tail
ors are doing themselves proud this
year.
Another feature Of the day is the
senarate coat of severe simplicity. To
no sure. we have the separate coat of
extreme business, but the plain wrap
dedicated to utility is the one we are
considering; that big, comfortable
cloak that will have the most wear
of any wrap possessed this winter;
saad for a long walk in the driving
snow. abb to stand a rainy, muddy
dav. In its making the best of woods
must hare been usSS, in it's cut tail
or's skill brought forward. But it is
untrimmed, its lines are long, it is re-
freshfngly simple. Get one by all
means if you can.
About waists. There seems to be
for these, save for the ones intended
to be shirt-waists and nothing more, a
general inclination to have fluff of
white about the neck; it may extend
down to the waist line, it may only
come to the bust line. We like the &C
companying design very much, and
would call attention to the pointed lace
collar, the pretty sleeves.
There is tendency to try the short
wasted effects, but we doubt IL they
viii attain the vogue here they have
attained abroad. Still. a very good au-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30

much like shoddy aristocracy that you
would swear they were human.
1 remember when pa was first in the
elephant corral. the keeper forgot to
tell the big elephant who pa was, and
when the keeper raised up one foot
of the elephant and examined corn,
pa went up and pinched a bunch on the
elephants leg and said to the keeper:
'That looks to me like SPAWN and
he nebbed it hard. Well, the elephant
groaned like boy with a stone
bruise on his heel, and before pa knew
what was coming the elephant wound
his trunk under pa and raised pa upon
his tusks and was going to toss him in
the air and catch him as he came
down and walk on him, when pa
yelled murder, and the keeper took an
iron hook and hooked it into the ele-
plants skin, and said: Let that man
down." and he let pa down easy, and
the keeper soma way showed the ele-
plant that "a was enc OF tho owners
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30

that one of his ultimate products, "T.
w." is far more powerful in the way
of application than "tuberculin." He
says that gramme us grains) Of his
''T. "" product is more than equal in
effect to a litre of Koch's substance.
1t is his ''T. G." substance, evidently,
on which he relies for the cure Of hui
man tuberculosis; this much he infers
from his experiments on animals. The
whole topic is, of course, highly tech
nical in it's nature. If, however, we
sum it up, we may see in these expert
ments, first, the bacilli of the disease;I
second, their cultivation and manipu-
lation, giving substances of different
powers affecting living cells, and third,
the application of these substances, one
or more of them, to tubercular tissues,
by way of killing off the diseased ten
dency on the one hand, and by way of
rendering infection impossible on the
other
ANDREW WILSON.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30

and took hold OF her fat hand and tried
to lift it, and said: What is the mat
ter with my itty tootsy-wootsy, and
what has the bad old man with spinach
on his chin been doing to your
Then he turned on pa and his legs
began to shake and rattle like pair
of bones in a minstrel show, and he
said: 81 will hold you responsible for
this Pa said he was not going to
interfere in the love affairs of any OF
the freaks, and just then the bearded
woman came in. and when She saw
the living skeleton holding the hand
of the fat woman, who sat on the
floor like a balloon bowed up, the
bearded woman gave kick at the hv-
ing skeleton which sounded like
clothes bars falling down in the laun-
dry, and she grabbed the fat woman's
blonde wig and pulled 1t of. and then
the bearded woman began to cry and
sic threw herself into pa'c arms and
began to sob on his bosom, and
mingle her Whiskers with his.
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| was all right this time, but not to let
| it occur again, and pa tried to explain
how the bearded woman came to jump
on to him and faint in his arms, but
| the owner said: "That is all right, but
you can't hold 'em in your arms before
folks" and then pa offered to whip any
man who said he was in love with any
| bearded woman, and he pulled off his
coat. Just then came along and told
the whole story, and then the crowd
all had good laugh, and pa took them
all out and treated.
| | guess it is all settled now, cause
the living skeleton and the fat woman
have got permission to get married,
the bearded lady is sweet on pa, and a
girl has just Joined the show, who
walks wire, and she says / am about
the sweetest thing that ever came
down the pike, and I guess this show
business is all right, all right.
April Give are getting acquainted
with the animals. and it is just like
going into society.
There is the aristocracy, which con-
sists of the high born animals, the
mlQQlo CLASS anu the 1OW-QOWn, COM
mon herd, and when you go among
the animals as strangers you are re-
ceived just as you would be in society.
If you are properly introduced to the
, elephants by the elephant keeper, who
vouches for your standing and honor,
the elephants take to you all right and
extend to you certain courtesies, same
as society people would invite you to
dinner, but if you wander around and
sort of butt in, the elephants are on to
you in a minute and roll their eyes at
you and look upon you as a COM
mon person." and if you attempt any
familiarity they look at you as much
as to say: sSir, am not allowed to
associate with any except the 400
| Then they turn their backs and act so
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30

Amid all the eccentricities and dis
comforts inflicted on suffering woman
kind, every season there shines forth
the fact that goodly number of wom-
en- are constant in moderation, to quiet
dress. And these few words are to
bear witness that the present year is
marked by much good taste, by right
ideas Of dress.
There is nothing really more at
tractive than the excellent lines of
the strictly tailored gowns now so well
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
Overconndence.

1t is dangerous point in any mans
career when he feels sure of his position
or his fame. Overconfdence is the first
sign of decline, the first symptom of
deterioration. We do our uest work
when we are struggling for our position,
when we are trying with all our might
to gain our ambition, to attain that
which The heart longs for.-Success
Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
The Modes Of the Winter

Elbow sleeves are to have con-
tinued vogue, those adhering tc the
style during the days of ice and snow
getting around the unseasonableness by
having undersleeves made for all the
short-sleeved garments. Wraps, even
those of fur, bend to this caprice, and
even in the ready-made departments
the dealers provide short-sleeved cloak
and Jacket, an under sleeve as a rule
accompanying the higher-priced ones.
Often the extra sleeve will be of a diff
feren material, say silk when the wrap
is of cloth, and the effect is very good,
it looks as though the silk waist were
peeping from under the wrap.
The separate long cloak is in high
favor, it will charitably conceal q
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
Couldn,t 0bev

A British army officer in India was
awakened one morning by feeling the
native servant of brother officer
pulling at his foot "Sahib," wills
pered the man, "sahib, what am tc
do? My master told me to wake him
at $780,. but he cid not go to bed till
seven"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
Latest Thing in press.

The latest thing in dress is snake
skin coat for motorists. Smell, noise,
pace, garb are now all in keeping.
The reckless chauffeur who, regardless
of his own life or the lives of others.
treads the primrose path that leeds
not to the arctic regions, will now
require no change of dress when he
goes to his own place.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
After the Election

Jack the Giant Killer explained hif
seven league boots.
1T was merely a natural step for ma
after the campaign managers got
through pulling my Leg" he said.
Thus we see that even fairy tales are
founded on grim realities of life.--N. Y.
Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
Took It Back.

"Why did you change your mind so
suddenly about lending him that tenn"
"Why, just as I was about to hand
it to him he thanked me and said he
could never repay me. Houston Daily
Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
Knew what BE Wanted

Customer want a nine-shot re-
vo1ver.
Gunsmith-We have nothing but five
and six shooters, sir.
Wont do! l want to kill cat
Chicago Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30

1t has been generally noted that
when man gets home in somewhat
uncertain condition at two o'clock in
the morning, his wife is usually the
oniy one who has anything definite to
say.-Somerville Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
out Of His Reach.

Mamma, where do you keep the
cookies?"
eff l should tell you, Tommy. I
shouldn't be abe to keep them at al"
Chicago tribune.
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NO One AZ nhiect

de Courcy Smythe boasts that he
can trace his ancestry back to the
time of the early Normans."
We'll, the Normans are dead, and
they won't mind Stray Stories.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30

Winter Quarters Of the Only Circus,
April 20.-Pa has had hard job to-
day. The boss complained to pa that
the fat woman had been taking anti
fat, or dieting, or something, cause she
was losing flesh, and the living skele-
ton was beginning to fat up. He want
ed pa to call them into the Office and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
PECK'S BAD
BOY WITH
THE CIRCUS
By HON. GEORGE w. PECK
Author of Peck Bad Boy Abroad" Etc.
Author of"Peck's Bad Boy Abroad"
(Copy1fght By J. B. Bowles.l

Pa Reproves the Fat Woman for
Losing Flesh-The Bearded Lady
Faints In Pas Arms-The Bad Boy
introduced Into Animal Society
They Pull the Boa Constructors
liberated Tooth.
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How Prof. Behring Would Rout
the Great White Plague

German Wizard of Medicine Alleged Consumption
Which, Unlike Others Holding Its Place the World of Science.