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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-13
Costly Prairie Fire.

Lawton, Okla. April 10.-A prairie
fire in southwest Greer county, Okla
homa, has resulted in the destruction OF
several thousand dollars worth of food
stuff, many outbuildings, some live stock
and several hundred acres of growing
crops. Sparks from locomotive started
the fire.
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Autos Must Pay Toll.

New York, April 10.-Automobilists
must now pay toll of one cent mile
for machines holding two persons, and
two cents a mile for three persons or
more on all toll roads in the state OF
New Jersey. A biz t. that effect
passed at the recent session of the
legislature has been signed by Gov.
Stokes. Roads upon which the new
law will apply are, however, not nu-
mprOuS
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not aware of having done so at the

not aware of having done SO at the
time
81 was at home, talking with my
family he says. 81 know the teeth
were in my mouth early in the even
ing, but later l CHANGED to put my
tongue where they should have been
and they were not there"
The teeth cost SIS and DIR. Marks
was counting on them for long and
faithful service. At present he is get
ting along with deficit in the tooth
supply and wondering If he'll have to
"buil the market" for more.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-13

totally unknown. The vessels which
passed Singapore were the following:
Battleships Sissoi Veliky and Oleg.
cruisers Admiral Nakhimoff, Dmitrl
Donskoi, Aurora, Izumrud, Jemtchug,
Almaz, Russ, Anadyr, Furst Bismarck.
Kaiserin Marie Theresa, Kaiserin Au.-
gusta Victoria Kaiser Friedrich, Rion
and seven torpedo boat destroyers, all
sailing under the naval flag. Under the
commercial flag were the volunteer
steamers Voronez, Kief, Yaroslav, Tam
boff, Vladimir and Orel, the Russian
Navigation company steamers Meteor,
Jupiter and Mercury. the East Atlantic
company's steamers Korea and Kaitai;
the North Baltic company's steamers
Kniaz Gortchakoff, one salvage ship and
16 GOLFERS.
Russians Repulsed.
Toxic, April 10-The following report
has been received from the Manchruian
army headquarters: April at two
O'Clock in the afternoon one battalion
of the enemy's infantry and six com
panies of cavalry came and attacked
Tsulushu, 20 miles north of Changtu.
They were repulsed. On the following
day "a companies of the enemy's cavalry
with several guns renewed the attack.
They were again repulsed. The main
force of the assailants reiterated toward
Pamiencheng. A portion stopped near
Choroyo, three miles north of Tsulushu.
Our casualties were ten. No officers
were included. The enemy's loss, judg-
ing from the corpses left behind and
from the number of carts carrying
wounded and killed, were over CO."
Circle Oyama's Lines.
Hardin, April 10.-Detachments of
Russian cavalry are actively recon
noitering the Japanese TANKS and even
the rear One of them has penetrated
the village of Erdahitzi where it was
brought to stop by Japanese entrench-
ments. Before retreating, however, it
is said to have succeeded in cutting the
railway and burning the depot and
stores. The detachment brought back
news that a fortnight ago mixed Jap
anese division of 10000 men, with ar
tillery left the Japanese rear and C&s-
appeared into Mongolia, and was fol-
lowed few days ago by another detach-
ment of 5000 men. These troops are en-
pected to appear in the region OF Bo-
dun, which. unfortunately, is connected
with the base by only poor roads. Kirin
is in the same plight, and the loss of the
narrow-gauge rolling stock abandoned
at Mukden is especially felt. Chinese
report that the Japanese are energetical-
ly transporting siege guns toward
Kirin.
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Officer Slain.

Diamond, Ind, April 10.-City Mar
shall Albert Byers, 40 years old, was shot
and killed Sunday night by Jesse Bones,
a saloonkeeper. Bones escaped. Byers
recently enforced an order against
gambling and slot machines. The men
met in front of the saloon Sunday night.
They quarreled, and in the fight which
followed Bones shot Byers through the
breast
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Menrn Cnns1l Named

Washington, April Johannes H,
Hayes, a negro lawyer of Richmond
Va, has been selected as consul at
Guadalupe, French West Indies.
Since Prof. Greene has been retired
as consul at Vladivostok Hayes will
be the only negro consul in the SER
vice. The place at Guadalupe has
been filled by George b. Anderson,
who has been transferred to Antigua
p w r.
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Killed Herself.

New York, April 10.-Miss Mary
Galloway, daughter of Robert M. Gala
way, president of the Merchants ma
tional bank and director in many rail
way companies. shot herself dead in her
room in the hotel Seville here Sunday
Dependency due to long continued i'll
ness is believed to have been the cause
of the suicide.
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Murderer Must Hang.

Peoria, Ill, April 10.-Judge Green
formally overruled the motion for a
new trial in the case of Otis Bolts, con
victed of wife murder Saturday. and set
the date for the execution as June 16.
Bolts received the death sentence with
a sneer.
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King Celebrates Birthday

Copnhagen, April 10.-King Chris
tan Saturday celebrated his eighty
seventh birthday in excellent health and
spirits. He received numerous tele-
grams of felicitation from sovereigns
and other heads of states, and held
reception of the diplomats and others.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-13
Western Jurist Dies.

Cheyenne, Wyo., April 10.--Jesse
Knight, chief justice of the supreme
court of Wyoming, died at his home
here Sunday. He had been or the
district and supreme court bench
number of years.
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Won His Bet.

Young Bleeter made a bet that he
would pop the question to the naughty
Miss de We're and get Eyes" as his an
swer. He won his bet.
"And when is the wedding to be-"
asked the loser.
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Two Sides of the Case.

Friend discussing festive occasion)
HIM! you'll miss half the fun, you
know, if you take your wife.
Jones-Ah, but that's nothing to what
I shall miss if / don't.-Ally Sloper.
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More Indictments.

Portland, Ore. April 10.-The federal
grand jury indicted Is well-known men
of Oregon and Washington, all but three
of them on charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government of public lands.
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ooh" said Bleeter, as he poclletcd
the money, "there isn't going to be any
wedding. The question put to Miss
de We're was: Would you rather ra-
main single than accept me?' Tit
RifS
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Discriminating.

Don't you think it is disgraceful to
go to jail?"
"Dat depends" said Flooding Pete.
ION what Jail you pick out. Some jails
is right luxurious. Washington Star.
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Train Kills Two.

Ardmore. l. T., April 10.-Moses
Simmons and Miss Mary Pearer,
young people, were killed at railway
crossing here Sunday. their buggy be-
ing struck by freight train.
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SUMMARY OF A
WEEKS EVENTS
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
AT HOME AND ABROAD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST

Progress Of Hostilities Between Rus
STA and Japan-Doings at Wash
ington-Items Of Interest from
All Over the World.
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Squadron Passes Singapore.

Singapore. April 0-Fifty-one ships OF
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's second Pa
cific squadron passed here Saturday.
The most important fighting vessels OF
the squadron, including the battleships
Kniaz Souvaroff, Alexander H., Boro-
dino and Orel, with their complement of
cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers, ETC..
did not arrive, and their whereabouts il
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-29

called out correctly the hostess takcs
the name of the successful guessers and
writes It beside the name OF the
"fairy's." thus preparing her list Of
couples for the banquet board. However.
II the girl Ia unidentified she steps to one
side and allows another to take her
place. After all the girls have passed In
review on the curtain those recognized
and named by the guessers pass into
the front parlor (Which has been sud
denly lighted. while those whs were
successful in Disgusting their Identity
must draw their partners from a blind
list" handed them by the hostess, which
consists of the gentlemen's names being
written beside numbers the names hid
den beneath a bit of folded paper leav-
ing only the numbers visible The girls
choose from the numbers and the
hostess hands each the cut-out name OF
her choice. Then all assemble In the
front parlor to pair off for the banquet
hall.
o II is quite laughable to see how queer
and grotesque some of the silhouettes
appear. and often a girls most intimate
friends could not recognize her by gaz-
ing on her shadow portrait If she de-
sires to create n bit of fun at her own
expense she may thrust out her nose.
fill her cheeks with breath and assume
an awkward attitude. Again, she may
pull her hair up into "door-knob" not
on top of her head and stretch her neck
to an unusual length.
Much wholesome merriment is to be
had at silhouette" party.
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FEATHER FOOT.

dimples In her rosy cheeks. Her hair
was short and fell in little ringlets
around her forehead and neck. The
other two girls would have nothing TO
do with her, so having no companion
she took long walks in the woods ana
learned that her feather-tipped heels
would take her anywhere that wings
would take a bird.
The young witch had made many
visits to the old witch since the girls
had come, but had breathed not word
of the third daughter, and the old witch
was still unaware of Featherfoots ex-
istence, but was extremely anxious to
see the other two, and begged the young
witch to brinl them over to CALL
The old witch was more fond OF her
daughters than of any Of her possess
sions and would brook no rivalry. They
were beautiful and none could be more
lovely. She had deeply regretted yield
ing to the young witch's entreaties, and
anger burned within her breast at the
thought of the possibly superior beauty
of the young witch's daughters
The young witch believed hers to be
prettier and dreaded for the old witch
to see them, but she had at last prom
ised to take them that night to party
at the old witch's house.
All the young people for miles around
had come to the party. The witch had
invited them, and though they were
afraid to go, they were still more afraid
to stay away.
Everyone welcomed the two strangers
and they were the bellies of the bail.
The old witch begged to have the new
arrivals stay all night so that they
might become better acquainted. and
the young witch consented with fear
and trembling and promised to come for
them early next morning. After the
guests had left the four girls retired to
their room and all went to sleep In one
bed.
Featherfoot had asked to go to the
party, but had met with a prompt re-
fusal. her sisters scolding her roundly
for presenting to even ask such thing.
They had no idea that she could cross
the lake, and did not give It another
thought; but when their mother hoped
across the lake with a daughter under
each arm, Featherfoot was close behind
them. Hidden by the darkness she had
watched them through the open doors
and windows as they laughed and talk
ed and danced. She still watched them
through the window even after they re-
tired, for she had noticed the evil
glances cast on them by the old witch,
and knew that danger threatened them.
When the girls deep breathing showed
that they were all asleep she saw the
door slowly open and the old witch come
in. Setting the candle on the table. she
gently lifted the girls. laying her two
daughters at the head of the bed. and
Featherfoot's sisters at the foot Of the
bed. all with their heads to the wall.
Then she put gold chains around her
daughters necks, and. taking the candle,
went softly from the room.
AS soon as the door closed Feather
foot leaped lightly through the window
and quickly changed the position Of the
girls. putting her two sisters at the
head of the bed with the gold chains on
their necks, and the witchs two daugh-
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She gathered up the damp part and
made ready to go. then gave jerk
and ran; but the dry corner gave such
a scream that it woke the old witch and
she caught Featherfoot just as she
got to the door.
"Ah. I've got you now" said the
witch. you've played your last trick!
You stole my coat of darkness and my
silver churn. and now you are trying
to get my crying quilt. Next you will
want my pretty skeleton"
Featherfoot was sure her time had
come to die. but she was too plucky to
let the witch imagine that she thought
SO, and she laughed in her face.
The old witch was uneasy at the sound
of her laughter. for she was more than
half afraid of the girl. SO she said;
''Featherfoot, II l were you, and you
were me, and I had been as mean to
you as you have been to me, what would
you do to me?"
Featherfoot said: well. If you were
me. and were you, and you had been
as mean to me as I have been to you
l would put you In sack, ana Woulo
tie the sack up to the ceiling ana
would go down to the woodpile and get
a stick, and | would beat you. Here
her eyes fell upon the dog and cat so
she continued, 81 would beat you TILL
you mewed like a cat and barked IKE
dog and your bones ratified ike dice III
a box"
This pleased the old witch -
and she snarled, "Tll do tina
When she had tied the CIR
and hung 1t by a rope from
in the very center Of the
FASTENED out to the woodpile ''s 81
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ters at the foot of the bed. She had
just finished when the door began to
open. and she slipped under the bed
and lay there trembling.
The witch had no candle now. but
feeling her way to the bed, she felt for
the faces of the two girls at the foot of
the bed, and with a few deft touches of
magic brush forever destroyed their
beauty.
As soon as the old witch again left
the room Featherfoot crept from under
the bed and. whispering to her sisters
she woke them, telling them to make
not the slightest noise. She helped them
through the window. and. taking one
under each arm. she sprang across the
lake and reached home in safety.
When the old witch discovered the
trick that had been played on her She
OF course, thought 1t was the other witch
Her daughters beauty could only be re-
stored by the Wizard of the Pines. and
she sent them on their long pilgrimage
to him, vowing vengeance on the one
who had caused the mistake.
The evening of the party. while Feath-
erfoot was watching the dancers
through the kitchen window. she saw
the preparations for supper. The meat
was being cooked in large pots in fire.
place. and mischievous idea tempted
her. She ran home and brought sack
of salt, and, jumping on the roof,
sprinkled 1t down the chimney into the
pots below. OF course, this made the
guests very thirsty, and before long
they had drank up all the water In the
house, and the witch had to send one
of the servants to the we'll for more
Featherfoot heard her tell the girl to
take her cloak of darkness and to hang
1t on tree by the spring so as not to
get 1t wet when she stopped to fill the
bucket
This was a magic cloak that made the
wearer invisible. while illuminating all
around
Featherfoot ran down to the spring
and hid behind a large rock beside the
tree. When the girl stopped down to
fill her bucket, Featherfoot gave her a
push and over she went into the water
with a splash. Featherfoot put on the
cloak and wore it the rest of the night
A few days afterward when she gave
the cloak to one of her sisters the
other said: "Featherfoot, 1 want you to
of a wonderful silver churn, with a
gold dasher, that she had seen at the
party. When the dasher was moved
up and down 1t played the most lovely
music.
As much for the fun of the adventure
as to crafty her sister, Featherfoot
went over the next afternoon, when
she knew that the old witch would be
asleep. and, carefully lifting out the
dasher. she took 1t in one hand and the
churn in the other and slipped out of
the house. When she got to the lake
she set the churn on the ground, and
putting in the dasher, she danced up
and down with the dasher, making as
much noise as possible.
The old witch awoke instantly and
ran to the churn as fast as her feet
could carry her. Featherfoot waited
to the last minute then lightly leaped
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RAINING A MANOR. WAR.

A modern ram is nothing more than
huge steel beak or spur, which is fitted
to the PROV of the battleship for the
purpose of destroying an enemys ship
In wartime by the force of collision. In
deed. should vessel succeed In driving
her ram against another warship, the
blow. If delivered at full speed, would
be sufficient to crush In the ships side
and sink her Immediately. A battleships
ram weighs about 40 tons. and Is cast
all In one piece. 1t is of solid steel and
capable of striking a tremendous blow.
Shellproof man-o'-war may be made.
but the skill of the naval architect is
unequal to the task of designing a ship
that can resist the ram.
Great care has to be exercised in fixing
such a heavy piece of steel. The method
generally adopted Is as follows: The
ram Is suspended from a strong derrick.
he bottom end of which is attached to
he extreme end of the vessels keel
plates. The gap between the ram and
he uncompleted part. or hull. 10 walled
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over the lake, while the music of the
churn fioated back to the astonished
witch.
When the young witch made her next
visit across the lake she confessed to
having drank the third drop. and that
she had three daughters instead of two
The old witch looked greatly troubled
and said she feared Featherfoot would
be the death of both OF them. Now l
know 1t was she who made me injure
my own daughters, robbed me of my
cloak and churn and defies me-"
But the young witch was so busy
looking at new silk quilt on the bed
that she paid little attention to the
doleful prophecy.
When she returned home she told
Featherfoot she wanted her to get that
quilt for her. Featherfoot asked how
she could go about 1t. Her mother said:
THE quilt is on the old witch's bed
and will cry out when anyone else
touches 1t. unless 1t is wet. You must
take jug of water with you and dam
pen 1t all over; for If there is a dry
spot on 1t, it will cry OUT when you
pull it Off of the bed. and she Will catch
you Yes. and kill me. too" said
Featherfoot- But her mother would not
listen to her objections, and said she
must go.
Featherfoot filled a jug with water
and crossed over to the old witch's
house and slipped In while the old witch
sat fast asleep by the IRE.
Her old cat and dog, toothless from
age and nearly blind. ,dozed on the
hearth.
In one corner of the room hung a
skeleton Of which she was very proud.
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Over the earth in an automobile;
Down through the sea in a submarine
boat;
Up through the clouds on a flying wheel;
On through space in an airship we
float.
Straight toward the sun. shining high
and bright
To see where he gets his stove of gold:
On past the moon that guides us by
night
Through the Milky Way. storied ana
old.
We stop first at Mars to take fresh air;
Then off again on our distant way
To touch at Venus, warm and fair;
And next at Mercury for a day.
But Old Sol throws his fire in our eyes,
Binding us SO that we have to turn
back
Whizzing away as the lightning flies,
Taking our way DER the self-same
track
That led us thither moment ago,
AS in fancy we left the earth for the
sky;
For on Fancy's wings we flew, don't you
know
That's the way we travel, my COM
rade and 1.
MAUD WALKER.
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No sooner had she left the house than
Featherfoot cut a hole in the bag and
jumped out. Then she picked up the
old cat and dog and stuffed them into
the sack. and. last of all. crowded the
pretty skeleton" on top of them. and.
with deft stitches. fastened up the OPEN
ing and hid behind the door while the
witch hunted for a stick to suit her
She could easily have run home. but
she could not forego the delight of Wit
Messing the result of her miscellaneous
trick
The old witch came In with a large
stick In her hand. and. drawing back
her arms, she gave tremendous blow
with the stick
The first lick hit the cat, and II walled
in agony. With hideous grin she said:
II thought I'd make you NEW like a
cat" The next lick found the dog. and
he howled dismally. The old witch fair
ly danced around the sack with delight
as she said: 1T thought I'd make you
howl like a dog and again she piled
the stick.
This time she struck the skeleton, and
as 1t broke into hundred pieces which
fairly shouted: ~ thought I'd make
your bones rattle
Now she united the bag with fiendish
glee to view the battered and beaten
Featherfoot. When she saw the old cat
and dog breathing their last and the
pretty skeleton in ruins her victorious
expression changed to such ludicrous
look of perplexity that mischievous
Featherfoot's laugh rlppled out. in spite
of her. and before she could move the
old witch caught her again.
But, to Featherfoot's surprise, no
trace of anger was In the old witch's
face. She was beaten and frightened.
with a voice full of pleading she said;
"Featherfoot, you have treated me
shamefully, but 1 will forgive you or
one condition. have all my life wanted
to cross the lake, and IL you will take
me over 1 will never again try to harm
you"
Featherfoot took her up on her back
and started to the lake. The nearer
they came to the water the heavier the
old witch seemed. When Featherfoot
tried to hop across the lake. as usual,
she came down only a few feet from
SllOI6 III WdlGI up " ilCi AtShs
The old witch, terribly frightened,
jumped off and fell into deep water
and sank from sight. Featherfoot
reached out to save her, but could not
take step toward her, for her feet
felt as II weighted with lead, and shs
turned back and waded ashore.
AS she came out of the water she
looked down at her feet and saw that
she had lost the little wings in the
waters of the lake.
She looked around to SEQ what had
become of the old witch, and was ap-
palled at the change that had taken
place.
The waves were growing higher and
higher and flashing each other as II in
a fury. The sky was fast growing
dark, and the wind came moaning
across the water.
Where the witch had fallen the water
boiled and dubbed, as II in a cauldron.
Flashes of lightning shot across the