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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22
AWFUL EXPERIENCE OF A FISH
ERMAN OFF COAST OF
NOVA SCOTIA.
FIVE DAYS WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER
Mind of Youthful Companion Gives Way
Captain Matheson Prevents Murder
and Suicide Until They Are
Finally Rescued.

Halifax.-Afioat on the limitless ex-
panse of ocean off Browns banks, the
Nova Scotia fishing ground, for over 100
hours In little dory, and with COM
panion crazed through lack of food and
drink, such was the awful situation
experienced by Charles. Matheson, a
Boston fisherman, recently.
Matheson with Frederick Hemmeon.
a youthful Nova Scotian, had left the
fishing schooner Quonnapowitt and
gone trawling. When they finally filed
their dory near shutdown and were
about to return, their vessel was no.
where in sight They studied the rim
of the universe with great care, but they
could not see her. So far as they were
concerned she did not exist.
So the younger man threw out the an
Choir and made himself restful in the
bow and watched the waves undulating
lazily out of the clouds of mist, into the
small world, and then into the mists
again.
A moment later he said he guessed he
would doze awhile, since there were no
Signs OIL the SCuDOneI.
Keep awake" answered the older
man sharply. You'll take cold if you
sleep in this dampness."
But Hemmeon protested that he would
sleep only short time. The other man
commanded him TO sprinkle some water
on his face and swing his arms vigorous
w. The older man had been to sea during
the past so years; the younger man only
three years So the latter Obediently
sprinkled his face with the cold brine
and exercised, end presently he said he
was wide awake again.
The First Night.
Hemmeon said the fog was growing
thicker The older man corrected him
with considerable sternnesS. He said
night was coming. He told the younger
man to swing his arms whenever he fel
drowsy and cold. Several times during
the early part OF the evening the youth
rose i'm the bow and exercised; later, he
lay still so long that his dory mate
grabbed an oar and prodded him and
ordered him peremptorily to keep
awake,
Always they listened for the foghorn,
and the youth often wondered what had
become of the schooner. But the night
grew older and older and the cold pene-
trated through their oilslxins. Occa-
sionally the youth swore.
Finally the morning came. The fog
was SO thick that the light Of day made
only the merest impression on the dark
brownish coloring of the atmosphere.
AT iratthe nearby horizon was blacklist
green hours later it was murky green
and in the late afternoon it was acurious
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22
HEARING WAS TOO GOOD.
Examineo Who Could Hear. the Tick
of \ Watch When Not
Running.

''The physical examination of new po
licemen often furnishes a lot, of amuse-
nent, remarked Chief of Police Hayes
the other day while in reminiscent
mood, relates the Kansas City Independ
lat. Catch questions cont go, of course,
but every now and then they are asked
by way of a josh. / remember young
fellow--he's now sergeant-who fell into
trap the prettiest you ever saw. The
doctor had examined him up and down
and all around, and then declared that
he would make test of his hearing. TAX
ing watch out of his pocket, with a
wink at me, he asked: DO you hear
that tick?'
Eyes, perfectly the young man an.
swered.
He held it foot from the applicants
ear.
.''Stin hear it, he asked.
sizes, sir
SNOW stand back three PAGES
The young man did SO.
Now said the examiner, do you hear
1t from that distanee?'
The applicant listened intently Then
he smiled and nodded
- | still hear it, sir he said.
You certainly have the most remark
able hearing | ever came across said the
examiner. That watch has not been run.
ming for three weeks"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22

the superhuman attempts to KEEP it
presentable for a few hours wear. Be-
sides, the colored shirtings. are SO at
tractive, the gray-blues and light blues
and pinks especially so. We noticed
this morning the first woman to ap-
pear with a colored waist, cotton
cheviot of gray-blue striped with a
darker shade. 1t looked neat and trim
and comfortable, the wearer did not
have to keep her arms at an uncom-
Portable angle to avoid more than
probable smudge and stain.
One should be careful in the selec-
ton of colors, and careful to get what
is becoming and what will wash well.
| have found the good cottons as salts
factory, perhaps more SO, than the col
ored linens. With the new waists
stocks of self-material will be used,
and also tailored stocks of black silk
Those under the latter head are eS-
pecially good this year, rather small
and quite high. We are to wear the
high stock for shirt waists, and with
the lingerie blouse may, If the throat
be pretty enough, affect the round
Dutch neck, use no collar or stock at
all.
At a matinee the other day the star
wore some fetching spring gowns, and
one, morning frock, was very charm
ing. It was gray-blue pongee shirt
waist suit; the skirt. unframed. fit
ting close about the hips and some ar
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ONE ARMED APPLAUSE.
Cooperative Hand-Clapping by Two
Men with One Hand
Each.

Nine. Bernhardt had Just returned from
a spin in motor car. Her face was
flushed, and she wore skirt OF sealslin
Madame" said reporter who speaks
French what do you regard as the
greatest triumph of your career?"
The great artist smiled.
sMy greatest triumph" she mused
swell, think perhaps my greatest tn
umph was in Paris, on the first night Of
L'Aiglon, at the end of the third act.
1.-The third act was passionately APP
plauded, but, as l stood before the cur
tain, the applause was drowned under a
burst of laughter.
'The laughter came from the topmost
gallery. The audiences eyes, and my
eyes, too, were turned reproachfully
thither And as we looked the reproach
died out of our faces. For what do you
suppose we saw?
1--WE saw to one-armed men standing
up in the front row, side by side, quite
oblivious of the amusement they created.
cooperating with the remaining hands TO
add to the applause"
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was in the path of commerce. He told
the lunatic that they would see more
schooners. 80
Men Finally Rescued
In the morning on the horizon ap-
peared two steamers and three schoon-
ers, but they continued on their way
unseeing Yet at last, when Mathe
son figured out that the day must be
Saturday, he detected still another
sail. He couldn't see very plainly
but he told the youth in the bottom
OF the boat that it was fis1rins
schooner After a time he began t.
believe that she was drifting in a
course similar to his own. He made
out number of small boats around
her like a flock of busy chickens.
Later he saw the boats spread out and
ramble hitler and thither. So he
struggled to his feet and held up his
signal for the last time and waved it
to and fro.
Then he saw the other dorymen
wave something back and steer their
boats toward him. The stimulating
influence of their acknowledgment
was so great that he 1eaped on the
maudlin figure in the bow and tried
to rouse him TO realization OF the
most wonderful event in the world.
The youth answered him with faint
| incoherence. The boy was very pal
| lid.
Later, on board the Flora S. Nick
erson, the older rescued trawler drank
endless quantities of water. Eventu-
ally he said to his rescuers:
'tWhat day of the week is it,"
They answered: Saturday Satur-
day afternoon. When were you lost
in the fog?"
He answered: "On Tuesday
don't remember what year"
The other fishermen counted rapid
! ly on their fingers. and then they
gasped:
''One hundred and two hours
God!"
In nearby bunk the pallid youth
babled continuously. When they
brought him into Boston the other
day and sent him to the hospital he
was still babbling.
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NO REST NIGHT OR DAY.
With Irritating Skin Humor-Hair
Began to Fall 0ut--Wonderful Re-
suit from Cuticura Remedies.

'About the latter part of July my wholc
body began to itch. ] did not take much
notice of it at first, but it began to get
worse all the time. and then / began, to
get uneasy and tried all kinds of baths md
other remedies that were recommended
for skin humors; but became worse all
the time. My hair began to fall out and
my scalp itched all the time. Especially
at night, just as soon as. / would get in
bed and get warm, my whole body would
begin to itch ard my finger nails would
keep it irritated, and it was not long he
fore / could not rest night or day. A
friend asked me to try the Cuticura Rene
dies, and l did, and the first application
helped me wonderfully For about four
weeks l would take a hot bath every
nighs and then apply the Cuticura Oint-
ment to my whole body; and | kept get
ting better, and by the time ] used four
boxes of Cuticura was entirely cured
and my hair stopped falling out y. II.
Blankenship. $40 N. Del. St., Indianapolis.
Ind Oct 81 1onR -
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22

The splendid passenger service of the
Nickel Plate Road, the care and atten-
ton shown passengers have made it a
favorite with the inexperienced as well as
those accustomed to travel. Every feature
necessary TO the comfort and convenience
of the passengers, especially ladies travel
ing alone or accompanied by children, is
provided Colored Porters in Uniform are
in attendance to serve the wants of all
and to see that cars are kept scrupulous-
ly clean. Pullman Sleepers on all trains,
and an excellent Dining service, serving
Individual Club meals or la Carte at
moderate cost. When travelling East pur-
chase your tickets via the Nickel Plate
Road. All trains depart from the La
Sale st. Station, Chicago. For full in
formation regarding tickets, rates, routes,
sleeping car reservations, etc, call on or
address j. j. Callahan, General Agent,
No. Ill Adams St., Chicago, Ill.
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brine. Matheson clutched for his COM
panion frantically, and at last caught
him by the hair of the head. He was
barely able to drag him into the boat
again. The effort left Matheson ex-
hausted. For long time the youth
again lay in the bottom of the dory
like corpse, and his friend thought he
was corpse, but he couldn try to re-
vive. him because another wave came
into the boat and compelled him to RAJ
sumo bailing.
Presently his arched figure suddenly
Strengthened. His naggard eyes
opened wide and stared tensely into
the night. Far off to the starboard hs
thought he observed change in the
blackness. Gradually the misty yellow
reflection became number of twink
ling stars, and later continuous dis
charge of sparks issued from the CEN
ter OF the radiance The trawler shout
ed to the still figure in the bottom OF
the dory:
Its a steamer! She's Dearin' down
on u.s."
At once he reached for the fork and
repeated his frenzied signaling. The
steamer came nearer and nearer, but
at last she approached no more, but
began to recede. Then Matheson con-
cluded to signal no longer, he sat
down in the boat and sobbed tear
lessly.
The youth revived during the night
and sang and swore. Matheson
bailed and steered the boat and kept
the fork close beside him. The older
man was alternately discouraged and
hopeful He felt certain that the dory
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southWesterly, with til wind. He told
the young man that that course would
undoubtedly lead them into feet of
fishing smacks or into the path OF
other craft. The younger man as
sented
The older man advised him to take
the oars and row, and added that ne
would relieve him after half hour.
The younger man finally became
very weary and hungry and sleepy
Now and then his head dropped on his
breast and lay there until the man in
the stern prodded him roughly with
an oar, whereupon the young man
slowly awol1e and showed much an
ger. Sometimes his friend spoke to
him brusquely and sometimes he
pleaded with him. The young man
continued to complain. He said he
was hungry enough to eat leather. He
wished to eat some of the remaining
fish in the bottom of the boat. The
older man ordered him to leave them
alone, and, to make certain that he
complied, he picked them up. one by
one, and threw them overheard. The
young man said he had already eaten
one, and when the other man scolded
3 him he laughed loudly.
Youths Mind Deserts Him.
But by and by the laugh became
a Shrek and the complaints incoher-
ent. To check the delirium, the older
man splashed cold water on the burn
ing face. These ministrations restored
his friend to temporary sanity. But
presently the older, man was so busy
trying to manipulate the dory in the
turbulent sea that he couldn't give
much attention to the youth, and then,
above the wailing Of the wind and the
water, he heard a diSorderly clamor.
And once in awhile the youth reached
forward and grabbed him by the arm
and demanded his supper. He accused
Matheson OF keeping his food from
him.
During the night the storm tossed The
dory about like piece of wreckage.
Sometimes it amused itself by delug.
ing it's occupants, and once, when
Hemmeon was standing Electrically
in the bow and expostulating with his
companion, a wave descended upon
the boat and careened it so far that
the raving boy lost his balance and
toppled over the side. Mathewson
jumped for him and caught him by
the collar OF his jacket, and, when
the next wave came along, he yanlzed
him into the boat again. The young
man was no longer delirious; he was
as limp as dead man. His face was
pallid and parboiled
The old man stopped down and felt
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22
PRETTY LINGERIE.

A tiny necl1piece or ermine will be
worn with spring street gowns, and
add pretty touch to these dresses.
these dresses which are perhaps as
well esteemed as any of the apparel
donned during the year. The new
spring gown means much more than
merely new gown--it means spring
Is coming and summer, the gala time
of the year
Hats are to riot in color, the straws
gayest of the gay, the posies trying to
be even more SO. A season of color,
we are sure 20 have. And we would
mention that there is a new brown,
very unlike the sober tones we are ac-
custOmed to associate with this color;
it has SO much life it might well be
called orange. And another new shade
is chamois, recently we We're shown a
chamois colored Pongee frock, coat set
off by black velvet collar and cuffs;
and we voted it very smart indeed,
most becoming to the dark-haired girl
1t adorned.
Coats as rule are very short, mere
boleros, but there are some Empire
wraps in light weight materials. The
Empire dress is more than ever in
favor, and we should give word Of
advice concerning the corset and un-
derwear to be worn with this style of
gown. 1t is ridiculous to attempt to
wear a short wasted Empire over a
corset like the one in favor for some
time back Our illustration shows a
good Empire chemise, the waist con-
fined about as it would be in the over
dress. And we picture combination
corSet-cover and skirt designed to be
worn, with the fashionable princess
gown. The separate corset-cover shown
has pulled sleeves, good feature for
an undergarment designed for wear
with soft lingerie blouse, the fullness
at the shoulder helping do away with
the limp look often seen in these 9TH
erwise very satisfactory fancy blouses.
White pongee is beautiful fabric
and one much appreciated this season.
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out the boat .and>t forget constant IL
ternal disturbance, forgot the lunatic.
Mad Youth Attempts Suicide.
All the afternoon and early evening
of this day the youth sputtered and
fumed, and at last began to talk abou.
his home in Nova Scotia, and car
ried on a long conversation with his
mother and father. He told them
that he had gone out fishing with ::
man named Matheson, and that this
man, by reason of some enmity for
him, had eaten all the food and drunk
all the water in the boat. He said
that he suffered so much from hun
ger and thirst that he finally wished
to jump into the sea. Whereupon he
stood up and screamed a long de-
nunciation to the man with the board
and bucket, and, when Matheson or.
dered him to sit down, flung himself
over the side of the boat.
The older man dropped his board
and bucket and jumped for the luna
tic. The latter fell into the water,
but his friend had him firmly by the
tail of his smock and dragged him
back into the dory. For a long time
the youth lay apparently dead. Mathe-
son tried to revive him, but the fire.
quent deluges of water interrupted
him He bailed automatically for the
remainder of the night
In the morning the storm lessened,
but the waves still tumDled over one
another in threatening manner, SO
that the older man busted himself in
steering the boat and in bailing.
Vessel Is Sighted.
Shortly after noon the creature IN
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the bottom of the boat wriggled to lie
again and moaned fitfully. This was
reassuring to the older man, and he
looked again from horizon to horizon.
And after a time, when the dOry rose
on the crest of a wave, he thought
he saw a speck in the distance, He
watched it intently, and finally con-
Guided, with feeling of great Joy, tina.
it was a schooner of some sort. So
he jumped for the pitchfork and took
off his jacket, forgetful of the January
wind, and raised the crude signal in
frantic manner.
The vessel seemed to approach them:
then it remained in it's relative posi-
ton for an apparently interminable
time. 1t remained there so long thai
even the older man lost patience and
began to scream. The feverish youth
gradually comprehended the unusual
excitement and regained sufficient con-
seriousness to join in the cries for sue
cor. Together the two men stood up
in the uncertain dory and waved Their
apparel to the far-off vessel, and
yelled until their parched lips split
and the blood ran down their chins
The vessel eventually disappeared in
the far-off east.
Then the youth sank down in the
bottom of the dory and resumed hia
| raving denunciation of his compan-
ion The latter sat with bowed head
and for long time gave way to his
emotions. 1t was his first break:
down. Later In the day when the
boat rose on boiling wave, he saw
other schooners. Each time he waved
his slicker in a frenzy and yelled un-
til his dry throat refused him utter
ance, but the men of the vessels never
saw the lone dory and its corpselile
cargo.
Just before shutdown that night the
| trawlers saw steamer, and once more
they went through the mockery of wav-
ing their garments and trying to shout.
The steamer was beyond the limits OF
their world. Still Matheson urged tina:
| they were in the path Of commerce,
/, and he told the youth that they would
probably be sighted on the morrow.
Hemmeon huddled in the bow of the
dory and raved all during the evening
Tries to Kill Companion.
Toward midnight he began again u
talk of his home and to tell his par
ents of the cruelty of a man named
Matheson. The latter tried to quiet
him, but the mad youth glared out OF
burning eyes and threatened to kill
him. After time be crept along the
bottom of the boat and fumbled about
| in the water until he found the pitch
fork. And then he sprang up anG
stood over the cider man, brandishing
the pitchfork. Matheson moved quick
! ~ also He tried to seize the youths
wrist Hemmeon laughed and jumped
backward, nearly swamping the boa.
Matheson pleaded with his friend. The
youth screamed with laughter and, be-
fore the laugh ended, made a sudden
plunge with the pitchfork. Once Math-
eson missed the wrist and barely
lodged the prongs of the fork. The
next time he gripped the mad youths
wrist and wrenched the pitchfork
away.
Hemmeon, in struggling TO regain it.
staggered and fell overheard. The older
man leaped for him just in time again
to catch the tail of his smock, but the
wet garment slipped out of his GRASP
| and the lunatic went down into the
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rangement of pleats giving fullness to
the lower part; the waist was a simple
pleated model, the belt of self-material.
as remember. The neck was little
low, and there was a collar of lace at
a point in front by dark blue four-in-
hand tie, pretty negligee touch
A few hats have blossomed forth
and again we are to wear flower gar
dens on our heads. One model noticed
this morning was of apple-green straw,
small rather longish turban, low
crowned; peeping from the brim at in
dentations here and there was half
blown rose. American Beauty shade.
and yelling the exuberance of red
some green maline was drawn over the
flowers. 1t was much prettier than the
description tells, the coloring soft and
effective. The bird of paradise is seen
even in spring millinery, but in all
probability will not be generally taken
to.
Elbow and three-quarter sleeves are
the order of the day, as fashionable il
not more SO than last year. 1t is hard
now to get coat with long sleeve.
Very nice looking rain coats are ap-
pearing, a touch Of color in collar and
cuffs that proves welcome-why should
rainy day be entirely given over to
gloom?
A novelty from Paris is red shoe
with silver heel, and this gay foot
gear is worn over while silk open
work stockings. All right for negli-
gee at home-and very fetching but
impossible for the street or even a
semi-public place. The fetching then
degenerates into the loud.
ELLEN OSMoNDE.
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A white pongee princess untrimmed
save for bit of thread lace on the
bodice. is in excellent style. The Rajah
silks are very artistic, and there is q
good imitation which sells at retail for
about half-a-dollar yard. Whether or
not the latter is really washable we
cannot say. 1t comes in exquisite
shades. Chimes embroiderieS are ap-
propriate for pongee, and the Chinese
blues set off the white goods excellent
ly WELL Doubtless this season in the
cities all the Chinese shops, from big
establishment to humblest, will be
raided by Mclean woman in search of
odd bit of needlework. Heavy and rich
Iy colored Armenian embroideries,
marked with silver and gold threads,
are attractive. the heavy embroidery
done on gauZy material Jewelled
buckles and slides are another novelty
that promise to give tone to the styles
of the day. Applied trimmings in col
ors are effective when used sparingly,
a wholesale use reminds of patchwork.
Bits Of sky blue or old pink linen APP
piled with fancy stitches, may be made
to trim very prettily.
A new silk petticoat ruffied quite to
the knees is offered, and is recommend
ed to give just the desirable fullness.
Shot silk is again favored for petit
coats, and harmonizing with the
gown yet giving contrast too, is a
pleasant change from the one-tone
fashion so popular lately.
1t will be quite the thing to have a
skirt of check or invisible plaid and a
short plain jacket repeating a tone In
the skirt. This is the approved walk
ing suit of the day, the hat harmonic
ing with the costume, showing the two
tones in the suit. For walking dresses
light weight materials are preferred,
these substantial enough and yet not Of
weight to cumber. Now that skirts
are made SO full. it would be impos-
sible to use woods of much weight.
Madame, if she chose, may dress fash
ionably and comfortably
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Brazilian Servants.

In Brazil servants will not sleep in
the house, as rule, but expect to
leave at seven at night and not re-
turn until seven or eight the next
day. AS a result, many houses have
a pane of glass in one of the windows
taken out, through which the baker
and the milkman pass their goods on
their early rounds, without troubling
member of the family to get up and
open the door.