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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
BIackbird Fiahts Cat.

Blackbirds, it is known, will do
many things, but the following story
of a fight with a cat may be worth re-
cording, says the London Daily News:
Last week Mr. John Dennis, clerk
and sexton of the Beckenham Parish
church, found two young blackbirds in
the churchyard. He placed them in a
cage outside his house, where the old
birds found them, and have been feed
ing them ever since, starting as early
as 3 o'clock in the morning.
The other morning while engaged
in his work, the hen bird was seized
by cat, whereupon the cock attacked
it furiously, and with such commo-
ton as to attract an attendant in the
churchyard, with the result that the
hen was rescued.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18

The new Pure Food and Drug
Law will mark it on the label of
every cough cure containing opium,
chloroform, or any other Supplying
or poisonous drug. But it passes
DR.. Shops Cough Cure as made
for 20 years, entirely free. DR..
Shoop all along has bitterly opposed
the use of all opiates or narcotics.
DR.. Shops Cough Cure is abso-
lutely safe even for the youngest
babe-and it cures, it does not simp-
ly suppress. Get safe and reliable
cough cure, by simply insisting on
having DR.. Shops. Let the law
be your protection. We cheerfully
recommend and sell it. K. 5. Free
man 81 Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
The First Safety Pins.

There is a strange story connected
with the safety PIN the clerk said.
can Englishman invented this pin
some thirty or forty years ago. For
this admirable invention he was high
ly honored. Fetes and applause were
showered upon him. II l am not mis-
taken the man was even knighted.
about three years ago, in excava-
ting in Pompeii, they came upon
what do you think? a perfect safety
pin. Hundreds of perfect bronze safe
ty pins. The Englishman's invention
wasn't new at all. 1t was 1000 years
old.
'The man had been feted and hon
ored all his life-he had even been
knighted, for an invention that he
didn't invent. Minneapolis Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Cold Storaue in Labrador.

A bucket OF potatoes, ito be eaten
out of three times a day." is not I'M
common prescription to supply from
our dispensary. We have great trouble
to keep enough.
Often a bit of fresh beef is easier
to give, for we kill our oxen in the fall
and cut them into joints. Then we fill
our old barrels with clear water and
drop in the beef. 1t promptly all
freezes solid and is preserved at least
from December to July.
was much amused to notice that
some rats had singled out in the store
one of these barrels for attack. After
partially gnawing through the wood
they came down on the block Of ice
but in many nights working they had
got very little "forrader. DIR. w. T
Grenfell in Boston Transcript.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Old Cities Were Noisy.

Modern cities are not as noisy as
those of other days. For example, in
London in the time of King George ii.
the streets were still cobbled and the
pack horses of Elizabethan memory
had been replaced by heavy carts and
wagons. Barrels of beer and heavy
cases were dragged about on drays OF
iron without wheels, and to add to the
tumult heavy signs in immense frames
of ironwork hung out in front of shops
and houses, and creaked intermina-
bly,. Street cries never ceased for a
moment all day. All the smaller ne
cessities, such as pins, thread, string,
ink, stamps, fish, milk, cakes, bread,
drugs, herbs, matches, were hawked in
the streets.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Ills KNOWLEDGE OF WEEDS.
1t was Confined to the Kind Put in
CIGARS.

1t was Confined to the Kind Put in
Cigars.
At suburban residence near Phila-
delphia there recently appeared an un-
kempt-looking individual who asked
for employment. 1t CHANGED that this
application was made to the lady OF
the house herself, who was superin-
tending the transplanting of plants in
the garden.
care you a gardener" asked the
lady.
"'Ain't had much experience at gar
DENIM was the reply.
Can you plant these bushes"
I'D hate to risk spoilin' EN-, mum"
'Then, what can you do?"
well, num-" responded the I'M
kempt-looking individual, IF you was
to hand ne one of your husbands CT
gars might sit in the greenhouse an
smoke out them insects that's eatin'
the leaves of them rose bushes"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Whu Men Crow Bald.

When you see a bald man you see
one nine times in ten who has no i'm
aginatiOn. There are twenty bald
Germans to one bald Irishman. The
study of Shelly or Of Keats never
made a young man lose his hair, but
an immense desire to master the pro-
found Greek authors makes many a
student prematurely bald. The bust
ness man without imagination who is
above thirty usually is a specialist in
something. He digs into that, makes
money, grows bald and wastes his vi
tality. Three physicians in five have
little hair when they are forty. Nine
newspaper men in ten have thick hair
when they are sixty The tenth, per-
haps, does not lack imagination, but
may have studied too hard in school
days.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18

"My mother has suddenly been
made young at 70. Twenty years
of intense suffering from dyspepsia
had entirely disabled her, until six
months ago when she began taking
Electric Bitters, which have COM
pletely cured her and restored the
strength and activity she had i'll the
prime of life" writes Mrs. w. L.
Fitzpatrick, of Danforth, Me. Great
est restorative medicine on the
globe. Sets Stomach, Liver, and
Kidneys right, purifies the blood,
and cures Malaria, Billiousness and
Weakness. Wonderful nerve Tonic.
Price soc. Guaranteed by R. S.
Freeman & Sons drug store.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Millionaire ard Didn't Know IL.

Thomas Mccarthy, bartender at
the Lincoln hotel, Newcastle, Pa, has
Just learned that he has been a mil
lionaire for six years. So is his broth
er, Michael Mccarthy of Wampum.
foreman of Pittsburg & Lake Erie
section gang. Six years ago their
uncle, who left long ago and made a
fortune in Australia. died in Denver,
leaving Thomas and Michael 81 ,O0O,-
900 each. However, neither knew of
this until a day or two ago, when they
learned it accidentally.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
CURING a Pampered Pet.

Another clever veterinary had a sys-
tenn all his own. When he received an
overfed toy dog he would consign him
to a disused brick oven with crust of
bread, an onion and an old boot. When
the dog began to gnaw the bread the
anxious mistress was informed that
her dog was doing nicely" When it
commenced operations on the onion
word was sent that the pet was de
cidedly better" but when the animal
tackled the boot, my lady was gratified
to hear that her precious pet was
ready to be removed"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Realistic.

The book agent was showing the old
farmer one of the six best sellers"
"A wonderful book" said the agent
as he turned to the first chapter. Just
listen to this plot: There's an omin-
Gus cloud on the sire's brow when he
sees the lightning flash in the deter
mined eyes of his beautiful daughter
Great shoats!" calculated the old
farmer, his jaw dropping.
"Then comes the shower of tears.
But bark! The hero is laundering
The old farmer jumped down from
the fence and held up his hand.
"One minute, mister" he drawled,
Zone minute till put the chickens UP
and get my umbrella. swan, that thar
book is so stormy l feel like l am get
ting wet now"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Advice to Housewives.

No home is so pleasant, regard
less of the comforts that money will
buy, as when the entire family is in
perfect health. A bottle of Orino
Laxative Fruit Syrup costs 50 cents.
1t will cure every member of the
family of constipation, sick head
ache or stomach trouble. r. S.
Freeman & Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
THE SKIN OF THE TEETH.
When We Say We Escape By 1t We
Are Mlsquoting Job.

When we declare with gusto that we
have escaped by the skin of our
teeth" we are guilty-so the authori-
ties declare-of using one of those
twisted sayings which have entirely
supplanted the original versions.
Precious few persons know that 1t
was poor old Job who began all this
talk about the skin of the teeth. LII
the Book of Job, nineteenth chapter,
twentieth verse, it is recorded that he
exclaimed:
81 escaped with the skin OF my
teeth
One heaYs people saying nowadays:
II got out with nothing but the
clothes on my back!"
This sounds like positive opulence
compared with Jobs sole remaining
belonging, the skin of his teeth, with
which, not by which, he escaped.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18

Preventics, as the name implies
prevents all colds and grippe when
'staken at the sneeze stage" Pre-
ventics are toothsome candy tablets
Preventics dissipate all colds quick
ly, and taken early, when you frst
feel that cold is coming, they
check and prevent them. Preventics
are thoroughly safe for children, and
as effectual for adults. Sold and
recommended in S cent and IS cent
boxes by r. S. Freeman & Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
A Most Wonderful Cure.

Joseph D. Underhill, of Dolan, S.
D., says: 81 have received great
benefit from your White Wine of
Tar Syrup. had a deep seated
cough and the doctors gave up ali
hopes of my recovery and pronounc-
ed it consumption. | tried every
thing that we could hear of. Finally
one Of my friends prevailed upon
me to use your White Wine of Tar
Syrup. l used ~ bottles and am
entirely cured. Such medicine |
can recommend to those who were
afflicted as | was. G. r. Taggart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Result of Neglect.

In most cases consumption re-
suits from a neglected or improper
ly treated cold. Foley's Honey and
Tar cures the most obstinate coughs
and prevents serious results. 1t costs
you no more than the unknown
preparations and you should insist
upon having the genuine in the yell
low package. r. S. Freeman &
Son
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
BOY HAS A STRONG NECK.
Falls Twenty-Five Feet Upon his Hea,

Falls Twenty-Five Feet Upon his Head
From a Pole and Is Unhurt.
Eddie Bunch, son of r. ]. Bunch of
Sioux City, Iowa, after falling twenty
five feet to the pavement on his head
recently, was picked up practically I'M
injured by Detective Amos Curtis.
The boy had been climbing a tele-
phone pole by the spike route, back OF
the Oxford hotel, and was about TWEEN
ty-five feet up the pole when he lost
hold with his hands, hung by one foot
a moment and finally fell to the
ground alighting squarely on his face.
His fall had been partially broken.
however by wire.
Detective Curtis happened to see the
accident, took the boy to a nearby liv-
cry stable, washed him up and carried
him to his home. At first it was
thought that his jaw was broken, as he
could not open his mouth. A ply
stefan was called and declared that
there were no injuries t2 his system
outside of few bruises.
When the tip of dogs nose is
cold and moist, that dog is not sick.
A feverish dry nose means sickness
with dog. And SO with the hui
man lips. Dry, cracked and color
less lips mean feverishness,, and are
as well ill appearing. To have
beautiful, pink, velvet-like lips, APP
ply, at bed time coating of DR..
Shops Green Salve. 1t will soften
and heal any skin ailment. Get a
free, trial box, at our store, and be
convinced. Large nickel-capped
glass jars, IS cents. r. S. Freeman
& Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Lament Of the courmand.

Nothing new to eat has been dis
covered for several centuries past.
The monotony is not confined to break
fast; it is equally, if not more so, felt
at lunch and at dinner. There are dis
gracefully few animals fit to eat, and
the okapi, which seemed to solve the
difficulty, is a bitter disappointment,
because there are only three speci-
mems of him known to exist, and two
of these are stuffed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
A Card.

This is to certify that all drug
gists are authorized to refund your
money if Foley's Honey and Tar
fails to cure your cough. 1t stops
the cough, heals the lungs and pre-
vents pneumonia and consumption.
Contains no opiates. The genuine
is in a yellow package. Refuse sub
stitutes. r. S. Freeman & Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
A Badly Burned Girl

Or boy, man or woman, is quick
ly out of pain if Bucklin's Arnica
Salve is applied promptly. 6. ].
Welch, Of Tekonsha, Mich, says:
81 use it in my family for cuts, sores
and all skin injuries, and find it per-
feet" Quickest Pile cure known.
Best healing salve made. 25c at r.
S. Freeman & Sons drug store.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
La6rippe. Then Pneumonia.

No remedy equals Warmers
White Wine of Tar Syrup for these
terrible and fatal diseases. If taken
thoroughly, and in time, it will cure
a case in As hours, and for the cough
that follows it never fails TO give re-
lief. c. r. Taggart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Blood Poisoning

Results from chronic constipation
which is quickly cured by DR.
Kings New Life Pills. They re.
move all poisonous germs from the
system and infuse new life and Wig
or; cure sour stomach, nausia, head
ache, dizziness and collie, without
gripping or discomfort. 25c. Guar
enteed by r. S. Freeman & Son
druggist.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18

Piles quickly and positively cured
with DR.. Shops Magic Ointment.
It's made for Piles alone-and it
does the work surely and with salts
faction. Itching, painful, protruding
or blind piles disappear like magic
by its use. Large, nickel-capped
glass jars, SO cents. Sold and rec
commended by r. S. Freeman &
Son
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
AYear of Intense Suffering.

Mrs. Carrie Askey, Cumberland,
Wyo., suffered for more than a year
with sore throat and a tickling in
the throat, that kept her coughing
night after night. She used War
ner's White Wine Of Tar and has
not lost nights sleep since. Write
her. G.. r .Taggart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18

Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
most obstinate coughs and expels
the cold from the system as it is
mildly laxitive. 1t is guaranteed.
Do not risk taking any but the gen
uine in the yellow package. R. S.
Freeman & Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Consumption Cure Warmers White
Wine of Tar Syrup,

the best cough remedy on earth,
cures a cold in one day if taken in
time. rs and so cents. For sale at
Tappart'S drug store.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
RIVER FALLS, WIS.
STUDENTS ADMITTED AT ANY TIM

STUDENTS ADMITTED AT ANY TIME.
English, Latin and German Courses OF -Four
Years These lead up to the Diploma which
hecomeS a Life State Certificate
elementary Course of Two Years This leads
up to Five Years State Certificate,
No Tuition to those who enter these with In.
tention to teach in Wisconsin,
Tuition by the quarter in Preparatory, $3.50;
Grammar Grades, $500; Intermediate e. OO
Primary, S1.50; Kindergarten Is Free
The Model Schools are MODEL and merit the
excellent patronage they have always re-
ceived.
For otherinformation address
w. J. BRIER, President
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18

Foley's Kidney Cure will cure
any case of kidney trouble that is
not beyond medical aid. r. S.
Freeman & Son.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13
How te Fight Mail Order Houses

AT the meeting of the Northwestern
I Iowa Retailers association at New
Hampton, Wednesday, Oct. II, A. D.
Shiek of Dubuque gave a talk on the
mail order question. He claimed
that no organization is powerful en-
ough to successfully combat the mail
{order houses and advocated advertis-
ing as the only remedy. Mr.. Shiek
lsaid in part:
Retailers in general are very care
less about their advertising, if indeed
they do any advertising at all. Per-
haps you, like many others, say you
have nothing to advertise, that every
body in your town knows you are in
business and what you have to SELL
fnow, hold on, do they?
'There are very likely any number
of people within a fiVe-mile radius
(pro5ably some of your neighbors) of
your store who. know more about the
Chiago mail order houses than they
do Of your store and stock. Why?
Because the mail order houses have
madeit their business to tell those
peoph about their goods and prices
and their way of doing business.
Haveyo 1t is ten to one you have
not, and if not how can you expect
any Oher result than that the mail
order houses who have done so right
along should get the business.
"Ifyon want your fair share of the
cuisines you must go after it right,
and if you go after it right you will
get it, not otherwise.
elbow can you go after 1T? You
must tell the people in bright, in
teresting way all about your goods
and prices, also of your methods of
doing business.
stYou must do this at tie least ex
pense possible, and you viii! find that
your local newspaper will be the
most inexpensive medium you can
use.
s'Don't say that people do not read
the papers, they do read them and
thev will read your ads if you make
| them worth while reading.
"You say you cannot write an ad
or that you have no time to write
ads, That is probably more or less
true, at any rate it will pay you well
to employ the service of some adver-
Using agency that can write interest
ing, attractive and business bringing
ads.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13
ROMAN ROSES.
They Are Beautiful aud Abundant
Because They Eat Meat.

They Are Beautiful and Abundant
Because They Eat Meat.
Il have yet to see rose equal to
those grown in Rome" said the anna.
teur horticulturist. They bloom In
the greatest abundance all through the
winter, and they are as large and rich
and velvety as American Beauties, liy.
Ing out of doors, climbing like ivy or
honeysuckle over the crumbling marble
walls OF ruined temples, cleaning In
crimson and green masses upon an.
clent columns, giving to the grlmmest
and saddest of medieval palazzos an
air of gayety and youth.
"One day on the Via SIstina, as l
passed the garden that had once been
the garden Of Lucullus, / saw an old
man tending the superb roots that grow
there. He was pouring ON their roots
dark, rich looking fiuid.
why are the Roman roses so beau.
tiful and abundantT / said to the old
man.
Because they eat meat he an.
swered.
Eat meat2 Nonsense said 1.
well, they drink meat-meat ex.
tract, which is the same thing said the
old man. We Roman gardeners have
for centuries watered our roses thrice
week with a strong decoction of fresh
beef-a rich grade Of beef tea. They
are meat eaters. That is why the roses
Of Rome are as hardy and prolific ae
weeds and at the same time as richly
delicately beautiful and as sweetiy per.
fumed as flowers grown under glass;
Chicago Chronicle.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13

Try 1t yourself, very slowly and care
fully until you can say it easily; then
pass 1t along to your friends. Here
It is:
''She stood at the gate, welcoming
him in"
Ten to one a person trying to pro
nounce the sentence for the first time
win tumble it laughabiy. Tongue
twisting sentences, however, are good
Evolutionary exercises. They give you
control of your vocal organs so that
you can enunciate properly, just as
finger exercises on the piano or organ
give control of the fingers. What an
immense amount of mechanical prac-
tice does It require to establish any.
thing like close sympathy between
the brain and the physical organsl
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13
RED OR GREEN.
Color TroabIes OF the Color Blan,
Poet, Whittier.

Color TroabIes OF the Color Hind
Poet, Whittier.
1t is we'll known that the poet Whit.
tier was color blind and unable to dis
tinguish red from green. He once
bought for himself a necktle which he
supposed to be of modest and suit
able olive tint and wore 1t once. He
never wore it again, for his friends
soon made him aware that 1t offended
against the traditional quietness OF
costume enjolned alike by the habits
of the Friends and by his own taste.
The tie was Of flaming scarlet.
On another occasion, when he found
u little girl in distress on account OF
new gown. made over from her elder
sisters which was not becoming to
her coloring and complexion, he tried
TO console her.
Il wouldn't mind what a rude boy
says about 1t, Mary" he said kindly.
''.rhee looks very we'll indeed in it,
like an Dread, Mary, dressed all In
green"
Unfortunately, Mary was not dressed
In green. She was red haired, and her
dress was red. That was the trouble.
Once, on day In mld-March, when
out walking with a Friend and deeply
engaged in conversation, Mr. Whittier
approached too near for safety to
place where blasting was going on
The danger signal was shown, but
neither Friend noticed 1t until a work
man, violently waving his arms and
shouting. leaped before them and
warned them back.
Il didn't see the flag at ALL" said
Mr.. Whittler's companion.
Il saw It," rejoined the poet, with
twinkle In his eye, but thought il
was in honor of st. Patrick. Thee
knows my defect can't tell Erin
from explosions except by the harpw
Youths Companion.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13

Larry Donovan" said a profession
al swimmer. made the highest dive
on record. 1t was 30 feet-a dive from
the Brooklyn bridge. Donovan also
took a dive from Niagara bridge, a
good 200 feet There are no other DIV
ers In the same class with Larry. Jack
Burns made a dive Of $50 feet from
the topmost yardarm Of the Three
Brothers, the largest sailing ship Of its
time. and Jim o'Rourke and Julius
Gautisr have done some good diving.
too-10O feet. 125 feet. and 50 on-but
II is doubtful II Donovan's record viii
ever be broken"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13
STAG LEGENDS.
Ancient Stories of the Animals An.
tipathy to Snakes.

Ancient Stories of the Animals An
tipRthy to Snakes.
There is no beast in the world to
which more legendary virtues are at
tr1buted than the stag, partly owing
to the tale of st. Hubert, partly to a
supposed antipathy of stays toward
serpents, partly to a peculiar mass Of
grtstle In the shape of a cross which
is found in the animals heart A
whole book might be written on the
miraculous power Of the heart and the
efficacy Of different parts Of him
against the troubles of this evil world.
Fouilloux, in the sixteenth century,
gives a long list, and Master Robert
Topsel fills page upon page with them,
but our author In his solid English
fashion is chary of accepting such
stories.
Men say, he admits, that when a
stag is right old he beateth a serpent
with his foot till she be wroth, and
then eateth her, and then goeth to
drink, and then runneth hither and
thfther till the water and venom be
meddled together, and maketh him cast
all his evil humors that he had in his
body, and maketh his flesh come all
anew. But, he adds, with the solemnity
Of Herodotus himself, Thereof make l
none affirmation" And this phrase
occurs again and again, for the Comte
de Folk is too great and noble hunter
that any assertion of his should be
laughed at.-Macmillan's Magazine.