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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-01
IN POSSESSION OF THE DEVIL
Peculiar Antics of italian Boy Arc
Thus Explained.

A most wonderful medieval story Is
now occupying the attention Of the
south of Italy. In a small village
there is family Of the name of Pan
SIM, and if all be true that is writ
ten of it we may think ourselves in
the Dark Ages again. There are two
boys in this family, and they disap-
pear occasionally in most mysteri-
GUS manner. In fact, a few minutes
after they disappear they are found
miles away. How they get there no
one can tell. They say they are car
ried from place to place by the Holy
Ghost. Spirits are also said to In
habit the house where they live;
plates and glasses are broken before
the eyes of all, and cakes and sweets
are Showered over the boys beds
when they are asleep. One of the boys
falls in frances, when he speaks diff
ferent languages (even Latin and
Creek in strange voice. He also
spouts passages from Dante, and pro-
phesies. Doctors and priests have
visited him, but cannot discover the
machinery which is evidently at work
somewhere. The last who visited him
was a Jesuit father. At his approach
the boy began to curse and swear and
kicked him. The Jesuit says the boy
is possessed by the devil!-Vanity
Fair.
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GREAT POETS ONE WITTIcIsM.
Wordsworth Seemingly UnduIy Proud
of Simple Joke.

of Simple Joke.
A rare old book, called The Living
Authors of England, published in 1849,
commences with study of Words
worth, in which is recorded what is
said to be the only joke the poet ever
made. At friends house, after din
ner, it appears, the conversation turn
ed upon wit and humor. Thomas
Moore, who was. present, told some
anecdotes Of Sheridan, whereupon
Wordsworth observed that he did not
consider himself a witty poet-"in-
Decd" he said, IT do not think was
ever witty but once il my life"
Being pressed to tell the company
what this special drollery was, the
poet said, with some hesitation: well
| will tell you. 1 was standing some
time ago at the entrance of my cot
tage at Rydal Mount, when man &C
costed me with the question, Pray.
sir, have you seen my wife pass by?'
whereupon I answered, Why my
good friend, didn't know till this
moment that you had wife!'"
The company stared and upon realiz-
ing that this was all there was to the
poets joke, burst into roar of laugh
ter, which Wordsworth smilingly &C
cepted as a genuine compliment to
the brilliancy of his wit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-01
YEARS ARE AS WE MAKE THEM.
Annual MiIestones Need Brighten
None But the Foolish.

none But the FOOLISH.
l have very little regard for the
fight against Time which spends it.
self on a strife with gray hairs and
wrinkles. There used to be picture
which an elderly woman had one side
of her face all ironed out smoothly,
while the other was wrinkled and
worn. The wrinkled side was the
more pleasing. AS we grow older
every line in the countenance should
tell story of loving deeds. We are
making for ourselves in youth the
Mosques we shall wear to the very
end. Every fretful, discontinued, dis
satisfied expression writes itself upon
the face so that the sweetest and
ripest natures will have the rarest'
loneliness when they grow old. a
woman is as old as she looks. and as
old as she feels. A sign of our In
creased health and vitality to-day is
found in the fact that a woman OF
fifty looks about as old as woman
formerly looked at thirty-fve, and
many an active woman of eighty has
the vigor that was formerly common
at sixty. The milestones need fright
en- nobody. Older people are no
longer put in a corner, nor are they
expected to hug the chimney corner.
1t is q womans obligation to be
charming to her latest day.-Mar-
garet E. Sangster in Woman's Home
Companion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-01
RANGE LINE.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. II. Mealy a
girl.
Alvira O'Brien cut her finger
badly with an ak.
Mabel McCleary is visiting at
Edna Mealy's this week.
Milton Straub who has been in
the woods returned Sunday.
Miss Nellie O'Dell of Ellsworth
is visiting at Mrs. t. r. Morrow's.
Mrs. Ben Keapler and son are
with friends in Lake City this
week.
Allie Carmichael who has been on
a two-months' visit in Washington
has returned home.
Miss Maude O'Brien has return
ed home from Rock Elm where she
has been soliciting for Royal
Neighbor camp.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-01
REMARKABLE FEAT OF MEMORY.
Children Learn and Recte Thousands
of Bible Verses.

OF BLDG verses.
The pastor of a church in a Jersey
town wished to stimulate the memo
'ries of the children in his Sunday
school. To this end he offered two
prizes, the first to pupils over and
the other to pupils under twelve who
during an interval of three months
would learn to recite the greatest
number of verses from the Bible. A
committee was appointed to hear the
contestants for the prize and register
the number of verses memorized.
The first prize was taken by a
young girl of sixteen who had COM
mitted to memory during this interval
of ninety days 1926 verses of Scrip
ture. These passages covered the en-
tire New Testament with the excep-
ton of two genealogies and included
liberal selections from Psalms, Gene
sis and other parts of the Old Testa-
ment The winner of the seco14d prize
was little sister of the other prize
winner, a child of eleven years. She
had learned 715 verses. During the
contest some 10000 verses were mem
orized.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-01

are Just the ticket this time of the
year. If you want to tickle your
husbands or guests palate, just
set before them
ONE OF OUR PRIME ROASTS.
You'll captivate them completely.
Everybody likes our roasts. Why?
That's easy. It's because they're
always perfect, like roasts should
be. We make no mistakes in meats
and our customers make no mis-
takes buying of US.
MODEL MEAT MARKET
VINCENT FAT, PROPRIETOR.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-01
Louisa Alcott Survived It.

Miss Louisa NJ Alcott was once
visiting in a small town in Connect
cut in which only few days before
an exceedingly small child had been
born. In the course of conversation
the child was spoken Of and Miss Al
colt laughingly said: Il have heard
that l was very small infant. In
fact, tradition says that | could be
put in quart tankard and the cover
replaced" One old lady, who had
been listening attentively, then asked,
sympathCtically "And did you live?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-01

What the physicians say of Ilwaco
Springs:
RIVER FALLS, WIS.,, FEB. %, '06.
| have seen the analysis of Ilwaco
Springs water. The report is very
fine and the water containing those
constituents must be valuable: 1st,
as an Alternative; End, tonic; 3rd,
diuretic and laxative. / certainly
can recommend the trial in cases of
stomach trouble, want of digestion,
sluggish liver, and above all in con-
stipated condition of the bowels,
eczema and rheumatism.
DR.. E. ALLEN TOBY,
Health Officer.
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SPECIAL SALE--SAMPLES & SHORT Mill LOTS

We will place on sale this week $5O000 worth of
samples of knit goods and leather goods just purchased
from the Ripon Knitting Works of Ripon, WIS. These
goods were bought for winters selling
have such large quantity have decided dispose of
part of them Every article fresh from the mills
and in perfect condition.
We own this lot at 3315 per to SO per cent less
than regular last years wholesale mill prices
to offer them at less than they could
for to-day.
When you take into consideration the large advance
in all cotton, woolen and leather goods you under
stand what great saving this you.
Ladies and children's wooden and cotton hose.
Ladies' and childrens wooden mittens golf gloves
Ladies and children's kid mittens and golf gloves.
Mems heavy and fine wool hose.
Mems heavy wool mittens.
Mems fine wool mttens and golf gloves.
Mems heavy lined and upned leather work rnittens.
Mems fine mocha and kid mittens and gloves lined
and unlined.
Mems leather work gloves
Mems canvas leggings
Ladies' and children's jersey and knit leggings.
An immense selection to choose from.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-01
Wheeler and His Maria.

When young man, Edwin r.
Wheeler. came to Gloucester to live.
Wishing to become a regular attend
ant at one of the local churches, and
being a stranger, he introduced him.
self and his wife, who accompanied
him to one of the ushers thus: Il am
Edwin r. Wheeler and this is my
Maria. Boston Globe.
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Office of DR.. C. G. Higb by.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 26, 1906.
Mrs. Sarah H. Tozer, Miss ]. A.
Morse, proprietors Ilwaco Springs,
DEAR LADIEs:-My wife and /
spent full month at Ilwaco Springs
last summer. Never before have
we had such a restful and delight
full month. That sparkling water
running out of the granite rock was
tonic to the whole system, and for
a long time | craved for it as a
drunkard would for liquor.
am glad to know you are to bot
tie The water and put it on the
market as l know it has curative
action on the kidneys. l know that
the location and use of the water
prevents and cures hay fever.
Wishing you success, am cordi-
ally yours, CHESTER G. HIGBEE.
With pure medicinal water from
numerous spri gs, beautiful
grounds and surroundings, pleasant
cottages, each with its spring, easy
access, good boating and bathing
facilities, the owners of such a
place have every reason to con-
graduate themselves.
Cordially,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-01
Wonderful Massachusetts Hen

Mrs. Lucy Seymour of Great Bar
rington, Mass, has a hen which lays
eggs each bearing the initial M Cor
W) on the she'll Every time this
fowl lays an egg she pecks on the
kitchen window till her mistress gath
ers in the Exchange.
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II. w. MORROW, Successor to
M. B. SIMON,
Express and Baggage Line.

Leave orders at the Telephone Central or
private phone No. "a Special attention given
collecting Baggage from and delivering to all
parts of the city. All kinds Of dray and tea
work promptly attended to. Charges moderate
Wood for sale and delivered to all parts of city
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advantage in some diseases and 1
feel that River Falls can be con-
graduated on having this resort and
its mineral watee in it's vicinity.
GLENN DEAN GALLUP, M. D.
Elk. Surg. u. 6. Pension Dept.

Ilwaco Springs is quiet, restful
spot with the beauties of water and
bluff scenery, the attractions of
boating and bathing, and the finest
spring water at the door of every
cottage.
r. u. CAIRNS, M. D.
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Hwaco Springs Mineral Water.

1t has been known for some time
that the water at Ilwaco Springs is
medicinal, many people suffering
from stomach, liver and kidney
trouble having been greatly bene-
fitted by using it. The proprietors,
Mrs. Sarah H. Tozer and Miss ]. A.
Morse, recently sent samples to
Prof. H. C. Carel of the University of
Minnesota for analysis. The fol-
lowing letter will show the result:
University of Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. II, 1906.
MRS. S. H. TozER,
MISS ]. A. MORSE.
LADIEs:-I append data of mineral
examination of Springs and may say
that in view of the sanitary data al
ready sent that | congratulate you
on the possession of SO excellent a
quality of spring water.
ANALYSIS.
Grains per gallon
Chlorides of sodium and potassium. G. O895
Silicon dioxide Observation-Disclosures. .O824C
Calcium bicarbonate. ................... A. $3.50
Magnesium bicarbonate .................5424 C
Calcium Sulphate. ................ -. o. 642(
| Iron and aluminium oxides. .O524C
| Sodium bicarbonate. $500. III 26C
| Potassium bicarbonate. 347C
IA 1885,
Yours truly,
H. C. CAREL.
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Cordially
wi NAr'AAJ
A. E. GENDRoN, M. D.

RIVER FALLS, WIS.,, Feb. %, 1906.
MRS. S. H. TozER AND MISS JULIA
A. MORSE, = Please accept this
testimonial of the excellencies of
your Ilwaco Springs summer resort.
For the worn out business man it
is a perfect haven of rest, for the
over-wrought nervous woman whose
nervous organization has been worn
to fragile" by the thousand
carking cares incident to the cares
of household, here will find the
most favorable conditions 10 rest
and knit up the rayeled sleeve of
care"
The hay fever sufferer cannot do
better than to seek during the sea-
son of pollen and dust an abode in
this spot, where hay fever does not
have origin nor linger long if
brought into this Gustless, pollen
less place.
A testimonial of this place that
did not take into account the wat
ers of Ilwaco Springs would be a
mince pie with the mince meat left
out. Sanitary analysis shows them
to be free from organic impurities
thereby making them magnificent
table waters. Further analysis
shows them to be rich in the bi-car-
Donates and sulphates of potassa,
magnesia, soda and lime. l be-
lieve the water freely drank would
be an efficient remedy for uric acid
diathesis. sub-acute rheumatism
and chronic cystitis. Il acts upon
the liver, increasing the flow of bile
thereby promoting increased intest-
inal peristalsis and free and copi-
Gus movement thus relieving that
great disease producer, constipat
ed habit of the bowels.
Many people whom l know speak
in highest terms of commentator
of its virtue in chronic constipation.
Yours,
T. w. ASHLEY, M. D.
| am personally acquainted with
the ladies who own the Ilwaco
Springs and know them to be hon.
orable and courteous ladies. / am
familiar with the springs and their
surroundings and know that the
water is truly a natural water and
than every precaution is taken to
maintain sanitary conditions. And
it is my opinion that the water of
the Springs can be used TO great
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METHODIST.

Methodist Episcopal Church; Ed
gar E. Clough, Pastor. Class Meet
ing, 1000 o'clock. Preaching, by
Rev. James Evans, at 1:30. Sunday
School, II m. Epworth League, $50.
Preaching by Pastor, 1870, begin
ming a series of revival meetings.
Rev. A. S. Gilbert is expected to
preach next Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Braithwait
of Esmond, N. D., visited here last
week, guests at the homes of w. D.
Purves and other friends. Mr..
Braithwait is nephew of Mr.. Pur-
yes.
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At the Churches.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Christian Science services in Ire
mont Building, room ia every Sun
day at 10:45 a. m. Subject next
Sunday, Substance"
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Neighborhood News.

recognition abroad equal to any.
The charges are very reasonable.
Hon. F. M. Nye of Minneapolis
was the speaker at the Humboldt
high school on February II, when
Washington's birthday was cele-
brated. He spoke to the School of
Agriculture on Lincoln's birthday.
The Humboldt students were de-
lighted with him. His speech and
his oratory were both most excellent.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-06
SETH LOW PAYS CONSCIENCE
DEBT IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. Seth Low has
sent the comptroller check for $?7.-
3972S, which he regards as due the
city He was not responsible for the
amount, Comptroller Metz declared
this morning, but the former mayor
insisted on paying it. Edward VI.
Shepard, Mr.. Lows counsel, is send
ing the check, inclosed a copy of n
letter Mr.. Low had sent to him, Gov
ering the case. This letter, dated
November 26, says in part:
81 have very recently ascertained
that early in 1901 deducted from ray
personal property belonging to me,
which | just now learn / was not, nm
der the statute. entitled to deduct,
because technically the bond secured
by the mortgage, was not my own
bond wish therefore to pay the
city now, what, as a matter of strict
law, should have been paid then. In
November, 1903, assumed the mort
gage explicitly so that since then. as
You advise me, it has been debt in
a form that | have been entitled to
deduct"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-06
FLORIDA MESA.

The erterta llmeDt and snDper at
the Preslyterian church Thanksgiving
evening was a decided success. Mrs.
Spencer class of girls entertained
the audience for nearly an hour.
Every on present spoke in highest
terms Of praise for the class and then
the ladies just gave such supper as
only they can give. We all enjoyed it
from start to finish.
Mrs. Ora Hood, Miss Jennie Hood,
David Hood. Mrs. Ida Vailes, Geo. w.
Moody, all of Durango, took Thanks
giving dinner with Mrs. Hood on the
Florida. Added to the above was the
preacher, Mr.. Sanderson and wife.
Mrs. Hood and Miss Gertrude knows
Just how to get up Thanksgiving
dinner or any other kind. Worthy of
mention was the fact that Mr.. Moody
and the preacher was full of thank
fulness to begin with, but ended so
full of turkey, chicken salad, potatoes,
turnips, kraut, sweet potatoes, pressed
meats, celery pies, cakes, doughtnuts,
toothpicks, etc, that they were
speechless. The rest of the company
behaved nicely and crossed theil
knives and forks after one hour and
thirty-two minutes besiegement. But
Moody and Sanderson were the stay
| ers.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-06
THoRNTON'S A. J. C. C. JERSEY
COWS.


Service bull Gentle Ida's Noddy No.
II ,G69, sired by Neddy p. No. 3,ol2,
imported son of Financial King No.
2,G24, imported, owned by William
Rockefeller with his seyenty-five
millions. The dam of Gentle lda's
Neddy is Milton Gentle Ida Nc
1CS,522, imported (she is the dam OF
Golden Fern Gentle Ida--test 10
pounds and 3 ounces in seven days) I;
MIXED 31S pounds in seven days and
made 81 pounds and II ounces of
butter in seven days. Was awarded
first prize at Colorado State Fair in
1905; awarded Grand Champion over
all COWS of all ages for the $4,000
prize at Albuquerque, N. NJ, in 1906.
Made over $4,000 pounds of milk In
IA months and two calves, and Prof.
w. l.. Carlyle made the statement
that there was no better COW on the
Island of Jersey than Milton Gentle
Ida.
Breed to the winners.
DANIEL H. THORNTON,
Durango, Colo.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-06
srNAroR rlLLMAN,s TRADE.

Senator Tlllman's address in Chi
cago was Just what ought to have
been expected by everybody who
knows that mischief-maker. 1t was a
loose, rambling. scurrilous attack on
the men who framed and the voters
who passed the war amendments to
the constitution. ITO hell with such
. law" was Tillman's answer to
somebody in the audience who asked
him what ought to be done with the
fifteenth amendment. He attacked
Mayor Dunno because the mayor re-
fused to preside at the meeting which
Tillman addressed. The mayor,
knowing that his presence on the
platform would give quasi-sanction
to the assaults on the elemental pro-
prieties which Tillman would be sure
to make, wisely declined to place him
self in that position.
The negroes of Chicago committed
a blunder In threatening to make a
demonstration against Tillman. True,
he gave them great provocation. he
said almost all niggers are by ma
ture liars and will steal" He stigma
tized Booker Washington as "a hair
breed who is seeking political job.
He has lauded lynching OF negroes,
and has preached race war against
them. OF course. Intellectually and
morally Booker Washington is an I'm
measurably larger man than TIL
man. Nine out of every ten fair
minded white men in the country.
South as well as North, will concede
this. Yet the Chicago negroes made
u mistake in attempting to bribe or
coerce the persons VINO hired Tillman
into withdrawing their invitation to
him to talk.
Responsibility for this latest out
burst from Tillman rests on the per
sons who employed him. OstenslDly
he spoke in aid of some hospital fund.
The persons who hired him to go TO
Chicago did so on the assumption
that he was paying investment, and
would be the means OF gathering
enough gate receipts to make hand
some contribution to this particular
charity. They believed that curiosity
to see a senator who lacks every quail
iflcation for the office which he holds
would draw an immense crowd to the
hall, and help this hospital contribu-
ton. They were TO blame for bring
ing this firebrand into the city ana
giving him license to inflame race
hatred and to assail the laws of the
country. Nevertheless, except where
some overt act is committed or coun-
seled by the speaker. free speech,
even by vicious person and In a bad
cause. Is sacred, and the Chicago au-
thorities did their duty in protecting
Tillman while he was in their city.
But the Chicagoans who invited Till
man to talk ought not to be surprised
II they should be ostracised by the
reasonable people of the community.
-Globe-Democrat.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-06
eAILEY-sULLIvAN.

A very pretty but private wedding
took place this morning at o'clock
at the home Of the bride when Miss
Margaret H. Sullivan became the wife
OF Mr.. Walter Bailey. OF Sonora,
Calf. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Father Duffy OF st. Columba's
church and witnessed by immediate
members of the family. The bride
has resided In Durango the past six
years and has made many friends who
will wish her happiness and prosper
ity In her new life. Mr.. Bailey ar
rived in the city Monday evening
from California. He is inspector for
the West Side Lumber company,
large institution on the Pacific slope.
wedding breakfast was served
when the couple were conveyed by
carriage to the depot, where num-
ber of friends had assembled to say
goodbye. Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Will
go direct to their future home at
Sonora.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-06
COL. MAX FROST
BREAKS HIS JAW

A Santa Fe special to the Denver
Post tells of an accident to the editor
of the New Mexican. 1t says: Col
Max Frost, editor of the Santa Re
New Mexican and, until Governor
Hagerman's appointment, the undis-
puted Republican dictator of New
Mexico, fractured his jaw yelling at
the office boy. Frost is stone blind
and paralytic, unable to walk.
Thanksgiving Day he was in his Of
flee alone. The telephone rang, and
unable to locate the desk instrument,
the colonel flew into a. rage.
"Boy!" he yelled in voice that
could be heard at the Tesque Indian
village, six miles distant, Boy! noy!
boy! For the love of your granufath-
ers, answer that telephone"
But the boy heard not. He was
home eating turkey. The colonel be-
came even more furious. his yells
grew louder, then his false teeth felr
from his mouth. and the jaws came
together with such force that the Jaw
bone was broken.
At first the injury was not con-
sidered serious. Later doctor was
summoned and he found that tae Jaw
bone had suffered a compound frac-
ture.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-06
ARIZONA q COLORADO
OPERATIONS IN ARIZONA

The Arizona people are now as
sured that the Arizona & Colorado
road is very soon to be completed
from Pearce to the International line.
w. c. Green and Col. Eppes Randolph
recently were In consultation and
from Cananea reports 1t is learned
that the Pearce connection Is to be
built without delay. Within the last
few days a gang of some sixty men
arrived at the town of Guthrie. not
far from Clifton, and 1t was learned
thet these men were in the employ
of the Southern Pacific which for
some years has showed intentions of
building into the Clifton-Morenci
country. The Clifton survey, as 1t Is
called. is part of the survey through
Mckinley county. that is. the line is
surveyed from Colorado through this
county to Clifton. There is line Of
the A. G. G. running from Cochise to
Pearce which runs daily trains. This
Ia the line that is to be extended to
make connection with the great sys.
tenn now building in Mexico and some
day to extend through our part Of the
country.-Gallup Republican.