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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22

above my head. The kidney action
was disordered and passages of the Sc
cretions too frequent. On the advice
of my husband I began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. Since using two boxes
my trouble has not reappeared This
is wonderful, after suffering two
years
Sold by all dealers SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22
Intricate Game 81 chase

Chess, as played by the Japanese,
is the most intricate game in the
world The board has 81 squares, 20
pieces are used, and the pieces
change their value when they arrive
at a certain position on the board.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22

Dick Cooking at picture-book)-'T
wonder what the Noahs did with them
selves all day long in the Ark?' Ma
bel-"Fished, should think" Bob
bie--"They didn't fish for long" Dick
and Mabel-"Why not?' Bobbie-
well, ytll see, there were only two
worms! Punch.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22

Following an oper-
alton two years ago,
dropsy set in, and
my left side was so
swollen the doctor
said he would have
to tap out the water.
There was constant
pain and a gurgling
sensation around my
heart, and / could
not raise my arm
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces I'M
allays pain. cures wind collie CSC bottle
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22

Try w. L. Douglas WOmen's, Misses and
Children's shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes.
If could take You into my large
factories at Brockt0n, Mass. land show
you how carefully w. L. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit BETTER
wear longer, and are Of greater value
than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. Is
Douglas shoes. His name and price Is stamped
on the bottom, which protects yOu against high
prices and inferior shoes. Take NO su6sfi-
tutc. Ask your dealer for w. l.. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them.
Fast Color Eu6tetS HSed; they tpiH not byaSSg
Write Icr illustrated Cetaiog OF Fail Styles.
w. L. DOUGLAS Dept. ~ 6rOcktOn, Mass
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22
BIG PRICES FOR CREAM.

We are paying % cents per pound for ex-
ira good quality cream, and will advance
our price as the market goes up. We can
afford to pay more, and we do pay more
for good cream the year round than any
creamery in the state. Spot cash for every
can. Start shipping at once Milton Dairy
Co, Is w. Ninth street, st. Paul, Mimi.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22

Carpets can be co1ored on the floor with
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Ask your
druggist. lOc per package.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22
A MISSOURI WOMAN
Tells a Story of Awful Suffering and
Wonderful Relief.

Mrs. J. B. Johnson, of COB West
Hickman street, Columbia, Mo-, says:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22

To-day Germany furnishes five
sixths of the dyes used in the world.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22

A. N. K.-G (1eoe-47) 215s.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22
New Wheat Growing Territory

HAS BEEN MADE ACCESSIBLE TO MAR
KETS BY THE RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION
that has been pushed forward SO vigorously by
the three great railway companies.
orfiterature aud particulars address SUPER
INTENDENT OF IMMIGRATION, Ottawa
Canada, or the following authorized Canadian
Government Agent -
CHAS. PILLING, Clifford Blk, Grand Forks, N.
Oak. ]. M. MAGELLAN, Box ll6, WatertOwn. S.
Dakota; E. T. Holmes, 325 Jackson Street, St.
Paul, MINI.
Mention this paper.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05

Margaret" replied her aunt. "But
about Bertram Wingate, ! do not think
you are acting right. He seems to care
sincerely"
"Oh, not really, I think" said Mar
garet, lightly. "He just thinks it looks
well to be a good deal at u house.
You know he believes that things like
that help him in his profession. He
lives at the West for the sound of it.
Has a little bit of a room at the very
top, the boys say. And they say his
office boy takes his breakfast to .Ae Of
fee from Russells. He calls it his Sec
ond breakfast and says he acquired
the habit when studying in France
but the boys think"
Margaret" exclaimed Miss Red
mond, sharply.
81 didn't mean to gossip, really,
Aunt Madge," said Margaret hastily.
81 don't care what he does, although it
seems foolish for a bright mar to try
to keep up with things he can't afford.
Men wouldn't think any the less of him
for sticking to his work now, and when
he has succeeded he can put On all the
frills he likes. There, l must be going
now. You have made me feel quite un-
comfortable about that invitation to
the New Years dinner, though truly it
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05

more freshness THAI the old title OF
colt" which the late Speaker Reed
applied to the newcomer in congress
Mr.. Williams in a way branded the
new name upon a new member by an
operation almost as painful as the
branding of a maverick with a red-hot
| iron.
The occasion was in a satirical
speech Mr.. Williams was making upon
the rules of the house in which he pre-
tended to speak for an element in the
majority side whom he termed kids
and ''blanket Indians" Young Mr..
Wharton of Chicago, under 30, youth
full looking, with fresh, clean shaver
cheeks, jaunty attire, a smile OF assur-
ance. and a oheliotrope four-in-hand
necktie, did not like the apellation OF
kids" He rose in his place n begged
to interrupt the gentleman from Mis-
sissippi and ask him whom he meant
by the kids" in the house.
This was John Sharp Williams op-
portunity. With a deprecatory shrue
of the shoulders and in most melliiu-
GUS accents as he bowed to the youth
from Chicago he declared: Il should
have showed more reverence, l know,
but the personal appearance OF my In
terrogator sufficiently answers his
question"
The point was so apparent; MT
| Wharton was so kiddish in appearance
that the big audience caught on and
howlcd with delight. The youth went
down, the first victim of a floor Skin
mish, easily bowled over by the
trained parliamentary knight who had
been accustomed to MEASURE his wits
| with those of Reed, Dalzell, Grosvenor,
| Hepburn and other lightning thinkers
| on the floor of the house. So the new
members will have TO accept their des-
ignation as kids" whether or not they
| like it. The blanket Indians" re-
| ferred to by Mr.. Williams are the few
republicans who are at times disposed
| to kick over the traces.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05

was only out of charity. l half ex-
pected Mr.. Wingate would be here to
accept in person, he so dotes on going
to teas in business hours, but perhaps
the fates will be kind and he'll refuse.
Good-by, l must run on. Don't forget
your promise about the reception"
AS Miss Redmond and Margaret Lit
tie moved away Bessie Shaw returned,
and it was some time before Wingate
could excuse himself from the discus
sion of cotillion favors and escape into
the cold twilight.
Although he had quite convinced
himself that he cared for Margaret,
rather than John Little's heiress, Win
gate found his indignation at her mis-
apprehension Of his motives quite swal-
lowed up in the misery of realization
that he was being laughed at for the
very pr~etensions which he had fat
tered himself were assuring his sue
cess. He turned away from the hand
some house on Park avenue and walked
briskly toward the outskirts of the
city. There was some satisfaction in
crunching the snow under his feet and
in feeling the sting of the splitting
sleet which cut his cheeks, where the
red of angry humiliation burned
through the tan so carefully acquired
on the Minnetonka links. For six
years he had struggled for a position
in society. He had dropped old friends
and cultivated men in whom he felt
no real interest; he had been errand
boy for the matrons and cavalier for
the buds; he had Joined more clubs
than he could afford and had pinched
in many ways to make up for the ex-
penditures. He had told countless
stories of his life at Harvard, but never
| spoke OF his family in Dakota. He had
| often referred to incidents of his trip
abroad, without limiting that he had
been tutor to a rich youth; he had told
dreamy tales of a winter in Mexico,
carefully concealing the fact that he
had been assistant to an invalid archi.
tect. He had talked wittily of plays
and operas, gathering his ideas from
! the daily papers rather than from OBJ
servation. Indeed, he had done every.
thing in his power to seem a man OF
the world and a fayorite in society.
And now-when he had thought his
position assured-when he had
dreamed of spending John Little's mil.
lions with Terfect taste and passing his
days in IN atmosphere of wealth and
leisure with the grace OF one ito the
manner born" he found that he did
not "secm to belong anywhere" and
was to be given a New Years dinner
out of charity, while little Charlie LET
1ngwell, who never managed to get be-
yond his freshman year at Yale, whose
only accomplishment was driving an
automobile and whose one aim in life
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05

ton of the late Isaac Bassett, ASSIST
ant doorkeeper of the senate, John
Chancey holds the record for long SER
vice at the capitol. Bassett was ap-
pointed a page in the senate by Dan
iel Webster in the early 3Os ana re-
NAMED continuously in the employ OF
the senate until his death, more thai
GO years afterward. His was a pic
turesque figure during the latter years
of his service. He was tall n ore
a flowing white beard which, with long
white hair, carefully brushed down to
his coat collar, gave him a patriarchai
appearance. He wore a suit OF blue
.broadcioth Away, his summer and
winter garb differing only in weight.
In the old day when snuff taking
was the custom, ett always kept a
box of the finest rappee on a ledge near
his chair. which was placed at the 1901
of the vice presidents rostrum. This
supply of rare good snuff was at ne
command of the senators, and 1t was
no uncommon sight to see the elder
Salisbury, of Delaware, or Sumner OF
Massachusetts, walk dignifiedly to this
box end help themselves to a pinch OF
the fragrant titillating mixture.
Bassett's duties in his declining
years were light and dignifed. he
acted as a sort of mentor to the mis-
chievous young pages and saw to 1t
that the latter behaved themselves,
evon if he had TO enforce discipline
with a box on the ear. The efficient
clock in the senate chamber was mis-
especial care, and in the last days OF
the session it was his custom to turn
the hands back SO that noon would not
be reached before the senate had COM
pleted it's work. AS congress ENDS by
law ct noon on the fourth OF Marcn
every other year, old man Bassett was
called upon to act as a Joshua and
turn time backward by moving the
hands of the big clock.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05
BE Doesn't Curse Now.

Washington, Kans., Dec. 25 (Special).-
Jesse E. Mitchell is a telephone lineman, and
also a w~ell-known resident here. Every
body acquainted with Mr.. Mitchell knows
that he was a man who held very positive
views about Patent Medicine. Hear what
he says now:
II used to curse all kinds of Patent Medi-
cines, for they never did me any good, but
Dodd's Kidney Pills have caused me to
change my mind. For twelve years | SUI
fered from Kidney Trouble. There was a
hurting across my back that made it posi-
tive agony to stoop, and as | am in a stoop-
ing position nearly all day, you can imagine
how l suffered. After a days work that
any man would think nothing OF, l would be
tired and worn out. In fact, | was always
tired. l began using Dodd's Kidney Pills
and after taking four boxes | feel like a new
man, l am as fresh at night as when l be-
gin work in the morning. | have no pam
in my back now, and l am stronger than
ever"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05

NHA" EEN
tries, whose purpose IL to secure In
ternational arbitration. The union met
In Germany and discussed peace and
arbitration to it's hearts content. The
American members were presented to
Kaiser William and had a very cosy
social chat with the war lord. AS soon
as the kaiser clapped eyes on Barch-
field he held out his hand, grasped that
Of the Pittsburger heartily and, look
ing over the strapping form Of the lat
ter, declared:
How ! wish / could enlist you in my
bodyguard! What a superb grenadier
you would make"
Barchfield acknowledged the compli-
ment, but expressed 4 preference for
the halls of congress at Washington.
The kaiser ~laughingly admitted that
the life Of an American congressman
might be more desirable than that of a
member of the emperor's bodyguard.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05
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The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05

burg, a section of the city largely in
habited by thrifty social Germans, who
regard the 'long doctor" as their pc
litical patron saint. 1t is a social COM
muni.y and DR.. Barchfield keeps open
house, where many parties. in his ex-
pressive language, have been pulled
or Simple little affairs they are
some pumpernickel and cheese. a few
stems of beer and a friendly game OF
pinochle or sixty-six, furnish the a
t~ertainment, but they have proven
powerful popular and have landed the
doctor in the house.
Last summer DR.. Barchfield accepted
the invitation OF Mr.. Bartholdt, OF
Missouri. to become 4 member OF the
Interparliamentary Union-a non-o11-
cial BODY Of statesmen Of various Y
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05
FER RULE OF XMAS GIFTS
Painstaking Aunt Has a System of
Her Own byWhich She Distributes
Gifts to Her Relatives.

The right rule for a gift, according
20 Emerson, is that it should be some
thing which will convey to some per-
son that which properly belongs to his
character, and is easily associated
with him in thought"
There are few people indeed who
Go not at least try to consider the
particular taste and character of tho
friends to whom they give, says the
Youths Companion. But once il
awhile a matter-Of-fact person quite
fails to perceive that this is necessary
A good thing is a good thing, in the
eyes Of such a giver, and it may be
assumed that the recipient will there
fore like 1t, and be grateful, unless. in
deed, be happens to have it already,
which is the one possibility to bs
dreaded.
There is a placid, p~ainstaking, pro-
sale, but much beloved aged aunt to a
large flock of youthful nephews an!
nieces whose system, based upon this
| comfortably simple view, refuses 70
| consider even the drawback OF du-
plication. Every Christmas she makes
everything she gives, and her pres
ants are of two kinds: one for girls
and one for boys.
One year it may be penwipers Tor
the brothers and needlebooks for ths
| sisters, the next, muff1ers for the one
and mittens for the other. These
articles she patiently and %ieisurely
produces for weeks beforehand. They
are always tasteful in tint n ex-
quisitely made, and are usually well
come.
An unfortunate schoolgirl whose
birthday in November had brought her
already two pairs of bed-shoes, in
what she had discovered to be Aunt
Elmira's bed-shoe yea, tried to avoid
a third pair by a word in season con
veyed d~iscreetly through a cousin.
Dear, dear!" murmured Aunt 81
mira, softly, hating her knitting
needles for an instant. Both pairs
blue, did you say, child? I must be
sure that my pair is pink, and-yes,
that is a very good idea-Ill knit
them a size or two larger, SO she can
wear out the other first, and be quite
sure they will fit when she is ready
for them. Pink with a white finish
should be pretty"
Very gently the cousin limited at
some other present, but Aunt Elmira's
head was shaken at ynce, q slight but
decisive shake.
mo, DEAR" she affirmed, TRANQUILITY,
two kinds Of gifts are all ! AM ake
in one year without feeling myself
worried and furried. Ruth will find
her bed-shoes just as ~serviceable and
Just as pretty a year or two later, II
she can't wear them now; it doesn't
matter. My mind was made up LONG
ago, my dear, that too many Christ
masses were spoiled by worrying"
Perhaps Ruth was not wholly crate.
full for the pink shoes. and the system
may be questioned; but Aunt Elmira'a
friends certainly find the spectacle Of
one person always unhurried, unwor-
ried and unruf1ed, even in the wild
weeks before Christmas, q soothing
and refreshing sight.
go
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05

Bertram Wingate closed his desk
with a weary sigh as the bell in the
courthouse tower struck five. The
plans for the Better hospital were not
going very well. There are times
when wen a rising young architect
ceases to feel the stimulus of his up
ward movement. Wingate paused a
moment before the window to look out
upon the swirling snow which was fast
converting Nicollet avenue into a white
desert.
wonder if l can have a carriage to
go to Minnie Norton's tea?" he thought.
"I've had to buy my dinner at the club
three nights this week. Every one re-
covering from Christmas, I suppose,
and too tired to entertain. Club dues
on New Years with the usual tips and
presents. No, the Eighth avenue will
have to do me-"
He hurried to the hotel, and after a
brief toilet boarded a car for Park We
nue.. The rooms were crowded when
he arrived at the Norton home. The
heavy odor of roses, the suspicion Of
charcoal from the samovar, and, above
all, the animated chatter from the
guests made his head ache, so he was
very grateful when Bessie Shaw mo-
toned him into a deep window seat
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05

came in SullOway would have to look
to his laurels, but the giant from New
Hampshire can look down on 'Barcn-
field. He is six feet seven, while
Barchfield is only six feet four. Then
Sulloway is about six inches broader
across the shoulders than the new
Pittsburg congressman.
Sulloway is a quaint figure. He is a
man of considerable ability, which he
devotes almost exclusively to the IN
terest of old soldiers, as he is at the
head OF the committee on pensions. He
is modest and only occupies some six
lines il the congressional directory,
where statesmen are wont to set forth
who they are and what they are. He
dresses in a long frocked broadcloth
| coat, with a velvet collar. This gar
ment is of generous proportions and
hangs loosely on his big frame. 1t
would afford cloth enough for two or
| three ordinary coats. Mr.. Sulloway
| allows his long brown hair to grow
| down cver his collar and wears a mus
| tache and chin whisker of equally lux
| urious growth. His hands and feet are
| big and so is his heart.
This big congressman is a veteran OF
| the civil war, but says nothing about
! his record. He simply states in his
| biography that he was admitted to the
bar in 1863 and has practiced law
| since 1864. He had, however, seen
| much service, and offered his big body
| as a target for confederate bullets be-
| fore that. At one time the simple
| faith of the Salvation Army appealed
| to him and he Joined that organization
and was proud to beat the big bass
| drum in their street services.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05
LIKE AN UNBLAZED TRAIL.
Intricate Plea at the Bar of Justice
That Was Too Deep for
the Judge.

Soon after the late Gilman Marston, Of
New Hampshire, had been admitted to
the bar a civil suit was brought to. him.
1t involved a somewhat complicated ques-
ton of inheritance, says the Boston Her
aid. But the young man, in no way
daunted, took the case, looked up author
tiles all the way back to Julius Caesar,
and prepared an argument of a few hun
dred pages which seemed to him unan-
swerable. His only fear was that it
might be beyond the comprehension of
the court.
When his case was called Mr.. Marston
rose with inward assurance and plunged
in boldly. The judge seemed interested
and he took heart. But at the end of
an hour and a half, in the midst of the
most intricate part Of his plea, he was
panied to see what looked like a lack of
attention on the part of the court.
1t was as he had feared; the judge
was unable to appreciate the nice points
of his argument.
"Your honor" he said, 81 beg your par.
don, but do you follow me-"
Il have so far" answered the judge,
shifting YEARLY about in his chair, "but
I'll say frankly that if | thought | could
find my way back, I'd quit right here"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05
ALTOGETHER TOO TRUsTFUL
A Guest Who Was No Respecter Of
Persons in a Case Of
Steal.

Hemery, the winner of the Vanderbilt
cup, was condoled with on the destruc-
ton Of his superb car, relates the New
York Tribune.
II was too trustful," said the young
Frenchman, with a rueful smile. Il let
the people crowd around me, trusting
them implicitly, never thinking that any
one would be SO careless as to throw
lighted matches about, and hence-pouf-
my car went up in a mass of flames
He lighted a cigarette. He slipped his
coffee.
"To be too trustful," said Hemery, "is
a fault of the French people.
"A stranger once visited a merchant OF
Marseilles with a letter of introduction
from Alexander Dumas. 1t was a glow
ing letter. The merchant welcomed the
stranger warmly, and entertained him
with great hospitality for three weeks.
'"Then in the night the guest disap-
peared, taking with him his hosts best
horse, and a quantity of silver plate.
1.-THE merchant, on his next visit to
Paris, sought out Dumas.
a pretty guest you sent me- he said,
bitterly. The fellow tecamped with my
best horse and plate worth 5000 francs
What cried Dumas, horror stricken.
Did he steal from you, too%"