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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22
SWIMMING A BUFFALO.
Task Which to the Uninitiated Proves
Difficult of Accom-
plishment.

The man who has handled only small
game finds he has something to learn
when he attempts to skin a buffalo.
Theoretically, he may perfectly under
stand his task, but there are Difficult
ties in it's practical accomplishment.
When Mr.. Campion went out on the
prairie alone, he had little expe-
rience of this kind, which he records
in ION the Frontier" 1t was in the
days when the buffalo still roamed
the plain in thousands, and the hunter
soon found herd leisurely feeding in
the warm, bright sunshine.
"A fine black bull soon caught my
eye, and a careful stalk brought me
near to him. I crawled into hollow
and lay down as fiat as possible. After
waiting some little time, / cautiously
raised my head. The creature was
almost on me. The huge head was
lowered; the beard reached the
ground; the keen, wicked eyes glared
at me- the short, sharp horns stuck
viciously toward me. He was begin
ming to paw the ground and below,
and he looked as big as all the uni
verse.
81 held my breath. At the least
movement the brute would havi
charged, and my life would not have
been worth a pin, for there was neither
time nor space for the use of my rifle.
I imperceptibly lowered my head, and
lay still for fully fifteen minutes.
Then 1 ventured another glance, and
drew a long breath of relief, for the
buffalo was walking slowly away.
gave shril1 whistle which caused
him to turn, and shot him at the dis
lance of 270 yards.
Il know quite well how to skin
small animals, and went to work with
confidence But 1 soon found | had
an elephant on my hands. / could not
lay a buffalo on it's back as / could
specimen dormouse. 1t would be
easy, thought I, to skin one side, and
then turn the beast over and skin the
other. Half of the plan worked ad.
mirably, but when l tried the turning
found | might as well try to lift
myself from the ground by my moe.
casin strings.
Il pushed and pulled, tried one len
and then the other, perspired anu
strained, ana felt very small indeed
If l only had horse and lariat, |
thought, but no steed or rope were
within miles.
las 1 desperately tugged, the body
would give a few preliminary sways,
then the leverage of the hump would
cause it to settle back.
Finally | took the bull by the horna,
literally, and twisted his head around
in the way I wanted it to go, stuck
the horn in the ground to hold the
head, caught hold of hind leg and
pulled the whole over. Then / fin
ished the SHINING without difficulty.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

The instruction of the child will be
taken up step by step, leaving such
questions and problems as arise to be
dealt with from time to time.
The first subjects-those for the,
younger child-should be chosen for
the simplicity of the forms by which
they may be represented, and the
obvious treatment Of their arrange
ment; for example, such simple
rounds as fruits or vegetables in con-
junction with a contrasting form of
different dimension. The oranges and
bowl already shown would be such
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22
THE REALM OF SCIENCE.

Prof. Wilhelm Wundt, the creator
of experimental psychology, now in
his Seventy-fourth year, recently cele-
brated the iftieth anniversary of his
graduation with the doctors degree.
A family luminous mist in the bulb
and on the fingers has been noted by
Prof. SoElmers on rubbing electric light
bulbs that have been not long in use.
No satisfactory explanation has been
gwen.
Palladium, a rare substance little
used, is the active agent in automatic
gas lighting devices. Flame is pro-
duced as soon as the Illuminating gas
strikes pellet of asbestos covered
with mixture of palladium and fine
ly divided platinum, known as plat
mum black.
If doors were solid particles, they
would tend to form nuclei of cloudy
condensation ia supersaturated air.
Dr. John Aitken has tested musk and
% other Odorous substances without
finding such nuclei, and he concludes
that odors are gaseous and that smell
Carrying out experiments in psychic
phenomena, some scientists of Ruvo
proddCc1 some striking results. A Ia
year-old boy was put in a trance, and
in this condition answered questions
put to him in Greek, Latin, Arabic,
French, English, German, and con-
versed IL those languages, his voice
being that of a man.
In an attempt to liquefy helium,
Prof. Olszewski recently produced the
remarkably low temperature Of 455 de-
grees below zero, Fahrenheit. 1t was
done by suddenly expanding a mass
of gas helium which had been sub
jected to a pressure of about 2,7OO
pounds to the square inch, in tenn
perature so low that it nearly soltd1-
fed hydrogen. The helium showed
no sign Of liquefying.
1t used to be that astronomy, with
its stupendous magnitudes, incredible
velocities and inconceivable distances.
seemed TO make the greatest demand
on mans belief. To-day it is physics.
We read, for instance, that Hertz's os-
citations give rise to 00,000,000 os-
citations per second. Where is the
man who can conceive of anything
happening in the five hundred mill
Iionth part of a second?-LOndon Tel
egraph.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

not. This does not mean that the
child can depart from the given theme
or by unnecessary accents Of charac-
ter attempt to improve its work, but
that the child that can draw might
easily find the purely geometrical
forms too mechanical for the freedom
and power of it's knowledge of draw.
ing. Here the teacher must use his
discretion.
Learn by Imitation.
1t will be found that the good draw
ings of the class teach it far better
than the teacher. A few bright pupils
will raise the standard of excellence
of the whole class where the best of
teaching would make slow progress.
Where such excellence does not hap
pen it depends upon the teacher to set
the best possible standard Of excel
lence for the pupils to strive for.
1t has been found good plan to
give the subject with its symbols and
examples of application on the black.
board at one lesson. then give the
child until the next lesson to think
out its story and draw it at it's leisure.
Some children are slow at inventive
thought and others are Shy, and the
work done in the schoolroom is never
as good as the work done at home or
under less pressure.
Use Lead or Slate Pencils.
Now. a word as to mediums. 1t is
not so much what medium is used as
how it is used. Water colors and COL
ored chalks have been introduced in
the schoolroom with questionable sue.
cess for the majority Of children. The
manipulation is too difficult in the
case of water colors. Not much more
than an obvious and meaningless col
oring has been accomplished with the
colored chalks or crayons. Pen and
ink is too difficult for all but a few
who have a prediction for drawing
with it. Crayon and charcoal work
have no advantage over pencil in
school work. The pencil is so much
easier handled and so capable of all
the expression of line that is neces-
sary that it is here suggested as the
best medium, with a good second in
the despised slate. Knowing that this
preference is open to much dispute, it
is added that outside all the fuss and
bother of paints, water, ink, etc., there
is the objection that all these medi-
ums, except lead pencil and slate pen
Gil, require a constant consideration
of the handling of the medium, and it
is not a part of this method to train
the child in technique. but to give it
freedom of expression in drawing. As
to papers, any paper that one can
draw on that will not smudge Is ali
right.
As to Size.
Let the drawings be CT fair size, not
under two inches in any dimension.
About four by six inches should be
the average size, the point being to
avoid littleness or the uselessness of
too large a space for the medium.
The last illustration (group No. 81
gives the carrots and stewpan as a
subject to follow the apples and mug.
The forms are but slight variation
from these, and offer chance to ap-
ply the suggestions made on the first
effort.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22
MEANING OF NAMES.

Susan is Hebrew. Lily.
Alma is Latin, the Kindly.
Guy is French, the Leader.
Margaret is Greek, Pearl.
Paul is Latin, the Small One.
JOB is Hebrew, the Mourner.
Rachel is Hebrew, the Lamb.
Clara is Latin, the Bright One.
Edwin is Saxon, a COnqueror.
Lionel, Latin, is Little Lion.
Hugh is Dutch, the Lofty Man.
Jacob is Hebrew, the Supplanter.
Gilbert is Saxon, Bright as Gold.
Eunice IS Greek, the Fair Victory.
Ernest IS Greek, the Serious One.
Martin is Latin, the Martial One.
Lucius is Latin, the Shining One.
Peter is of Latin origin, the Rock.
Arabella is Latin, the Beautiful AL
tar.
Moses, a Hebrew name, means Drawn
Out.
Florence is Latin, the Blooming
One.
Agatha is a Greek name, the Good
One.
Sophia is Greek, and means Wis
dom.
Leonard, a German name, is Lion
like
Sarah, Hebrew name, means Prin-
cess.
Caesar, Latin name, means Hairy
Man
Rosamond is Saxon, the Rose Of
Peace.
Edith and Editha are Saxon, Happi-
ness.
Oliver is of Roman origin, an Olive
Tree.
Douglass is Gaelic, signifying Dark
Gray
Daniel is Hebrew, meaning God is
Judge.
James is of Hebrew origin, the Be-
CUTLER.
Matthew, a Jewish name, signifies
a Gift.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22
TWITCHING NERVES
A Serious Hereditary Trouble Cured
BY Or. Williams Pink Pills.

Sufferers from ailments that have af-
f1icted i'll regular succession one genera
ton after another of their family are, as
a rule, inclined to submit to them as in
evitable. The case which follows proves
that such hereditary difficulties are not
beyond the reach Of curative forces and
should inspire hopefulness and readi-
ness to try remedies that have effected
signal cures, such as that which is here
given.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rannells, of No. 408
East Seventh street, Newton. Kansas,
gives the following account of her all
ment and her cure:
ssFor two years / suffered from trying
nervousness in my lower limbs from my
knees down, as my mother and my
grandmother had suffered before me.
The situation was for many years ac-
cepted as unavoidable because heredi-
tary. But about two years age, when my
son was realizing benefit from the use of
DIR. Williams Pink Pills, I thought there
might possibly be some good i'll them for
ME. Ny trouble had then become SO
serious as to make it difficult for me to
sleep. I often had to walk the floor in
restlessness the whole night. After tax
ing some six boxes the twitching disap-
peared and ceased to use the remedy.
/ evidently stopped little too soon for
nervousness came back after month or
so and ] used the pills again for a short
time Relief came at once and since l
stopped using them the second time
have been free from any return of the
twitchings or from any interference with
my Sleep
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have cured
the worst cases of bloodlessness, indiges-
ton, influenza, headaches, lumbago, sci
atica, neuralgia, nervousness, spinal
weakness and the special ailments of girls
and women. For further information.
address the DIR. Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady. N. 7.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22
MEN, WOMEN AND WAYS.

The enemies we forgive are gen.
orally those that are bigger than we
are.
A woman writes a letter because she
has something to say or nothing else
to do.
Perhaps truth is stranger than \fic-
ton because we don't get SO we'll ac-
qualnted with it.
1t is the fellow who can't sing who
generally has things offered to him
for song.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

Then draw two or more combinations
of the forms inside of framing lines of
different dimensions.
Draw one picture with the circles
slightly accented to show how they
may have more the character of ap-
pies, but do not demand or expect all
the children to be able to do this
Let those who can do so.
1t must also be understood that
forms may overlap. The rounds may
be drawn of different sizes, and the
child told that 1T may vary the sizes
in its picture to suggest large and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22
APPLES

a subjects or apples and ma pota-
toes and a pot, carrots and stew pan
any of these is easily dealt with.
Chi1d's First Lesson.
Take, for instance, the apples and
mug on shelf Announce it as the
subject Draw for the child the SIM
plified forms on the blackboard without
arrangement, as shown in the upper
portion of Group 1. Announce the
rounds as apples, the upright figure as
q mug, and the last figure as shelf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

they had to be counted. A more nat
ura1 arrangement would be one in
which they were not SO carefully put
on the shelf. The apples are too small
and the mug too big.
In No. the apples are too big and
the picture looks crowded.
In No. the proportions are general.
1y, good, but the arrangement is stiff
for the same reasons as in No. g.
In No. the shelf is too low and the
whole drawing looks too timid.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

In No. 6 the apples are up in the
air and the picture looks too scat
tered. Tell the child In this case to
look at Nos. Z, 8 and 8.
Nos. Z. 8 and 9 are all well in pro-
portion, especially No. 8, in which the
apples have been drawn with an accent
and the mug given slight curve.
Now this represents what may be
expected of the average class No. 6
has no idea of drawing whatever, and
cannot see things in the way to draw
them. 1t had difficulty in grasping
the suggestion that here circles were
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22
Labouchere and the Ladies.

In Mr. Labouchere women have no
champion in the house of commons
and the announcement of his retire
ment will certainly cause no regret
among the more advanced" mem
bers of the sex. The member for
Northampton has no sympathy with
political women. IL was he who so
pitiiessiy dubbed the DANES of the
Primrose league Primrose Pollies.'-
London World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.l
BY FREDERICK RICHARDSON
Chcago0

On the subject of the apples and
mug the pictures shown in Group 2
were taken from class of young chill
dren. The selection gives q variety
OF faults and three pictures that are
of merit.
Faults Pointed Out.
Of the first the criticism might be
that the apples and mug are too small,
too insignificant; they do not fill the
picture, and the shelf is out of pro-
portion-so much larger than need be.
In the second the apples are too
much in straight line, as though
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22
EASY Money!.

Mose-De first time saw Rebecca she
had her hair in curl papers.
Ike-It's Ia wonder you ever married
her, then.
ooh, dey was dollar bills. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

Many travellers in eastern Siberia
carry solicited soup in small leather
receptacles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

MANY a man whom we think has u
heart only has a patient earn. y. Plca-
yune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

Co, known as the Progressive
Millinery House of Milwau-
kee. maintain offices in Paris
and in New York. Their
representatives send newest
sample hats and materials di-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22
Spring Millinery.

0pllnS MHllhely.
The new designs of Ladies' Hats are
very Partisan, chic and becoming. As
the consumer is well posted through the
magazines and newspapers, it will be-
come necessary for up-to-date mil
liners or dealers to buy stock
from houses whose facilities en-
able them to furnish Latest Produc-
sions. Blumenfeld, Locher Il Brown
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

No man climbs to the Father by tread
ing on his brother.Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

rect to the firm in Milwaukee, and
their well equipped factory furnish the
trade without loss of time, and Mt
lower prices than Jobbers who buy
from other manufacturers could sell
them for. You can recognize b.,
i. & b. Co, Hats by the monogram on
the lining or ticket of every hat Ask
your saleslady to show them to you.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles:
Druggists are authorized to refund money IL
PAzo OINTMENT fails to cure in 6to L4days. 600
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

Economy is the road to wealth--and it's
hard road to travel.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-16

Said bids will be o'clock,
which listed
sealed Superintendent
Envelopes bids should
the lands
the which the bid Bidders should
Portland
banks
Sup and Special Dbursng Agent in Charge of siez Agency
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-16

Susan B. Anthony, the noted equal
suffrage leader, died soon after mid
night Monday morning, at the age OF So.
Miss Anthony was a great and good
woman and retained her wonderful
faculties until within few hours OF her
death. She will be sadly missed by her
devoted co-workers in the cause Of
which she was for fifty years the most
able champion, but it is safe to say her
death will serve only as all inspiration
to greater effort. The good work
which she left in other hands will not
be neglected.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-16

One OF the states to use convict labor
in road construction for long time is
North Carolina, and this common
wealth is credited with having about
the best system of highways TO be
found in any state OF the Union SINH
larly situated with regard to population
and industries. North Carolina has set
an example that IS being closely studied
by many other Eastern and Southern
states. 1t has been so successful in
getting good work and at a very low
cost, that the demonstration is re-
garded the best. yet made in the country
OF the handling OF convicts. The open
air work is said to be beneficial to the
health of the prisoners, and is taken
up more eagerly than the drudgery OF
some callings which involve all inside
employment. 1t is also stated on good
authority that North Carolina is COM
paratiyely humane in treatment OF
prisoners, as none of the abuses ap-
pretended In work distant from the
penitentiary have been recorded.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-16
Register. Do it now.
Always Keeps Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy In His House.

"We would not be without Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t is kept on
hand continually in our home," says
w. w. Kearney, editor of the Inde.
pendent, Lowry City, Mo. That is just
what every family should do. When
kept at hand ready for instant use, a
cold may be checked at the outset and
cured in much less time than after it
has become settled in the system. This
remedy is also without peer for Group
in children, and will prevent the attack
when given as soon as the child be-
comes hoarse, or even after the croupy
cough appears, which can only be done
when the remedy is kept at hand. For
sale by O.. o. Krogstad
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-16

Senator Fulton of Oregon presided
over the United States Senate Tuesday
afternoon while Vice President Fair.
banks took a much needed rest or some
thing. While Mr.. Fulton filled the
more or less honored chair gracefully
and creditably, we believe it was a
put'up job to Keep him from talking
and working for appropriations for Ore
gon rivers aud harbors. Senator Full
ton is a busy and able representative,
and is rapidly winning the good will of
all with whom he has official relation.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-16

Speaking of G. A. Johns, candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Governor, the Corvallis Times says:
"Mr. Johns boyhood was spent on the
banks of Thomas creek, in the Forks OF
the Santiam, Linn county, where he
was for years the playmate of the ed
itor of this paper. From Scio Mr..
Johns went to Salem, where in 1887 he
was graduated with honors from Will
lamette University. He studied law
and practiced for several years with
success in Dallas, where he served as
county judge of Polk county. Baker
City began to boom then, and about l8
years ago he went to the town and To-
Gated there for the practice of his pro-
fession. He has been widely successful
in his profession and has become a
leading man OF affairs. 1t is generally
believed that the race for the nomina-
tion is between Judge Johns and DR..
Withycombe, both OF whom are excel
lent men"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-16
By the way, better register.

March has always been a mean old
thing, anyhow.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-16

Western sentiment on the land ques-
non, SO far as new policy affects exist
ing public domain, is growing rapidly.
with defeat OF the effort 10 repeal the
timber and stone act, through the vote
OF the House committee on public
lands, the West scored its first victory,
and thereafter found the struggle
easier. There is not much prospect at
the present time of the Senate COM
mlttee on public lands reporting q
measure for repeal of the act and
making no provision for taking timber
land, as 1t intended three weeks earlier,
and even should the committee report
such bill, it appears probable that it
could be defeated in the Senate, with.
out regard TO the adverse action of the
House committee. Senator Fulton is
not relaxing the fight he waged and
which was the keynote for the Western
movement. He is still gathering data
from every county of this state, show.
ing conditions OF the public domain,
and furnishing many arguments why 1t
is essential to Western development
that the states be permitted to realize
Ill some substantial manner on their
hatiYe resources. Should the Senate
committee report favorably, which is
Improbable, the defense OF the Western
contingent in the Senate would be
spirited and determined. These prep.
6ratiohs are being made by most of the
Senators, while cohceding that there
has been grave abuse of the timber and
stone act. The general sentiment in
this respect seems to have been ex.
pressed by Senator Fulton when he
said that he would be glad 10 amend
THIS evil but could not risk complete
sithdfawul OF all pubic DOMAIN tin.
beted laid.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-16
INHERITED INDIAN LAND FOR SALE AT s11Erz OREGON

NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN will of
described situated being in Lincoln
County Oregon, schedule herein set forth towit
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-16

The LEADER has thoroughly inves.
tlgated the matter and learns that the
small unk of winter which struck
Lincoln county the fore part of the
week sprouted in Nebraska and was
borne hither by the brutal East wind.
The blizzard breeding part of the world
sends us chilly greeting about once in
every seven years, but we never get
mad about it. Those states which are
SO thoroughly saturated with disagree
able weather that they must slop over
occasionally have our profound sym.
pathy.