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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
spring Excursions to Milwaukee,.

The Jobbers and Manufacturers Asso-
citation has arranged for three Mer-
chants Excursions to Milwaukee during
February and March.
Any merchant in the Northwest is en-
titled to a rate of one and one-ffth fare
for the round trip, not alone for himself
and wife, but for anyone actively inter-
ested in his business.
You can buy tickets to Milwaukee as
follows:
oath, and return home February 18th to
March 9th.
Second Excursion, March I'd to 10th,
and return home March 4th to Goth.
Third Excursion, March 10th to 24th,
and return home March 18th to April 3d.
Purchase ticket to Milwaukee only,
at full fare and at the same time ask
for certificate (not a receipt for fare
paid. This certificate will entitle you to
one-ffth fare to return home if validated
at the Secretary's once. :? University
fixed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
BY Endless Chain.

Speaking of the endless chain
prayer that is going the rounds" said
the woman with the cheerful voice, Il
can't see what good that can do, un-
less, maybe, it might start some poor
wretcEven the road to glory, but got
an awfully nice silk petticoat through
an endless chain once. The manufac-
turers sent letters asking for five
names and a ten-cent piece. I sent
five names and the ten-cent piece, not
thinking much about 1t, just trying
it, and it wasn't long before they sent
me this lovely silk petticoat. 1t was
the incest sort of silk, too. AS long as
I wore it it didn't crock"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
His Practical Idea.

A benevolent old man who lived on
his farm in Iowa never refused shell
ter to any who might ask it of him.
His many friends demonstrated with
him about this characteristic, know
ing that many INSCRIPTIONS hoboes
would avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity, and that there was great dan
ger of the old man being robbed. To
these remonstrances the old man re
piled that he believed in practical
Christianity"
But" said one of his friends, this
seems very impractical. Suppose one
of these men took it into his head to
rob you one night?"
My dear young friend" was the re-
ply, II bid all enter in the name of
God, but 1 prove my belief in practi-
cal Christianity by locking up their
pants during the night"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
PROFESSOR HAD LAST LAUGH.
Final Erasure Neatly Turned Joke on
Students.

President Hadley, of Yale, was talk
ing about his student days. II remem-
Der a stately and venerable professor"
he said, upon whom some sophomores
once tried to play trick.
1.-THE professor, one morning, being
unable to attend to his class on ac-
count of cold, wrote on the black
board:
" Dr. Dash, through indisposition, is
unable to attend to his classes to-day
1.-The students erased one letter in
this notice, making it read:
DR. Dash, through indisposition, is
unable to attend to his lasses to-day
But it happened a few minutes later
that the professor returned for box
he had forgotten. Amid a roar of
laughter he detected the change in his
notice, and, approaching the black
board calmly erased one letter in his
turn.
Now the notice read:
DR.. Dash, through indisposition, is
unable to attend to his asses today"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
FEARFUL BURNING SORES.
Boy in Misery IL Years-Eczema In
Rough Scales, itching and In
Manufactured by Cutieura.

II wish to inform you that your
wonderful Cuticura has put a stop to
twelve years of misery | passed with
my son. AS an infant I noticed on
his body red spot and treated same
with different remedies for about five
years, but when the spot began to
get larger / put him under the care
of doctors. Under their treatment the
disease spread to four different parts
of his body. The longer the doctors
treated him the worse it became. Dur
ing the day it would get rough and
form like scales. At night it would
be cracked, infamed, and badly swol-
len, with terrible burning and itch
ing. When / think Of his suffering,
it nearly breaks my heart. His
screams could be heard downstairs.
The suffering of my son made me
full of misery. had no ambition to
work, to eat, nor could I sleep.
One doctor told me that my sons
eczema was incurable, and gave it up
for a bad job. One evening saw an
article in the paper about the wonder
full Cuticura and decided to give it a
trial. Itell you that Cuticura Ointment
is worth it's weight in gold, and when
! had used the first box of Ointment
there was a great improvement, and
by the time had used the second set
of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura ONT
ment, and Cuticura Resolvent, my
child was cured. He is now twelve
years old, and his skin is as fine
and smooth as silk Michael Stein
man, Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn,
N. Y, April 16, 1906
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

There more Catarrh this section Of the country
than ali other diseases put together and until the last
few years was supposed to be incurabe. For great
many years doctors pronounced 1t local disease and
prescribed local remedies and by constantly failing
to with local treatment pronounced 1t ncurable
Science has proven Catarrh to be constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
Co., Toledo Ohio, is the only Constitutional
the market 1t is taken Internally in doses from 10
drops teaspoonfu It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any 1t fails to cure Send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. j CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, s5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
Economy as the Bow Saw IL.

Paul Morton, in a recent address on
Insurance, said Of certain proposed
economy:
THAT would not be an economy, but
an extravaganza, in the long run. 1t
reminds me of the boy and the jam.
My son. said this boys mother,
isn't it rather an extravaganza to eat
butter with that superb jam?
No, ma'am, it's an economy the
boy answered. The same piece of
bread does for BOTH"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
Playing at occuItism.

There is danger to-day of psychi.
cal research degenerating into a fash.
ionable society amusement without
practical aims, and there are promi.
nent members Of the Society for
Psychical Research who do less than
little to discourage this tendency
Occult Review.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
Ownership Of Nationa, Banks.

The ownership of the national
banks of the United States is not in
the hands Of the rich few, as is com.
monty supposed, because fully one
half Of the banks have capital OF
less than 100000 each. Twelve per
cent. have capitalizations of from
100000 to $250,00O, while only seven
per cent. range between $250,0OO and
$1,000,0c0.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
Feeds Ground Grain.

The hard shell on most grains does
not permit the digestive juices to PEN
citrate them nor digestion to take
place. When the food is ground the
shell is removed, and the process of
digestion is much easier. Have the
grain ground before feeding.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
EIeven-year.oId Sportsman.

The heir apparent of the Sirguja
State. boy of IL years, has developed
a remarkable aptitude for shikar He
began to use gun when only seven
years of age and up to the present
time has accounted for seven tigers,
six panthers and two bears, not to
mention other large and small game
Allahabad Pioneer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
Tannic Acid for the Skin.

One of the most annoying results of
eye strain is the baggy condition I'M
der the eyes, which is very disfguring.
To restore the condition of the skin
tannic acid is generally effectual,
using 20 grains to an ounce of glyce-
rine. 1t is applied to the pufiness with
a soft camers hair brush night and
morning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

No man is so foolish but he may
give another good counsel sometimes,
and no man is so wise but may easily
err if he will take no others counsel
but his own.-Ben Jonson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

Our mammoth l4S-page Seed and Tool
Catalog is mailed free to all intending
buyers, or send &c in stamps and receive
free samples of new Two Foot Long Oats
and other cereals and big catalog free.
John A.. Salzer Seed Co., Box w, La
Crosse, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
HeIns the churninu.

IN some cases where cows have
been milking for a long time. there
is some difficulty in churning. The
addition of one or two fresh COWS in
the milking herd will often overcome
the difficulty.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
Oats-Heads z Foot LONG.

The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, are bringing out new oats this
year with heads foot long! That's a
wonder. Their catalog tellsi
Spetz- the greatest cereal hay food
America ever saw! Catalog tells!
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
HOMEMADE COW sTANcHIoN.
Direction for Their Construction
Are Easily Made.

F. c. Semple, a Canadian farmer,
furnishes Farm and Fireside with his
plan of making cow stanchion. he
says he has used both chains and the
old stationary stanchion, but has come
to consider his plan superior to either
of them. The figure at the right in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

Garfield Tea, an unusually practical
household remedy; take it for constipation,
to keep the liver normal, to purify the
blood, to dispel colds, to cure rheumatism,
to keep well!
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Klines
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free 50 90
trial bottle and treatise. Dr. r. FL. Kline,
Id, 93l Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

There are more ways than one by
which woman can get even with
man. One way is to marry him, and
another is not to.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

The best man at wedding cannot
always prove it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

A man will remember the kiss he
failed to get long after the others are
forgotten
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

TWO heads are better than one
especially at kissing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

And people who stand up for their
rights usually want to sit on the
rights of others
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

Even busy man must take day
off sooner or later for the purpose of
attending his own funeral.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gurus reduces In
ammaton. alays pain, wind collie. 25c bottle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

When man makes a show of him.
self he's not always comedy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
We Paw the Hiubest Price

for butter fat in cream. Write for price
Milton Dairy Co., st. Paul.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

A cheerful lie is often better than
the solemn truth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

We Pay Top Price for Cream.
Cash every day. Write for prices and
tags. Miller & Holmes, St. Paul, MINI.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
PILES CURED IN TO III DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching, Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles in
+ to IA days or money refunded. SOC.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

Heart failure and cash failure often
go together.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

For Prices on Poultry,
either live or dressed, write R. E. Cobb,
st. Paul, MINI.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07

Top Prices for Hides, Furs, PeIts.
Write for circular and catalogue No. 9,
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-07
Panthers and Grizzly Rears

Ship Furs Pelts Mcmillan Fur & Woo
Co., Minneapolis, Mimi Write for prices
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

dear sir, reports from cSperts---from
mining engineers. You may have seen
some such. marked strictly private
They form an element in high fl
nance Sir Charles admitted coldly. Il
"Pre-cisely," the Seer mprmlred, his
accent for moment less Spanish than
b before ore And as they We're marked
the seal of confidence. That's all
wish to say. hold It q duty, beins
mtrusted With such powers, not to use
them In Il manner which may annoy
or incommode my fellow creatures.''
Your feeling does you honor" Sir
Charles answered, with some {acerbity..
Then he whispered In my ear: "Con-
wish we hadn't brought him here"
Senior Herrera seemed intuitively to
divine his wish. for he intcrposed, in
lighter and gnver tone:i
II Will how show you IA different and
more Interesting embodiment of occult
power, for which we shall need a
somewhat subdned arrangement Of
surrounding lights. Mould you mind,
senior host--for I have purposely abs
the brain OF amy one presentt--would
yon mind my turning down tlts lamp
dust "a littlcY SO! That will do.
Now, this one. and this one Exactly;
that's right" He poured n few grains
of powder out OF a packet into IL
saucer. Next u match, IT you please.
Thank You" 1T burned with green
light IIesdrew from his pocket q card
you a pen?" he asked.
instantly brought one. He handed
u 70 SIR Charles. "Obliga me-" he
said, "by writing your name there"
and he Indicated place In the centre
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

RIGA he said slowly, as the facts mar
roWed down. SO to speak. South Az
RIGA; Cape Of Good Hope; Jansenville;
De Witt Street. 1Sd0'
"By JoNe; he's correct!" Sir Charles
muttelnd. "IIe seems really TO do
Ho may have known where he was
coming
Il never gave him hint" I an
swered, eth he reached the door. he
didn't even know to what hotel l was
plotting him"
The Seer stroke1 his chin softly HIiE
eye appeared to me to have n furtive
CLEAN in 1T. would you like me to
tell you the number, of z hank note
lnciosed in an envelope" he asked
casually.
Go out of the room" Sir Charles
said while | pass 1t round the COM
panX,'
Senior Herrera Disappeared, Sir
Charles passed 1t around cautiously.
holding 1t all the time in his own
hand but letting his guests see the
numher. Then he placed 1t in an en-
velope aud gumned it down firmly
swept the COMPANY with n comprc-
hensiSe glance lie shook his shaggy
name. Then he took the envelope in
ms hands and sazed at it fiXedly
An, tJa49, he answered, in "A slow
tone. "A Bank of England note for
t5o--eNehanged 1.-THE Casino for gold
won yesterday al Monte Carlo"
see how he did that" Sir Charles
said, triumphantly. "He must have
changed II there himself; and then. /
| changed II back again. In point OF ract.
remember seeing fellow with long
hair l9afing about, Still. it's capital
leonirins."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

! !, can =, out ,a Of i. Now I'm away again
1vt s hs mo rs. Is odd s that he
omnibus which takes down to tile
train dc. luxe for Paris. However. a
man of the world accepts what lady
and I confess for ten days or SO I
thought no more about her. or the
AZ the end, Of that time our fort
bp agSN Il pns onSan en9 in from the
duty duty as the n miionaire Is se aa n u
make up this book once, fortnight.
and to compare tho cancelled checks
with Sir Charles's counter-foils. On
observe what I can only describe as
q very grave discrepancy-in fact. q
Discrepancy Ct $4,000. On tho wrong
, SIDE, to- .co Sir, Sir sharles was dsbited
that was shown on the counter-foils.
! examined the book with care. Tho
source of the error was obvious. II
IDENTIFY paid across the counter in Lon
don, as 1t bore on its face no stamp
or indication Of any other Office.
I called IN my brother-in-law from
Charles" I said. there's a check in
the book which you haven't entered"
And I handed It to him without COM
ment, Tor thought that 1t might have
been drawn to settle some little loss
on the turf or at cards, or to nuke
up some othor affair he didn't desire
to mention to me. These things Will
He looked at It and stared hard.
Then he pursed up his mouth and gave
a long. low "Whewl" AT last he turn
ed 1t over and remarked: II say. Sey,
my boy. we've, Just been done jolly
we'll brown. haven't wc2''
r oil rCod nj tho cbarIs UTJpw IoHvn.,
meant" I inquired.
why. the Seer" he replied. still
staring at It ruefully. II don't mind
the five thou.. but to think the fell
low should have gammoned the pair
it:,''
/ asked.
'Look at the green ink, !" he answered.
'"Besides, rccollect the very shape Of
the lal.t flourish. flourished n bit
like that In the excitement OF the
moment. which 1 don't always do with
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

Seer entered. wrapt In thought. lie
was in evening dress, but red sash
turesaueness and u dash or color. He
paused for a moment in the middle of
the salon. without letting his eyes rest
on anybody or ANYTHING. Then he
held out his dark hand.
Good evening"" he said. you are
the host. My souls sight tells me
So
Good shot 81 sir Charles e, answered q:
witted. you know. Mrs. Mackenzie. or
they's never get on at It."
The. Seer gazed about him. and
smiled blankly at person or two
who's whose faces he seemed to recognize
Charles began to ask him a few
simple questions not about himself.
but about me. just to test him. He
most Of them with 1, siurpris
him Seymour He paused long be-
tween each clause, as II the facts We're
revealed to him slowly. Seymour
Earl of strafford Seymour Wilbraham
Wentworth. There seems to be some
connection in somebody's mind now
present between Wentworth and STRAIT
know what it means. But they are
somehow the same name, Wentworth
and STAFFORD"
He gazed around, apparently for
continuation. A lady came to his res
cue. sj ssi g5H
wentworth was. the surname Of the
great Earl of Strafford." she murinur-
ed, gently; land I was wondering. as
you spoke. whether Mr.. Wentworth
might possibly be descended from
him"
Gle is" the Seer replied Instantly
with a flash of those dark eyes. And
thought this curious; for though
my father always maintained the real
ity Of tho relationship. there was one
link wanting to complete the pedi-
gree. ..ETe could not make sure that
the Hon. Thomas Wilbraham Went
worth was the father OF Jonathan
Wentworth. the Bristol horse dealer,
from whom we are descended.
Where was born?" Sir Charles
interrupted, coming suddenly to his
own case.
his forehead and held 1T between them.
as IL to prevent 1t from bursting. Az
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

3o'sullivan vandrift."" 1T is my other--
but he has as, dropped The o'sullivan for
many years past. and. to say the trutn
doesn't like 1t. He is a little DIE
ashamed of his mothers family,
Quite, right he said, quite right
guess he didn't care to continue the
scance. He could see through tho
man, of course; but 1t was clear the
fellow know too much about us TO ne
entirely pleasant.
Turn up the lights" said, and q
servant turned them. Shall say COL
fee and bonedictine?I y whispered to
Vandrift. st5l iss
by al means" he answered, Any
ther impcrtinences!S And, III say, don't
you think you'd better suggest at the
same time TINT the men should smoke?
Even these ladlesfare not above a Gig
arette--.some of them,'al2 aN
There was IA sigh ofS.- re- lief. I'll g
lights burned brightly. The Seer fot'
the moment retired from bushes SO
q worry good graees slpped his coffee
In. corner, and rhntted to the lady
who had suggested stanford with
marked pollteness. I1oc was vas q polished
gentleman II 8si 3l4 sss e s " RI .sf
Next morning in the hall of tho
hotel, ] saw Nine, Picardet again, y
q nent tailor-made travelling dress eNl-
IDENTITY hound for the RAILWAY station.
Sic smiled ana held out her prettily
swerea arehly. @iSloranee. orF Rome,
or sonicwherc. I've druined sSlce dry-.- i
|! like Il sucked oral.Sts,3 Cot ~ Tug tul
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

and lie took out a pencil and RAPIDLY.
sltetched the outline of one of the two
faces-that Of a bland-looking. young
man with no expression worth mem
tioning. There's the colonel in his
simple disguise, Very good. Now
M W shds me- Figure to that
his nose--an aquiline bridge Just So.
We'll, you have him right there. And
the chin-.ah. ono touch. Now, for
hair a wig. For COMPASSIONATE thing
easier. That's ~ tho profile OF your ras-
'eExactly.." wn both murmured BY
two curves Of the pencil and a shock
of false hair the face was trans
muted, Il b X ss5-5 4 ~ \
lilo had very large eyes, with very
big pupils, though." 1 objected, look
ing close; "and the manfin the Sphoto-
graph here has them small and boiled
that's so.- the commIssary answer
cd. ~ drop Of belladonna expands
and produces the Seer, Five grains OF
opium contract-and gtvesa dead-aliye
stu, innSeent tappearanae Wei,
men. II see the fun out, r don't
say III catch him for you; M no d " ever
yet has caught Colonel Clay: hut I'll
explain how he did the trick, and
that ought to ibei consolation enough
to g man Of your means for a triflo
of five thousandH, u
FRENCH o ars aSt M fony conaal
saire.' / vent,ired to interpnse. 3.
Il nNon bet! 's}the commssary replied,
and drew himself UP like captain
or Infantry 'Niessi enrs," he continued
an lNrenrh.s With the utmost dignity,
Va shall devote the resources or th!s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

irregular signature.
He's done u.s. I answered, recog-,
nizing 1t. "But how the dickens did
he manage to transfer 1t to the check?
This looks like your own handwriting,
Charles. not a clever forgery"
deny d Il, II; !, Only fancy his bambooz1sang
wasn't to be taken in by any OF his
silly occult tricks and catch words,
but 1T never occurred to me he was
going to victimize me financially in
this way. expected attempts at a
loan or extortion, but to collar my
signature to q blank check-atro-
cious!"
did he manage t." I asked.
"I haven't the falntesta conception, T
only know those are the words I
wrote. could swear to! then any
1"Thens You can't protest the checls?"
B " ~ ,na Mra no. us my own
!. 4 We Went that afternoon without de-
Police at the office. 1le was Il gen
'tlemanly I'renchman, much less formal
and red-tapy than usual, and he spoke
excellent English, with nm American
accent, having acted. in fact, as a de-
5tective IN New York for about ten
Years in his early manhood l
q Al " guess he said, slowly after
hearing Gun, story. you've boon vic
WHO is Colonel ClayT Sir Charles
y aThat is Just what II want to Know
sthegsroniiriarnrN answered, I'M his tu-
tpiNts 4 a inprira,, lsrench- tlnglisl,, "lts
is u sGolenel LScutsc Ae g occasionally