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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-17
POPULAR WANTS.

S~~eeee~e~~oe~~~o~~~~oeoeS
WANrED-A girl at the New City
Hotel.
For SALE-A good Franklin pi-
ano. Inquire of P. A. Glass.
For SALE-The milk business
carried on by Taylor Bros. in this
city.
HORSE FOR SALE.-A good 1400-
ID. farm horse. Enquire of F. D.
Chinook.
FoR'SALE-A good Building Lot
on 3rd street for sale, reasonable, by
A. T. CARROLL.
Money to Loan, in sums of $500
and up on real estate security.
A. T. CARROLL, agent.
For SALE-A house 90 rooms
and lot on Main street, near Cascade
avenue. Inquire of A. T. Carroll.
WANTED-Fifty cars of hay. We
can use all grades at good prices
See us before you sell.
RIVER FALLS SUPPLY Co.
For SALE-My fine so acre farm
adjoining the city limits. Price and
| +o~.~a1
H. B. VLIELAND.
For SALE-A good gentle family
horse; also harness and buggy,
nearly new. Inquire of Mrs. T. D.
Morrow or Frank Bliss.
For SALF-Lot and seven-room
house with furnace heat and city
water; small barn; on 4th street
For price and terms see A. It. CAR
ROLL.
For SALE-A driving horse, be
tween 7 and s years old, weigh:
about 1,400 lbs, gentle and no
afraid of autos or engines. Inquire
of Mrs. Sarah Tozer.
For SALE-At a bargain if taker
before Jan. |, fine 14-roon
modern house with an acre lot
shade trees all around it, near the
Normal. Enquire at this Office.
For SALE-Choice buff Wyan
dotte and barred Plymouth Rocl
cockerels. rs cents each.
F. D. PIERCE,
River Falls, Wis
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
REVIVAL OF The NIGHTCAP
Said to Have Been First Used by
Henry II Of France.
Both Men aud Women slept I'm Them.
Are They Becoming TO
the Fair Sex:

From the Boston Herald
We are informed that fashionable Eng
lishwomen have revived the use Of the
nightcap, which is now dainty COM
bination Of cambria, lace, and frills." The
women find draUghts too trying in the
bedchambers Of country houses. On ac-
count Of "undulations" in the eoiffure,
they need a nightcap as protector
It is said that the nightcap was in
vented by Henry II Of France. Before
his time a hood, something Ike a monk :
cowl. was attached to the sleeping gar
ment. In England nightcaps for women
were made at first Of silk, laced with
gold and embroidered. and the rich col
onists spared no expense. bat about the
beginning of the nineteenth century a
woman's nightcap was generally Of a
stuff that could be washed while men
persisted in silk. There were families in
England who. in their mourning. used
sheets. nightdresses. and nightcaps Of
sooty black. Now. black sheets had been
used by blond women Of high degree
rejoicing IN their beauty before this in
diligence in unmitigated woe crept in;
DAA ltl AlleE GDil LtEALIAl'S Va e4AlE lQt-r
This leads to the great and sll-important
question. Are nightcaps becoming 10
women II is pity that Mr.. George
Moore who has carefully considered the
advantages Of pajamas over nightshirts in
the detail of adOTnment has not yet dis
cussed the esthetics Of the nightcap.
John Leech did not hesitate 10 cover thus
the heads Of some Of the pretty girls he
drew from Punch, and his estimable Mrs.
Briggs wore this head dress when he pOT-
trayed her in her most formidable mo-
ments. II is said that the present coiffIres
in fashion I'm England are helped by
stylish transformations, which are de-
tached at night" and TO facilitate the
arrangement many women have their hair
cropped. No wonder they demand some
sort OF covering, even though only a
startled and hasty mouse should see
them
Nj. William Pulleyn, seventy or eighty
years ago, characterized a mans night
cap as that most unseemly and ungrace-
ful thing" but he expressed no opinion
concerning womans cap. Whether a
nightcap becomes q woman depends
largely on the appearance Of the woman
and especially Of her hair We have
heard Of women who in their endeavor tc
be irresistible during the day. made them
selves rights al night When Boswell
asked DR.. Johnson why he did not wear
a nightcap, and whether il were not bet
ter TO wear one, the eminent lexicogra-
pher answered. Sir I had this custom
by chance. and perhaps no man shall ever
know whether It is best TO sleep with OF
without a nightcap." An answer alike
/ in substance might be given to many
burning questions.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
dan BONES POWDER HORN
Carved by the Hunter and Owned by
an Indiana Man.
Pioneer Life of West Recalled by a
Relic Now in Possession of
BOOnc's Descendants,

One of the most valued relies OF the
great hunter Daniel Boone is his pow
der horn. which is now in the posses
sion Of Charles G. Shanks. resident of
Claysville. Washington County. Ind.
The horn has been handed down in the
family and its history is well estab-
Iished. saws the indianapolis star
Il was in So when Indiana was yet
much of q wilderness. that Samuel
Shanks, the grandfather Of the present
owner Of the powder horn. and a
nephew of Daniel Boone. set out from
shelby County, Ky, on a business trip
30 the home Of the great hunter, who
had then moved 10 Missouri They made
the trip ON horseback, and as there
were but few settlements along the
way they had "a very hard time of it,
From Kentucky they crossed the Ohio
River and took the wagon road TO Cory
don. For the rest Of the way 10 Vim
ccnues they We're forced 10 depend on
the trail Einceunes was still little
more than q French settlement Mr.
Shanks. in later years. delighted TO tell
his children and grandchildren Of the
memorable journey. The two travellers
prepared their meals of bacon or same
and corn pone over fire started with a
flint They were in danger from the
attacks Of Indians and wild animals
many times. They crossed the Missouri
River at ST Louis. Land where the
principal part of the city is now located
then could have been purchased at 81
an acre.
Shanks and his companion received a
warm welcome from Daniel Boone. and
they remained there for two weeks.
The old hunter was then very feeble.
but he still took pleasure in shooting
deer at their watering places. When
the young KenJuckianS started home
ward Daniel Boone presented the pow
der horn TO Shauks as "a gift The fig
ures of an Indian and a FISH were
carved on the horn by Daniel Boone
himself. and are still to be plainly dis
tiuguished. on the head of the Indian
figure there is crown, The figure is
supposed to be that of one of the noted
chiefs Of tho red men whom Boone had
thus chosen TO honor as a friend. The
powder horn is still well preserved. de-
spite its great age. Many curiO hunters
and museums have sought TO purchase
it to add to Boone collections, but Mr..
Shanks refuses to part with il because
Of the family associations it bears, AS
well as being an authentic relic OF the
celebrated pioneer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
IN LOVE AND WAR.
An Incident which Brings 0ut Their
Strange Ethics.

David Slar jordan, Ia Rarpers Weekly.
This is true story. and / tell all That
l know of Il. And being wholly true, IL is
a very short story and very sad. 1t was
In 1876, eleven years after the close of the
civil war. l had taken the train st Louis
VILE, on that branch of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad which then found its
terminus at Livingston, in Rock Castle
County, in Kentucky. q lady shared my
seat in the train as far as Crab Orchard
Springs. Sine was comeiy and well
dressed, a condition not uncommon in
Kentucky and withal sad-eyed. and in
those days that. too. was common, North
and South
Before We had reached Crab Orchard
she had told me her story, and this 1t is,
as well as / can recall it:
She was In Kentucky OF a visit TO kns-
folk at Crab Orchard. Her home was on
plantation in the Tennessee bottoms not
far from the town Of Corinth, IN Mis-
sippi. In the days when the struggles Of
the war conferred about Corinth and
Shiloh this plantation was between the
Confederate and Union lines, more often
@At'- AtA14Nt ilit ialAts- Dtlt vas a. i1Vat-i
ern woman, with ali the intensity Of feel
ing which this implied ia better times,
and her two brothers were officers in the
Confederate army. Though she had no
love for the blue yet a soldier Is a sol
der. and a man is "a man. There was "a
lieutenant Of the Federal scouts, he may
have been a sergeant-but that does not
matter-who had charmed her into a sort
Of friendliness by his bright wit and his
boyish good humor. Somewhere IN Ohio
he claimed as his home, and when
stationed on the plantation he and his
men had shown a degree Of consideration
and courtesy not always seen among
soldiers. Moreover. she had let him tell
something OF his life at home. lie spoke
OF his sister and his mother. and there
were times when she almost forgot the
hated army of invaders 20 which he he
longcd. But not for long. And one
night-f0r the plantation was between the
lines-a group Of Confederate officers
came I'm. and she heard them tell Of q
scheme 20 cut of this Ohio squad and the
young fellow in command of IT, They
were sure that they knew how they could
DO IL.
The next day the boy rode up 10 the
plantation again. lie brought his sisters
picture and the mothers. too. and the
picture of the farmhouse In Ohio. Should
she put him on his guard? Just a word
would be enough Should she be true 20
herself as a woman. or should she be
true 10 the cause OF her brothers. TO
Mississippi 10 the South?
And AT last the problem settled itself
for the boy rode away unWarned. And
when. after the little skirmish, they
brought him back 10 the house again, the
pictures were stained with blood.
These pictures she still holds. And this
was the question she asked me-the dues-
tion she has doubtless asked Of many
others. for all this had happened thirteen
years before. Did ] do right What should
I have done? What could ] have done?
And To this question there can be no
answer In love and war there is no
standard code OF ethics. The story Of
war is written in the blood Of men and
the tears Of women
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
GOT THROUGH WITH WINGS.
They Could Be Transferred to the
Rival Company.

From the Rochester Democrat End Chronicle.
you may have read, said the travel
ing agent of an oil company" may
have read that at an investigation by In
terstate Commerce Commissioners wit
nesses said even ministers OF the gospel
were bribed to help the oil Ct certain
company alons. That may be pretty
strong. but let me tell you about GER
tan deacon in certain town on my
route. After I had taken orders in the
town for time l found him opposed to
me- He was getting a gallon Of kerosene
free each week. and the way he did talk
up the other company was bIissful to
hear. Ny buyers found that he was hurt
ing the sale Of my oil and wanted me to
struggle with him was delaying the
matter and wondering how best 20 ap-
prOach the deacon, when I ran across him
al the depot enc day on my arrival. ]
knew he didn't drink and didn't smoke.
and it was embarrassing 20 tell just how
TO tackle him While I was hanging
around n friend whispered 10 me that the
other company had gone back on the dea-
con and was no longer supplying him free.
bTaced up to him and said.
Well deacon. ] hope 70 convince YOU
yet that my kerosene viii give more light
than any other made
UNI he replied as he twiddIed his
thumbs.
j should like to give Perkins, the gro
Ger, orders TO leave gallon at your house
every week free Of cost 20 you
'Well-I-don't-mi he slowly re-
piled
You can see how IL compares with the
other c0mpanys. you know. ] have heard
you say that the president Of the other
concern deserved angels wings.
Yes. I believe I have said something
to that effect
And his kerosene stiI continues 10
give the best Of satisfaction. does it,
" Well couldn't say that ] am
not burning any Of Il now
60 Indeed Any trOuble2'
No particular trouble. except that
President Blank seemed 10 get tired Of
wearing the angel wings 7 fastened on %
him. and now II you want them you can
tell Perkins to send around the gallon
weekly
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24

From tho Cleveland Plain Dealor.
The tenant faced the landlord with a
determined look.
THAT man you let into the vacant
suite last week. he said, plays the
flute"
Does he play much?'
NO. he only plays a little. lie plays
a great deal Of the time. but he only plays
little
You mean that he's poor player"
Il mean that he's a player with poor
taste. Any futist that gets up AT , o'clock
in the morning and tooJles out scales and
things isn't much on taste. to my way OF
thinking
''IH have 20 have a talk with him, ."
said the landlord
ITS no use sighed the tenant. He
won't listen 10 you"
Wen soon md out about that" said
the landlord as he reached for his hat
Its no use, / tell YOU" responded the
tenant. Him and me had fight last
night an I broke his flute an he moved
out this morning. That's what I came in
to tell you.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
HOW PYRAMIDS WERE BUILT
Simple Machinery and Vast Num-
bers of Men Employed.
Great stones Raised by Hosting Ma
chines-Oxen Used to Draw
Heavy Blocks.

Hosting machines We're used in both
Assyrla and Egypt Goo or more years
ago. In other to hoist the great stones
OF the pyramids some form OF derrick was
employed Probably the first construc-
ton was that which is now known TO me
chanies as the shear LEGS. This is made
OF two great timbers tied together In the
form OF a capital A. the two ends resting
on the ground and "a rope being run over
and attached at the top. With one Of
these the pyramid builders could have
raised large stones step by step, which
was doubtless their method, according to
"a writer In the Circle
We can imagine We see the great 4
frame leaning over an incline OF perhaps
fifty degrees with a block OF stone tied
on. Then a great crowd OF men get hold
of the rope on the opposite side, perhaps
assisted by some draft oxen. and all
strain and pull until the \ frame stands
erect and the stone is swung up into the
air, where it can be pushed into the de-
sired place. Such a contrivance could
be used to lift stones six or eight feet,
which was sufficient for the construction
Of the first pyramid. Doubtless better
hosting devices were constructed as more
pyramids were built.
The men who built these pyramids GER
tainly had carts and oxen 10 draw the
stones and derricks to hoist them, and
the work shows no mean engineering
skill. tt. is surmised that the first carts
grew out OF the use of rollers made from
tree trunks Having found it a nuisance
TO keep replacing rollers under heavy OBJ
jects that had 70 be removed, the idea
of a pair Of wheels was devised
These were formed by simply cutting
off two slices or round sections from a
large tree and joining them by a rude
axle. The OK was hitched in front and
q big stone was tied SO as TO be half sep
arated by the axle. the rear end dragging
on the ground. Heavy tree trunks were
skidded in much the same way that the
work is now done in modern lumber
camps
The pyramid stones often weighed sew
eral tons and were sometimes drawn
scores of miles from the quaTries. They
were quarried by sinking holes in the
stones with chisels pounded by mauls, and
row of holes was made and wedges
driven in 10 split the stone. The dress
ing down Of the stones was done at thC
pyramid.
Some og the early pyramids exhibit
traces Of masonry, showing that the man
ufaCture and use of mortar was then un
deTstOOd. There are also evidences OF
brick work as early as 5000 B. c. In thu
/ Khafra pyramid Of this date a trap door
/ of stone closed the sarcophagus, having
/ places for handles and bolts, which, il 1;
/ believed. were made of copper, although
/ they had disappeared when modern re
/ searches were made
7 The men Of the pyramid age not only
/ knew how to make bricks. tiles, and YES
/ sells OF clay. but they had learned to mr.,
/ the clay I'm such a way as 10 vitrify Of
glaze the surface, rendering it more orna
mental as well as less porous. This was
| the beginning or basis of china or porce
| lain manufacture.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
FOLLOWING THE STEEL. -
Term illustrating the Strenuous
work of sIsysera. per BmiIding.

From tho New York Tribune.
They had stopped to look at Wall
streets latest skyscraper which is being
built for the Trust Company Of America.
That's a pretty good sample of fol
lowing the steel. said the building eX-
pert. pointing up 10 the clouds The man
OF the street.-The uninltiated layman-
glanced over the modern Tower Of Ba-
bel. but the phrase following the steel,
remained Greek 10 him.
What is it," said he.
well, Just look hard and youu see
that the tile and brick squads are right
on the heels Of the steel workers. Ia sky
scraper parlance that Is following the
steel
See where tie derrick is. Thets the
lets see-ten, eleven, twelve, that's
the thirteenth story. There's where the
steel ends now. That gives them less
than a month 90 put up the framework
Of the other twelve stories, which is go
ing some isn't it? After the steel work
eTs come the riveters. then the men who
put in the fireproof thing. and then the
bricklayers. A good deal depends on reg
ulariy Of supply. but in q big job like
this there's generally enough material on
hand TO keep things humming"
Every Few minutes a bis cart thun-
derod MP the run 10 the plateau OF boards
serving as "a lower floor and dumped a
load of bTicbs-bum and red. fancy and
common-or a load OF tile into the base
ment TO be whirled aloft on the elevator
They have TO keep things moving.
the skyscraper artist went on. You
can't lag in this part OF the town. The
steel men, OF course. set the pace. Then
it's up 10 the others TO keep following
the steel for all they're worth.
"A twenty-five story building I'm three
months, That's the strenuous life FOR
you."
Inquiry Of the superintendent in charge
of the trust cOmpIuys building dcvel-
oPed the fact that everything steel, tile,
and brick work of all descTiptiOns-is due
20 be finished by january % No Ordi-
nary passerby would think such "a feat
possible; but the superintendent says II
must be- and. barring earthquakes. what
he says usually goes. IL is nothing un-
usual for the steel workers TO frame up
a story. IN two days, while the laying Of
"a whole foor-in this case 1900 square
feet-is just "a DAYS work for the tile men.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
saUARING THE YARDS.

Drag the Yards round. lads, with yoho!
Lug the beggsrs round.
Mark the heads pull, lads! Sure, an they mus;
know
Were unnin for the little port between the hins OF
SNOW.
Tail sIong the brace. lads. Yoho-Hea1e all
Pull together.
Tn skipuers on the poop, lads, hark min to the
call.
With one eye on the compass an tOther on tho
sQuall.
BEND your bac5s as one, lads. Yo-ho-Heavs sway
Snatch her round!
Ahead. the eternal ocean is smokin' white an gray
And well he sightin' Signal Hill afoFe Saint Pat
rck's Day.
Pull the yards round, lads. with yo-hoi
Lug the fors'il round.
Lei the scuppers slcbbcr an let the tempest blow
Let the wTack TO win'ward churn the sea below
Lads we're home bound
Theodore Roberts, in Outing.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
An Inference.

ION LIlh-
The Study Club were reading about
Constantine. and had come to the cir
eumstance OF his having a thousand
cooks.
We'll. Mrs. Ultry- Mural said the
leader of the day. kindly tell us what
she iufers from this?'
Why" replied Mrs. Ultry-Mural. 1T
would seem that the Emperor must
have lived in a very remote suburb or
else he didn't possess the despotic
power we have sometimes suppOsed."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
Getting Round IL.

From the Minneapolis Journal
DIT. +. A McCOok, the famous noun
taineer, said Of mountain climbing, at a
dinner In Brooklyn:
Peaks that seem inaccessible may be
climbed by turns and twists. Mountain
climbing is a question OF getting around
the bad places. Getting around your Diff
ficulty-that is the secret Of mountain
climbing.
List, the great musician had the
ability TO get around things. Hence am
sure he'd have made good mountaineer
"Once at a dinner, LISTS hostess cried
in a Mortified voice that there were thiT-
teen at table.
Don't let that alarm you. madam,
said Liszt. with a reassuring smile. III
cat for two,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
Snt So VERY FInnI.

From the Rochester Union and Advertiser.
I cannot be your wife she replied,
and added: This is final
He paced swiftly to and fro several
times. then halted abruptly in front OF
her
PRAY be candid with me" he said. not
without the note Of masculine fmpatience
About how finale
This was too much She burst into tears.
How do / know" she sObbed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
To Prevent a Flood.

From Lippincotts.
\ wen-known Philadelphia rector. hay
ing a parishloner Of great fluency Of
speech and also somewhat addicted TO
profanity, considered it his duty to talk
10 the man about his fault The man
listened for Willie respectfully. and then
seriously replied: Il know it is a bad
habit, out. You see my words flow SO
rapidly that / have 10 throw in IL dam
now and then to prevent flood
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
4 BOYS FIRST ROOM.

I've got a room. now. hy myself.
4 room my very own.
% has a door that ! can shu-.
and be there all alone;
il has a shelf, a closet, too,
4 window inst for me;
And hooks where ! can keep my clothes
As neat as neat can be,
4 lovely papers en- the wall;
A ruc Is on the floor
II J had known how fine It was
I'd had room before
I like to go there after school.
Way Of fTom every one:
] fCit-Well-sort Of scared at first.
But nov J think it's fun.
The VOICES 81 the folks Downstairs
Seem faint and far away.
] hear the rain upon the WOS,
watch the birds al plaY.
Oh ycs, it's often very stiIl
At night there net q sound
But I let mother IN. Of course.
When bedtime CUmcs around
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
CONFESSIONAL.

One day. don't know how it vas
I told a horrid flo.
Oh dear! I can't imagine Why
II came so smooth and glib.
But then thought and thought snG thought:
Il hurt me SO inside
] bid nv face in mothers lap
And cried and cried and cried.
And she smOothed beck my hair and asked.
WAS what you said quite truet'
And when 7 sobbed and shook my head.
She whispered. Mother knew.
EDNA Kingsley Wallace, in Lippiaeotts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
An Imnnrtnnt ane.tinn.

From LippinC0tt's.
While little Christabel and her yet
smaller sister were playing. her mother
was announcing TO grandma: our neigh
Dor Mrs. p. has "A new baby"
Instantly Christabel turned in eager ex-
citement.
"Oh, mamma" she asked, what is she
going to do with her old one?'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
Feared &c After-eaect.

From London Spare Moments.
Banks-I don't mind the influenza itself
so much, it's the after-effec,s I'm afraid
Of
Rivers-The afteT-effect is what ails me.
I'm still lodging the doctor because 1 owe
him > shillingS.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
e. nnnht Ahnn1 Thnt-

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
There is still real whisky in old Ken
lucky" says Mr.. Watterson. But is II
real still whisky Washington Herald.
Well, the real is always sufficiently APP
Darppt
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
Durinr tic nehnfc.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
''Is that your senator
"He is-when he's on the floor; but when
he raises the roof we rub him out of the
record
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
END OF COWBOY FEUD
Famous Dewey Case in Kan
SaS Not to Be Pressed.
QUARREL COST THREE LIVES

IL started over Failure Of Neigh
bOr TO Return a Borrowed Water
ing Trough worth $i-SOme Lively
DOinEs of a Young Man on CnttIe
Ranch-ImpOssibIe TO Get Verdict.