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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17

ing nervous, asked the combatants
how long they desired to fight.
Until one of us is dead" replied
Mrs Crabtree, bitterly.
THAT is what l want" replied her
sister-in-law, and at signal the two
women clinched.
Each woman had stripped herself to
the waist. Each had fastened the
knife 70 her wrist with thongs. Like
two frontier fighters they swayed this
way and that, one now gaining the adj
vantage, then another.
Mrs. Graham was the first to draw
blood. With a vicious cut she drove
her knife into the shoulder of Mrs
Crabtree. The sight of blood unnerved
one of the seconds, who promptly
tainted away.
Neither of the duelists minded the
interruption, and while the other sec
ond endeavored to revive the fainting
woman, the women struggled about
under the trees, their painting breath
or a brief imprecation being the only
sound to be heard.
BOtn women were covered WIN NIL
nor cuts when Mrs. Graham apparently
gained an advantage over her sister-in.
law, who was of slighter build.
Catching hold of her waist she be-
gan to press her backward, endeavor-
ing to break the hold the other
had upon her knife hand. Just as
Mrs. Crabtree had apparently reached
the end of her endurance she
suuirmed from her sister-in-law's
grasp, and with a haphazard swing of
her knife struck Mrs. Graham across
the throat.
With a sharp gurgle Mrs. Graham
fell to the ground, the blood squirting
from an ear to ear cut. No sooner
had Mrs. Graham fallen than Mrs.
Crabtree tainted and fell across the
body of her dead sister-in-law.
The affair caused the greatest ex-
element here. Both families are we'll
known, and although the i'll feeling
that existed has been noticed for
some time it was not thought that it
would result in a death, and fear is
expressed that a family feud may re-
suit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
common Mistakes in Astronomy,

Gore, the great English astronomer,
has been calling attention to several
widespread errors. He says the state
ment that with the Yerkes telescope
one can see the moon as if it were
only so miles away is utterly wrong;
for, If the moon were really only at
that distance we should see only a
very small part of it, instead of the
entire half, which we do see; we
should he says, see only one-nine-
tieth of what we see now.
Prof Gore says it is also an error to
say that the stars can be seen in
broad daylight from the bottom of a
well; he says they cannot be seen I'm.
less telescope be used.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17

The tailor-made suit, as usual, will
be "a salient part of milady's winter
wardrobe and simple, perfect lines is
the especial feature. The illustration
is a good example Of smart costume
in navy blue cloth. simply trimmed
with wide black soutache braid
around the neck and tops of the turned
back cuffs. Narrow braid is used on
the trig little inset vest and body OF
coat. The skirt is close-fitting, follow
ing the lines of the figure, and is one
of the most satisfactory models put
forth this season.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
How to Keep VioIe1s.

1 always keep my violets for five
days. wear them all day and when |
come into the house l sprinkle them
with very cold water, and allow the
water to run directly upon the stems
of the flowers. Then 1 saturate oiled
paper with cold water and wind this
around the stems and place piece OF
oiled paper, well sprinkled, over the
top of the violets and place them back
in the box. I generally keep the vio-
lets on the sill outside of my window.
-HarDer's Bazaar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
ALASKAN DOG TEAM
SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN DRIVES
NOVEL TURNOUT.
Devotion Of One Little Woman to Her
Pets May Be Means of introduce
ing an Entirely New Mode
of Travel.

San Francisco-No one who has
ever known and loved dog, and there
are comparatively few of us so unfor-
tunate, can wonder at the devotion OF
one sweet little woman to hers. 1t
may be the means of introducing
new and entirely unique mode or
travel in San Francisco. Mrs. Clar-
ence Hannum, after living in Alaska
long enough to become attached to her
feet-footed dog team, could not bear
to leave it behind her to the doubt
full mercy of new masters. who might
not only overwork and underfeed
them, but might even separate them
and place them among new teams,
where, unless they proved themselves,
better fighters than the combined
strangers, they would probably be torn
limb from limb; SO she brought them
down here to San Francisco with her
over year ago.
Only those who loiter or speed
through the late afternoons along the
moost unused and picturesque little
paths at the extreme westerly portion
of Golden Gate park have ever encoun-
tered this quaintest and most novel OF
equipages ever seen in any park any
where. Even the monarchs Of the road,
the gaudiest, loudest and speediest OF
automobiles, hardly receive a passing
glance when the dog team can be
seen. To long, low, little red wagon,
almost identical with child's coaster,
so dear to the heart of the average
small boy, are hftched these four
beautiful dogs, tandem fashion, while
sitting sidewise on the coaster, one
hand on the brake and the other hold
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
A Popular Hat.

A rational hat that is finding favor
among women who take a middle
ground in the styles is covered with
velvet draped with silk and trimmed
rather far back with barnyard plum
age and one fluffy gray white aigrette
that softens the mass. These hats
come in one-color schemes such as
myrtle green, chestnut brown, faded
violet and black.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17

Instead of fur there is now. muff
of white or pastel colored marabou,
which is to be carried at any formal
indoor function. 1t is not supposed to
give warmth or to be of any use. 1t
is merely an effective touch.
In it, as in most other muffs, there
is a wide pocket of satin which holds
the purse, the card case and the hand
kerchief. 1t is not very large, this
muff, and it is so soft and fluffy that
it goes charmingly with long sweep
ing indoor frock of some brilliant
color.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
Japanese BIouses.

Girls who are anxious to have odd
and attractive blouses the color of
their suits should go in for making
the Japanese waist. These promise
to be much in style. The shops have
the embroidered japanese crepe ready
for making. but the embroidery de,
signers are stamping Oriental pat
terms on the Japanese crepe. These
are taken directly from the imported
goods. The colors used are the Jap
anese ones-wistaria, chrysanthemum,
cherry, plum and apple.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
Good Winter Feed.

There is no better winter breakfast
for the stock than equal parts, by
weight. of bran, middlings, ground
oats. corn meal ana meat scraps. to
which add its bulk in cooked cut
clover hay, and five per cent of I'm
seed meal. Mix the ground grain with
the tea made by cooking the clover.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

American Tourist understand,
marquis, that you fell in love with a
distinguished American lady on ac-
count of her pretty foot.
Marquis-Dat is it. Dat is it. De
pretty way she foots de bills.-N. Y.
Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17

Feeder. never go to roost
without sufficient food in their crops,
and the timid and weak hens have an
opportunity to feed at the hopper,
whereas, at a trough mob they for
merly had little or no show at all.
The fowls do not like the dry hopper
feed we'll enough to overeat and crowd
out their weaker neighbors.
The hoppers here shown, taken from
the Orange Judd Farmer, are designed
to prevent any waste of the mixture
caused by the fowls scattering it on
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
The SIashed Coat.

The slash at each side of the coat is
now necessary for walking. The new
coats are so narrow at the hem that if
they were left without an opening
American women would have to learn
the queer new sidestep called walk
ing" in Paris.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
Lee plenty Of Litter.

Keep the scratching sheds or the
floors Of the poultry houses well bed
ded, as the fowls need exercise to
warm up their bodies these cold, frosty
mornings
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
Feed Well At Kiaht.

Give an extra allowance of grain at
aight, scattering it amongst the litter,
so that the fowls can be induced to
exercise before they get their regular
breakfast
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
400 Shades of Cloth.

Possibly no one fact speaks as much
for the infinite variety of dyed cloths
this year than the announcement that
the shops can sell 800 colors in one
cloth alone.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17

duction of the hop
per method. The
old-fashioned way
Of preparing and
mixing a wet mash
each day is now
well done away
with, on account
of its tediousness
and needless eX-
pense of time and
labor. The hop
per is filled with
a variety of ground
grains and placed
where it is acces:
Sible to the fowls
at all times. With
this arrangement
the hens need
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
Seek to Introduce New Tea.

Efforts are being made in Brazil to
stimulate the consumption in Europe
and America of Paraguayan tea,
known also as yerba mate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
In the DRUG Store.

"Have you any five-cent clgars?"
mo, but we have something just as
good; here's a ten-cent cigar!"-YoDE-
ers Statesman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
nuskv Blue.

The new color that is a good deal
talked about with the designers is
known as dusky blue. 1t comes in
mousseline, in suede, in cloth and in
plumes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
Perfectinu the Intellect.

The intellect is perfected not by
knowledge but by actiyity.-Aristotle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
DRY FEEDING OF POULTRY.
How a Down-East Farmer Manages
the System.

Poultry feeding has been much i'm
proved and simplified by the intro
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
FOR THE USERS OF TOBACCO.
Assertion That Plant Was Certainly
 Placed Here for Good Purpose.

It Is passing strange that, with all the experience at command, the phy- siologists are never in agreement as to the effects of the smoking habit. Even where lay opinion has been fairly well established by the apparently well di- gested views of the scientists with re- spect to certain phases of the whole problem, they are wholly liable to up setting by the latest opinion For ex- ample, two considerations have long been thought to be determined--tha moderate indulgence in tobacco need not be denied, and that the lad not out of his teens would better abjure tobacco altogether It may be assert. ed that man is not a smoker by na. ture: and certain effects of tobacco seem to indicate, without especial ar gument. that the longer the acquire ment of the habit Is postponed the bet ter for the human system. At the same time the remote antiquity of the tobacco plant suggests that it Is one of natures unassisted growths; and. if it were not designed for man to en- joy in security. neither is it at all clear that 1t Is to be classed with ma lures productions Jour. nal
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
WHEN HE CHANGED HIS MIND.
Announcement About New Cook
 Seemed to Make Difference.

Two prosperous business men met on Broadway local, says the New York Times.
 'Howdy do, old man, haven't seen you in an age, How's Mrs. Dayton?"
 Fine and dandy, Brown; and how are you and the madam?"
 Mrs. Brown and your humble ser want are both well, but by love, our health would improve if we saw the Joseph F. Daytons ringing our door bell"
 Yes, yes, admit we've been re- miss. Mrs. D. and both speak of you so often and reproach ourselves for our neglect. It's been fully year since we dined with you"
 You're shy few months. but we'll let that pass. Suppose you come over to dinner one night next week"
 Really. l cant just say. I think heard Mrs. Dayton say something about next week being all taken up, and"
 Well, old man, here is my station; better come; we've got new cook; she's a dandy. Good night"
 Why, yes. Brown, we'll make the date over the phone" shouted Day ton, after the hurrying figure.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
BALDWIN TO MAKE SPEED TEST.
Sfo,8co Reward for 24 Mile Per
 Hour Flight.

Washington, Aug. S.--Signal officers of the army who are directly in charge of the Fort Myer airship tests have no fears of a failure on the part of Captain Baldwin's dirigible balloon to meet all the specifications required, tue two preliminary tests of the ma chine having given evidence of tho work which can be accomplished. The Jew propeller shaft is being substitut- ed for the temporary shafting used thus far, and Captain Baldwin ex- poets to make flight in which the speed of the machine will be tested for the first time
 If twenty-four miles an hour is made over ten-mile course in the final official trials Captain Baldwin will receive $10,S00, or sixty per ceut over and above the contract price. which is based on a speed of twenty miles an hour
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
NO DISAPPOINTMENT FOR BRYAN
Railroads Refusal to Cut Rates Does
 Not Worry Him.

Lincoln, Neb, Aug S.-Candidate William J. Bryan and National Chair man Norman E. Mack were in confer ence Friday over the long distance telephone Mir. Mack arrived in Chi cago Friday morning and at once got into communication with Fairview. While the subjects discussed were not disclosed by MT. Bryan it is un- derstood that the conversation had to do, among other things, with the re- fusal of the Western Traffic associa- tion to make special rates to Lincoln upon the occasion of the notification August 12.
 If Mir. Bryan experienced any feel ing of disappointment he did not show 1t when the matter was preached to him by the newspaper men. Although the action of the railroads probably will prevent number of persons from coming to Lincoln to witness the noti- fication ceremonies, the local commit tee of arrangements, of which Mayor Brown is the chairman, is going stead. fly on with the preparations for the event.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
ohlo.Mississippi Coal Trade.

The Mississippi coal trade, which exists today, is one of the greatest single movements of cargo in the world. From Pittsburg to New Or. leans is 2.0O0 miles, all downhill. Coal in lOOOton barges is rafted into fleets and lowed down this distance by pow erful steamboats, at a cost of less than 75 cents ton, against railroad rate of about s450-from Pittsburg to Memphis for 49 cents, against rail rate of s2.70. Millions of tons of coal have gone this way and always will go this way. because the boats have only to drift, and those that come pack, mostly empty are not nara 10 shove tream.-Everybody's
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
Art of Begging Letters,

Nowhere is the ingenuity of the present age more apparent than in the begging letters received by rich men, said private secretary q have been reading letters of that kind by the hundred for the last 15 years. For merly all begging letters sounded alike So stereotyped were they that they might have been copied bodily from a ready letter writer Now the writers display originality. They may want the same old thing that their predecessors wanted, but they ask for it in different way. People in need have acquired the art of expressing themselves in dramatic way. That Is to their advantage. It may be un- just, but usually the letter that hits a rich man hardest brings the most ia vorable reply. The writer may not really need assistance nearly so badly as some timid suppliant who clings to trite phrases, but he gets the relief asked for every time"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
FATHER HAD DONE HIS BEST,
Boys Training All Right, but He
 Seemed to Be unlucky.

The colored boy was up in the chil drens court for the fifth time or charges of chicken stealing This time the magistrate decided to appeal tc :he boys father.
 'Now, see here, Abe" said he to the old darky. this boy of yours has beer up in court so many times for stealing chickens that I'm sick of seeing him here,"
 'Ah don blame you. sah." returned the father; ahs sick ob seein' m hyah too"
 Then why don't you teach him how to act? Show him the right way and he won't be coming here,"
 "Ah has showed i'm de right way sah," declared the old man earnestly "ah has suttenly showed i'm de right way, but he somehow keep gittin caught comin' way wid dose chick ens!"-Woman's Home Companion.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
New York to Welcome Athletes.

New York. Aug. S.-Plans for the reception of the Olympic athletes on August 29 were announced Thursday night after meeting of the executive committee of the reception committee. The celebration will take the form of a parade from Central park down Broadway to the city hall where medals will be presented to the ath- letes. Every member of the Ameri- can team will receive a gold medal, the winners of the various events be- ing specially honored with medals bearing an inscription of their event
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
Her Trouble.

Old Mrs. Smith was a chronic com. olainer and was constantly sending for the family physician and giving him list of her farcied ailments. He always listened quite patiently, but was getting a little tired of hearing the same things over and over.
 One day when the old lady con sidered herself in an unusually bad way she sent for the doctor, and. after going over the usual list. ended by saving: Really, doctor. I do not know what in the world Is wrong with me I tan neither lay nor set"
 The doctor looked at her moment, then said in a solemn tone: Madam. you must be a rooster"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13

month at D. m. Mena r. o HOLLY SPRINGS UNION NO. 2s4 F. K. Grinth, president; ]. c. Yell, secIe- tary. Quito F. Q.
 ROCK SPRINGS UNION NO. ss1. Ed rosey, president; C. l.. posey, secretary; Quito r. Q. Meets 2nd and ith Saturdays.
 FOWLER UNION NO. 1884. Willis Jones, president, Eugene Abernathy, secretary. Meets first and third Saturdays Big Fork F. Q.
 OZARK UNION NO. so02. Meets ist and srd Friday nights. Roe shane, president; Nathaniel Blan, secretary Granniss F. O.
 OVERTURE UNION NO. 1897. Clarence Waits, president; Albert Ward secretary. Glllham r. 0.
 HOLLY GROVE UNION NO. 1542. E. E. Carter, president; R. L. Dalrymple secretary.
 CENTER UNION NO. 1so1 Lee Evens, president, T. A. Dooley, secre tary.
 OAK GROVE UNION J. E. Davis, president; T. E. Baker, secre- tary. Granniss F. 0.
 POTTER UNION. Meets 2d and fth Friday nights. s. E. liar relson, president; Frank Cole, secretary Mena, Ark, K. F. D. No l.
 MOUNTAIN FORK UNION Tom Rogers, president; Willie Beavers, sec retary.
 OLIVER CHAPEL UNION T. c. HHl, presidents; w. E. Murray, see tary. Meets each Tuesday night. Mena F.
 HATFIELD UNION NO. 2so Meets Ist and 3rd Saturday at ? m. A, Bruce, president; K. If. Stockton. secretaf. Hatfield F. 0.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
presldent Has Many Visitors.

oyster Bay, Aug. S.-Just a dozen visitors were expected by President Roosevelt Friday. The first to arrive was O. K. Davis of the New York Times, who had been summoned to answer some questions the President desired to ask him. On the train Sec retary Wright, Colonel Hugh l.. Scott of the military academy at West Point. Frank l.. Hitchcock, national chairman of the Republican national committed; H. T. Higginson and John P. Elkins of Boston and Gerritt Forbes, big game hunter, arrived. These men were President Roose- velt's guests at luncheon.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
A NoiseIess Room.

For many physical researches per fectly noiseless room Is desderatuin If such could be devised it would open out new possibilities of research, At the University of Utrecht the problem has been apparently successfully solved by the room designed by Zwaardemaker. The walls and cell ing of the room are II inches thick, and are formed of six separate layers The first consists of a feltlike mate rial of horsehair, known as tricho- piese, this is followed by a layer of porous stone isolated from the floor by sheet lead. An air space of about an inch is followed by wood, and then a course of ground cork and sand The final layer is Of specially prepared ground cork, known as korkstein.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-13
slnaIna Pigeons.

The queer Chinese change pigeons into song birds by fastening whis ties to their breasts. The wind Of their flight then causes a weird and plaintiye music that is seldom si fenced in the pigeon-haunted cities o' Peking and Canton.
 The Belgsans, great pigeon flyers fasten whistles beneath the wings 0 valuable racing carriers, asserting tha' the shrill noise Is sure protection against hawks and other birds of prey
 As similar protection, reeds. emit. ting an odd waiing sound, are fixed to the tail feathers of the dispatch bearing pigeons of the German army Philadelphia Bulletin,