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Decision to Be Made June 5.

The supreme court heard argu-
ments in the case of the state against
the Milwaukee Electric Railway and
Light company, John 1. Beggs and 9th
ers, and adjourned until June 5, when
a decision in this and other cases just
argued will be announced. The case
was brought by the state to compel
the officers of the company to account
for any money used in connection
with the passage of the franchise ex-
tension ordinance of the company
eight years ago, to remove some OF
the officers of the company from their
positions, and for various other pur-
poses. The defendants appealed from
an order of the lower court denying
their motion to prevent the proposed
examination of them by the state. In
the supreme court the defendants were
represented by Attorneys George P.
Miller, Hugh Ryan and T. w. Spence,
and the plaintiff by Deputy Attorney
General Russell Jackson and Special
Assistant District Attorney F. G. Esch.
weller.
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LANDLORD KNEW HIS CAPACITY.
Would Need to Lay In Supplies for
Student Guest.

Lawyer Hummel entertained us
with his brilliant conversation on the
Lusitania," said a tourist
"Hummel had one night in tins
smoking room an argument with ter
ribly SCARED German about education.
There's nothing like our German
students. You can't get away from
that the German boasted, and his
face, all slashed from corps duels,
beamed with pride.
No. you're right said Hummel. I
once visited German student in Hell
delberg. AS we conversed on dueling
in the students sitting room a waiter
knocked. entered and said politely:
1.-THE landlord of the Keg presents
his compliments and wishes to know
if you are thinking Of stepping across
this evening, sir?"
"'"What does he want to know that
for?" the student inquired.
""Because, sir. if you don't" said
the waiter, 1T will scarcely be worth
while to tap a fresh barrel today"
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A BAD CAMPAIGNER.

NLEVELAND was known always as
a a bad campaigner 1t was an ex-
tremely difficult thing to get him
to take an active part in politics, even
when he was running for office him
self. When he was nominated for may
or of Buffalo, quarter of a century
ago. his political managers were in
despair because of his Indifference
The future president would promise to
speak, but when the time came he
would fail to appear, and then it was
necessary to send carriages for him
and drag him to the meeting. But his
popularity was so great that he expert
enced little difficulty in polling large
vote for mayor. This campaign oc
CURED during a time of political up
heaval, when Buffalo was one of the
doubtful cities of the state. From the
close of the war up to the '90s no one
could foretell just how the municipal
elections in Buffalo would turn out.
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made a break" Perhaps Crusoe kept
on his short breeches.
Thackeray, whose methods of work
are known not to have been excessive
ly careful, frequently went wrong on
points of fact. In Rachel Esmond
Warringtons preface to Henry Es-
mond." which Thackeray made her
date IT'S, she refers to the coming of
Rochambeau to this country. The
French soldier did not come until
1880.
In "Pendennis," Thackeray speaks
of Mohammed's soldiers cutting off the
heads of all prisoners refusing to ac-
knowledge that there was only one
prophet of God. AS a matter of fact.
however, Mohammedans profess be-
lief in all the prophets of the Bible
Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus-but
they believe that Mohammed is the
greatest. A critic once scolded Thack-
cray for this mistake; for he was a
great reader of Gibbon."
In The Virginians'' Chaplain Samp-
so2 is unlawfully arrested for debt dur
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nisnosinn of the Baby.

Little Freddy was the only child in
the family. He had no little sisters or,
brothers to play with him, SO when
he was told that baby sister had
come, he was very happy. But he soon
found that father and mother did not
pay so much attention to him as they
formerly had, and that baby seemed
to be considered OF more account
than he. This worried Freddy; but he
suddenly thought Of something which
would help him out OF his trouble.
Some weeks before his father had put
a sign up: ashes to Give Away; In
uuire Within" Freddy remembered
that a man had come and taken the
ashes away. So he got to work, and
one day surprised his father by dis
playing another sign, hung in pr0mi-
nent place: "a BABY TO give away.
inquire OF Freddy"
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DR.. TALKS OF FOOD
Pres. of Board of Health.

'What shall I eat?" is the daily in.
qniry the physician is met with. do
not hesitate to say that in my judg-
ment a large percentage Of disease is
caused by poorly selected and improp-
erly prepared food. My personal expe-
rience with the fully-cooked food,
known as Grape-Nuts, enables me to
speak freely of its merits.
From overwork, suffered several
years with malnutrition, palpitation Of
the heart and loss Of sleep. Last sum-
mer l was led to experiment person
ally with the new food, which l used
in conjunction with good rich cows
milk in short time after 1 COM
menced rs use, the disagreeable symp-
toms disappeared, my hearts action
became steady and normal, the func-
tions Of the stomach were properly
carried out and / again slept as sound
ly and as well as in my youth.
Il look upon Grape-Nuts as per-
feet food, and no one can gainsay but
that it has a moss prominent place in
a rational, scientific system Of feed
ing. Any one who asses this food will
soon be convinced OF the soundness of
the principle upon which it is manu-
featured and may thexeby know the
facts as to its true worlb." Read ''The
Road to MELVILLE" in r.sgs. There's
a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to slnne. They
are genuine, true, and full Of hanlAn
interest.
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ing divine service. Under the English
law this could not be. An old offender
like Sampson would probably have
known this much of the law, and would
hardly have accepted the situation
with the resigned query, AT whose
suit, Simons?"
The elder Dumas was likely TO go
astray when he labeled certain of his
characters with English titles. For in
stance, his Lady de Winter" is a lu-
dicrous misnomer, impossible in Great
Britain, for the particle de" would
indicate that her late husband had
been the Lord of Winter" a palpable
absurdity. Dumas was evidently
thinking of a member of the nobility,
lord of some manor, whose family
name was Winter.
The author of Monte Cristo,'' al
though having only a superficial knowl-
edge of toxicology, was fond of intro
ducing into his ronances poisons un-
known to science, whose instantaneous
and deadly effect was startling to say
the least. Science recognizes only one
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poison-tnat commonly called prussic
acid-that possesses anything like the
immediate effect so loved by the ro-
mancer. Again, Dumas was mistaken
in his description of complete paraly-
sis, as exemplffied in old Nortier, who,
unable to move or speak, yet main
tanned his intellectual faculties, and
was able, by winking his eyes in
agreed fashion, to communicate his
thoughts and desires to his family.
Physicians have frequently pointed out
the impossibility of such pathological
condition.-FTom the Sunday Maya,
zine.
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State Pride.

There recently entered the Offices OF
the civil service commission at Wash
ington a dashing young darby of per-
haps 20 years of age, who announced
to the official who received him that
he desired to 'get papers for an exam
nation"
From what state are your" was the
question put.
The negro drew himself up proudly.
IT am from the first state of the
union, SIR" he replied.
New York;"
mo, sir; Alabama"
But" protested the official, with a
smile, alabama is not the first state
in the union"
alphabetically speaking, sir; alpha
betically speaking" said the negro.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-28
Wisconsin Peas Lead All.

Wisconsin leads in the quality of its
canned peas. The climate along the
western shores of Lake Michigan, ow-
ing to the heavy dews during the grow
ing season, is especially favorable for
peas cut early for canning purposes.
Many pea canning factories have
sprung up for this reason and the Wis
consin product now commands pre-
MUM in all markets. Sheboygan
county and vicinity is well represent
ed, having factories at Sheboygan,
Sheboygan Falls, Cleveland, Oostburg
and Cedar Grove. The plants at Cedar
Grove and Sheboygan Falls are new
ones and will produce for the first
time this year. The industry has
taken a decided turn with the advent
of the so-called 'viner," which machine
does away with the hand picking of
the peas in the field. BY the new pro-
cess peas are cut green with reaper,
hauled to the factories and put through
the viners. The viner removes the
pods from the vines and then opens
the pods. The peas are then washed,
graded, put into cans with brine and
then steriliZed by heat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-28
Those VINO knew the charming re,a.

Those who knew the charming reya.
tons which existed between the presi-
dent and his wife were indignant at
the publication. That it was abso-
lutely false | quickly discovered for
myself. Crossing the White House
grounds, l saw Mrs. Cleveland bending
over a bed of pansies in which she
took special interest. She was beau
tiful picture that morning. Her eyes
were as clear as crystal, showing that
she had slept well, and her skin with
out a blemish. The alleged brutality
of Mr.. Cleveland towards his wife was
frequently described by the paper re-
ferred to, but never did I see any justi-
fication or foundation for the state.
ments it published. Because the presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland refused to ex-
hibit their children to tho gaping
crowd reports were published that
they were idiots and that one of them
was blind. These reports were not
only false, but so cruel as to arouse
the hearty indignation of the friends
of the president and his wife.
1t has been often said, and with JUS
tice, that Mrs. Cleveland made an ideal
First Lady of the Land Probably
Mrs. Cleveland did what no other wife
of president attempted. At recep-
lions she would take step forward
and shake hands with the caller, re-
turning to her position before saluting
the next in line. This was a task
which only woman of tremendous
physical endurance could carry out
successfully. At the New Years re-
ceptions, for example, 5000 persons
greeted the president and his wife So
that Mrs Cleveland took 5000 steps
and shook hands 5000 times on each
of these occasions.
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SAYS Claims Are False.


Insurance agents cannot guarantee
policy holders against future assess
ments unless they take out permits as
regular insurance companies, accord
ing to an opinion rendered by Attor
ney General Frank l.. Gilbert The
opinion is given to Insurance Commits
siOner Beedle in response to an in
quiry in the De Forest Mutual Fire
Insurance company. The letter writ.
ten by Mr.. Beedle says certain secre-
taries and agents of city and village
mutual fire insurance companies are
guaranteeing policy holders in such
companies against future assessments.
In his opinion, Attorney General GIL
bert says: "Such agreements if duly
executed as stated, are insurance con-
tracts and liability is no doubt
proper subject of insurance. To con-
duct such business, the insurer must
comply with the provisions of the law
regarding the casualty companies. One
who takes such contracts, unless he
has complied with the statute, is do
ing an insurance business in viola
ton of laws"
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suggestions were made as to amend
ments, perhaps slight, and my under
standing is that these amendments
were subsequently adopted. All the
cabinet knew for three or four months
before congress convened that this
bombshell had been prepared. Never
theless, it was kept absolutely secret.
Nobody knew anything about it. As
Mr.. Cleveland himself said he did not
believe in doing public business on the
sidewalk. The message that Mr. Cleve-
land afterwards wrote was prepared by
himself just after he had returned from
an outing He had gone down the
river on a fishing excursion, and when
he got back the message was written,
occupying him for two days. The mes
sage was read to the cabinet before it
was sent in do not remember wheth-
er any suggestions were asked or Of
fered, the message being a condensa-
ton of the very powerful Olney note"
Did you anticipate that war would
result from the fessage?"
NO, l did not think so, because 1
lid not think there was enough in the
controversy to cause a war between
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-28
NO SKIN LEFT ON BODY.
For Six Months Baby Was Expected
to Die with Eczema-Now Well
Doctor Said to Use Cuticura.

"Six months after birth my little girl
broke out with eczema and had two
doctors in attendance. There was not
a particle of skin left on her body, the
blood oozed out just anywhere, and we
had to wrap her in silk and carry her
on pillow for ten weeks. She was the
most terrible sight ever saw, and for
six months | looked for her to die.
used every known remedy to allevi-
ate her suffering, for it was terrible
to witness. DR.. C gave her up. DR..
B recommended the Cuticu:a
Remedies. She will soon be three
years old and has never had sign
of the dread trouble since. We used
about eight cakes Of Cuticura Soap
and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment.
James j. Smith, Durmid, Va, Oct. IA
and %, 1906"
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= REGULAR cHURcHGoER.

NLEVELAND'S father was a Presby-
terian minister. When the son was
elected president the Rev DR.. Sun
derland of the First Presbyterian
church in Washington determined to
make every effort to induce Mr.. Cleve-
land to attend his church. Immediate
ly after the Inauguration DR.. Sunder-
land called upon the president, and the
latter agreed to be enrolled among his
parishioners. Cleveland was very reg
ular in attendance. Always a large
crowd assembled in front of the
church to see him entering and leav-
ing The crowd was amazed to find
that when the carriage stopped Cleve-
land would leave the vehicle and start
for the door, while some one else
would have to assist Mrs Cleveland to
alight. Then she would hasten after
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~ - - ASHINGTON.-The interest
Ia in the personality OF Grover
UEwA Cleveland has naturally re-
49, called many incidents of
the days when his was the
most forceful figure in
American public life. Nothing which
ne ever did while president attracted
more attention than the famous mes
sage he sent to congress in December,
1895, on the subject of Great Britain's
controversy with Venezuela over the
boundary between the latter country
and British Guiana In an interview
with a New York Times correspond
ent Hilary A. Herbert, then Mr.. Cleve-
lands secretary of the navy, now for
the first time tells the true inwardness
Of that historic episode
"The foundation for Mr.. Cleyeland's
celebrated Venezuelan message, said
MIR. Herbert, twas the note Of Secre-
tary Of State Olney to Lord Sails
bury, the British minister for foreign
affairs That note was written during
the congressional recess, three months
before congress convened, and before
Mr. CIeveIands message was prepared.
The 0lney note was drafted after a
consultation between the secretary of
state and Mr. Cleveland during the
summer at Great Gables on Buzzard's
bay. Mr.. Olney went there, as l have
always understood, to confer with the
president about the Venezuelan ques-
ton. The note was submitted to every
member of the cabinet. / remember
distinctly ! was in Washington that
summer and a copy Of me note came
to me and Mr.. Carlisle, the secretary
of the treasury, and Mr. Lamont, the
secretary Of war, and we considered
the policy together.
Il remember that as the note devel-
oped it almost took my breath away,
and ! was inclined to oppose its presen-
tation, but before the reading was fin
ished ] realized its force and value and
/ heartily approved it. Between Mr..
Carlisle, Mr.. Lamont and myself some
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Cleveland was made candidate for gov
ernor particularly because of his Wig
orous administration Of the mayors
office. His most conspicuous act was
the veto Of an ordinance Of the council
granting a contract for cleaning the
city to personal friends. Cleveland
regarded this contract as against pub
lie policy, and, Notwithstanding the
pressure exercised by his closest adj
visers, he disapproved the measure, and
by this act attracted the attention of
the state There is not the slightest
doubt that what Mr.. Cleveland did on
that occasion had a greater bearing
on his future political career than any
thing he had done
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Humorous Errors Credited to Famous Authors

wYRITERS wise in the great things
NMs of life have frequently made
w bad mistakes in details involV-
ing some technical point on
which they were ignorant. Some OF
these are most amusing. For instance,
Sir Walter Besant, in THE Children
of Gibeon," caused new moon to rise
in the east at two in the morning. 1t
is the old moon that rises IL the morn
ing. The new moon appears in the
western sky, and sets soo1 after the
sun
Another author who went astray
frequently with respect to his moons
was Rider Haggard. In King Solo,
mons Mines" he tells of an eclipse of
the new moon, an astronomical impos-
sibility.
1t is thought by some that Defoe
was mapping when he made Robinson
Crusoe fill his pockets with biscuit be-
fore he swan to the wreck But, con-
sidering Defoe's extreme carefulness
as a rule in matters of this sort, it is
open 70 question whether he really
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Would Wipe out Milwaukee.

Expressing the wish that Milwaukee
might be removed from the earth, and
declaring that it bore the same rela-
ton to the slaves of the liquor habit
that the city of Charleston bore to the
slaves just before the war of the re-
bellion, Capt. W. A. Waterman of the
Chicago Law and Order league closed
the weeks campaign of the Anti-Sa-
loon league in Racine before an audi
ence of 5000 people at the Lakeside
auditorium. Resolutions were adopted
unanimously by the gathering that the
present laws regulating the liquor traf-
fic be enforced, and that ordinances be
passed by the council to close all sal
looms on Sunday and remove screens
from the saloons of this city. The
massmeeting was the elimination of
campaign in which the pastors of
every Protestant church in the city
joined hands. Services were held 81,
simultaneously in nearly all of the Prot
estant churches. The churches later
closed and the congregations gathered
at the auditorium.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-28
Rain Delays Planting.

Secretary John NJ True of the state
board of agriculture said that the re-
cent rainy weather had greatly re-
tarded the planting of corn in the
state, but that with good weather the
crop would be in the ground by the
end of the month. Usually the entire
crop of corn is planted by May 20, he
said. So far, he said, not more than
Is per cent. of the crop has been
planted. With good weather from now
on the usual yield could be secured,
he said.
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PRESIDENTIAL LOVEMAKlNG.

4 CCORDING to a story in circula.
a ton at the time, Daniel S. Lamont
was the John Alden of Grover
Cleveland in connection with the lat
ter's marriage. Lamont was sent by
the president to Buffalo to ask Miss
Folsom to marry his chief. There was
no Speak for yourself, John" as Miss
Folsom accepted the offer. Miss Fol
som, of course, knew her future hus-
band very well, as she had been his
ward and had come into frequent and
intimate contact with him.
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A FRIEND OF THE PEN.

MER. CLEVELAND took a great in
W. terest in pension legislation. OBJ.
serving a discriminating attitude,
which was most important, both for
the public treasury and from the point
of view of those veterans of unblem-
ished records, it was his custom to ex-
anime each act and all the facts con-
nected with the claim of the benefici-
airy with the greatest care. If he found
flaw in the record he would put a
veto on the back of the act in his own
handwriting. Cleveland rarely die
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tated. He found his ideas flowed bet
ter when his pen touched the paper.
His handwriting was small but clear.
1t was like copper-plate. Probably no
president of recent times used a pen
with as much frequency as Cleveland
The painstaking character of Mr..
Cleveland's work will be realized when
it is known that he made a personal
examination of every paper that came
before him. This particularly was
true of the records of courts-martial of
officers of the army and navy.
Whether the defendant was an ensign
or an admiral, a lieutenant or a gen.
eral, he could depend on Mr.. Cleveland
to give fair consideration to the re-
port of his trial.
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Steam ouenched Oil Fire.

Steam was successfully used re.
Gently in quenching an oil fire at
Petersville, Pa There are about 80
oil wells in the vicinity of the town,
and when one of them caught fire the
burning oil flowed through the streets.
Steam was raised in the boilers CT
the oil rigs and the inhabitants used
it to put out the fire.
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CLEvELANp,s HOME LEE.

I'm ONE occasion New York paper
4 B which was especially virulent in
its treatment of Mr.. Cleveland
printed a story to the effect that on
the previous night he had gotten beast
ly drunk and had kicked his wife down
stairs, bruising her terribly and black
ing both her eyes.
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Good from Conference.

Gov. Davidson, accompanied by Mrs.
Davidson and his private secretary,
Col o. G. Munson, has returned from
Washington, where he has been for a
week attending the national confer
ence for the conservation of the
natural resources of the country. The
governor believes that the work be-
gun at the conference will result In
great good to the people, particularly
to those residing in states like Wis
consin which possess large natural re
sources.
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friends. At the same time he was
most convivial with his male acquaint-
ances. He was fond of playing cards
in his youth and spent most Of his time
with the boys AS lawyer he seldom
practised in court, and, while never re-
garded as a close student, he had the
facility of grasping a legal problem,
which made him invaluable as counsel.
His practice was confined almost alto
gether to his office, his associates
making the arguments in court.