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The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

Say! Are you getting your bread,
pies and cakes at the Progress? Ii
not you are making mistake. Also
the Progress affords its patrons the
highest class of staple and fancy
groceries. Prompt deliveries, cour-
feous treatment and reasonable
prices prevail at the Progress.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

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Clifford Pinchot and a number of
other government officials and sever
al distinguished editors and college
men of the east are with the COM
mission.
The commission is sent out by the
national government to make investi-
cations regarding farming and rural
life in various states.
Among the questions about which
the commission desires information
regarding Colorado conditions are
the following:
l. Are the farm homes in your
neighborhood as good as they should
be under existing conditions?
.. Are the schools of your neigh
borhood training boys and girls sat
isfactory for life on the farm?
3. Do the farmers in your neigh
borhood get the returns they reason
ably should from the sale of their
products?
A. Do the farmers in your neigh
borhood receive from the railroads.
highroads, trolley lines, etc, the SER
vice they reasonably should have?
;. Do the farmers in your neigh
borhood receive from the United
States postal service. rural telephone,
etc, the service they reasonably
6. Are the farmers and their
wives in your neighborhood satisfac-
torily organized to promote their mu-
tual interest?
Z. Are the renters of farms in
your neighborhood making salts
factory living?
s. Is the supply of farm labor in
your neighborhood satisfactory?
9. Are the conditions surround
ing hired labor on the farms in your
neighborhood satisfactory to the
hired mem
10. Have the farmers in your
neighborhood satisfactory facilities
for doing their business in banking.
credit, insurance. etc?
~. Are the sanitary conditions of
the farms in your neighborhood sat
isfactory?
-, Do the farmers and their
wives and families in your ueighbor-
hood get together for mutual i'm
provement, entertainment and social
Intercourse as much as they should?
The Commission wants TO know
why, If conditions are unsatisfactory.
and asks for suggestions for improve
ment.
What. in your judgment. is the
most important single thing to be
done for the general betterment of
country life?
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

Costumes for the Redmen's masq-
uerade ball will be at the Auditor
ium 10 a. M. Wednesday. Nov. 25.
also all day Thanksgiving. An ell
tire new line of costumes at reason
able prices.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

Ladies' and gents crstnes cleaned
and pressed. All work guaranteed
strictly first class. Phone Black 662.
1875 South Fifth street.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

There is lots or money wasted b.
using the cheapest furnace. We d
not sell the cheapest, but the best.
]. Fl. Lane.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

We are here to give you the best
work for the least money. 125 South
Fifth. Phone Black 662.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

we want some or your business II
we can give you the goods and price
Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

If you are looking for choice fruit
lands, we have 40 acres, part in al
falfa, with water right, at $40 per
acre. See Gray. 337 Main street.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

We claim to know all about the
plumbing business and employ me-
chanics only, J. Il. Mckenzie. the
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

Give us your fire insurance. We
place it in the BEST of companies.
II. j. Gray Realty Co., 337 Main.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

Sturtevant and Quist sell Toby
hanna cigars. Every one smokes
them.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

We have got the robes and blank
cts and are going to sell them. Fred
Mantey. 4e
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

Phone to Post < Boyd for a hack
day or night.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

lust unloaded. TWO cars OF fine
Timothy, one car of wild hay. Rhine
hart.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

Be your own best friend and order
Cameo coal, 527 Main. Phone juno
ton PSF
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

We have got in our new car of
Joe Moon buggies. Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24
BATTLE CREEK

treatments. such as Massage. Electric
Light Baths, Sprays, Nibrassage,
Electric Water Baths, Galvanic. Far
adic. Static. X-Ray and so forth, Civ
en- at the
FAIRLAWN SANITARIUM
located at the corner of First street
and White avenue. Phone Junction
3S6. Also Operating Room and Hos
pital Department.
Battle Creek Health Foods for
sale.
We are glad to announce that we
are
HERE TO STAY.
For further particulars, write or
phone.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24
FAIRLAWN SANITARIUM
Public Sale.

Public Sale.
On December 2, at 12 O'Clock, at
sos Grand avenue, will offer at pub
lie sale the following collateral:
One pin; two rings; one watch,
the property of Nat Werthemer.
G.. II. McCURDY,
Auctioneer
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

Be sure your plumbing is in every
way sanitary. ]. Il. Mckenzie. the
plumber.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24

Cameo coal Will save your fruit
crop. 527 Main. Phone Junction 2S7.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-24
STILL MAKING EFFORTS
TO GET COMMISSION HERE

1! Secretary Aupperle of the +
+ Chamber of Commerce of this +
+ city is still making efforts to +
+ secure the Rural Life commits f.
4. sion, which meets in Denver on +
+ Monday, December Z, under the f
+ auspices of the State college. to +
i. visit Grand Junction for one {.
+ day. E
=. 4. 4. =. L.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
Wins Made of snun Glass.

The enormous feminine demand for
artificial coils and toupees is leading
to a famine in human hair. Formerly
Swiss, German and Hungarian girls
supplied the world of fashionable
women with luxuriant tresses of all
tints.
But the governments of many coun-
tries are now making it illegal for a
girl to sell her hair or for an agent to
buy it. The supply in consequence is
running short and the prices of real
hair are trebling.
A series of successful experiments
point to spun glass as the most eff
fective substitute for human hair.
Wigs made from spun glass are won-
derfully light and fine and the texture
soft and beautiful.
It is easy to produce any shade de-
sired, while curls and waves can be
manufactured at will to suit the
fashion of the moment. The imitation
is SO realistic and true to life that it is
impossible to detect the difference be-
tween it and real hair grown on the
head.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
Oatmeal and Rats.

DR.. Watson suggests that large
measure of the food value of oatmeal
is due to its capacity to stimulate the
activity Of the thyroid gland. After
feeding number of young rats for
four to eight weeks on a diet of I'M
cooked oatmeal and water an autopsy
revealed in each instance considerable
enlargement of the thyroid, together
with evidences of increased glandular
activity.
He approves of it's use at breakfast
in the form Of porridge and milk, and
advises that the meal shall be com.
pleted by glass Of milk and some
bread and butter, and shall not in
clude bacon or any other form of meat.
Rats, equally with children, it seems,
display this same dietic perversity-
they will not eat oatmeal or bread
when meat is available.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20

| wish that I might talk with all
sick ones about the actual cause of
Stomach, Heart, and Kidney all
ments. To explain in person how
weak Stomach nerves leads to Stom-
ach weakness. | am sure would in
terest all. And it is the same with
weak Hearts or weak Kidneys.
This is why my prescription-Dr.
Shops Restorative-so promptly
reaches ailments of the Stomach,
Heart, and Kidneys. 1t is wrong to
drug the Stomach or stimulate the
Heart or Kidneys. These weak in
side neaves simply need more
strength. My Restorative is the
only prescription made expressly for
these nerves. Next to seeing you
personally, will be to mail you free,
my new booklet entitled, "What To
Do" | will also send samples of my
Restorative as well. Write for the
book today. It will surely interest
you. Address DR.. Shoop, Box s,
Racine, Wis. All Dealers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
NEW YORK LEADS WORLD.
Surpasses Even London in Wealth and
Variety of Business.

New York, which ranks second
among the worlds cities in population,
largely surpasses London in wealth
and in the volume and variety or us
business activities, says Leslie's Week
ly. The United States passed Eng
land in extent of manufactures in 1880,
in iron and steel production in 1898
and in coal output in 1900, and its lead
ership in each of these fields is rap
idly frightening.
New York city is the business capt.
tai of country which produces 70 per
cent of the worlds wheat, 70 per cent
of it's gold, SO per cent of it's coal, 30
per cent of its manufactures, 40 per
cent Of it's iron, AZ per cent OF its steel,
So per cent of it's petroleum. 90 per
cent of its copper, 70 per cent OF its
cotton and 80 per cent of it's corn.
The wealth of the United States in
1907 is Sis, 100000, or as much as
that of it's two nearest rivals-Great
Britain and France-in the aggregate.
AS the United States natural re-
sources are only in the early stage
of their development, and as it's SUI
premacy over the rest of its old-t1me
rivals is steadily increasing, it's social
and business leadership in the world
is assured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
SOCIETY AT ASCOT.
Most Fashionable of English Races
The RovaI Enclosure.

Most Fashionable of English Races
The Royal Enclosure.
Ascot is the race meeting best pat
ronized by royalty and English socie-
ty, although the smaller course at
Newmarket is a great favorite with
the king and his friends.
Ascot week sounds the first note OF
the decline of the London season, says
Town and Country. 1t is situated near
Windsor, and consequently not far
from London.
Those who have country houses and
estates in the neighborhood either en-
terrain large parties themselves for the
week or let their residences, servants
and all to great advantage.
The house party at Windsor with
visiting royalties is one Of the features
of the Ascot, and the royal procession
from the castle to the course one OF
the events of the meeting.
There has been much agitation re-
Gently in both England and America
concerning the royal enclosure. This
is a space originally reserved for the
sovereign, his suite and personal
guests, but the latitude has been much
extended and it is the subject, among
women specially, of disappointment
and heartache as we'll as exultation
and triumph Americans have been
especially favored by admission to the
royal enclosure.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
Common Nest for Cat and Hen.

BoWdoinham cats are noted for
their sagacity, but it remains for the
intelligent feline owned by Mrs. Sam
uel Donnell of that town to cap the
climax.
"Our cat has taken strange place
to rear her last Kittens" Mrs. Donnell
told the Journal Friday. "Her chill
dren were born in hens nest, and
ever since she has persisted in keep
ing them there. The queer part of it
is the philosophical way in which the
hen seems to take the matter.
when she wants to lay an egg she
pecks at the kittens, who are too
small to resent it, and if the mother
is near she pushes them gently from
the nest. Just as soon as the hen has
laid her egg the cat grabs the kittens
and puts them in the nest again, and
it is no unusual thing for cat. kittens,
eggs and hen to be all together In one
glorious mixup."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
A FASHION FROM WAR.
How Flat Watches Took Place of the
Old-Time "Turnips"

How Flat Watches Took Place of the
Old-Time "Turnips."
When the neat man takes unto him.
self watch as thin as parchment he
little thinks that that thin watch re-
suits from army regulations.
Up to the time of the Allies taking
Paris the ordinary watch was convex
in shape and called from its outline a
"turnip." The officers of the Russian
and other armies objected to this be-
cause its dubious form made the uni
form of man on parade took untidy,
whether it were carried in the coat
or the fob. Here in Paris, however,
they found that the watchmakers of
the Palais Royal had contrived a chro-
nometer which got over the. difficulty.
Flat watches wGe the fashion in
Paris. The English when they ap-
peared in the streets of the French
capital marched in not in gala dress
such as the others wore, but in the
raiment which they had worn on cam
paign. Great was the impression
which their habiliments created. But
they at once adopted the smart fat
watch and brought it back to England
for our own manufacturers to copy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
SHOES OF WHALE HIDE.
Leather From One Carcass Would
Stock a City Store.


Newfoundland whalers, seized with
a spirit of enterprising economy, are
reported to be attempting to place
whale hide on the market for the
manufacture of whale leather.
1t is not surprising that such an at
tempt should be made. 1t must vex
the spirit of any whaler of well bal
anced mind to see, after all the hard
ship and danger of his calling, an
enormous and altogether dispropor-
Tomato bulk of his quarry castaway.
From a large right whale of, say,
forty-f1ve to fifty feet in length, about
$50 barrels of oil and one and three
fourths tons of baleen, or whalebOne,
may be obtained. The remainder of
the gigantic carcass, which may be as
much as fifty tons, has hitherto been
considered useless.
The average whale hide, if laid out
on the ground, would cover a surface
Of nearly 1900 square feet, at which
rate one whale, if its hide could be
made into boots and shoes, would
well stock West end boot shop.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
PLAGUE SWEPT INDIA.
In Ten Years There Have Been 4,411,-
212 Deaths-MortaIity Increasing.

In Ten Years mere Rave Been TITi -
212 Deaths-MortaIity Increasing.
During the first three and half
months of 1907 the deaths from the
plague in India totaled $4,000, the
heaviest monthly mortality yet report
ed during the epidemic. According to
the Indian World this would appear
to show that the present year will ex-
hibit record number of deaths.
The plague records for the ten years,
October, 1896, to December, 1906, show
that there was large annual increase
from 1901 to 1904, the deaths number
ing 274,O00 in 1901, $4,000 in 1902,
$1,000 in 1903 and 1922, 900 in 1904,
the worst year in ten years.
There was a small decrease in 1905,
the deaths falling to 1851 900, and a
large decrease in 1906, when there
were only $4,000. The total deaths
for the whole ten years numbered
4,411,212. The improvement which
was shown in the two years 1905 and
1906 has not. unfortunately, been
maintained.
From the first appearance of the dis
ease up to the year 1901 the mortality
was greatest in the Bombay presi-
dency, but from 1902 onward, with one
exception, the worst area has been the
Puujab, and in 1905 the deaths in the
latter province alone numbered 1884,
625.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
No Other Way Out.

There is a story often told to illus
trate the manner in which President
Lincoln was besieged by commission
seekers. Hearing that brigadier
general and his horse had been cap
tured and the general taken to Rich
mond, he asked eagerly about the
horse.
'"The horse!" exclaimed his infor-
mant. ''You want to know about the
horse?"
Yes" said Lincoln. 81 can make
brigadier any day, but the horse was
valuable"
To this John Russell Young, in his
memoirs, adds similar tale. He was
calling upon Lincoln one day at the
White House.
81 met So and So on the steps," he
remarked.
YES" replied the president. "I have
just made his son brigadier."
"a general" exclaimed Mr.. Young
in establishment.
Yes said Mr.. Lincoln, with great
WEAKNESS. You know l must have
some time for something else"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
Induced the French to Walk.

The celebrated DR.. Tronchin, friend
Of Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot,
whose biography has just been pub
lished, was the inventor of walking.
In France until his epoch (1709-1781)
the leisured class never walked either
for health or recreation. Walking was
only practiced by the Tiers Etat; folks
footed it from one place to another
simply because they possessed neither
coach nor sedan chair. DR.. Tronchin,
an initiatOr in many other respects, in
duced 'les elegants ct les elegantes,"
writes a historian, to take what is
now called a constitutional.
To stroll abroad was named tronch-
liner, after the inventor, and for their
airings both sexes had special CO.'S
tunes and shoes, the latter being more
especially necessary The verb tronch-
liner, by the way, has not had the fate
of our ito boycott" having passed into
disuse long ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
Rridne TO Billiards.

In spite of all that has been said
to the contrary, there are very percep-
tibe signs that bridge is loosening it's
hold upon society An invitation no
longer implies that you are expected
to take a hand. 1t has even become
common to hear people declare that
they do not play, and the younger bri-
gade are making a stand against it.
There seems a disposition on the part
of girls to play billiards and to excel
at the game. 1t is certainly better
sport than bridge and need not neces-
sarily involve pecuniary loss or gain.
Indeed it seems to be literally played
for love" in a good many cases, some
of the best matches of the season, if
report speaks truly, having been made
over the cloth
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
RECALLING THE PAST.
Which Would You Rather BE In the
Circus?

Which Would You Rather Be In the
Circus?
This is the place, and we are early
enough to see some of the great fore
show which, in the old days, was as
fascinating as the actual performance.
Bare poles raise high in the air, and
soon great white stretches OF canvas
are bellying about them, until they are
pulled taut and shaped by the men at
the guyropes. Near the great tent
smaller ones are rising. "Sure, jim
my" ragged youngster calls excited
ly, just as we did, sir, "dat's de place
where dey dresses" and hustles off to
the entrance Of black den, where al
ready trunks are crashing safely to
the ground to the glory of their max
ers, and paraphernalia are tossed
about until they find their own partic-
ular corners. Come on, and let us go
in. I'm glad, aren't you that we
haven't outgrown the fascination Of
this wonderful corner. Do you see that
thicE-set man in the brown suit bend
ing over his iron trunk? He is I'M
doubtedly a famous tumbler. If you
could be a circus performer, which
would you rather be-a contortioniSt,
a tumbler or bareback rider? I think
would rather be one of those who run
down an incline to the resounding
springboard and soar, somercaulting,
over the elephants back to the mat
tress beyond. But, with reflection,
perhaps, on a day SO warm as this I
would feel more comfortable behind
the multicolored lemonade stand, al
though that would exile me from this
magic tent Of Observation-Disclosures
tan Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
WHEN CHIPMUNKS SING.
VocaIize in Spring at a Rate Of 13Q
Chips a Minute.

VocaIize in Spring at a Rate of 13Q
Chips a Minute.
The chipmunk is not usually cOnS1d-
cred much of a song bird, but, accord
ing to Ernest Thompson Seton, he is
quite a success in a vocal role.
In Manitoba the chipmunk comes
above ground about the first or second
week Of April, says Mr.. Seton in Suc
cess. Mounted on some log or root,
it reiterates a loud chirpy Chuck
chuck-chuck!" Other chipmunks run
forth into the sunlight, and seeking
some perch add their "Chuch-chuck-
chuck" to the spring salute. They are
active from this time of the year on
and their sunny morning chorus is not
by any means confined to that original
outburst. On April 20, 1905, at Cos
Cob, l heard a chipmunk in full song.
He kept it UP for eleven minutes with.
out ceasing, and uttered 1870 chirps
to the minute. He got no reply,
though he worked very hard and
seemed tired toward the last On May
%, 1905, at Cos Cob, I heard chip
munk singing. He kept it up for three
minutes, uttering three chirps to the
second.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
His Way Of Getting Even.

Thomas Beecham, the famous pill
man, was witty old gentleman. They
| a story about him and a grocer.
The grocer was guilty of some rath-
er sharp practice on Mr.. Beecham one
day, and the latter stamped out of the
store, roaring:
You're a swindler; and I'll never
enter your doors again"
Next day, though, he came back and
bought five pounds Of sugar
Dear me-" said the grocer, smiling
in a forgiving way, 81 thought you
were never going to enter my doors
again.
We'll, | didn't mean to-" said Mr..
Beecham, "but yours is the only shop
in the place where l can get what I
want. l am going to pot some bulbs
and / need sand"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20
SLEEPING IN THE BACK YARD.
Topeka Spends the Hot Nights In
Tents and Hammocks.


Probably more tents are in daily use
in Topeka this summer than ever be-
fore. Many have learned that a good
way to escape the discomfort of a hot
sleeping room at the close of hot
day is to sleep in a tent spread on the
grass in the back yard, says the To
peka Daily Capital
In many instances a hammock
swung on the front or back porch or
between two trees in the yard is util-
lied by a single member of the family
who believes in lots of fresh air and
who is able to sleep in comfort, after
accustoming himself to the change
from a bed to a hammock, while the
other members of the family toss
wakefully indoors.
Many who do not have hammockS or
tents sleep on "shakedowns" on their
front or back porches, retiring after it
gets dark and making dash for the
privacy of indoors when the sun rises
in the morning and wakes them. A
tour of the streets of the city about
sun-up will reveal many instances or
this practice. 1t is not a fashionable
habit, but there is a great deal OF
genuine comfort in 1t.
Some of the boys in Topeka have
built houses in the branches of trees
in which they sleep during warm
weather
No less than three tents have been
n;+obod az +ha Country club At the
Topeka club a number of the members
take advantage of a fiat roof on the
south side of the porch and place
their cots here on warm nights behind
a canvas curtain that is intended to
shut out the view of the common herd.