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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

Closer cooperation between the
University of Wisconsin and the
normal schools of the state in train
ine of high school teachers is the
aim of the plan just adopted by the
university after a conference with
representatives of the normals.
Hereafter graduates of the German
and Latin courses in any of the
normal schools will be admitted to
the university with two years credit,
so that they can complete their work
for the degree of bachelor of arts in
two years more, making a four
year course.
The adoption of this plan by the
normal school regents will make pos
sible the full utilization of the exist
ing institutions of the state for bet
ter ace demic and professional prepa-
ration of teachers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

The statement is made that the
use of telephones by railroads ex-
clusively in connection with the op-
Grafton of the roads has increased
rapidly since 1902. Although the
electric interurban roads early recog-
nized the advantages of the tele-
phone for dispatching purposes, the
large steam roads have been disin-
clined to substitute the telephone
for the long established telegraph,
the general objection being that of
the liability to mistakes through the
similarity in sound of different
words when transmitted by tele-
phone.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

One of the features of the coming
State Fair which should prove of
general interest is the exhibit now
being planned by Seer etary Crane
field of the State Horticultural Soci-
ETY.. In booth adjoining Horti-
cultural Hall daily demonstrations
will be given in preparing Bordeaux
mixture and the other standard
compounds used in fighting bugs
and diseases which attack fruit and
vegetables. In addition all the
different spray pumps and machin-
cry used in applying the remedies
will be shown in actual operation.
Everything will be here from the
tiny bellows used in busting house
plants to the six horse power gas
oline engine spray outfit drawn by
two horses. Such demonstrations
as these may easily prove of more
benefit than tons Of bulletins giving
formulas and directions. Everyone
interested in garde or orchard
should see this exhibit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
From Absurd to
Beautiful Books

From an article by A, E. Winshir
in New England Journal of Educa.
ton.
There has been no greater advance
in the United States in 100, in fifty,
or in twenty years than in the
schools.
There has been no greater i'm
provement in the schools than in the
textbooks.
Educational progress, in inception
as we'll as in evolution, has been al
most exclusively through educators,
and almost never from outside.
The change in school books in
seventy years is as great as in any
phase of, American life. The auto
mobile is no higher above the chaise
of that day than is the geography
above that of those times. The
modern sewer system is no greater
improvement over that of 1910 than
the examples and problems are
better than in those days. The
electric light is no farther removed
from the tallow dip than the best
primers of to-day are from those of
seventy years ago.
THE HORRORS OF THE OLD
ARITHMETIC
In arithmetics, up to within sew
enty years, the problems were such
as would not be tolerated to-day.
Here are some taken at random
from some old arithmetics, mostly
in my own library, many of them in
general use as late as the forties.
Examples on lotteries are COM
mon.
If 9 cats have killed Is birds, how
many has each killed?
If cat divides birds between 2
kittens, how many will each kitten
have?
There are very many problems of
cats killing birds!
A skunk went into a barn, where
he found nests; one had eggs,
another 8, and another 3; from each
nest he ate eggs. How many did
the skunk eat?
1t is an exceptional page that
does not have problems on beer, ale,
wine, rum, gin, or brandy. Every
child had to learn the table of wine
measure" also of ale and beer
measure" No other commodity
was in such universal use in arith-
metics as Intoxicating liquors.
But the worst feature of the arith-
metics was the love of bloody Incl
dents. There was a gruesome fond
ness for ghastliness with the school
book makers. An arithmetic first
issued in 1881 and in use long after
has most of these problems
One hundred and nineteen per-
sons died from drunkenness in New
York, and 1877 in Philadelphia.
How many in both?
A man had 7 children; 2 of them
we're killed by the fall of tree.
How many had he left?
Threescore and ten kings had
their thumbs and their great toes
cut off and gathered under the table
of Adonibezek. How many thumbs
and toes were under Adonibezek' S
table?
A person was II years of age &c
years since, and suppose he will be
drowned % years hence; pray, in
what year of his age will this hap
pen?
A human body, if baked until al
the moisture is evaporated, is re-
duced in weight as l to 10. A body
that weighs 100 pounds when living
weighs how much when baked?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

The Waupaca-Green Bay railroad
is installing a wireless telegraph
system between its stations and the
general Office in Waupaca, and the
other terminal of the line at Scan
dinavia, eleven miles distant. This
is the first line in Wisconsin TO do
its entire train dispatching by wire
less.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
The Governorship

If there is any truth in the oil
adage concerning the early bird and
the worm, then Samuel A. Cook Of
Neenah is the next one in line fol
the Wisconsin gubernatorial digni
ty. At Republican committee
meeting held last Tuesday in the
Cream City, Mr.. Cook was put upon
the slate as the party's next candi
date for governor, and delegation
was dispatched to Neenah to notify
him of their choice. Mr.. Cook with
that admirable reticence SO not
iceable in all aspirants for political
honors, humbly requested time to
consider, but it may be put down as
a sure thing that when the ticket is
finally made up Samuel A. Cook S
name will stand at the head of the
list.
The nomination of Mr.. Cook will
create one of the prettiest political
turmoils eyer let loose in the Badger
State. 1t will be case of the bull
in the China shop. Cook is partic-
ularly strong among the farming
element as was shown in the last
election, and if he is put up for gov
error many will give him their votes
who voted against him when he
aspired for Congressional honors.
1t is reported that the Society of
Equity will back his candidacy and
if it does, it is Salt Greek and the log
raft for any other man the Stephen
son or La Toilette factions may try
to put in the field. Especially will
this be true if Cook passes his word
to do all in his power to establish a
state plant for the manufacture of
binder-twine. The Society of Equi-
tv have been working overtime to-
ward this end and has already start
ed a movement to elect as many
possible members to the legislature
who will favor this project.
1t hardly requires to be stated that
Cook need expect no aid from the
Stephenson faction inasmuch as it
is openly limited that he and his
supporters were directly responsible
for the primary probe which enter
tanned the entire state over several
weeks at the last session of the
legislature. Stephenson men will
pass Cook up as a colored gentle
man would a citron in a melon field.
La Toilette and his ilk will also be
put straddling the fence. Senator
Thomas Morris who is spoken of as
the leader of the radicals is too lit
tie known in some sections of Wis
consin to be a safe candidate to put
forward, and it is probable that
Francis McGovern will be called up
on to lead this wing of the Republi-
can party. If he does there will be
another ingredient added to the
political pot which will make it boil
some. 1t is. little early in the
game to pin the medal on any can
didate, the dark horse may come
cantering along later, but it is pref
ty safe to predict that if the man
from Neenah is put into the field,
all other candidates will find that
their goose has been fairly we'll
Cooked
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
Base Ball
River Falls Has Revenge on
Hudson Business Mems Team
===City Team Trounces Colum=
bian knights of St. Paul

The River Falls business mems
team took sweet revenge on their
up river rivals in the game here last
Thursday, winning by score of II
to 5. The Hudson delegation came
down here in high spirits and swell
automobiles and went into the game
confident of victory. The locals
surprised them some by scoring
twice in the opening round. And
it surprised the visitors some more
to find themselves unable to do as
we'll. For five and one-half innings
the score stood unchanged-2 to l
in favor of River Falls. And then
came the deluge. The home team
got busy with the willow and pound
ed the sphere all over the lot, nine
scores resulting. M. Barber pitched
a good game for the locals and he
was given excellent support. Pet
erson, the River Falls right fielder,
pulled off the feature stunt when,
after tall fly was batted out his
way, he calmly walked ont and
picked up his glove, which he had
not had time to reach, and carefully
fitting it onto his hand, ran back
and caught the ball. Now for the
rubber" game.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

A new course in the adn1inistra-
ton of punitive justice, to be given
in the department of political
science at the University of Wiscon-
sin this year by Prof. K. B. Scott,
will deal with the methods of dis
covering, prosecuting, and punish
ing crime; the functions of the po-
lice, prosecuting officials and jury;
and the defects in the administra-
ton of criminal laws.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

A new law requires that every
town in the state keep and maintain
suitable sign boards on all main
travelled public highways within the
town limits.
There shall be painted upon such
guide boards in plain black Roman
letters not less than two and one
half inches high, the names of adj
joining or important towns, villages
or cities to and through which said
public highway leads, the distance
in miles of such town, village or city
from such guide post, and any IN
dication of direction which will be
helpful to the traveller"
Anyone defacing or destroying
these signs is liable to fine of ten
dollars and must also pay three
times the cost of repairing the same.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

The final score of the game here
last Sunday between River Falls
and the Columbian Knights of St.
Paul was 9 to in favor of the local
team. The weather was altogether
too hot for the comfort of the play
ers as we'll as the spectators. Never
theless there was a mighty fine ex-
hibition of base ball playing put up
by the home team. The visitors
were decidedly weak in the infeld,
especially in throwing to bases.
Symes pitched fine ball and but for
little hard luck in the ninth, would
have had shutout. Borrowman
did the receiving stunt and his
throwing to bases cut off several
possible tallies. Deneen, at second,
covered the whole west side of tt
lot, and fielded a half-doZen chance !;
without skip. He got his usual
brace of bingles and scored twice.
Boo was initiated into the mysteries
of the first station Sunday and his
fielding of that position would have
done credit to a "profesh." He al
so was the big noise with the will
low, getting three hits and three
runs in four times up. Quincy,
who took Elertson's place at short,
played excellent ball. An especially
brilliant feature of the locals play
ing was Hagg's return of Gibbons
fly from center field, catching Knut-
zen off first.
The score:
12 8 4 S 6 7 80 e
C. K, .....0 90 0 0 OF 0 Il 8 8
r. F.. q 402 0 0 0 x-9 IL
Batteries and Ghrue
Symes and Borrowman. Two-base
hits-Ouincv. Struck out-bY John
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-27

and brains above his Kind TO guard his
perllous wealth And need he has of
OIL such power, for this exquisite robe
is so mellow rich. so wonderful in
style, with its gloss black and delicate
frosting, that it is the most desirable,
the most precious OF all furs, worth
many times fits weight IN gold, the no
blest peltry known to man It is the
proper robe Of kings, the appanage Of
great imperial thrones today, as was
the tyrian purple in the days Of Rome
This is indeed the hunters highest
prize. but so guarded by the cunning
brain and the wind and limb Of the
beast himself chat it is through rare
good tuck MORE shan hunter skill that
q Sew Of these fur jewels are taken
each year in the woods
There are degrees of rank among
these pauicians They range ia quail
ity even as diamonds range, and the
hunters have a iargon Of their own to
express all shades between the cross
and the finest silver black.-Ernest
Thompson Seton in Century Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-27
No Files on Him.

Two Irishmen just landed, stopped
at a private boarding house ON one hot
July night Retiring early, they left
the window open and the light burn
ing brightly. The mosquitoes swarm
ed into the room and began biting
Mike, awakening called to Pat 70
put out the light Pat got UP and put
&c out and crawled back TO bed again.
Pat awoko about an hour later and
found the room fun Of frefies and
laid "Its no use. Mike. They are
coming I'm with lanternsm
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-27

"What do you think of the theory
that food has potent influence in
determining Character asked Mr..
smithfeld as he put three Jumps Of
sugar in his coffee.
Il guess it's all right" replied Mr..
Wood as he severed a portion Of his
beefsteak 1T always seems a little
cannlbalistic TO me when you order
lobster"
"Well.' retorted Mr. Smithfeld good
humoredly. 81 ought to have known
It was dangerous 70 lend you money
after ! discovered your fondness for
beets. But, seriously, if there were
anything in the theory, wouldn't it
make man sheepish TO eat muttehT'
at would and prize fighters ought
to restrict themselves to a diet Of
scraps"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-27
AN ARAB SURGEON.
His own Story Of Wonderful opera
ton lie Performed.

His own Story Of Wonderful Opera
ton He Performed.
Mr. Walter B Harris in his account
Of a journey 70 Tablet tells the story
Of a wonderful operation in surgery
as It was reported to him by a native
doctor who was travelling IN his com
papy.
Il think the old man fancied that
doubted his-skin At least, he was al
ways holding forth upon the subject
and continually repeating the story
that when ia Algeria he had been Of
fesel q fabulous salary the sum ya-
ElsWeach time the tale was told-to re-
main in charge Of the military hos
pital at Algiers, an honor which be
had declined
Gle never tired of narrating the
facts and details Of his most success
full operation. There is a sect in Mo-
rocco called Hamacha, who are fol-
lowers Of a certain saint buried near
Meknez. These devotees amuse their
audience-and themselves, too, let us
hope~by throwing into the air heavy
cannon balls, which they allow to fall
upon their shaver crowns. On the oc-
casion in question a Hamdushi had
unfortunately been wanting in reli-
gious power. for the cannon ball
crushed his skull
my old sbereef friend had been call
ed to the rescue. According TO his ac-
count, he removed the broken patch
of skull, replacing it with the rind of
a green pumpkin, and closed the skin
over It, In a months time he said,
the patient was not only convalescent,
but was once more hard at work prac-
ticing his religio-acrobatic feats, with
not only remodeled and renovated
skull, but even a new crop of hair"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-27
THE SILVER FOX.

He IS a elorified Freak Of the Red
Fox Breed.
Only those wise in the woodlore Of
the north can fully know the magic in
the name silver fox The silver fox is
not of different kind, but glorifed
freak Of the red race. His parents may
have been the commonest kind Of red
foxes, yet nature in extrayagant mood
may have showered al her gifts on
this favored one of the offspring and
not SRnly clad him in a marvellous coat,
bus Eifted him with speed and wind
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-27
an In tbe Mind.

On the opening day of one winter
session the late Professor TAFT of Edin-
burgh university entered the natural
philosophy class room in the midst Of
the uproarious applause common to
those occasions.
Presently he looked up at the tumul-
tuous benches above him with the
smile of one who had known the ways
Of students for a lifetime At last,
when a momentary lull came, he re.
marked. his gray eyes twinkling:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-27

"Going to the north pole Is no pleas
ure trip" said the sympathetic friend
We'll" answered the arctic explorer,
1T reminds me somewhat Of the aver
age pleasure trip. Everybody is so anx-
ious to start and so glad to get home. "
Washington Star
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-27

Gentlemen, i must remind you
that there is really no such thing as
noise. It is merely matter Of sub
jective impression"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-24

One of the sights Of Washington is
the throng of sight seers who con
stantly pass through the Capitol.
There are enough visitors to enable
a corps Of guides to "eke out an ex
istencc.' as the books used to say.
The new members OF congress al.
ways know they're getting on when
the guides no longer accost them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-24
Notice 10 Creditors,

To the creditors Of Elizabeth \. Cof.
fey, deceased.
The creditors of the above named
dccedont are hereby notified that the
undcrs gaed was by the County Court
OF Carter County, Oklahoma appoint.
ed administrator OF the estate OF said
dcccdent, and that all persons having
claims against the e tate of said de
ccdont are required TO exhibit
them to said undersigned administra.
tor with the necessary vouchers. at
Provence, Carter County, oklahoma
within four months from the date OF
the first publication OF this notice,
towit, from the ninth day Of Fcbru.
AIRY. 1909.
A. J. HARRIS,
9'i6232 Administrat or.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-24
Deserves Success

Mrs. Carrie Wilmot of l228 South
Hill Street, Los Angeles, Cal, says:
VI ann pleased 10 recommend Cham.
berlain' IS Cough Remedy for the most
persistent coughs, colds or throat
trouble. We have used it for years.
1t is pleasant TO take and gives relief
very quickly No household should
be without it.as it is good for chill
dren as well as grown-ups. Cham
berlains Cough Remedy well de-
serves the success it has achieved
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-24
A GOOD COUGH MEDICINE
FOR CHILDREN AND GROWN UPS TOO

This is most likely just the medi-
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;ha. can be used for the entire fam
ily. 1t may be given to the smallest
infant or the oldest member Of the
family with the same implicit conf.
dence. The fact that children like
II and that it contains no opium or
other narcotic, makes it a special
favorite everywhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-24
Smothered by Sand.

Pauls Valley Feb, 23,-Whie play
ng along the banks of the Washita
river sunday noon, Briscoe McCarty,
> year old son Of W. ii. McCarty,
street commissioner was smothered
TO death by caying in Of the sand
bank and his brother, Grayson Me
Carly and Johnnie Woods, both bare
ly escaped.
Grayson McCarty who is Is years
old and is employed At the Enterprise
office, said he was unable to aid his
little brother who gradually sank I'M.
der the sand and water, Had help
not arrived in answer to the boys
yells, it is certain that they would
have met a similar death.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-24

Washington Feb. % - The first
thing the hardened flequcnter of
Washington inquiries about nowadays
when he reaches the city is the
drapcd statue Of Washington that
used to stand in front Of the Capitol
1t was carved out Of Carrara mar.
BILE about seventy years ago by Hora-
ito Grecnough and represented Wash.
ington seated wearing a Roman toga
which was slipping from his shoul.
dcrs. The statue was clearly intend
ed for indoors and was first placed in
the rotuuda. But It wasn't liked there
and was removed out Of doors where
they had TO house 1t up in the winter
time so it shouldn't be destroyed.
For some reason the statue never
did make a hit Scoffers said the
upraiscd hand with two fingers ex.
tended suggested an umpire calling
strike two" so last year authority
Smithsonian institution.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-24

\ French scientist has discovered
one secret of long life. His method
deals with the blood. But long ago
millions of Americans had proved.
Electric Bitters prolongs life and
makes IT worth living, Il purIfies
enriches and vitalizes the blood, re-
builds wasted nerve cells, imparts
life and tone 10 the entire system.
It's q godsond to weak, sick and de
biliIated people. Kidney trouble had
blighted my life for months" writes
W. VI. sherman Of Cushing, Me, "but
Electric Bitters cured me entirely"
only soc at Ardmore Pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-24

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-24
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