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THE NEW WOMAN
Made over by Quitting Coffee.

Coffee probably wrecks greater
percentage of Southerners than of
Eorthern people for Southerners use
it more freely.
The work it does is distressing
enough in some instances; as an illus
tration, woman of Richmond, Va,
writes:
Il was a coffee drinker for years
and for about six years my health was
completely shattered. / suffered fear
fully with headache and nervousness,
also palpitation of the heart and loss
of appetite.
MY sight gradually began to fail
and finally l lost the sight of one
eye altogether. The eye was op-
Grated upon and the sight partially
restored, then l became totally blind
in the other eye.
My doctor used to urge me to
give up coffee, but l was willful and
continued to drink it until finally in
case of severe illness the doctor in
sisted that l must give up the coffee,
SO l began using Postum, and in a
month | felt like new creature.
II steadily gained in health and
strength. About month ago l be-
gan using Grape-Nuts food and the
effect has been wonderful. l really
feel like a new woman and have
gained about 25 pounds.
Il am quite an elderly lady and be-
fore using Postum and Grape-nuts 1
could not walk square without eX-
ceeding fatigue, now l walk ten or
twelve without feeling it. Formerly
in reading l could remember but little
but now my memory holds fast what
| read.
Several friends who have seen the
remarkable effects of Postum and
Grape-Nuts on me have urged that l
give the facts to the public for the
sake of suffering humanity, SO, al
though l dislike publicity, you can
publish this letter if you like"
Read The Road to Wellville," In
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter: new
one appears from time to time. They
nre genuine, rue, and full of human
Interest
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Crop Growing on Small Scale.

A small holder in East Lexham is
making an interesting experiment in
barley growing upon his land to test
the possibility of raising corn on a
small scale. In 1907 he sowed 7S spe-
cially selected grains of barley. which
yielded 400 ears. Tie resulting ker-
nels he sowed in 1908 and harvested
in IA weeks, with the result that he
got bushel of threshed barley. which
he has sovn this year. his object be-
ing to show what can be done in ce-
real cultivation from very small be-
ginnings.--London Standard.
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The Force Of Habit,

One of the campers had done some
thing peculiarly diotic, and the dean
said: "Dick reminds me of Thomas
colt"
What about Thomas colt?" asked
Dick. cheerfully.
Why" the dean responded. readily.
where l lived in Maine when l was
boy an old man named Thomas
raised horses. He once put out to
pasture colt, which had been fed
from its birth in a box stall and wa
tered at the trough in the yard.
THE pasture lay across small
river, and in the middle of the day the
colt swan the stream to go up to the
barn-yard for drink Of water
Youths Companion.
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NewIy-opened Museum Of Empress
Josephine.

no one to warn her off. She read her
book while the kids played. She had
$1,000 a year income, in her legal
separation from flirting old husband
who had not appreciated her. She was
at peace. 1t never came into her
head to wish Malmaison hers.
Yet 1t was Josephine.
She had been married to de Beau
harnais at Croissy church when but
an awkward girl. She had fled TO
Croissy when she found herself alone
again.
When she met Napoleon it was love
at first sight. In a few months they
were married. On his return from
Italy, Josephine knew how great
man she had. He was looking for a
country place to buy What kind?"
she asked. "A chateau" said Ma
poleon. Stately Malmaison flashed
across her mind. 81 know place"
said Josephine, "Malmaison, close to
Croissy!"
"Malmaison will be our home" he
said. The nation had put St Cloud
and Fontainebleau at his disposition.
He preferred Malmason. 1T is our
own place" he said to josephine.
France is saving old land. Through
revolutions of the utmost violence, the
French civil service departments,
treasuring all things confided to them.
kept the raw material of that stage
setting.
Josephine reigned over the home"
an English word to which Napoleon
had taken a sentimental fancy. She
covered the park with flower beds.
planted fancy trees, built hothouses
and stocked the wood with thousands
of gay birds that come flying in clouds
to eat from silver-glt trays perched
on acajou poles.
These were the happy days of 10.
sephine. Only too soon, she was to
live alone again.
After her divorce-declared n state
necessity-the senatus-c -consulto main
tanned her in the rank of crowned
empress. attributed 100000 francs a
year to her with the chateaux of Ma
varre and Malmaison. To Malmaison
she retired, to be near to Napoleon
although she should never see him.
Again Malmaison became silent
park. AS suddenly as it had bloomed
into imperial activity, It faded to its
former quiet. Again mother walked
with her two children in its shade
the children Eugene and Hortense,
now grown up
Going through the grounds on
cold. daNp day with Gear Alexander,
Josephine took a chill-and died in
the great silk-hung bed. now part
of the museum exhibits.
After his return from Elba. Napo-
leon revisited Ma.maison. In spite OF
the giant work of gathering his
armies together once again, he spent
two days in dreaming over the chateau
and gardens.
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Either Way.

Mr. wilkins had been sitting quietly
on nail keg, perusing paper which
he had found on the counter. The
date of it he had not noticed. Finally
ne looked up with puzzled express
sion.
whats this wireless telegraph sig
nal, this &C. o. D. they're talking
about?" he asked.
Il guess it's &C. @. D. amt it?' sug-
gested Holbrook, the grocer. ANY
way. it's signal of Distress" he add
ed, moodily.
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never could understand why he
didn't see me. When they put II
on him | hadn't the nerve to speak
I'D. My God. I've got Miller on my
soul. too! There they both stand.
Take 'em away and he went into
unintelligible rawlings which finally
ended in the gasp of death.
You can imagine my state OF
mind upon hearing this terrible con-
fession. Was not Millers death
upon my soul as well? Was l not
equally culpable for not having
keener insight into character that
might have read his innocence in
his steadfast attitudeo Many a long
night as | walked the floor of my
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A LONG WAY BACK.
MISUNDERSTANDING

George-There's Miss Passay. She
claims she's never been kissed.
Harry-Why, I've kissed her myself.
years ago. She means not since she
can remember.
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my limbs swelled. l grew weak and
discouraged. Doan's Kidney Pills re.
moved these troubles entirely. have
been we'll for two years."
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents box. Eos.
ter.Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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tho kidneys to health.
Charles Cole, 204 N.
Buckeye St. lola.
kanS., says: THE
k / d n e y secretions
were re G u a r,
scanty and painful
and contained sedi-
ment. My back was
stiff and lame and
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A SURE SIGN.
When 1t Appears Act at Once.

Trouble with the kidney secretions
Is a certain sign that your kidneys are
deranged and that you should use
Doan's Kidney Pills. They cure all ir-
regularities and annoyances, remove
backache and side pains and restore
The new era., 1909-08-12

s the members of the Cali
Skin club dropped into
their accustomed places
Judge bennett entered
with a stranger of dtstin-
guished mein, and dignified
bearing. His white hair
andwhite mutton-chop whis-
kers betokened the coun-
try jurist OF long expert
ence whose reverence for
the English bench caused
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AUTHORS NOTE.

The material facts In this
story Of circumstantiaI evidence
are drawn from an actual re-
corded case, only such change
Of names and local color being
made as to remove them from
the classification Of legal re-
ports to that of fiction. All the
essential points Of evidence,
however, are retained.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-08
STRUGGLE is
FOR NAVAL
SUPREMACY

November of 1911. If Germany ac-
CELEBRATES her construction work she
would have II of those ships by April
of 1912. GreaL Britain, it was pointed
out in parliament, could not afford to
take risks, and if she was to main
tain her superiority the admiralty
must be in position to obtain the de-
livery of four additional Dreadnoughts
by March of 1912, thus giving Great
Britain 20 such vessels against Ger
many's possible II.
Thus, while it is plain enough that
Germany is the one power against
which Great Britain is arming in such
feverish haste, it would be difficult to
say what combination of two powers
is at present regarded by Downing
Street as being the most probable. But
it is recognized that the kaleidoscope
of international relations can alter
more rapidly than fleets can be built,
particularly those fleets of Dread
noughts whose rapid upbuilding in
Germany has brought SO much disturb.
ance to the sober British mind. These
are the all-big-gun ships which one
hears SO much of nowadays, vessels
of such tremendous offensive and de-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-08

When the announcement was made
several months ago that Mr.. Taft
would use an automobile during his
term as President, mu rivalry de-
veloped among the leading manufac-
turers for the honor of selling him a
car and the public watched with in
terest to see what Mr.. Taft's choice
would be. The knowing ones predicted
that the White Steamer would be Sc
lected and they pointed out that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had used White Steam
ers for two years at his summer home
at Oyster Bay and had recommended
this make tc Mr.. Taft as the most de,
sirable.
This prediction proved correct, al
though Mr.. Taft did not rely solely
on Mr.. Roosevelt's recommendation
but, with his usual thoroughness, de-
termined to have an investigation
made of all the principal makes. Ac
cordingly, he asked several officers OF
the War Department to look into the
matter for him, and they tested many
makes of cars, visited a number Of
factories so that they might see what
materials were used, and, finally, they
investigated the records of the differ
ent types of cars in public contests
and in private service.
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When their labors were completed,
the officials reported unanimously to
Mr.. Taft in favor of the White, and,
accordingly, a car of this make was
imme lately ordered from the manu-
facturers, The White Company Of
Cleveland.
The new car was delivered to Mr..
Taft in Washington a. few days be-
fore his inauguration and since that
time it has been in almost constant
use. There has not been day when
the President or some member of
his family have not been seen riding
around the National Capital In the
new car. 1t is limited that Mr.. Taft
likes fast travelling and that when
he rides out into the open country, he
does not always insist that the speed
of the car be kept within the legal
limits.
w. ]. Urquhart, manager of the west
ern branch of the White Company, 239
Michigan Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, said re-
Gently to a correspondent of this
paper: 1--WE are receiving many in
quiries each day asking for full de
tails regarding the construction Of
Mr.. Taft's car and in reply we are
sending copies of our catalog. Mr.
Taft's car is exactly like any Other
Model M 40 horsepower White
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-08

desire to change their way of dispos-
ing of the body, as it is certain that
We see in the Indian cremation much
that is not part of the modern meth
cd, as it is here that he pays the
greatest attention to the teachings of
the Yuman creeds as taught them by
the creator. AT their approach of
death, relatives, friends ard neigh
bors gather about, waiting for the soul
to take its flight to the sand-hills of
the after-world; a land of plenty,
where when one melon is picked an
other comes; mo one sees it come;
you just pick it, another one there"
The body is prepared at once after
death and carried out in blankets to
the place of cremation. which has in
the meanwhile been prepared. A shall
low hole has been dug in the earth
and the fuel piled high on this. The
body is placed on top of the fuel, after
which fire is applied at the four cardi-
nal points During the time of the
burning the multitude stand about and
wall in the most melancholy fashion
continuing until fuel and body are
but a mass of embers and ashes.
-Scribner's Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-08
and has the intention of keeping his
few ships intact at all costs.

anu mas Ju0 lHI0HClOu Ol Keeping Ills
few ships intact at all costs.
Outcome of the Blockade.
The blockader will then find himself
in this dilemma, either he maintains
a really strict blockade, and then there
is serious risk that his hips go the
way of the Hatsuse, Petropavlosk and
others, or he keeps them we'll out of
danger, and then the blockade is but
a fictitious one, and in such case
British commerce has everything to
lose. Of course, it is understood that
the German ocean-borne commerce is
completely stranded for the time be-
ing, but the effort of such suspension
on the large extent of German terri
tory will be nothing in comparison
with the results of such suspension in
the case of Britain, which would bring
with it absolute peril to that country,
while in the case of Germany there
would be no such danger. What pos
sible use would be those big guns of
the Dreadnoughts and the Invincibles?
Certainly they would be useless for
the purpose for which they were orig
inally designed, fight in the open, in
the Atlantic, for example, in full day
light, with a final strenuous effort of
the Tsushima type.
If the history of the armored ship
era teaches anything, it teaches that
every change is always preceded by
a universal conviction that something
akin to fnality has been reached!
Italy has so frequently anticipated
events that her program is always of
special interest. And it was quite a
very few years ago that Col. Cuni-
bertis Ideal British Battleship" ex-
cited something very like derision
from those who characterized the idea
of a battleship armed with nothing
but 12-inch guns as altogether too
fanciful an idea for a serious work."
Yet now every battleship is a "Cupi.
berti.'' more or less.
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Steamer except that his car has the
United States coat-of-arms painted
on either door. In other words,
when we make car for the Presi-
dent Of the United States there is no
way in which we can make it any
better than the car which you, or
anybody else, can purchase from us.
"Some of those writing to me
about Mr.. Taft's car say that, al
though they are very DESTROYS OF
having a car like Mr.. Taft's, they
are afraid that such car is some
what larger and more expensive than
they desire. In reply to such letters,
l point out that our Model % 20
horsepower car is exactly like our
40 horsepower model, except as re-
CARDS the size of the different Larts.
The principle of construction is ex-
actly the same and the smaller car
possesses all the desirable qualities
of our larger model. in other words,
one can secure an exact duplicate OF
Mr.. Taft's car for $4,000, or car OF
the same qualities, but of smaller di-
mansions, for only $4,000. Judging by
the demand for White cars, good pro-
portion of those desiring to purchase
automobiles are quite content to trust
President Taft's Judgment as TO the
best and most desirable make"
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fensive power, of such high speed and
wide stream radius, that it is now adj
mitted that upon their preponderance
will rest the naval supremacy of the
future.
Origin of the Big-gun Ship.
Althoug the idea of the all-big-gun
ship originated on this side of the At
lantic and had it's inception in target
practice in the American navy, that
distinguished Italian, Cuniberti, of the
Royal Italian corps of naval engineers,
has, by reason of the capaciousness of
pigeon holes in Washington, been
credited with the first design. In the
current volume of James Fighting
Ships of the World" this distinguished
commentator notes a remarkable evo-
luton in German battleship design,
although up to the present time there
had been a distinct difference between
them, or either the French or British
system of construction"
Continuing, he says that among
these three great navies the British
certainly predominates, but while it is
hardly likely that the other two will
modify their ideas in warship con-
struction, the general trend of con-
structive ideas may now be modified,
as a war between Great Britain and
her two allies is altogether improb-
able"
This elimination leaves only Ger
many, France and the United States
as the only powers with sufficient
naval strength to confront Great Brit
ain without being utterly swept from
the seas from the very start. This
country and France may be left out
of the count as it is not against either
of these that Great Britain's shipbuild-
ing energies are now directed.
But in the untoward event of hostil-
tiles between Germany and Great Brit
ain it may we'll be assumed that the
theater of conflict would not be such
as is portrayed in the drama of AN
Englishman's Home" but in the North
sea, and possibly also in the Baltic.
Surprising merely for the sake of il
luStration, that the fleets of the United
States were the ones to assail or be
assailed, the theater of war would
doubtless be the high seas; in the
second case, or that of Germany, it
would in all likelihood be fought out
in the North sea. In the first event
the land armies of the two powers
would have little to do if we exclude
possible warfare in their colonies;
while in the second, the far greater
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-08
KISS VARIATIONS ARE MANY.
Different Nations of the World All
Have Customs Which Appeal
Strongly to Them.

Undeniably earnest has been the
playwright, who has spent much time
studying the kissing customs of the
world for professional purposes, and
has embodied some of his observa-
tons in a successful play, and com.
plains that most women do not know
how to kiss. He says that kissing in
the chief countries of Europe varies
as much as anything that could be
imagined.
"The kiss of the English woman, .
he remarks, lis the Gibson type 1t is
chilly.
The kiss of the Scotch girl is sin
cere. 1t is not emotional, but it comes
from the heart and cannot be bought.
THE kiss of the Italian woman is
easily given. Ii is fervent, but not
backed by love. The flower girl in
the street presses boutonnieres upon
you, and you can have o kiss for the
taking.
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powers of the land armies OF Germany
could in no wise compensate for the
greater power of the British feet on
the sea.
Naval Necessities.
An eminent naval authority recently
pointed out as an obvious truth the
fact that battleships of great displace-
ment and capable of keeping the seas
for a considerable length of time
would be indispensable to Great Brit
ain in any war that she undertook
to wage with any nation widely sep
arated from her by sea. Equally in
dispensable would be fast and very
powerful armored cruisers. Thus the
Dreadnought and the Invincible types
seem exactly designed to meet such
needs, and for long runs across the
would they be of the same service?
The difficulties that would encompass
the theater of conflict in that event
would, indeed be serious for such YES
sells: the shallow coastal waters of the
North sea, the difficult Straits of Den
mark and many other drawbacks
which hardly require enumerating,
show at once that in war with this
nation the conditions would be to-
tally different.
Among other possibilities that may
arise there is the one that must not
be overlooked-that is, that the world
might see two repetitions of Port Ar
thur, one within and the other be-
yond the Danish straits. And such
blockades might protract the war for
months and months without any def
mite results to either side, except for
the effect on their commerce.
Leaving aside all the fancies of the
Napoleonic days, the imaginary sur
prise landings and all those other ro-
mantle ideas that SO interest one in
ones young days, End which are now
so much disturbing Britain, let us
| consider the matter in it's most nat
ural and simple aspect. The most
| probable situation would be that the
| land armies would be vigilant and
ready, that the German ships of war
would be in their ample and well-pro-
| tected harbors of refuge of compare
| lively little depth, and that the Brit
ish ships would be keeping watch out
side SO that no hostile cruiser could
get away unmolested to play havoc
with the commerce of Britain and dis
| turb her food supply.
There is no reason whatever why
such a state of things should not go on
for month after month, and especially
so if the Toga of the day, instead of
| being outside. is in this case within,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-08
FIRM BELIEF IN CREMATION.
Yuma Indians Continue Adverse to
Giving Up the Teachings of Their
Forefathers.

The greatest display of natural
intelligence seen among them as their
tribal custom of cremation. This, ac-
cording to their legends, was taught
them by their creator, Matevilye, and
they follow his instructions with true
Indian tenacity. One of my Yuma in
terpreters of the past season came to
me with considerable anxiety: Mis-
sioner wants me to come to church.
go to church, when l die they put me
in the ground to rot. l no like that.
Burned up the way Matevilye say,
Just ashes. That all right. What you
think?" I must confess, as one rather
favoring his way, to not being able
to see why the old chap should be
punished for going to church by being
buried against his will. 1t is likely
that an ethnologist would make a poor
missionary. However, the missionary
has something OF an argument for his