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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04

each without notifying the other. Ben
well and Birchall had met and talked
over the farm business. Young Ben
we'll had consulted his father, who had
travelled considerably, and he advised
his boy to go and see the farm and
then draw on him for what he re-
quired. Birchall had taken Benwell
with him to this side, Benwell paying
his passage money to Birchall, and
having an ample amount of money
with him for expenses, and the au-
thority to draw on his father.
Murray cabled and wrote at once to
Scotland Yard, London, England, for
information about Birchall, Pelly and
Benwell. He was advised that j. r.
Birehall was none other than the
Younger son of the Rev. Joseph Biz
chall, late well-known vicar OF church
kirk and rural dean of Whalley. After
completing his course at Oxford, young
Birchall. who had achieved a reputa-
ton for wildness during his college
days, went to London. There he
eloped with Florence Stevenson,
QauSQL6c OF DAVID OtOVOhoOh' AOA OV
years master of transportation of the
London and Northwestern railroad.
Birchalrs favorite club at this time,
November, 1883, was the Badminton
club, 100 Picadilly, w. When he
made ready to leave England after his
marriage, he cashed cheques for e25
at the Badminton club, and c.
Stewart Sproat, secretary of the club,
wrote him on January z, 1890, when
he was back in England, to send the
cash without further delay.
He and his bride sailed for America
in the fall of 1888. They wrote to
David Stevenson from America, and
early in 1889 Birchall wrote from
Woodstock, Ontario, to creditors at
Oxford, saying that he was in tie en-
ploy of Somerset & Co., Brock street,
Woodstock, and would pay his debts
promptly. In the summer OF 1853
Birchall and his wife returned to Eng
land and lived with Mr.. Stevenson.
Then it was that Birchall began ad-
vertising, under the name of j. K
Burchal1, address the Primrose Club,
| for young men with money to go TO
Canada and learn farming. Pelly's
| father was. as he had stated. vicar OF
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04
WESTERN CANADA'S SPLENDID
CROP YIELD FOR 1903.
AMERICANS PRoFlTED LARGELY
AND SEND BACK SATlSFAC-
TORY REPORTS.

The census branch of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada,
has completed its returns of the show
ing of Western Canada's grain yield
for 1908, and the reports make very
interesting reading. In the three prov
inces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta, which comprise what may be
known as Central Canada, there was a
total wheat yield of about 107 1000. 900
bushels, worth to the farmer about
$S5,000,000; in addition to this the oat,
barley and flax crops were worth an
other $35,00O,000. Letters have been
received from many of the settlers
from the United States. From these,
that of Rev. Oscar l.. King has been
selected He lives in the vicinity of
Edmonton, Alberta, and what he says
will be of interest to those who con-
template moving to Central Canada.
Every line of the letter is interesting.
Those who wish for the particulars as
to how to secure homesteads and pre-
emptions should write any Canadian
Government agent. Mr. King says:
Mr.. M. V. McInnnes, Detroit, Mich
igan: am we'll satisfied with Al
berta. This country offers excellent
opportunities for anyone to make a
if he is willing to put up with few
hard knocks for the first two or three
years. But it is worth a few hard
knocks to get 160-acre farm of rich,
productive land with no mortgage ON
it. This province is we'll fitted for
grains, stock raising and dairying. We
have found the climate generally
healthful, more healthful than Mich
igan, and although the thermometer
sometimes drops to 40 degrees below
zero in winter, yet we do not seem to
feel that temperature any more than
we did or 10 degrees below zero in
Michigan. We like the winters.
1.-THE Government takes great inter
est in the education of the people and
quickly aids the settlers in establish
ing schools where they are called for.
The schools, though graded differently
than those in the States are efficient
and advancing. Our great drawback
has been the limited and inadequate
railway facilities, but new roads are
being rapidly built and many more
are projected through various parts
of the province. The new policy of
the Alberta government to construct
a great many branch lines throughout
the province will greatly help all parts
of the country. If those new settlers
who have to go back considerable
distance from existing railroads and
towns to find free homesteads will
but locate along the line of project
ed railroad they will in two or three
years be near both town and railroad.
When l first came to this country
three and half years ago the home
stead / took was rs miles from rail-
road town; now there is railroad rs
miles north, another 25 miles south,
and a third is being built through my
neighborhood
81 think the prairie country or coun-
try that is partly prairie offers much
better opportunities than the billy
pOrtiOns"
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Woodstock, and Birchall proposed that
Pelly should go there and see if the
remains were those of Benwell. This
sinister remark aroused fresh sus-
picions in Pelly's mind and alarmed
him to such an extent that he slipped
a revolver into his pocket, determining
to carry it in the future.
On the next day Birchall persuaded
Pelly to go over to the American side
of the river with him, under the pre-
tense of looking after some missing
baggage. It was raining and blowing
hard when they started to walk back
to Canada across the Suspension
bridge. There were no other pedes-
TRANS in sight as they neared the
center of the bridge and Birchall, halt
ing, requested Pelly to look over the
cables at the roaring torrent below.
"The view is superb" he said, as
he leaned over the edge, come and
see it,
Pelly saw that it would be an easy
thing to thrust an unsuspecting per-
son over the cable into the river. His
mistrust of Birchall had increased a
thousand fold and he CURLY refused to
move from where he was standing.
Birchall turned white, looked around
and stepped toward his companion.
AS he did so Pelly walked on. Birch
all called to him sharply: Come,
walk alongside me- he said. Your
heavy overcoat will help keep the
rain off me-" Pelly shook his head
obstinateIy and was about to take to
his heels and run when two men came
walking across the bridge. Birchall
then ceased to argue with his COM
pdnion and the two made their way
back to Canada, keeping several PAGES
apart. The next day Birchall, accom-
panied by his wife, went to Paris, On
tario, to view the body of the man
whose picture had appeared in the
papers and shortly after their return
to the Falls the arrest followed.
The letters founq among BirchalPs
effects proved COZ clusively that Ben
well, like Pelly, had been caught by
Birchalfs advertisement. and that
Birchall bad arranged matters with
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04

well told him that he did not like the
at the farm when Birchall left for
Buffalo. Birchall also said he had
given Benwell several addresses be-
fore leaving, so that he could visit
folk in the country roundabout, in
GLIDING Attorney Hellmuth of London,
Ontario, who had been a passenger on
the Britannia. Pelly began to ask too
many questions, whereupon Birchall
declared he was tired and went to
bed. On the following day they went
to Niagara Falls, taking their lug
gage with them. They crossed to the
Canada side and stopped at Mrs.
Baldwin's, Birchall arranging for
rooms and board there.
Soon after their arrival at Baldwin S
Birchall invited Pelly to take walk
during which the young man, who was
beginning to suspect that his astute
host was not playing an altogether
straight game, told Birchall that he
had not made good his representa-
G. Benwell, son of Col. Benwell of
Cheltenham, England. Birchall limited
to Pelly that Benwell was not much
of a fellow, but that he was simply
crossing with them to a farm and
that it would be wise for Pelly to have
nothing to do with him. Therefore
Pelly treated Benwell rather distant
ly, and devoted himself to Mr.. and
Mrs. Birchall on the voyage. Benwell
seemed to reciprocate by treating Pei
ly coolly, so Birchall deftly kept the
two young men from becoming famil-
lar and confidential. But finally Ben
well and PellY chatted together and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04
An Illusion.

Alonzo-Tell me, old man, isn't that
fair creature over there reckoning to
you?
Alphonzo-No-no- only
marcel wave.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04

Try the Natural laxative, Garfield Tea! II
overcomes constipation and regulates liver
and kidneys. Samples sent upon request
Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, n. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04
ROUGH STUFFING.

The Tiger-It was bad enough to be
cut off in my prime, but to be stuffed
by an amateur taxidermist is really
foo hard to heart
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04

Silence isn't always golden. Some
times it is an admission of guilt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04
Popular Names in Britain.

In England and Wales, out of every
100000 girls and boys, $500 are called
Mary and $3.50 William.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04

Faith is obedience, not confidence.
Macdonald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04

PILES CURED IN 8 TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTM EMIT s qua ranteed TO any oass
of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or PTotrudlng Flles In
q TO Ia days or money refunded. 0Oc
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04
Making Crime a Business
- By George 7. ParoY e

True Record of the
Achievement of Fa-
mousJo hnW. Murray
in Uncovering the
Guilty Parties in the
Blenheim Swamp
Slaughter-How the
Slayer Was n
earth ed b Y tn e
Master Sleuth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15
WHAT Is A REPUBLICAN,?
(From the Telegraph-H Herald }


When Senator Cummins declared
that If Aldrich and Cannon are repub-
lican he is not, Cannon retorted
that il Cummins, Bristow and La
Toilette are republicans he is not.
Senator Dolliver said that il sub
committee of the finance committee
Of the senate is the republican par
ty, then he is not member of that
party. but that II it was not the
party, then he probably was mem
ber Of the party. When Cummins
hurled Cannonward the declaration
that the speaker could not read him
out OF the republican party, Cannon
said that he had not tried to do so,
that Cummins had already read him.
self out.
Immediately upon his arrival in
Washington Congressman Fowle,
discharged broadside at Speaker
Cannon. Congressman Parsons OF
New York, arrived an later train,
renewed his charge Of deal be-
tween Tammany and Cannon. From
Kansas came Victor Murodch, the
militant, with derringers and knives
in his belt for use against Cannon
the same Cannon who raised the
question, who in hi is Murdoch?"
Governor Sfubbs Of Kansas is battl-
ing with republican Congressman
Reeder, Nelson in the Kansas City
Star is raising cain with the stand
patters in that and every other sec
ton, and William Allen White is con-
tributing literature and sense to the
discussion of what is the republican
party's mission.
Former Congressman Lacey of
Iowa is in Washington predicting the
defeat of the insurgents in this state,
Jim" Tawney of Winona, Is pointing
with glee to Taft's speech in his
home city, while the remainder OF
the states delegation in congress is
lined up against Tawney. Kellog o..
trust busting fame, and standpatter
lis out after Clapp's seat in the SEN
ate. In Chicago the Tribune is fight
ing, Lorimer and "Butterine" Mox,
ley, and hitting a standpat hea,
wherever one shows itself. This
Washington atmosphere is heavily
charged and there is the sound an.
smell Of approaching battle in IN.
air.
1t will be impossible in the figh
that is to ensue to determine who
are the republicans and who are
not, though both sides will claim tc
be republican. In circumstances the
inquiry naturally suggests itself
"What is a republican,"
| For satisfactory answer to this
question the Telegraph-Herald viii
give a set of 2-ounce boxing gloves
chrome of Uncle Joe, and litho
graph Of Albert Baird Cummins.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15
THE BURIAL OF MOSES.

BY Mrs. c. F. Alexander.
By Nebo's lonely mountain,
On this side Jordan's wave,
In vale in the land of Moab,
There lies lonely grave;
But no man dug that sepulchre,
And no man saw it e'er,
For the angels of God upturned the
sod,
And laid the dead man there.
That was the grandest funeral
That ever passed on earth; n
But no man heard the tramping,
Or saw the train go forth;
Noiselessly as the daylight
Comes when the night is done,
And the crimson streak on the oc-
cans cheek '-
Grows into the great sum-
Noiselessly as the springtime
Her crown of verdure weaves,
And all the trees on all the hills
Open their thousand leaves
So, without sound Of music,
Or voice of them that wept,
Silently down from the mountain
crown,
The great procession swept.
Perchance the bald, old eagle,
On gray Beth-peor's height,
Out of his rocky eyrie,
Looked on the wondrous sight
Perchance the lion. stalking,
Still shuns the hallowed spot;
For beast and bird have seen and
heard
That which man knoweth not.
r %
Lo. when the warrior dieth,
His comrades in the war,
With arms reversed, and muffled
drums,
Follow the funeral car.
They show the banners taken,
They tell his battles won,
And after him lead his masterles|
steed,
While peals the minute gun.
Amid the noblest of the land
Men lay the. sage to rest,
And give thebard an honored place.
With costly marble dressed,
In the great minister transept,
Where lights like glories fall,
And the choir sings, and the organ
Along the emblazzoned wall.
This was the bravest warrior
That ever buckled sword;
This the most gifted poet
That ever breathed word;
And never earth's philosopher
| Traced, with his golden pen,
| On the deathless page, truths half SO
sage
As he wrote down for men,
And had he not high honor?
The hillside for his pail,
To lie in state while angels wait,
With stars for tapers til;
And the dark rock pines, like tossing
plumes
| Over his bier to wave;
And Gods own hand, in that lonely
land,
To lay him in the grave
In that deep grave, without a name,
| Whence his uncoffined clay
Shall break again,-O wondtous
thought,
Before the judgment day;
And stand, with glory wrapped
around, Na
| On the hills he never trod,
And speak of the strife that won our
Il \ life. @
i With the incarnate Son of God,
% lonely tomb ii Moab's land,
1 o. dark Beth,psor's hill, ". Z 4
II Speak to ;tfeae escuri ions hearts Of ours,
T Andsteach them to obesstiA. !, 4
4 ;od hath his mysteries Of gra D.
Ways that we Cannot tell;
He hides them deep, like the secret
II sleep
OF him he loves so we'll.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15


lm forced to- tear out what they
lave done before / can get another
enant. 1 think the best tenant is
me who is willing to keep buildins
ls he receives 1t, providing he has
goods enough to secure the rent.
Then followed lamentations ovel
the amount Of building being done il
.he city. One speaker, who has !;
lumber of residences which he has
zen renting well, and which are il
air repair, due to the fact that his
present wife's former husband was
i public spirited man and has not
,een dead very long said that he had
oeen obliged to reduce rents to keep
lis tenants. He was fined fift.
,ents for this offense, but when hi,
explained that he had to do SO OF
threats of his wife to take things il
Ter own hands, the fine was REMIT
ed.
/ Although the hour was growing
ate, the question of interurbans was
aiken up for discussion.
HAS any member subscribed any
hing to the projects?" asked the
:hairman. A satisfactory silence fol-
owed. AS to the roads all were
.greed that in some respects the
nterurbans would be a good thing
md in some ways they would not. 4
member who Ia somewhat versed in
aw give out the gratifying intelli
,ence that the legislative members
4 the Ancient Order of Tlghtwads
lad SO changed the law that tal
.ould not be availble. A vote o.
hanks was extended to the legisla
ure. Some were afraid that if tn,
aterurbans were built, there wou.'
ie boom in the city, causing a.
unusual amount Of residence cor
l struction. which with the possibl
4 eaction might effect rents. FINAL
Il 0 test the sentiment Of the lodge
he following resolution was Offered
nd carried.
Resolved. That we are in favor {
nterurbans that will increase tn
entail values. and provided furth'
that they do not cost us anything
nd further be it resolved that .
,ur farm lands are just off the lii
# survey, we commend the publ
spirit of the farmers who are dona
9 ing the right Of waY.-fewa City R
publican,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15
REGULAR MEETING OF A TIGHT
WAp LODGE.

There, was an interesting session
.ast evening in their hall, Of Hana
out Lemon lodge, No. II, Ancien.
order of Tightwads. The subjec,1
was city improvements The. chair.
man, who has had considerables ex,
perience In fighting the efforts ofsthe
aity to keep the snow off the Walk.
in front Of his many adaptations
described as real estate on the
county records, spoke Of the gooc
.uck Of the members. He said he ha,
been property owner in Iowa CITY
for forty years and could not remem
Der fall when it did mot snow TIL
December. He said that there is
.ess and less snow each year, which
prevents the city officers from pilint
IN clearing off costs higher than tbs
original snow banks.
The subject of when to Paint"
was entertainly discussed by mem
ser who inherited two fortunes from
his wife or wives. and has managet
to hang onto both of them, tn
fortunes, not the wives. II have
studied long and carefully the paint
ing business" he said, land have
come to the conclusion that 1t Is
little cheaper to let the siding ant
buildings go without paint. The
Amana society has kept records fol
.ifty years, and they have records
pack Of that, and they say itha'
while paint preserves the wood. II
loes not preserve it enough to mak'
1t profitable to paint. My own jude
1 nent, said the speaker, is that sid
ling without paint will last for thirt.
years, and not over thirty-five years
| il kept painted, 1t is true that lun
Ser is advancing and paint is advane
ing. think the difference can nov
,e stated in terms representing tw
lecimals. This is not a large saving
nut when great number Of houses
are represented 1T is important.
The chairman said that he had
,uilding which he had owned TO
thirty-seven years and it had neye
cen painted and he was sure b
would not have to put on now sidin
.or at least three years.
A new member who was taken !
,ecently on account of his heroi
light against having sanitary sewer
n his part of town, arose ana said
"It seems to me that while it isswe
o figure to the second. or thir
tecimals in such matters, the inte
.sts of our tenants" -. He VIZ
rot permitted to finish. He was I'll
ed a dollar and warned that Il
'ext break of the kind meant exp,
sion.
The break made by the new mel
yer caused discussion as to t
kinds Of tenants best to get al
Keep. First they talked about t
store tenants. '"I never rent to
,an who advertises." said m
who has number of stores in t
,usiness district. "They are etc
ally wanting something. have n
er violated the by. laws of this o
er by making any improvements
them, but 1t is annoying to hs
them asking. The only advantage
having such men is their willingn
to cut up tho interior Of a build
md making their own changes.
find that when they do go out
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15
Find crah Useful.

Students Of the Crustacea often FIND
the cod useful assistant collector
Thus the circular crab seems to be q
favorite food of Gods and rays, and.
1t was chiefly from the stomachs OF
these fish that some of the Oldest nat
uralists obtained their specimens. An.
other hunting ground Of the naturalist
is the sailing ship which has been IN
foreign parts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15
NO SO

Bed room chairs. in pairs made Of
Birdseye maple, birch, mahogany or
quarter sawed oak in any of tho
finishes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15

Good sized we'll finished, heavy seat
and back bent arm, bolted, shaved
spindles and cracker jack at. .$1.75
Parlor arm rockers, always good,
and mother wants some new ones,
We have several hundred styles to
select from including everything from
the parlor to the kitchen. l..
We want you to see the good rock:
er we sell at...... ...... ..... $3.50
Also the bannister back parlor
rocker we offer at. $500
And the beautiful quartered oak
highly finished parlor rocker we offer
at. -. ..e$3.S5
II you want one Of these $3.s5
rockers you must buy at once % this
Is an extra special and we have hllt
few Of them left. W I
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-18
A STARTLING STATEMENT.
New York Medical Authorities Claim
Dyspepsia To Be a Pre-DispOs-
ing Cause of Consumption.

The post norton statistics OF the
big New York hospitals show that
some cases of consumption are due,
at least indirectly, to unchecked dys-
pepsia, especially when the victim
was predisposed to tuberculosis.
Dyspepsia wears out the body and
brain. The weakened, irritable stom-
ach being unable to digest food, the
body does not receive the required
nourishment, and the victim becomes
thin, weak and haggard. AS a result,
the body becomes a fertile field in
which the germs of disease may lodge
and flourish.
Therefore, the person who permits
dyspepsia to progress unhindered is
guilty of contributing toward the de-
velopment of one of the most insidious
and fatal diseases known to mankind.
Dyspepsia may be completely eradi-
Gated if properly treated. We sell a
remedy that we positively guarantee
will completely relieve indigestion or
dyspepsia, or the medicine used during
the trial will cost the user nothing.
This remedy has been named Rex
all Dyspepsia Tablets. Certainly no
offer could be more fair, and our Of
fer should be proof positive that Rex
all Dyspepsia Tablets are depend
able remedy.
Inasmuch as the medicine will cost
you nothing if it does not benefit you
we urge you who are suffering with
indigestion or dyspepsia to try Rex
all Dyspepsia Tablets. A 25-cent box
contains enough medicine for fifteen
days treatment. For chronic cases
we have two larger sizes, so cents and
$1.00 Remember you can obtain
Rexall Remedies in Americas only at
our store-The Rexall Store. Dod-
sons Pharmacy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-18
FINE AUDIENCE WILL WITNESS
"THE CLIMAX' ON SATURDAY
Clean and Beautiful Play Calculated to
Please.

The event of theatrical interest IN
Americas this week will be 1.-THE Gil
max" presented at the opera house
Saturday evening. So much has been
written and told of this play, one Of
absorbing interest, has been greeted
by thousands in all the larger cities
of the country, and after brief run
in the South the company goes back
to New York city for six weeks en-
gagement. "The Climax" is play
by Edward Locke, in three acts, with
incidental music by Joseph Carl Breil.
There are only four characters and
one stage setting. The play is out OF
the beaten path and even the final cur
tain leaves the audience in doubt as to
the future of Adelina. 1t is clean
play of the gripping type. At no time
does the interest lag and there are
moments when the tension is at the
breaking point. Seats are on sale at
Dodson's Pharmacy, and an apprecia-
tive audience will see "The Climax
here.