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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
Circuit Clerks Seek Longer Terms.

The second annual convention of
the Wisconsin Circuit Court Clerks
association was closed with an auto
mobile ride about the city, in which
40 clerks, representing as many coun-
ties, participated.
The big event of the convention was
the unanimous endorsement by the
clerks of a four-year term instead of
q two-year term. The clerks want all
county offices to be for four years, and
they will work for this change.
Officers reelected as follows:
President, G. A. Worthing, Fond du
Lac; vice-president, F. w. Cords, Mil
waukee; secretary-treasurer, F. w.
Draper. Nielsville. The president ap-
pointed the following committees: Elk.
ecutive-L. F. Owen, Racine; Allan
Higgins, Sturgeon Bay; William Han.
deyside, Green Bay. Judiciary--Jesse
Earl, Evansville; L. o. Larson,
Madison; o. M. Olson, Menomi-
nee; Frank Waldo. Kenosha. Special
Ing Ovron. Waupaca: c. A. Budlong.
Marinette; F. H. Timm, Stevens Point
Andrew Hessler, Friendship; f. w
Draper, Nielsville.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
Buy Land for State Park.


The first Wisconsin state park ia
practically a reality. The deal fol
the purchase by the state of 1900
acres in Door county was consum
mated in Sturgeon Bay
Gov. Davidson has given his writ
ten approval of the project and the
park commissioners, after spending
two weeks investigating, have given
instructions to Attorney General Gil
bert to close the purchase for the
state. F. S. Messerschmidt, assistant
attorney general, was in Marinette
on his way to Sturgeon Bay to take
the deeds for the purchase of the
land.
The state has options on most OF
the property desired and has started
condemnation proceedings to acquire
three portions of land that it cannot
buy in the ordinary way. Two of the
latter are on the main land and the
third is Eagle island, off Ephraim
The park commissioners desire to
add this pretty island, which has a
perfect natural harbor, horseshoe in
shape, to the state park.
The new park will consist of 1900
acres and will cost about $4,000. 1t
includes practically all of the shore
between Fish Creek and Ephraim
Most of this shore is high and rug
ged, with the exception of the por-
ton near Fish Creek, where there is
fine beach. Included in the state
park will be the slightly Eagle bluff,
which rises sheer from the water
nearly 200 feet. In the face of the
bluff is a cave which has been a rem
devious for sightseers for years.
Shanty bay is also part of the park.
AS soon as the purchase is concluded,
the improvement of the new park
will begin Men who ought to know
believe that Wisconsin will in time
have a state park equaling and sur
passing in some features, Mackinac
island, the famous Michigan state
park.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
NEWS FROM THE
STATE CAPITAL
Notes and Gossip Gathered at
Madison.
RAILROAD TAXES ARE PAID
Last InstaIlment Sent to State Treas
urer-ln Future the Companies
VIII Pay Upon the AID Vaio-
rem Basis Twice Year.

Madison.-The last day in which the
railroad corporations of the state
could pay their taxes without penalty
has passed, and as a result the treas
ury Of the state is more than $780,
900 better off.
The railroads have been prompt in
their payment and the clerical force
of Treasurer Dahls' department has
been kept busy caring for the money
and the records. The first road to
pay was the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul, remitting in installments
since July Il. The last was the Rob
bins Railway Company.
These payments are the second for
the year, the first having been paid
February 10, one-half of the old IL
cense fee. The present payment is
the. last under the old system, being
one-haIf the license fee plus whatever
more the ad valOrem rate would make.
This is the last payment under the
old system In the future the assess
ment will be upon the ad Valorem
basis entirely and the tax payable
February 10 and August 10 each year,
one-half at each payment.
Following is statement of the final
naymentS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
Wisconsin Collection Is Second.

I'm regard to newspaper collections,
the Wisconsin Historical society's IL
brary in Madison ranks second in the
United States" said DR.. Reuben Gold
Thwaites.
THE only collection that exceeds
ours is that of the congressional Ii
brary at Washington. 1 am speaking
now of general collections. There are
three such in the country, the con-
gressional library, the Wisconsin His
torical society library, and the collec-
ton at Worcester, Mass"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
TWO New State Banks.

Commissioner of Banking M. c.
Bergh granted a charter to the
Farmers State Bank of Belmont,
Lafayette county, with capital of
$4,000. J. H. Riechers is president
and L. F. Kuhuheim cashier.
Articles of incorporation of the Ma
zianz State bank, Nazianz, Manitowoc
county, with capital of $4,000 were
approved by the commissioner. The
incorporators are Mic Fliz, Philip
Koenig and Joseph Mullmann, all Of
Nazianz.
An amendment to the articles of in
corporation of the State Bank of Elm
wood increasing the capital stock fror
5000 to $4,000, was approved.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
Prepared for the Worst.

"How long had your wife's first hus-
band been dead when you married
herr"
about eight months"
"Only eight months? Don't you
think she was in a good deal of a
hurry?"
ooh, l don't know We had been
engaged for nearly two years"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
Ask Your Druggist for Aliens Foot-Ease.

ST tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recent
ly, and have just bought another supply.
1t has cured my corns, and the hot, burn
Ing and itching sensation in my feet which
was almost unbearable, and would not
be without it now.-Mrs. w. J. Walker,
Camden, N. j. Sold by all Druggists, 25c.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
Normal School Summer Course.

Summer sessions at the normal
schools are an innovation in Wiscon-
sin, but from a statement made by
Secretary William Kittle of the state
board of normal regents, they have
met every expectation of the board.
Secretary Kittle visited the six sum-
mer schools during the month of July
and reports the attendance to be
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

All a Matter of Comparison.
In blind mans land a one-eyed man
is a celebrity Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

Wise is the man who closes his fac
before he says too much.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19
THE FINEST FARRT,

is coarse compared with the lining of the bowels.
When irritated have pains, diarrhea, cramps.
Whatever the cause. take Painkiller perry DaVis)
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

Time will tell-unless the gossips
beat it under the wire.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums, reduces In
Aammation, anays PAIN cures wind colic Csc bottle
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

Our mistakes of yesterday are re-
sponsible for our worries of to-day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-19

placed anywhere
4 ttracts and kills
AL flies. N eat,
clean ornamental,
convenient. cheap.
Lasts all season. Can
not Spill or tip
over. will not soil
orinjureany thing.
Guaranteed efec-
tive. OfalIdealers,
or sent pTepdid.for
ZOc. Harold 8Omers,
$50 De Kalb Avenue,
Brooklyn. New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30

Miss Cowell. Deaconess Ida Miner. Mrs.
George, Miss j.. NJ. King. Miss Frances
Powell, Mrs. a. F.. sBovee Mrs. p. F..
Platt. Mrs. NJ. f. Crist, Mrs. A. r..
Grandstaff Miss II. N. Cheney. Miss Lii
liam Dill. Miss Twitchell. Mrs. George Rea.
Miss G. A. Terrell, Miss Chapman, Mrs.
+. D. Moore. Miss Lena Rugg. Mrs.
Gould Mrs Barnes. Mrs. E.. j. Harris
horn, Mrs. w. G. White. Mrs. Frank Alte-
mus. Mrs. Vinton, Miss Dana. Mrs.
Banks. Miss Frank Miss S. II. Turpin
Miss Botsford, Miss White. Miss De
Land, Miss Mary B. Sewall, Miss Helen
Ellis, Miss Beckwith, Mrs. Earlbacher,
Mrs. White. Mrs. Hand Mrs. Repaz, Miss
Minna Shafer, Miss Emma Shafer. Miss
Bessie Israel, Miss Gilbert, Miss Newton.
Mrs. Herrick. Miss Helen Baldwin. Miss
Backham, Miss Emily Scudder. Mrs. Jen-
ME P. Andrews. Mrs. Katie White. Miss
Leary, Miss Thatcher, Miss May Trader,
Mrs. Street, Miss Mabel Collins Mrs. A.
A. Doolittle. Miss Harding Miss May
Clark, Mrs. Olmsted. Miss Ruth Olmsted.
Mrs. George Ashley, Mrs. Robins, Mrs
Robins Miss Florence NJ. Brown, Miss
Anna S. Hall, Miss Mignonette o. Buck
ingham, Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbard, Miss
Ludema Sayre, Mrs. E. E. Hall. Mrs.
Crittenden. Miss Webel, the Misses Baker
Mrs. E. l.. Miner. Miss Lillian Krause
and Miss Elise Bunting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Status Of English Women in Law.

Elizabeth Robins in .Everybodys Magazine
Women in England have no share in
framing or administering the laws under
which they live: and. as is inevitably the
case with any factor of community not
recognized in its formal organization
English women suffer injustice under
English laws. Yet I have heard excellent
meaning men say the law showed women
faVOritism They believed it-so blunted
had become their sense of Justice. Tn
der examination. this "fayoritism' turns
out To be the mere rags of survival of the
old chattel view of women. laws like that
of coverture-not framed for the good OF
the wife, but for the convenience or
greater safety of the huSband-laws which
q saner view of the sexes will do away
with.
On looking closely into this "favoritism'
shown women by the English law We
find facts such as these:
A man cannot only will his property
away from his wife and leave her penni-
Leslie can even will his property away
from his children and leave them penni-
less, charges upon a penniless widow.
In the absence of Il will or settlement a
woman. married or single. can inheri,
land only if she has neither father nor
brother living.
In the case of the death of a son or a
daughter the mother inherits nothing
ITOlH eltlieT. l. lie whole OIL their proper
ty. even if it has come from the mother
family, goes to the father, or to the
ia Tiers next of kin.
In that home in which woman is told
she Is to rule as queen she has not
only no control over any portion of the
means of livelihood unless she owns or
earns it HERSELF. or even the material
contents of her house-She has no legal
right in or control over her own children
unless significant eXception) they are
born out of wedlock. She cannot even
if she is a widow. appoint a guardian
to act for them after her DEATH if her
husband has already appointed one
The mother may by deed or will pro-
visionally appoint guardian to act Joint
ly with the father. after her death. II
the court is satisfied that the father is
not fitted to act as sole guardian, it may
confirm the appointment. This last wears
an air of quasi-justice, but. like all other
laws, it must be interpreted and applied
by one sex only. by the sex to whom the
fathers interests inevitably make the
Surest appeal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
The Puzzle Picture.
George Fitch. in Golfers.

George Fitch, in Golfers.
The chief feature OF the puzzle picture
is its ability to keep a grown man work
Ing at it long before he should have
thrown it out of the window. It does
this by defying him. AS rule, the
man who hasn't been stricken with a
disease is frankly scornful of it and can
see through its foolishness. The ailment
develops in three stages.
The primary symptom may be quoted
as follows:
What is the fool game like, anyway"
AT this point the doomed man is merely
spectator: soon, however, he enters the
secondary stage, which is more pronounced
and stubborn. 1t may be expressed
as follows: I'll Just see how big an idiot
can make of myself on this thing to-
night From this stage there is no re-
turn. The patient grabs the puzzle and
moves swiftly to the tertiary or final
stage. in which he exclaims: I'll get this
dashed thing or stay up all night That
settles it. When You touch mans
pride YOU have got him. Hundreds Of
men in America are sitting up all night
with puzzle pictures because they refuse
to be beaten with a half neck of measly
wooden blocks. Their fighting spirit scorns
defeat. The manufacturer of the picture
puzzle has merely found a way to harness
that fighting spirit and get dividends out
of IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30

short time, the farm lands of Germany.
eVen though they have been under Gull
tlvatlon for centuries, bring forth rich
crops year in and year out
ME- James Hill, one of the most noted
experts on land affairs, at the famous
governors conference, made the remark
able statement that the soil of America,
once the envy of every other country
gave during the ten years beginning with
1896 an average yield of 13.5 bushels of
wheat per acre, while Germany produced
PIG. For the same decade the yield of
oats was in America less than 30 bush
els. in Germany 46. For barley the fig
ures were % against SO, and for rye Ia
against "a
Deserted farms, which, as result of
soil exhaustion. can be found all over
the eastern half of the United States. are
absolutely unknown in Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Mr.. Whites Speech.

Ambassador White said that no problem
is before the country which is more inn
portant than the monetary question. He
said he could not see why this nation
should not be able to devise a system
quite as beneficial as that of France. and
that he felt quite sure Senator Aldrich
and his colleagues on the commission
would be able to devise such plan.
Ambassador Hill said it was worth
crossing the Atlantic Ito see 1.15O stu
dents and practitioners Of economy" as
he put it.
"Our future here in the United States
will not be determined by the width of
our prairies, nor the wealth Of our mines,
nor the extent of our commerce. but by
the type of man We are able to produce .
said Mr.. Hill. What he will be We may
judge by the type we have produced. Our
ideal American will continue to be strong.
just. kindly. brave, independent and yet
peaceable. near to nature, not ashamed to
work. and ready to recognize the equal
rights of his fellow man. And If we ap-
ply this ideal to our influence among the
nations we see very clearly what it
will be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
ALDR|CH ON PAN|CS
Senator Tells Why America
Suffers More Than Others.
HE HAS CURRENCY PLAN
Admits, However, That It Is Still
Far From Complete.
TALKS OF EUROPEAN METHODS
Declares They Confine Heavy Loss
to Those Whose Speculation
Provokes Trouble.

NEW YORK. November :h.--Men who
stand in the front rank of finance. poll
tics and the law, men who from their
financial plane are taking vital in
terest in the Investigations of the ma
tional monetary commission in its eff
forts to outline a system of banking,
which. for all time. will do away with
the danger of disaster from panicky
conditions such as existed in the au-
tumn of 1907, gathered last night ut
the dinner OF the Economic Club in the
Hotel Astor to hear Senator Nelson
w. Aldrich. chairman of the commits
sion. tell of the work of himself and
his fellow commissioners.
Senator Aldrich told of Iabors of the
commission here and abroad. trying to
find some system which will prove
adaptable to the needs of the nation.
some banking method which will place
it AS the financial head of all nations
of the world
The senator admitted in the end that
if he were called on now to draw I'D a
banking currency bill which he could
recommend for adoption by the United
States he could not do il. He said that
until human nature is changed it viii
De Impossible to prevent, either by
legisla ton or otherwise. periods of
overspecu]ation with undue imitation OF
values and OVereXtenSion Of credit.
Two other notable speakers shared
honorS with Senator Aldrich Amba ssa
dor Henry White, representative of the
United States at the court of France.
and David Jayne Hill, amba ssador to
Germany, each made short address.
The other members of the monetary
commission. Edward B. Nreeland. Syl-
vester C. Smith Lemue1 +. Padgrtt.
Robert w. Bonynge, John D. Daniel and
John W. Weeks, were also guests.
None of them took part in the discus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
An Accommodating Boy.
!, tho New York Evening sun.

From tho New York Evening sun.
A Newark woman, who lives in an
apartment house. changed her iceman not
long ago. and the next day the youth
who drove the team for the new man
put the piece of ice on the dumbwaiter
in the basement to be hoisttd up. She pulled
away. ''Heayens.' she exclaimed. That
new iceman certainly gives good weight"
After much effort she got the dumbwaitei
up to the Kitchen level To her amaze
ment there was a small boy sitting upon
the ice. With what little breath she had
left she demanded: What in the world
did you make me pull you up here for?'
Why" replied the younsster. Il thought
maybe the cake would be too heavy for
you to lift, so l came up to help You off
with it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Origin of Spectacles.

from Hsrper's Weekly.
An eminent authority has recently con.
trad,cted some widely accepted opinions
on the subject Of spectacles For in
stance, he found. as the result Of an ex
animation of historical data, that to the
Egyptians. the Greeks and the Romans
glasses were unknown. This Is in con-
travention of the common statement that
Nero used glasses to correct his near
sishtedness. Spectacles, We are now told,
We're invented by two Italians. Armati
and Spina. at the end of the thirteenth
century. At first only convex lenses were
used. but after about two centuries con-
cav. ones we're employed. Thomas Young
discovered the use of cylindrical lenses in
1901, and the Astronomer Airy applied
them for the correction of astigmatiSm in
1927. Bifocal spectacles were invented
and first used by Benjamin Franklin in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Germans Stay at Home.
From the New York Sun.

from tne new 1Urk SuH.
There is rejoicing in Germany over the
fact that according to recent statistics
less than 10000 emigrants left the coun-
try last year. In he sos the number of
emgrants to the United States alone was
over rather than under quarter of a
million. The rejoicing is we'll founded.
since it is evident that Germany is now
so strong economically that she can not
only support the annual growth of popu-
lation but also give employment to the
thousands and tens of thousands she for
merly sent abroad. The character OF the
emigration, as we'll as its numerical
amount. has changed, as the statistics
make plain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Facing Two Dangers.

We are confronted by two dangers
in two classes of people who are agi-
tatinS for a new banking system just
now. One class is cock-Sure it knows
now what system should be adopted
The other class. which is a menace, is
composed of demagogues. whose sus-
Sestions are for self-eXploitation.'
Senator Aldrich said that the question
of new monetary system will never
be settled until it is settled from a
national standpoint. He added that
much has been threatened as to pOliti-
cal influences being used to defeat the
working out of any plan for a reform;l-
tion of the monetary system.
Il have the utmost confidence in the
intelligence and good judgment of the
American people. he said. Il have
confidence that it it was thought wise
to adopt any system that no politica;
prejudices of the ghost of Andrew Jack
son. who died many years ago, will
stand in the way.
The speaker dweIt at length on the
Bank of France and seemed to show "A
strong leaning toward the banking
system there as being after "A fashion
adaptable To such nations as the InItesi,
States. He did not indorse the French
system. however. for he said that the
investigation had not progressed far
enough to indorse any system. But i'll
speaking of the French system, the
senator said that none of the rate
banks could be controlled by any po-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
No Deserted Farms in Germany,

;.
The policy of conservation that made
German forestry such a success is applied
also to agriculture. Germany is not at
all a land flowing with milk and honey.
In enormous parts of northern Germany
the soil is decidedly poor. With that of
the United States it cannot compare at
all. But proper care did wonders. While
the methods of farming used by many
Americans have resulted in the utter de-
cline of good land in Il comparatively
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Senator Aldrich's Speech.

In his address Senator -Aldrich said:
THE crisis of 1907 was one of a series.
l remember very well-although probably
| very few of you do-the financial crash
of 1873. l am sure you all remember that
| Of 1893. from the effects of which the
| country did not recover for many years.
Between 1900 and 1907 we had recur-
| ring periods of depression. of dangerous
perturbatlOnS i'll the money market. when
| the Secretary of the Treasury was fran
tically called upon for assistance. and
| felt obliged to adopt the very questiona-
| BILE policy of making large deposits of
| public moneys in banks to relieve threat
ening situations.
IF we should undertake TO mea sure in
| dollars and cents the effects of these re-
| curing periods of depression and of
| crisis, it would be an extremely difficult
| task.
while our country has natural advan-
tages greater than those of any other its
normal growth and development have
| been greatly retarded by this periodical
destruction of credit and confidence.
Il believe that no one can carefully
study the experience of the other great
commercial nations without being pro-
foundry impressed with the belief that
disastrous results of recurring financial
crises have been successfully prevented
by proper organization of capital and
by the adoption of wise methods of bank
ing and of currency.
"Of course. until human nature is
changed it will not be possible to pre-
vent; by legislation or otherwise, periods
of overspeculation, with undue imitation
of values and overextension of credit
When we consider the characteristics Of
the American people, whose unrivaled
energy and enterprise are not always
confined by the limits of prudence, it is
certain that we in the United States
shall always have periods of speculative
imitation, with the evil results which are
sure to follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30

litical influence. In bringing his address
Ito close he said the conclusion of the
commission will not be reached for
several months.
Il appeal for your assistance In the
solution of this matter he said to the
members of the Economic Club, land /
shall be greatly disappointed if your re-
Spouse is not along patriotic lines"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
HURRY Ends
i'm indigestion

Use your teeth on your food or
your stomach will suffer. Quick
lunches, hurried eating, boiling
food, are sure to end. sooner or
later, in some form OF indigestion,
more or less troublesome.