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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-22
How Frankfort Benefited.

That Frankfort, Germany, grew
more in the twenty years after the
River Main was canalized than 1t HAD
grown in the two hundred years be-
fore? And again
That Germany, which Is nearly Co.
600 square miles smaller than Texass
but has one of the finest waterway
systems in the world, had In 1908 .
foreign commerce greater than that OF
the United States by over 100000
600?
That throughout the civilized world
the largest cities, the densest popula-
ton, the busiest and most prosperous
people are to be found along naviga
BILE waterways?
That the surest and speediest way
to develop the resources of the nation
and every state and section thereof.
to increase the growth of every city
and community In the country, to pro-
mote the prosperity of every interest.
including the railroads, and Of every
citizen, east, west, north and south, Is
to improve all our waterways as fast
and as far as we can?
That money used for the improve
ment of waterways, wisely planned
and honestly constructed, 10 not an
expenditure but an investment, which
will pay dividend of at least 100 PEI
cent Year,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-22
The Local Market

CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-22

Following are the prices paid by
River Falls merchants and dealers
for farm products, ETC., to-day:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-22
FREIGHT BY WATER
COSTS ONLY oNE-SIxTH TO ONE
TENTH AS MUCH AS BY
RAIL.
TRANSFORMATIONS BIG TOLL.
American People Annually Pay Our
Three Times as Much for Trans
portation as They Pay for Support
Of the Government.

Do you know
pay out each year about three times
as much in transportation taxes, that
is, for the carriage of freight and pas
sengers, as they pay in taxes for the
support of government, national, state
and local?
That transportation affects the price
Of everything that everybody buys,
sells, eats, wears or uses in any way
whatever-air, water and sunshine ex-
copied?
That cheap transportation benefits
both the producer and the consumer.
making wheat and cotton higher and
flour and cloth lower at one and the
same time?
That the cheapest known transpor-
tation is water transportation, costing,
On the average, from one-sixth to one
tenth as much as transportation by
rail?
That the direct saving on the goods
actually carried by water in the
United States is over $550,000.00O q
year?
That railways always make lower
rates when subject to the competition
of waterways than where such compe-
tition does not exist?
That the indirect saving, thus
caused, is probably as large as the de
rect saving given above?
That both the direct and indirect
saving would be largely increased by
the further improvement Of our water
ways?
That waterways always increase the
profits Of the railways with which they
come into competition For the rea'
son that waterways, by giving cheap
transportation for raw materials, actu'
ally create both industry and COM
merce? AS is indicated by the fact
That In 1900 there was only one city
in the United States. with population
of 10000 or over, which was not To-
Gated ON navigable waterway And
further
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02
GAVE TAFTS NOTICE
Aristocracy Of Beverly Feels
That 1t Has Been Snubbed.
Explanation Behind the Refusal Of
Mrs. Evans to Rent Her Cottage
to President and His Fam
lily Again.

Boston.-The position of Beverly,
Mass. as the nations summer capital
is threatened. Mrs. Robert Dawson
Evans. owner OF the beautiful villa
on Burgess Point. at which President
Taft and his family have spent the
last two summers. has refused to rent
the place again to the chief magis-
trate.
The action of Mrs Evans is no sur
prise to those who have kept in
touch with the social gossip of the
Beverly colony. All summer 1t was
whispered that some of the old fash
Toned folks at Beverly felt hurt be-
cause Of the strict social lines drawn
around the presidents summer
home.
Naturally. the president cannot keep
open house, and the residents admit
this. But. they have insisted, there is
no aristocracy of both ancestry and
wealth at Beverly that is entitled to
consideration. And because. so these
gossips maintain, there has been dis
elimination against some of those fam
lilies in making up the presidential
calling list. the time has arrived for
discreet retaliation.
Wild horses could not drag from
any Beverly matron an admission that
any such reasons lie behind the re-
fusal of Mrs. Evans to rent her cot
tage to the Tafts for next year. Mrs.
Evans herself offers the suggestion
that she has decided to pull down
the pretty building on Burgess Point
and erect an Italian villa. with spa
cious gardens. in its place. 1t is fact
that she has not deemed It worth
while to repaint the cottage this year.
and 1t is generally known that her
enormous wealth makes her independ-
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02
MCOURAE Of
CAPTAIN PLUM
b. JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD
ILLUSTRATIONS ~ AGNUS G.KETINER-

now In the old mans face and voice.
I've imposed on you." he continued.
speaking as one who had suddenly
thrown of disguise. IF 1t had been
any other man it would have been
the same. l want help. want an
honest man. l want a man whom
can trust. ! will give you thousand
dollars If you will take package
back to your vessel with you and will
promise to deliver it as quickly as
you can"
I'll do it," cried Captain Plum. He
jumped to his feet and held out his
hand. But the old man slipped from
his chair and darted swiftly out into
the blackness of the adjoining room.
AS he came back Captain Plum could
hear his insane chuckling
Business = business - business -"
he gurgled. "Eh. Captain Plum? Did
you ever take an OATH" He tossed
book on the table. 1t was the Bible.
Captain Plum understood. He
reached for the book and held 1t un-
der his left hand. His right he lifted
above his head. while smile played
about his lips.
suppose you want TO place me
under oath to deliver that package
he said.
The old man nodded. His eyes
CLEANED with feverish glare. sud
den hectic flush had gathered in his
death-like cheeks. He trembled. His
voice rose barely above a whisper.
Repeat" he commanded. 81. Cap
| tain Nathaniel Plum, do solemnly
swear before God"
A thrilling inspiration shot into
Captain Plum's brain.
Hold" he cried. He lowered his
hand. With something that was al
most a snarl the old man sprang back.
| his hands clenched. 81 will take this
oath upon one other consideration.
continued Captain Plum. Il came to
Beaver Island to see something of the
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02
NINE WATCHES IN AN HOUR


Elgin. Hit is claimed that the
methods Of manufacture adopted by
one American company enables II to
set up. ready for trial within an hour.
no fewer than nine watches. This rap
idity of manufacture has become pos
sible by reason of the ingenious ma
chinery invented for the making OF all
the parts of a watch.
The speed with which the various
parts are turned out is truly remark.
able. Great sheets OF brass and steel
are cut and rolled into ribbons. and
punched out into wheels at the rate OF
10 900 a day from each punching ma
chine. Workers drill the 81 holes In
the roof OF the watch as fast as they
can count, other operatives counter
sinking the holes almost as quickly.
Brass wire glides into machine
that measures of the length of a part.
turns It. puts a screw thread on each
end. and actually screws II In at the
rate of 1000 a day. The screws are so
small that It is said so gross of them
can be put In a thimble. while of
others there are 1000 gross to a
pound.
balances are cut from the solid
steel. ground down. worked up. and
drilled with their % screw holes
apiece at the rate of 100 wheels day
their teeth cut. couple OF dozen at
a time, some with from so to so teeth.
at the rate of 1.2O0 wheels day from
each machine.
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02

and died away as he passed out into
the night Nathaniel Plum was not
a man to be easily startled. but there
was something so unusual about the
proceedings in which he was as yet
playing blind part that he forgot to
smoke. which was saying much. Who
was the old man? Was he mad? His
eyes scanned the little room and an
exclamation of establishment fell from
his lips when he saw the leather bag.
partly filled with gold. lying where
his mysterious acquaintance had
dropped It Surely this was madness
or else another Tuse to test his hon
esty. The discovery thrilled him. II
was wonderfully quiet out in that
next room and very dark. Were hid
den eyes guarding that bag? Well.
II so. he would give their owner to
understand that he was not a thief.
He rose from. his chair and moved
toward the bag. lifted II in his hand.
and tossed It back again so that the
gold In It chinked loudly.
In front of the cabin he found
the stump of log and seat
ing himself on II where the clear
light of the stars fell full upon him
he once more began his interrupted
smoke. 1t seemed TO him that he
had waited long time when he heard
the sound of footsteps. They came
rapidly as If the person was half rum
ming. Hardly had he located the d.
rection of the sound when figure ap-
peared in the opening and hurried
toward the door of the cabin. A
dozen yards from him it paused for a
moment and turned partly about. as II
inspecting the path over which 1t had
come. With greeting whistle Cap
tain Plum jumped to his feet He
heard a little throat note, which was
not the chuckling of Obadiah Price.
and the figure ran almost into his
arms. A sudden knowledge of having
made a mistake drew Captain Plum a
pace backward. For scarcely more
than five seconds he found himself
staring into the white terrified face
of girl. Eyes wide and glowing with
sudden fright met his own. Instinc-
lively he lifted his hand to his hat,
but before he could speak the girl
sprang back with a low cry and ran
swiftly down the path that led into
the gloom Of the woods.
CTo BE coNTINuED.)
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02
o.n straishtened himself and stood as

man Strengthened himself and stood as
rigid as gargoyle. his gaze penetra-
ting into the darkness of the room
beyond Captain Plum, his head in
clined slightly, every nerve in him
strained to a tension of expectancy.
His companion involuntarily gripped
the butt of hts pistol and faced the
narrow entrance through which they
had come. In the moment of absolute
silence that followed there came to
him, family. a sound. unintelligible at
first, but growing in volume until he
knew that 1t was the last echo of
tolling bell. There was no movement,
no sound of breath or whisper from
the old man at his back. But wheE
1t came again, floating to him as II
from a vast distance. he turned quick
ly to find Obadiah Price with his face
lifted. his thin arms flung wide above
his head and his lips moving as If in
prayer. His eyes burned with dull
glow as though he had been suddenly
thrown into trance. He seemed not
to breathe. no vibration of life stirred
him except in the movement of his
lips. With the third toll of the distant
bell he spoke, and to Captain Plum
it was as II the passion and fire in
his voice came from another being.
Our Christ. Master of hosts. we
call upon thy chosen people the three
| blessings of the universe-peace, pros
perity and plenty, and upon Strang.
priest, king and prophet. the bounty
of thy power."
Three times more the distant bell
tolled forth its mysterious message
and when the last echoes had died
away the old mans arms dropped be
side him and he turned again to Cap
tain Plum.
Franklin Pierce. president of the
United States of America he re-
peated, as though there had been no
interruption since his companion's
question. THE package is to be de-
livered to him. Now you must excuse
me. An important matter calls me
out for short time. But l will be
back soon-oh, yes. very soon. And
you will wait for me. You will wait
for me here. and then ! will take you
to st: James,
He was gone in n quick hopping
way, like a cricket. and the last that
Captain Plum saw of him was his
ghostly face turned back for an in
slant in the darkness OF the next
room. and after that the soft patteI
of his feet and the strange chuckle in
his throat travelled to the outer door
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02

Now blessings light on him that
first invented this same sleep! II COW
ers man all over. thoughts and all.
like cloak: It is meat for the hungry.
drink for the thirsty. heat for tho
cold. and cold for the hot. II Is the
current coin that purchases all the
pleasures OF the world cheap; and the
balance that sets the king and the
shepherd. the fool and the wise man
even. There is only one thing. which
somebody once put Into my head.
that I dislike in sleep-it is that II re-
sembles death. There is very little
difference between a man In his first
sleep and a man In his last Sleep
From CerNanteA.
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02

life and something of the people of
St James. II you. in turn. will swear
to show me as much as you can to-
night I will take the oath"
The old man was beside the table
again in an instant.
Il will show it to you-all-all-"
he exclaimed excitedly. I will show
IL to you-yes. and swear to 1t upon
the body Of Christi"
Captain Plum lifted his hand again
and word by word repeated the oath.
When II was done the other took his
place.
Your name?" asked Captain Plum.
A change scarcely perceptible swept
over the old mans face.
obadiah Price"
But you are a Mormon. You have
the Bible there?"
Again the old man disappeared into
the adjoining room When he re-
turned he placed two books side by
side and stood them on edge so that
he might clasp both between his bony
fingers. One'was the Bible. the other
the Book of the Mormons. In a
cracked. excited voice he repeated the
strenuous oath improvised by Cap
tain Plum.
Now" said Captain Plum. distrib-
uting the gold pieces among his peck
| cts. I'll take that package"
This time the old man was gone for
| several minutes. When he returned
he placed a small package tightly
bound and sealed into his companions
hand.
More precious than your life. more
priceless than gold,'' he whispered
tensely, yet worthless to all but the
one to whom 1t is to be delivered"
There were no marks on the pack
age.
And who is that?" asked Captain
Plum.
The old man came so close that his
breath fell hot upon the young mans
cheek He lifted a hand as though
to ward sound from the very walls
that closed them in.
Franklin Pierce. president of the
United States of America!"
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02
THE tIhoT TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When Baby.

II parents realized the fact that cof-
fee contains a which is
especially harmful to children. they
would doubtless hesitate before giving
the babies coffee to drink.
when | was a child in my moth
er's arms and first began to nibble
things at the table, mother used to
give me sips of coffee. As my parents
used coffee exclusively at meals 1
never knew there was anything to
drink but coffee and water.
And SO | contracted the coffee
habit early. | remember when quite
young the continual use of coffee SO
affected my parents that they tried
roasting wheat and barley, then
ground It in the coffee-mill, as a sub
stitute for coffee.
But 1t did not taste right and they
went back to coffee again. Tina, was
long before Postum was ever heard
OF. / continued to use coffee until
was 81, and when / got into Office
work. | began to have nervous spells.
Especially after breakfast / was SO
correspondence.
AT niBht, AFTER having coHee ior
supper. l could hardly sleep. and on
rising in the morning would feel weak
and nervous.
"A friend persuaded me to try
Postum. My wife and did not like
It at first. but later when boiled good
and strong 1t was fine. Now we would
not give up Postum for the best coffee
we ever tasted.
Il can now get good sleep. am free
from nervousness and headaches.
recommend Postum to all coffee drink
ers"
Read The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs.
There's q Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one apDears froa time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02

judgment
commissioned by
which Columbus landed
Welman
1894 he led
his
geographers
aerial
Spitzbergen
abandoned
island rebuilt
made a furious
arshp A a glacier
n Welman the third at
drigible
IT exploded
the OF arctic
thoughts another direction
arshp
miles of the distance
to
the Atlantic in dgbie balloon proved
records both
record Count Zeppelin
~
distance record that of Count Zeppelin $50 miles
the boat which beneath Then they cast the
ap OF weight
high blown rapidly The transfer OF
picked
with difficulty
Atlantic.
America.
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02

The only way to become an expert
Mt lovcmaking IN to practice. This
was the Information handed out to a
handful OF hearers by the Hindu phil
osopher, Sakharam Ganesh Pandit. in
a lecture on "The Science Of Love"
Love is a divine discomfort" said
the philosopher. "and II you want to
arouse love in others 1t can be done
only by giving them love. How to
develop the emotion of love in another
is the great question Of today-the art
of making love. II needs great deal
of study and great deal OF prac-
tice"
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02

ent of any such trifie as the summer
rent of the cottage. When her hus-
band died In July. 1900. he left her n
fortune estimated at s12 100000 invest
ed in gilt edge stocks.
What the social aspirations of Mrs.
Evans are. II any. is not known, but
certain It is that abe has decided to
close her property to the Tafts. She Is
reported TO have told her intimate
friends that the comfort OF her own
guests has been interfered with by tho
activities of the secret service agents
surrounding the presidents home.
Mrs. Evans occupies another cottage
near the one she leased to the Tafts.
and one OF her familiar complaints has
ben that the Taft Cottage stood be-
tween her and the grand view OF Co
lem bay, which Burgess Point af-
fords.
Those who have spent this summer
Mt Beverly smile at such excuses.
They say that Mrs. Evans was delight
ed to have the Tafts for guests last
year and never spoke then OF any Ital-
ian garden scheme.
Meanwhile Mrs. Taft has a little
list OF available cottages In the
neighborhood. President Taft Is de-
termined not to leave Beverly II II
can be avoided. The ties he has
formed there. and the enjoyment he
has derived from the golf links and
the magnificent scenery make him feel
very disappointed over the decision of
Mrs. Evans.
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02

Paris.-The largest kitchen in the
world is that of the Bon Marche. the
noted department store Of Paris. In
this kitchen is prepared the food for
the whole of the 1000 employees of
that great establishment The small
est kettle holds rs quarts. the larg
est 375 quarts. There are so frying
pans, each of which is capable OF hold
ing 800 outlets at time. or of frying
a2O pounds of potatoes. When there
are omelets for breakfast 1890 eggs
are used. The coffee machinery regu.
larly employs 60 cooks and 100 kitch-
On boys.
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02
DOCTORS ADVISED OPERATION
DECIDED TO TRY GREAT
KIDNEY REMEDY

I want to tell you in a few words what
your SwampRoot did for me, believing
that my testimony may do some other suf-
fering person a great deal of good.
About six years ago, l was dangerously
i'll, consulted three doctors, all of whom
said ! had kidney trouble. One of the
doctors analyzed my urine and reported
that l had gravel, and further said that
in order to regain my health and life, an
operation would be necessary. l did not
want to be operated on as ! was afraid
that / would not recover. Someone told
me Of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and said
it was a reliable medicine for kidney
trouble, so / decided to try it and went
to Mr. Rose, the druggist, at 1903 Central
Ave, Minneapolis, and bought bottle,
took it, noticed results and continued
taking It until / was entirely cured.
Having been free from any kidney
trouble for over six years, 1 consider that
/ am absolutely cured and know that
Swamp. Root has the credit.
/ never fail to tell my friends about
your remedy, as l believe it is the best OF
its kind. Your U & o Ointment is also
very good. We are never without a jar
in our house.
Yours very truly,
MRS. MARGARET f. ANDERSON,
Minneapolis, MINI.
State of Minnesota 81.
County of Hennepin
Personally appeared before me this 23rd
day of Sept, 1909. Mrs. Margaret +.
Anderson of the City of Minneapolis OF
the State of Minnesota, who subscribed
the above, and on oath says that the same
is true in substance and in fact.
NJ. NJ. KERRIDGE,
Notary Public.
Commission expires March 20, 1914.
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02
HEADS THE WOMAN TEACHERS

In 1905 Miss Grace C. Strachan placed herself
at the head of the army of women teachers at
Brooklyn, N. Y. in their fight for better pay.
Her ambition to see the day when her associ-
ates would receive much pay for their services
as the janitors She made her point palmer by
that the average pay of women
teachers at Washington. d. c.. was not equal to
that received by the city dog catcher.
She is president of the Interborough As
sociation Of Women School Teachers of the City
of New York and has perfected an ideal organiza.
ton As the head of $1,000 women school teach
ers she is trying to have the state OF New York
place male and female teachers upon an equal
pay basis Three bills to bring about this wero
vetoed but the fight is still in progress
been to make the organization work as a unit
by business men and politicians. but a champion
TOR Patrick H. McCarren. who introduced her first
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02

Contributor-what has become q
that noem. The Turtle Dove" l sent
you?
Editor-I've placed It in a pigeon
hole.-Boston Transcript
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02
SYNOPSIS.

Captain Nathaniel Plum of the sloop
Typhoon, lands secretly on Beaver is
land. Lake Michigan. stronghold of the
Mormons. Obadiah Price. an eccentric
old man and councillor OF the Mormons
who has been spying on him. suddenly
confronts him and tells him he Is expect
ed. Plum insists he has got the wrong
man,
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02

The girl who studies her dress to
the detriment Of her mind il nearly
as bad as the girl who polishes her
mind to the neglect Of her appear.
auce
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02
Cornmissio
Latter 10
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BinEhantar. '. v.


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For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
cents and one-dollar.
The Lamar register., 1910-11-02
NOW GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK

Lieutenant Governor Horace white OF SYRIA
cuse became governor of the state Of New York
when Charles E. Hughes retired to go upon the
Supreme court bench at Washington. For three
months Mr.. White will be governor of the EN-
pire state and. logically. he should succeed him
self. the chosen OF the people. But. though unani
nously nominated two years ago for lieutenant
governor his name not even mentioned at
The new governor will do his work for a brief
three months. but his political career. once SO
brilliantly promising. his friends feel. is closed
in all probability.
Belonging to of the most prominent and
respected families in the state possessing all the
advantages of education and social position and