River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-01-12
ELECTRIC SPARKS

Ananias Club. This out Teddies
Roosevelt himself.
Haiti is purchasing new warships
just as if there wasn't any Carnegie
1000, 900 peace fund.
Talk about economy. The Cruiser
Detroit, which cost 1928, 900, has
just been sold for $4,000.
The vote sellers in Ohio seem to
have carried some precincts at the
late election unanimously.
If China insists on a new navy
Japan may wake mp and find it has
a yellow peril" of its own.
Aviation may be all right as a
sport but there seems to be as many
broken bones as broken records.
DR.. Wiley says the earth is cool
ing off. 1t has been cooling con-
siderably in these parts recently.
The Pullman porters are organ
izing a union, but they'll probably
take non-union tips just the same.
Of course, Mr.. Aldrich will say
that his enemies are stretching it
when they say he" is the Rubber
Trust.
In the model city of Gary, Ind,
ten officials have been arrested for
grating. They are probably old
models.
That Greek bootblack who was
recently made vice consul to Aber-
deem certainly worked from the
ground up.
If the Japs positively insist upon
it, Uncle Sam may have to spank
them before he gets his Panama
Canal paddle.
Harry Thaw has been discharged
from bankruptcy, but not from the
custody of Aunt Matte, the insane
asylum matron.
China is borrowing money to
strengthen her navy, and Brazil has
navy she would no doubt be will
ing to give away.
Governor Dix rolls up his sleeves
and pitches in as if he were going
to show New Workers what work
ing Governor can do,
Ex-king Manuel is going to travel
in order to fit himself for the duties
of royalty. The only good king is
king out of his job.
What that New York man needs,
who tried to shoot himself three
times and each time ducked the
bullet, is good sure nerve tonic.
Sixteen pugilists have been killed
in fights this year. Only sixteen?
The pugilists are not doing their
duty towards society; that's evident.
President Smith, of the University
of Pennsylvania, says college yells
are inspiring. PROFESSIONALLY, but
what kind of feelings do they in
spire.
War is getting further and further
away every day. Even little Chile
has decided to borrow $50, 100000
for the purpose of building battle
ships.
Never before in the history of this
part of the country did the water
wagon start off the new year with
SO copious supply of the raw
material
For millions of Americans it is
very welcome news that the former
cordial relations between President
Taft and Col. Roosevelt have been
resumed.
We can't see why they want mar
RED men to wear rings on their
thumbs. You can always tell them
from poor bachelors by their happy
smiles. Nit.
Just about the time a lot of fell
lows have climbed on the water
wagon it is announced that there is
$50, 1853 gallons of fine rum in stor-
age at Jamaica.
You can't say that Chicago is not
great on good manners. A woman
there carefully removed another
woman's glasses before slapping
her in the face.
The revolutionary pot is begin
ming to boil down in Cuba. 1t is
not likely that Cuba will become a
real republic until it has had a civil
war and somebody gets a good lick
ing.
The perversity of human nature
is shown in the fact that though DR..
Cook is disposed to confess, no one
will believe him. The doctor ought
to have been given a third de-
gree
The John r. Mclean boom for