River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-01-26
ELECTRIC SPARKS

Speaker Cannon found that there
was one more fight in him.
The country's all right. Sultan
Sulu says so in a letter to Mr.. Taft
1t is to be hoped that Govern
ment's tobacco case doesn't go ur
in smoke.
Lots of people believe in arbitra-
ton when other peoples interests
are at stake.
The Panama Canal either must
be fortified or permitted to carry
concealed weapons.
A man at Plainfeld, ~ j., has
sold half dozen eggs for SIPS; and
the eggnog season is over too.
Col Bryan is not candidate for
nomination The Commoner says
SO, and it's in position to know.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon thinks there
are Congressman enough, and some
of US think there entirely too many.
1t is quite evident that Senator
Lorimer is going to stand by the
Illinois Legislature to the very end.
A headline says Nat Goodwin
seems to be fond Of girls" But in
rotation if we may judge by his d.
vorce record.
Women beat each other while each
hold baby. If suffragettes they
should have made their husbands
hold the babies.
Missouri's legislature is in ses-
sion without single lobbyist in
sight. There cannot be any impor
tant bills pending.
Capt. Peary has given the House
Naval Committee free lecture on
his polar trip. He may get the ad-
mission from them later.
Florida has bride seventy eight
years old, The Florida papers will
probably attribute this to the ef-
feet of the Florida climate.
Should imagine a fl liter like
"Uncle Joe" would rather they
wouldn't be so nice to him as the
end of his reign approaches.
A Washington CORES on dent
speaks of the of the thawing out of
Senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts.
Thought it was smoking out.
When Col. Watterson said that it
was hard to lose the savings Of
lifetime he meant that it was dis
tressing. 1t is easy enough.
There is at present a disposition
among arctic explorers to go ahead
and write their articles without try
ing to interfere with one another.
Jacob Riis says that drunkenness
is caused by poverty and half by
poor cooking, Apparently the mere
matter of thirst does not get look
in.
Having learned that there are al
ready three Smiths in the United
States Senate, Gov. Wilson says
That's all" to the New Jersey as
pirant.
On the other hand election of
United States Senators by direct
vote will have a depressing effect
on the Senate whitewashing in
dustry.
The attorneys for the Standard
Oil Company in their arguments
before the Supreme Court, said tha
John D. Rockefeller was an artist.
In oil?
We have no objection to an in
crease in the membership of the
House Of Representatives, provid-
ing its Craftsmanship capacity is in
creased also.
1t seems rather hard just at this
time Marse Henry Watterson should
hike off to Europe and leave Champ
Clark and the Democratic party to
work out their own salvation.
Those Democrats up in Maine are
not through rubbing their eyes yet.
Sixty-three years is long time to
stand on the outside looking in,
while the other party elects all the
Senators.
William E, Corey has resigned
from the Presidency of the United
States Steel Corporation And it's
such cold weather for a man to
tramp the streets looking for job.
Poor fellow.
1t is intimated that Tom L. John
son will be the next mayor of Cleve.
land. Hasn't Tom done enough fol-
that city that now has Scent fares
and new position as the sixth city
in the nation,
The attention of the families hav.
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