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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
ALMOST CRAZY WITH ECZEMA

81, the undersigned, cannot give
enough praise to the Cuticura REM
edies. / had been doctoring for at
least year for eczema on my foot. I
had tried doctor after doctor all to
no avail. When a young girl / sprained
my ankle three different times, paying
little or no attention to it, when five
years ago a small spot showed upon
my left ankle. I was worried and sent
for doctor. He said 1t was eczema.
He drew a small bone from the ankle
about the size of a match and about
an inch long The small hole grew
to about the size of an apple, and the
eczema spread to the knee. The doc
tors never could heal the hole in the
ankle The whole foot ran water all
the time.
"My husband and my sons were up
night and day wheeling me from one
room to another in the hope of giving
me some relief. l would sit for hours
at a time in front of the fireplace
hoping for daybreak. The pain was
so intense I was almost crazy, in fact,
/ would lose my reason for hours at
a time. One day friend of mine
dropped in to see me. No more had
she glanced at my foot than she ex-
claimed: Mrs. Finnegan, why in the
world don't you try the Cuticura Rem
edies!' Being disguised with the doc
tors and their medicines, and not be-
ing able to sleep at all, I decided to
give the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment a trial. After using them
three days that night I slept as sound
as silver dollar for eight long hours.
/ awoke in the morning with but very
little pain, In fact, / thought was
In heaven. After using the Cuticura
Remedies for three months I was per-
fectly restored to health, thanks to
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
will be sixty-four years of age my
next birthday, hale and hearty at pres
ent." (Signed) Mrs. Julia Finnegan,
1924 Hebert ST., st. Louis, Mo-, Mar.
2, 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere, a sample of each,
with 32-page book, will be mailed
free on application to "Cuticrr-a,"
Dept. L, Boston.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
OF SMALL CONCERN TO FIN
Why Uncle Eph Refused Information
He Felt to BE Altogether SUI
perfIuous.

When Robert H. Davis was young
and loose in the feet he once wan
dered into a little Mississippi town.
1t was bright day in the early spring
and he walked down one street. BY
and by he came to the county jail
two-storied affair, standing fusn
with the sidewalk. There was ne
gro pressing his face against the
barred window on the second floor,
said Mr.. Davis, holding on to the
bars and yawning. BY and by an ola
negro came limping along the street
toting a whitewash bucket.
Hello, Uncle Eph'm.' says the one
In the window.
'Howdy,' says Ephraim. limping
on.
"eWait a minute, uncle says this
lonesome negro in the window. What
time is 1t, uncle"
Uncle Ephraim limped right on.
He hardly looked up.
what diffunce does 1t make to
you. niggeh? he asked. You amt
goin' nowhere New York Letter to
the Cincinnati Times-Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
Bad Teeth GO With Good Brains.

An English scientist has pointed out
that there are signs of steady de-
generacy in two sets of organs vital to
the we'll being of the human race. and
the fall is most marked among the
western nations. The evidence is that.
coincident with the mental advance of
man. there has been a diminution in
the provision of teeth. In the ape.
the negro, and the white man. brain
and teeth are inversely proportional
to efficiency. Increase of cunning has
reduced the work of the teeth, and the
demand of the brain for blood has
starved the former; disorders of di-
gestion show that the balance is ur-
satisfactory.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
One Rose to Distinction as an Admiral
and the Other Was Great
Scholar.

How often do we hear of the sons
of Columbus? Yet the great discover
er had two sons, one Of whom. Don
Diego, rose to distinction as an ad-
miral, and the other. Fernando. "a a
scholar.
Fernando was great traveller. He
not only thrice visited America, but
subsequently traversed the Whale of
Europe and almost every accessible
portion of Asia and Africa. In hid will
he stipulated that his library. contain
ing 10000 volumes, which he gave to
the cathedral of Seville. should be free
to the people. and it Is SO to this day
From books in his collection Washing
ton Irving obtained considerable
norton of the information on which
bis Life of Columbus" was founded
The following quaint epitaph. almost
obliterated by time. appears upon the
ate OF his tomb:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
Muscle Saver.

The woman who lives on the sixth
floor of a no-elevator apartment house
ordered some things of the grocer and
begged that they be sent right around
in a hurry. Soon the rattle of ropes In
the dumbwaiter shaft proclaimed that
the groceries had arrived. The woman
took off the basket that held them and
emptied the stuff out on her kitchen
tubs. Then she followed the usual GUS
tom of setting the empty basket back
upon the dummy" and shouting "All
right" to the grocer's lad in the eel
lar. AS she closed the dumbwaiter door
a small voice piped up through the
shaft. The woman listened moment
and then put her head into the shaft
and called whats that?" The small
piping treble continued: throw de
basket down. will yer, Mrs? Me
arms is near broke" And as the
basket went hurting down, the
Mrs" couldn't help but admire
the lads labor-saving idea.-New York
Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
rubbed his wrists. ana observed a

rubbed his wrists. and observed
collection Of his pocket hardware ~
Ing upon the seat by him. thrown
aside by Glynn In his disgust at not
finding what he sought.
yell not be wanting to deprive
me of these few tribes. me gay high
waymen, I'm thinking?" he inquired
placidly of the pair. IF we've no OBJ
lection I'll make so free as to take
back me own"
take what you want" returned
Des Trebes In an ugly tone. But
l give you three minutes to tell me
where you have put that letter"
Indeed? Your courtesy overpowers
me-" The Irishman took up his watch
and calmly made note OF the hour
hard upon three in the morning; then,
with easy nonchalance slowed it away
with the rest of the miscellaneous col
lection-the knives, coins and keys,
his wallet, tickets and so forth.
Your time" the voice of the vi
comte interrupted this occupation, "is
up" He fingered his revolver Where
is that letter? l am losing patience.
Where rust nor moth cannot cor
rupt nor thieves break in to steal. :
O'Rourke miscuoted solemnly
STEADY. Don't call names-or I'll
forget meself. mean that the letter
is in fragments, scattered to the four
winds of heaven, destroyed. There ye
have your answer. Te fools, did we
think would carry it about me?"
by God!" said Glynn tensely. mo
don't shoot him, Des Trebes! He's
telling the truth. Make him tell what
was in the letter.
I'm afraid tbs useless" O'Rourke
Knocked them. Il have forgotten the
contents. What use to me to re
member?" he demanded, inspired.
What made We think | would have
it at all? Sure, and the letter was
properly Chambret's. Why would
not turn 1t over to him?'
"Oh, cut it," Glynn interrupted i'm
patiently. I'VE know he's dead. The
news was photographed in from the
column day before yesterday"
Quite so. Yet, If We know so much,
if-as gather-ye suspect that Cham
bret turned over this precious jewel
to me, why do ye not demand 1t as
well as the letter? Not that l have
either"
Because we jolly well know you
haven't goe the ruby" blurted the
Englishman.
BE quiet" snapped the vicomte.
CTO BE CCNTINUED.)
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
Needn't Kiss Husband.

Supreme Court Justice Mareau in
Brooklyn, dismissed the suit of Sam
uel Markowitz, New York real es-
state broker, for the annulment of his
marriage to Mildred Markowitz.
'It is absurd to frame such issues"
Justice Mareau said. practically the
plaintiff asks an annulment of his
marriage to the girl because she re-
fused to kiss him."
The young woman was eighteen
years old when she married Mako
WITT, who, as alleged, had already had
four wives, of whom two had died and
two were divorced.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
FAMOUS SONS OF COLUMBUS

What does 1t profit me to have
sprinkled the whole world with my
sweat to have three times crossed to
the new world discovered by my ia
Their, to have embellished the shores
of the tranquil Guadalquiver and pre-
ferred my simple tastes rather than
riches, or that have assembled round
thee divinities from the source of Cas-
ITALIA and offered to thee the riches
gathered by Ptolemy. If, passing in ST.
Ience over this stone. thou shouldst
fail TO address single salutation t.
my fathers memory. or to myself a
slight remembrance?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col Terence O'Rourke, a military free
lance and something of gambler, In his
hotel. Leaning on the balcony ne sees
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight At the
gaming table O'Rourke notices two men
watching him. One Is the Hon; Berue
Glynn, while his companion is Vlscoun1t
Des Trebes, a duelist The vlscount tens
him the French government has directed
him to O'Rourke as a man VINO WouIo
undertake a secret mission. AT ms apart
ment O'Rourlxe, who had agreed 10 uh -
dertake the mission, finds mysterious
letter. The Viscount arrives, hanos
sealed package to O'Rourke, VINO Is hos
to open 1t until on the ocean. a pair OF
dainty slippers are seen protrudIng from
under a doorway curtain. The lrishman
finds the owner Of the mysterious 1eet 70
be his wife, Beatrix, from whom ne mao
run away a year previous. They are
reconciled, and opening the letter ne mos mo.
that a Rangoon law firm offers MN nm
10000 pounds for a jewel known as the
Pool of Flame and left to him by uy-
ing friend, but now in keeping OF one
named Chambret in Algeria. y Rourke
worsts the nobleman in duel. The Wl1e
bids O'Rourke farewell and he promises
to soon return with the reward. he as
covers both Glynn and the viscount on
board the ship.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
Comforting.

Mother Tin very low voice)-
Tommy, your grandfather is very sick
Can't you say something to cheer him
up bit?
Tommy Tin an earnest voice)-
Grandfather, wouldn't you like to have
soldiers at your uneraI?-Suent
Partnor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
Found Initiation Difficult

Bert, freshman. closed letter to
his cousin Joe, five years old, by say
ing: Now, must quit and write five
pages on Esther"
The next day his father found Joe
armed with tablet and pencil, trying to
hold down his young brother Robert.
and said to him: Joe, what are you
doing?"
''Pm trying to write five pages on
Rob, but he won't be STILL" replied the
little fellow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
A SIioht Mistake.

Katie, l can't find any of the break
fast food"
90 hevings, mem, must of took it
for the sawdust to put on the ice on
the pavement, men,"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25

A better thing than tooth powder to
cleanse and whiten the teeth, remove
tartar and prevent decay is a prepara-
ton called Paxtine Antiseptic. At
druggists, 25c box or sent postpaid
on receipt of price by The Paxton
Toilet Co. Boston. Mass.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
A Correction.

"We are drifting toward paternal
form of government" said the econo-
mist.
Pardon me If / correct you." re-
sponded the suffragette, gently; ito
be accurate, you should say mater
nal form of government"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25

"And why are you writing Per
sonar on that envelope?"
II want the mans wife to read the
letter"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25

A man may think the world az q
woman, but he should remember bat
there are others in the world.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25

For torpid, inactive or disordered liver,
take Garfield Tea. All druggists
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25

Free. O'Rourke stretched himself,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-09-20
ROOF PAINT FOR SALE

We have about go worth ~ best
roof PAINT tor sale, The Kind that act
uaIly stop. the leaks Fully guaran
,ecd Come quick il your roof leaks,
Apply az News Omee,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-09-20
ovERcoAT AT A BARGAIN

/ have an oyrrooa' for q boy about
10 years old, which will sell cheap 10
he first applicant,
d. J. Cordes Tailor.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-09-20

Don't forget Gollmar Bros. Circus is
."r" afternoon aud ",rulug l}".' out.
Bring 'hr nId- and hc yuuuy again,
rhI, rirru. "a. Of the best. See H.,
and know the rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
ASK LOWER FREIGHT
 TARIFF ON IRON
Furnace Companies Unite in Effort to Lower Gin
 cinnati Schedule

All the principal furnace companies of thig district with one or two exceptions will unite in an effort to secure a reduc- tion of gross freight rates on Iron be- tween Birmingham and Cincinnati within a. few days Preliminary steps have been taken, 1t is understood to get reduc- tion but no very great progress has been made The local companies will represent to the Mississippi and Southern Freight associations, that the rate on Birming- ham iron to Cincinnati as it now prevails namely, $S.35 per gross ton, is excessive in view of the prevailing depression in the iron market.
 The principal arguments to be advanced are said to be the absolute impossibility of the local makers to compete with Pennsylvania and Virginia makers at the present rate. The local makers will, 1t is gathered, point out that at the past prices of pig iron, the rate did not ma terially affect the general situation. However the market conditions of the present necessitates a reduction.
 Local railroad agents of the executive have the reduction under with their executives at this time and an amicable agreement may be reached. ss--s.-- -' ---'f=s.ss. -..-f|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
FORECAST OF 1914 GOVERNORS RACE Platform of Economy Be-
 lieved Will Win SOME CANDIDATES Walter Seed. in the Fight to Stay. Rumors Heard of Conner and
 Spragins-Morrow and Lane
 Are Very Popular

Political news from every section of Ala bama indicatesttha the man who runs on a platform of economy will be the next governor of Alabama.
 The only candidate in the race at the present time is Walter D. Seed, lieutenant governor. Mr. Seed holds that had he de' clined to retire from the last race in the interest of prohibition and Colonel Mal- lory, he would shave defeated Colonel o'Neal. Tt is certain that he is in the fight to stay& a.J =
 According to. the forecast however, there are others infthe field, or pi'eIlaisns to entey Chief among these, according to the above authority, Is B. B. Conner. Friends close to the former governor de- clare that he is. possessed of an ardent desire to ''come back" With Seed and Conner in the race. the prohbitionists, who are plainly preparing to redeem the commonwealth. are1 exceedingly fearful that in spite of themselves, in their ranks split will occtn.t
 In north Alabama, according to the aforementioned forecast, Senator Robert
 DpidS ilios tHilO 10 tl NS- r --A~~' est in the question of sigood Foads." will run for governor in 1914. After the woe full defeat of the proposed prohibition amendment to the constitution In 1909. Sen ator Spragins was considered an available candidate to put the nrohibitionists to rout. He is popular throughout the state, and it is probable that he is reckoning not without his host.
 Hugh Morrow, at the November ban quet rendered by the people of Alabama to Congressman Underwood, received fine boom as .'our next governor" MT. Nor row since then has considered that boom. But he has made no statement. His friends are fearful that he will not see his way clear to run. Should be enter he would prove most formidable candidate.
 The cry for an economical administra- ton has brought Judge A O. Lane into the limelight. If the judge thinks in 1914 as he does in 1912, he will run.
 Well informed men from south Alabama bring home glowing reports of the Judges popularity. In that section of the state he is considered the man of the hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16

Of Henry Hagelganz brother of the dead woman. He admitted he had plotted the death of his sister and hired the Mckinley brothers to end her life in order to gain her estate. Hagelganz and the two McKiuleys are in jail here
 Coaltz was killed, according to the Hagelganz's confession, and his body buried on the farm where he WAS ena- ployed. to turn suspicion for the mur- der of the woman toward him. The men were successful in this. as detec- tives claimed to have traced the farm hand to Baltimore and later to Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
GEN. REYES'EFFECTS
 SOLD AT AUCTION

San Antonio, January 15.--When the gavel fell over the last Of the household effects in the public sale of No. 701 San Pedro avenue today, an- other section of the pathetic drama Tn which General Bernardo Reyes played the leading role was brought to close. While the former master of the house. hold lay in prison in the land he had hoped to rule. souvenir hunters eagerly snatched up articles of personal prop erty that have but little intrinsic value. Mexicans were conspicuously absent from the sale. The sale took place In the dining room. Society women form ed a large part of the personnel of the crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
WANT TO DISSOLVE
 THE R. c. DUN ESTATE

New York, January 15.--Suit to partition the estate controlling the mercantile agency of R. G. Dun & Co., was brought in the supreme court here today by Thomas James, Jane ]. Cook, Luck Ben janin and William A. Douglass, legate under the win of R. G. Dun. The defend ants are George A. Douglass, another legate to whom was left one-tenth of the estate, and George Douglass, George F. Miller and Clarence l.. Dillon. The three last named are trustees under a deed of trust which controls one-tenth of the estate enjoyed by George A. Doug- lass. The case came to the court today on notion by defendants counsel to have the complaint made definite and certain. ' The motion was denied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
 TWELVE INJURED IN TEXAS WRECK

;. East Bernard, Tex, January 1o.- Twelve persons were injured, several seriously, when Southern Pacific passen- ger train No. 10, eastbound, running 10 hours late, was deraled near Eagle Lake late today. Four coaches went over a 10 foot embankment, according to ad- vices received here.
 The list of injured includes:
 S. J. Kafourg, Philadelphia. hurt inter- nally; Mrs. Dorothy Dierolf. Philadel- phia, badly bruised $. R. Hall, Webster, Ky, leg broken: w. $. Martin, Las Cruces. N. M, leg broken; Mrs. D. A. Gill, Fl Paso, Tex, hands and Mead cut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
NOMINATIONS ARE
 SENT TO THE SENATE

Washington, January 15.--Among nomin- ations sent to- the Senate today by the President is that of Civil Engineer IT. R. Stanford as chief of the bureau of yards and docks, with rank of rear admiral. He succeeds R. c. Holiday. D. VI. Edmond of New York was nominated for ambassa- dor to Brazil and F. s. Ingalls of New Mexico was named for surveyor general of Arizona, The Senate today confirmed the nomination or Daniel A. Campbell as postmaster at Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16

Sevier, general executive agent and other officials, left for Selma and Mobile.
 Mr. Coapman is simply engaged on 6 trip of inspection and had no special ob- iect in view in visiting Birmingham at this time. The recent encouragement of the transportation department of the Southern Railway will enable Mir. Coap- man to give a great deal more attention to new construction. Mir. Sevier. who left with the vice president and general will be at home this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
Persians Apologize

Teheran, January 15.-The cabinet, in reply to the letter of F. E. Cairns. the American treasury department official. protesting against the alleged threats made against him and his American as- sistants, maintains that it did not use threatening language In it's message noti- flying him that M. Mornard was to take charge of the department. The cabinet explains that the translation supplied to MT. Cairns must have been inaccurate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
CoAPMAN IN BIRMINGHAM
Southern Railway Official Passes
 Through City

F. IT. Coapman. vicepresident and gen eral manager of the Southern Railway company, was in Birmingham yesterday for q. few minutes He arrived on a special train composed of a private car or two and after being joined here by l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
SEARCHING PARTIES
 FAIL TO FIND BODY

circleville, Ohio January 15.-Search ing parties today failed to find the body of Frank Coaltz, the farm hand, who, with Fanny Hagelganz was murdered three years ago by Edward and David Mckinley. according to the confession
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
lev Waters Revive Man

Penoacola, Fla. January 1S.-Karl Schroeder a coal passer on the British steamship Welburx. while trying to carry drunken shipmate aboard the steamer, fell into the water with his charge last night and was drowned. but the drunken man swam ashore. .~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
Another POstponement

Grand Junction. Tenn, January 15.- Cold winds and frozen. grounds today caused another postponement of the all age stake of the United States field trials which has been held up by weather conditions since the first of last week. f
Arizona republican., 1912-01-23
Newspaper Support.

The PittsburS Leader has adopted the Roosevelt or bust policy. That paper has reinserted the name of the former president in its editorial columns. from which it was removed some time ago at the request of Mir Roosevelt himself. and it declares the name shall stay there until after the republican nomination for the presi- dency shall have been made. The reason for this action. it explains. is that issues are greater than men and that Mir Roosevelt has no right to re, fuse being candidate if the people want him.
 All this sounds very heroic. but there really is no reason 10 be ex- cited about it.
 glance at the past performances of the Leader will tell why.
 Three years ago the Leader start ed campaign for the insertion of the graft probe in Pittsburg It declared there was villiany afoot-and in that il was right as pretty nearly every body knew It declared men in high positions had been exploiting the peo- pie and il said it was time these men should be driven from cover
 The district attorney of Anegheney county took the Leader al it's word and started the investigation. And the first man arrested was friend the Leader had helped put in office
 Again al the time of the strike at where almost dozen men were bru- tally murdered by thugs and assassins, to supporting the anarchy that pre- vailed in that town. When the riot ing was al its height the Leader called upon the governor to remove the of- ficers of the law. declaring their presence was an indictment to anarchy. Immediately afterwards two men were killed by the mob.
 So. it would seem. MT. Roosevelt is hardly likely to derive much benefit from the support of this paper. espec- tally among men who know the pa per's record