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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20

do me real service; and all the while
l have been thinking that you were
a."
"What?''
"a lunatic!''-covering her face.
"A lunatic?" ] was absolutely dunn
founded.
Yes; and when / left the room it
was simply to call the police. The
manner of your entrance-the incred-
ible thing you told me,-sir, there is
some dreadful mistake. | haven't an
enemy in the whole world. There is
no will in the safe. Ny brother and
live with our aunt, who owns this
house. We have no property what
ever. What l have been telling you
was In the effort to keep you in good
humor till the police arrived But
what can it all mean? 1t is simply in
credible
/ picked up the envelope and stared
at it stupidity. The address is the
same" / said. trying to find some
thing to stand on.
Il kcow it; that's what makes it so
i
stand. Perhaps the police can untangle
it."
The police. I saw that / should
have to give a good account Of myself
when the police arrived. Where did /
stand. anyhow? What did it mean?
No man would write such a thing for
the fun of it.
I'm sorry" said 1 awkwardly. Il
thought I was doing right. Indeed, L
really thought so"
And I thank you. You will admit
that some Of my suspicious were ex-
cusable. To whom am | indebted ?''-
graciously. In this mood she was
charming.
told her my name.
She loked puzzled, and finally shook
her head
1T has familiar sound. but 1 can
not place it."
There goes the bell!" I exclaimed.
Its the police-come for the luna
tici"
The girl flew to the door. I could
easily read her mind. II was a bur
glar or lunatic, the police meant pro-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20
Fitted for Florida.

Will Irwin, the author, was holding
forth upon the superiority Of Cali
fornia over Florida as a winter re
sort.
FLORIDA" he said. ''is too relaxing
This is due to the fetid air Of the
swamps.
There's a story about a young
man who was being examined for adj
mission to the Florida bar. The ex
animation ran thus:
Young man, are you malaria
proof?'
eyes, sir
"'Can you rider
Eyes, sir
do you own horse?'
Eyes, sir
els he a good swamp swimmer?
eyes, sir
"Then, young man, welcome you
to the practice of law in this dis
trict.'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20

"Oh. hang it, aow. Dicky!~ cried
Kel' erd; "a man who used TO re a
professional joke-writer ought no. to
harbor any i'll feelings. Have cigar
l shook my head. / had an idea
that wanted to utilize.
but l want you to meet my sister.
Il am delighted, blowing rather
stiffly.
But you're not going of with my
coat again."
| flushed, and shook the erstwhiIe
evil garment from my shoulders
Not just friendly cigar" plead
ed Kellerd.
Mary a one.''
The girl approached shyly and
touched my arm. CThis was my
idea)
Not even cup of chocolate.-if |
make it?"
oh" said /, that's altogether a
different matter"
Subsequent events proved that It
was.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20
MUST BE GIVEN FAIR CHANCE
Society's Obligation to the Child Well
Set Forth by Writer in
Atlantic Magazine.

AS member of the social group.
every child born is in some sense the
child of the whole community, Organ
lied society has always found its real
meaning in the ideas, faiths, fashions,
hopes, emotions, which have been held
in common. The child is born without
any character and without any knowl-
edge. 1t is the business of the various
social organs to do their best With
each fresh life. The immediate social
organ is the family, of most import
ance during the first five years; after
that come the school, the street, liter
allure, business, politics, and whatever
else expresses the social faith. AS the
child receives these impressions he be-
comes gradually citizen Of the little
world in which he finds himself. The
important field for practical eugenics
at the present time is in the social eff
fort to see that every child has fair
chance. To begin with, the child must
have the chance to live. M. Bertillon
says that of thousand children born
among the rich, 943 are alive at the
end of FIVE years. But of every thou
sand children born among the poor,
only 655 are alive. The blood of these
children cries from the ground. Social
hygiene on the physical side, including
all the modern municipal efforts for
improvement, scarcely needs discus
sion, but it is equally important for So
ciety to see that the child not only has
a chance to live and to live well, bat
also an opportunity for the fullest de-
elopment-Atlantic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20

calmly as l could. Put back those
rings; otherwise shall regret that 1
took it upon myself to befriend you. /
am not burglar"
She complied, but the terror in her
eyes subsidized none. q learned after
ward that several robberies had re-
Gently been committed In the neigh
borhood)
''At a restaurant, tonight" | began,
Il got another mans coat by mistake.
In pocket Of this coat l found evil
dence that a terrible crime was about
to be perpetrated. came here TO aid
you"
She stared at me wildly and fumbled
her rings.
''You have / continued, "a deadly
enemy, a wretch who wishes to put
you out of the way. You may not
know who he is, but none the less he
exists. You stand between him and
a will. 1t is money, the greed OF it,
that brings him like wolf to your
door. According to my information.
he is to enter here between the hours
of twelve and one, chloroform you,
and pilfer the safe. He knows the
habits of this household well, for he is
aware that on this night neither your
aunt nor your servants would be in. ?
She still eyed me with unchanging
terror.
1T was only human on my part"
went on, TO make known to you what
had found"
Suddenly an inexplicable change
came over her.
Yes, yes; see, I understand!
Thank you! on. thank you." hyster-
ically. Come into the drawing room
and sit down. / have been dreading
this moment for months
Dreading it for months? And yet
she remained alone in this big house?
| was vastly puzzled; but l followed
her into the drawing room and sat
down, waiting for a further explana.
ton on her part. She was a rarely
beautiful creature, and the idea that
any man could harbor thoughts against
this exquisite life filed my soul with
horror.
THE viii is in the safe, but the safe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20

sapphires, and her complexion had
the shadowy bloom Of young peach.
| stared, standing first on one foot,
then on the other.
What is it," she asked, rather i'm
patiently.
1t was quite evident that she had
been deeply absorbed in the book she
held in her hand. | wondered how l
should begin.
We'll, sir?"
Are you the young lady of the
house?'' / finally summoned up the
courage to ask.
Yes" The door moved perceptibly
toward me.
Il have, then, something of vital i'm
portance to tell you
Call tomorrow morning. she re-
piled briefly. The door continued to
move in my direction.
/ saw that / must act quickly, or
turn the matter over to the police,
which / was exceedingly loath to do.
1T is a matter OF life and DEATH
said determinedly.
asked, with discouraging breyity.
Then she cried suddenly: Has any
thing happened to my brother?'
Brother? Not that know. It is
you!"
"What?" She inclined toward me,
and for a moment the door ceased to
gravitate outward.
you possess a terrible enemy,
known or unknown
AN enemy? 8. | haven't the least
idea, sir, what the meaning of this
hoax CAN
Hoax" | interrupted. 1T isn't a
hoax; it is frightfully serious, as you
will soon learn, if you will only be so
kind as to give me few moments OF
your attention.
There spread over her beautiful face
various shades OF amazement, indigna-
tion and fear Hoax 1t was, indeed,
a very ungrateful world. Decidedly,
this time, the girl meant to close the
door in my face. Resolutely, Shout
dered past her into the hall!
How dare you?" she cried, her
WONDERFUL eyes DiaZIng ana WraCn
dyeiDg her cheeks. IF you do not in
stantly go 1 shall call for help. How
dare you?"
This is servants night out, and
your aunt is away" / said, intending
to tell her all at once.
But she suddenly drew back against
the wall and gazed at me as If for all
the world | resembled the uprising OF
Jason's dragon teeth.
What do you want?" she asked, in
a painting whisper. There isn't a
penny in the housed"
Goodness! il the girl didn't take me
for burglar!
do you think I'm burglar?"
gasped.
But, '-piteously.
Il am simply here to do you serv-
ice; and it is a service"
There are no Jewels save these
rings. Take them and co. She
stripped her fingers and held the rings
toward me.
/ flushed hotly "Will you do me the
honor to listen to me?" l asked, as
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20

is in the library. Wait till ! go and see
If the papers are intact. Sne hurried
from the room, leaving me With a
sense OF utter bewilderment. There
was something about her present ac-
lions that could not understand. She
was gone fully five minutes. When she
returned she was very pale, but all
her agitation was gone OF suppressed.
The will is there; nothing, as yet,
has been disturbed. Tell me all you
know''-Iooking anxiously at the
clock. the hands of which We're now
close upon midnight.
| reviewed the whole aifalr.
YES, / have a terrible enemy. who
seeks my life at every turn her slen-
der fingers snarling and unsnarling.
l nodded comprehensively. You
ought never to be alone" l Said.
II realize that. This will
leaves me untold mining property,
To my horror l must confess
that this man is a near relative"
Your brother?" | whispered.
Heavens. no! A cousin; yes, that
is it, a cousin. l live from day to day
in constant misery"
"Frightful!"
us it not? And | am so young!"
Then she proceeded to tell me what 1
believed to be the family history. 1t
was marveIously complicated.
1T seems incredible" | observed;
wet we read of like tales every day in
the newspapers"
And no words of mine can express
my thanks TO you, sir. You nave put
me on my guard. / had heard that
my uncle"
"Uncle?"
did I say uncie?"-with a catchy
sort of laugh. Il meant cousin. / was
going to say that / had heard he had
left the country
But why did she watch me so close
ly? Every move made caused her to
start. When / turned down the collar
of the other fellows coat, she shud-
dered; when / drew off my gloves, she
paled; when I folded my arms, she
sent a terrified glance toward the
uOOI. L COulQ not u1dhC nhJ 0CA0S OuI
of her actions
ITO prove the manner OF his en-
trance, let me see if the bow-w1ndow
is Unattached. But wait!" cried, pro-
ducing the frayed envelope. Listen
to this and see how carefully he
planned it, the rascal" then read
to her the scribbling, putting careful
emphasis on the bow-window and serv-
ants night out. Now, if you do not
mind, I'll try the window
Sure enough, it was Unmatched!
You seer | cried triumphantly
The wild look returned to the girls
eyes.
''Let-let me see that paper!"-
holding one hand to her throat while
the other she stretched out toward
me.
I gave the paper to her. She
glanced at it, dropped it, and burst
into tears.
Good heavens!" / cried.
Then she laughed shrilly and hys-
terically.
What is the matter?"
"You positively came here, then. to
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20

Compound and I purchased bottle
Before it was gone the bloating left me-
and Twas not so sore. continued TAX
ing it until had taken twelve bottles
Now am stronger than / have been for
years and can do all my work, even the
washing. Your medicine is worth it's
weight in gold. I cannot praise it
enough. If more women would take
your medicine there would be more
healthy women. You may use this LETT
ter for the good of others. Mrs. d.
Fl. BROWN, 800 ny Walnut ST., lola, Kan
Change of Life is one of the most
critical periods of a woman's existence
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
so successfully carry women through
this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
III yOu want special advice write to
Lydia Il. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20
What They Trusted.

Having ascertained his weight on
the railway station weighing machine
the man said to the porter:
isn't it a lack Of business foresight
to put one Of those machines that dis
tribute prizes to persons who guess
their own weight correctly, bang UP
against other scales that they could
get weighed on before hand, and thus
guess on a sure thing? You must
have great faith in human nature.
your"
ooh, no, sir" said the porter, but
we have in the machine"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20
HOW MRS. BROWN
SUFFERED
During Change of LifeHo
Lydia E. Pinkhan's Vege-
table Compound Made 1
Her a Well Woman.
lola, Kansas. -" During the Change
of Life was sick for two years. Be-

fore Itook your med
icine ! could not
bear the weight OK
my clothes and was
bloated very badly.
Idoctored withthree
doctors but they did
me no good. They
said nature must
have its way. My
sister advised me 90
take Lydia E. Pink >
hams Vegetable
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20
Similar Position.

Little Robert was much interested
in the picture of stork which he saw
In a magazine.
'Say, mamma" he asked, what has
become of the birds other leg?"
"It has raised it up among its feath-
ers," replied the mother.
"That's funny" the boy observed.
II thought it was trying to clean Its
shoe on its stocking like sister Ethel
Does"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20
onnositlon.

A Blair county barrister recently
handed a brief up to the court in
which he thus described his two
brethren on the other side: They
are like two ghouls in a country
graveyard seeking a carcass to de-
Your"-PhiIadelphi Record.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20
Sure Of One Thing.

81 tell you, the man is dipsoman-
fac"
There! I knew he was something
dippy."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-20

Ct rrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves. They invigorate instead of weaken;
they enrich the blood instead of impover-
ishing it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put into
it. Price IS cents. All Druggists
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CONSTIPATION

MuuyOu . 4 dW-I e<N
Pills are unlike all 9TH
er laxatives or cathar-
tics. They coax tina
liver into activity by
gentle methods, they
do not scour; they do
not gripe; they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the secretions
Of the liver and stom-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-29
jury THANKS RAIEIEE

Deputy Bailiff John r. Durso,
Democratic candidate for the state
senate from the 18th district to sue
coed Judge John NJ O'Connor, was
yesterday given the unusual consid-
Grafton of being thanked in court by
jury. :... -...-.....
Yesterday a jury in Judge Owens
courtroom sent the following note
to Sheriff Michael thinner: I'VE do
hereby testify to the uniform cour-
tesy shown us by John R. Durso and
wish to express our sincere appre-.
citation of his kindness"
This is not the first time Honest
john" as he is known, has been
thanked publicly. On July "a he
found and returned to it's owner,
Mrs. Frances Spang, a $4,000 pearl
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-29

SIhL SOEO lISIINs 40 lmT yin j AM
AS BOY QUESTION"
The danger that turks in a joyride
in an automobile is one of the notes
of warning sounded in a book by w.
L. Bodine, superintendent of compul-
sorry education, which book is entitled
Reference Work on Juvenile Well
fare" It,. ..- -,...-
.''The girl question is fully as i'm
portant as the boy question" the au-
thor states. Some girls dance their
way to doom, some walk blindfolded
by failure of their parents to warn
them in time-while others ride.
Light-headed' girls should keep out
of dark automobiles. Automobiles
cannot talk, but, there if often a.
scream in joyride."
In a portion devoted to the ques-
ton of teaching sex hygiene, Bodine
states that boys of 16 often know
too much and girls of IA too little
for their protection, and he advo-
Gates that sex hygiene be taught in
the home.
BOdine also makes the assertion
that the underpaid mother makes the
Underfed child and the underfed child
means a backward pupil, the truant
or the degenerate.
The volume is dedicated to the
Women of Illinois,"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-29

BITS OF NEWS

. Schenectady, N. Y-GeneraI EIec-
trio Co. and Electrical Trades Coun-
Gil have settled strike of $4,000 men.
. Paris.-AViator Helen completed
Both official day of awaiting, breaking
1898 mile record of Fourny.
Hamilton, oht.--MysteEy still sur
rounds disappearance of Cecil F. La
veil, Columbus, O., college professor,
missing since Monday
Jimmy; are you at the head of
your class?" "Not quite, but Pm
ahead of the boy behind me-"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-29
necklace which she had lost in Judge
William Fenimore Cooper's court
ROOM
WHY NOT?
BY Berton Brale

(San FTanclscoanS object to
ing their city ''Frisco.")
Why not call her Frisco"
Brethren, what's the harm?
Good old San Francisco
Will not lose her charm,
Just because you name her
With a nic-name brief;
How can Frisco shame her,
Pain or cause her grief?
Lovers whisper pet names,
Mothers breathe them low;
Would you, then, forget names
Which we're given SO?
Frisco" is a tender
Phrase of lovingness;
Why should it1offend her?
" Wherefore bring distress?
Why not call her FRISCO" .
She'll be still the same
Gay old San Francisco
Under any name.
Bright and brave and brisk. Oh,
Sweet is she-and true;
Why not call her Frisco"
AS the Rovers do?
Why not call her Frisco"
Where's. the harm in ''Frisco?'
Why not call her Frisco" as
RoVers do? b.. 49,.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27
RESUME Of MINING OPERATIONS
IN TIVE DISTRICT FOR PAST WEEK

President and w. c. Rapp, Secretary
of this company. After making mum
Der OF tests on the ore they guaran
tee a saving of 95 per cent. a 500
ton plant is guaranteed to cost not
more than $4,000 Mr.. Foss says:
Il wish to bring ii forcibly 10 your
attention that no matter what kind of
ore you encounter III your properties
III the future the plant that | will give
YOU will work the ore as easily and
successfully as ii does on the samples
you see trated here. which gives you
clear and concise idea of how we
handle your ore" So it looks As
though this property, following the
Nevada Douglas and others, will have
teaching plant with which 10 work
its ores This should be good 4neMa
for the stockholders With smelters
and teaching plants we are of the opin
ion the Yerington district will be so
productive that all OF the big operators
Will be buying UP a great many of the
well located. close i'll properties
Nevada -Douglas-T h c Nevada
Douglas Co. is pushing work in every
section OF this big estate. The Lud
wig is looking better than ever The
fasting copper Is growing TO be
whale of a mine i'll itself. and the
Douglas Hill section never looked bet
ter. The force OF miners has been
more than doubled in the past month
Superintendent Monahan says its
push, development day and night, and
he is rapidly getting the property in
shape for very large production.
Burlington n-Nevada-Dan Mcleod.
Superintendent of the Burlington
Nevada. was in from this Mason Pass
property this week He is pushing de
velopment on the property as rap
idly as possible. and incidentally tax
in" out some mighty good ore for
shipment to the smelter
Blue Jay-There is little new to re
port on this property. The develop
ment still continues but it will be some
weeks before the 400-levcl reaches the
objective point under the or on tn 100
foot level
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27
Fatal Accident at Aurora.

]. NJ Carmichael. OF the firm OF
Hughes & Carmichael. who are put
ting up the big mill at Aurora for the
Aurora Consolidated Mining Com
pany, composed OF Utah and Nevada
people. was instantly killed Monday
by the explosion OF box OF caps and
some dynamite Mr.. Carmichael had
gone into a p, which was being shot
out for the mill foundation just after
the afternoon shift had come off. No
body seems to know just how the ac-
cident occurred. but the supposition
is that in splitting the fuse the box OF
caps was exploded and the blast set
off before the man could get out OF
the way. Carmichael was blown
twenty feet into the air out OF the
pit and was frightfully mangled. An
arm was nearly blown off, his eyes
blown out and his body cut and filed
full of rocks. Mr. Carmichael was
about IS years OF age and came from
Utah, being in charge of the work on
the ground The Aurora Con Co. is
enrolled on the books of the Nevada
Industrial Commission and his rela-
tivcs will receive the insurance pro
vided in cases of death OF this nature
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27
w abuska Items.

Fred Wade and Nellie and Willie
Wade took i'll the Reno fair this week
Tom Oakes and ] p Murphy took
IN the races at Reno a couple of days
this week
Ranchers in tbs end Of the valley
are pumping water for stock and the
duck ponds are dry.
HIATT Penrose took an auto load 10
Reno on Monday to attend the Fair
The crowd consisted of his own fam
ily and the family of VIM Rallens,
seven in all
Ice on standing water III this vicin-
lty was quarter of an inch thick
Wednesday morning People are pa
tronizing the coal wagon now instead
OF the ice wagon However. the frost
came about two weeks later than last
season
Mr. and Mrs. Panovich are rejoic-
ing over the late arrival of l2-pound
boy This is the couple married by
Justice Young some months ago. The
Judge says it is question whether
the incident will increase or decrease
his business in the line of marrying
couples.
John Parker and his two little boys.
John and Fred returned Wednesday
from a three months trip to Califor-
MIA with a team and camping outfit
While stopping few days in Reno
on their return trip the boys con
tracted typhoid fever They are doing
well now but are not able TO attend
school
Gilbert Briggs, of Carson. has a
gang OF eight men stringing wire for
the long distance telephone line that is
being built by the Mason Valley Tele-
graph & Telephone Co. between Car
son and Mason Valley Mr. Briggs
fell from pole the other day and was
quite seriously injured He returned
to Carson for repairs.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27
Chance for a Nevada Boy.

United States Senator Francis G.
Newlands has requested President J.
L. Stubbs, OF the University of Neva-
da, to hold a competitive examination
Tor the purpose of selecting a candi-
date for appointment to ill the va
cancv which will exist from this State.
June next. at the United States naval
academy. Annapolis. Maryland
The examination will be held at the
University OF Nevada, November l.
1913. Each competitor must be citi-
zen OF the United States: must be be
tween the ages of 10 and p years;
physically sound; and will be required
to pass an examination in reading
writing, spelling, grammar, geogra-
ply, United States history, world
history, arithmetic, algebra and plane
geometry.
Further information may be obtain
ed from Captain II l.. Applewhite, L.
5. Army, retired, University of Ne
vada, Reno