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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-04-30
Flattone Paints & Wall
Finishes.
Floor Paint & Varnishes.
Freeman's Drug Store
SAFE FROM GERMS.
1t Was Easy For the Pullman Porter to
Convince the Doctors.

1t Was Easy For the Pullman Porter to
Convince the Doctors.
A party of physicians were on their
way to a medical convention, and they
had gathered in the buffet car to dis
CuSS professional matters. The talk
had begun with proper cleanliness in
~bandaging. 1t had progressed to that
point where sneezing was condemned
Aor the germs it disseminated, when
he engine whistled to o an ap-
preaching station. The porter entered.
He waved his whisk broom.
"Bresh you off, suh?' he asked OF
one of the doctors. The doctor turned
ON him.
"Just exactly what I've been con
tending" he said heatedly. There's
one of the finest little systems Of
spreading germs that ever was invent
ed. This porter comes in here and he
brushes me off; then he brushes you
and you and you, and every one else,
and starts a lot Cf germs flying round
in the air to be breathed in and start
disease. l say that germs ought not
to be disturbed in public. It's danger
Gus. They ought to be let alone-not
thrown up into the air by all this
b%rushing!'
There was a moment of silence. The
porter grinned foolishly. He stood
first on one foot, then on the other.
He grinned again, hen waved his
brush.
"COme on, doctah," he begged; come
on and let me bresh you off, Pshaw!
Don't let that idea about microbes
bother you any! What little breshin'
I'm going to do amt going to disturb
no germs. No, suhr'-Youth's Com
n1niOn
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Boiling II Down.

They had been married just one year.
That was why he risked losing his
train by allowing her to fasten a bunch
of violets on to his coat. But his foot
tapped the floor impatiently, neverthe-
less, and he frowned as he wondered IL
his wife's kindly thought would cost
him his coy corner seat. George"
said his wife TREMENDOUSLY, "you don't
love me as you used to!' my darling
heart Of hearts," he exclaimed, des-
perately cycling the clock, what makes
you say that?'' Because, George"
she answered, when we were first
married it used to take you a whole
hour just to say goodby, and n-now"-
tears interrupted her words and ran
down her cheeks-"you can k-kiss me
and c-catch your train all in four min
utes!''
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STICK INSECTS.
They Sleep In the Daytime by Going
Into a Rigid Trance.

They Sleep In the Daytime by Going
Into a Rigid Trance.
One of the most curious inhabitants
of the insect world is what is known
as the stick insect, about which Pro
fessor Schmidt of the Imperial uni
versity Of st. Petersburg has been
making some strange discoveries.
This queer insect remains in a quiet
state during the hours of daylight.
Until now it has always been supposed
that this was slumber, but Professor
Schmidt says it is really a state of
catalepsy, or trance, which the insect
has developed as a meal of protec-
ton against it's enemies.
When in one of these frances the in
sects will remain for hours in most
abnormal misunderstanding on their
heads, fiat on their backs or with
their legs extended high in the air
and the body arched in the form Of a
bow. Only some prolonged excitement
of the system will rouse them
from this rigid cataleptic state, but
when the trance is w they show no
signs whatever of muscular fatigue.
The stick insect passes all its days
in a trance and feeds at night on the
foliage Of plants where it lives.-Ex-
change.
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Residing in a little village is a law
yer who is famous for drawing wills.
in which branch of business he has
long enjoyed a monopoly Of the coun-
try for miles around.
A few months since a wealthy mar
died. There was much speculation as
to the value of the property, and the
town gossip set about to find out the
facts. He hunted up the lawyer, and,
after a few preliminary remarks about
the deceased, he said rather bluntly:
81 suppose you made Browns willy
eyes"
Then you probably know how much
he left. Would you mind telling me?'
mot at ALL" the lawyer answered,
as he resumed his writing. HE left
everything he had"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-04-30
COUNCIL

Council Chamber, City of River Falls, Wis !.
April 80, 1914.
Special meeting of the Common Council
called by the May or for the purpose OF author
ling the CITY Clerk to advertise for bids on
Water Pump and Kerosene Engine,
Mayor in the chair.
Aldermen present. Elertson, Carisch and
OstneSs. Bowel absent.
Motion made and seconded that the City
Clerk be authorized to advertise for sealed
bids, on One Outside Packed Triple Plunger
Pump, suitable for capacity of $50 gallons per
minute. and against 1870 pounds pressure, and
one 90 h. p. Stationary Kerosene Engine, of
single or double cylinder, either horizontal or
vertical, with puilt-in magnetic, said bids to be
received up to s o'clock p. M. on May Z, 1914.
Motion carried.
Adjourned.
i. GARRISON, Clerk pro tenn.
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IVORY NUT TREES.
How the Fruit Changes From a Liquid
to a Solid Substance.

How the Fruit Changes From a Liquid
to a Solid Substance.
Once considered useless, the ivory
nut has become an important product
and now adds considerably to Ecua-
doris export trade. Something like
10000 tons are shipped from that
country each year, worth about ST.
100000, while Colombia and Panama
are both increasing their output.
The tree is a stunted palm fern
with a short thick trunk which grows
slowly to a height of ten to twenty
feet, marked by spiral lines or sears
left by fallen leaves and fruit stems.
The leaves resemble large gorgeous
green feathers and are like those of
the cocoanut palm, while the blossoms
are of pure white and very fragrant.
The seeds or kernels resulting from
these are first in the form of sacks of
sweet, refreshing liquid that changes
into a soft, delicious, edible pulp and
finally becomes the hard nut of COM
merce. The nuts mature very slowly.
recurring from blossom to ripeness
fully a year. The gathering Of green
or unripe tagua nuts is prohibited by
law in Ecuador.
Hundreds Of natives, called taguaros,
make a business Of gathering these
nuts from the wild trees Of the In
terror of Ecuador, collect them on
RATS and float them down the rivers
to Esmeraldas or other Pacific ports.
where they are sold in open markets
to the exporters.-ArgOnaut
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as THACKERAY SAW US.
His Opinion of American Cities and
Civilization In 1852.

His Opinion of American Cities and
Civilization In 1852.
Early in December of 1852 Thackeray
wrote from New York city to a friend
in England: "Ive been here and there
in the upper ten world, but not much.
It's the most curious varnish Of civili-
cation. The girls are dressed like the
most stunning French actresses, the
house furnished like splendid gambling
houses. It's all gold and yellow bro
cade, and little ladies are like French
shop boys, and the houses are all so
new hat the walls are not even pa
pered, and on the walls in the midst
of the hangings of brocade and the
enormous gold frames and mirror you
see little twopenny pictures and color
ed prints"
Two months later he wrote from Bal
timore: Now l have seer three great
cities-Boston, New York, PhiladeI-
phia. / think l like them all mighty
well. They seem to be not so civilized
as our London, but more so than Man
chester and Liverpool. At Boston is
very good literature company indeed.
1t is like Edinburgh for that-a vast
amount of toryism and donnishness
everywhere; that of New York the sim
plest and least pretentious, for it suf-
fees that a man should keep a fine
house, give parties and have a daugh-
ter to get all the world to him.''-Pitts-
burgh Press.
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He Took No Chances.

A physician known for his GOODNESS
and skill in surgery went to a dentist
to have a tooth extracted and other
work done on his molars.
"WiIl it be painfulY' asked the ply
stefan quakingly.
It'll be just az painless as one Of
your surgical operations" the dentist
replied en~couragingly.
Grabbing up his hat hurriedly, the
physician remarked as he started to-
ward the door: Il forgot ! had an en-
gagement in my Office for this hour.
I'll see you later, doc."-Indianapolis
News.
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Sherman Williams
Paints & Varnishes
a complete line, at
Freeman's Drug Store
SAVE RUMMAGE! See notice

SAVE see Il E
elsewhere.
Remember the May Sale tomor-
row, Friday, May 1st.
Miss Hilda Heyerdahl of Clear
Lake, spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives in the city.
NOW is the time to get those
lawn mower into shape. The
best work done at Thomson's
Blacksmith shop.
We are indebted to Uncle Ike
Krauth for a delicious trout meal
the first Of the week. tUncle Iken"
is a true and earnest Waltonian.
He has studied and practiced the
trout fishing game until he knows
it in every phase and from every
angle. He is an expert with the
fly-rod, and recognizes no "bait
butcher" as a "real" fisherman.
For delivering the goods" when
it comes to a question of angling
for the elusive trout, all hats off
to "Uncle Iken."
Gurdon Whitaker, Of Denver,
Col, who has developed into a
singer of marked ability, was in
his old home last Friday and Sat-
urday, visiting with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fran& Whitaker,
prior to a professional trip through
the Canadian provinces with his
company, who are a high class
lyceum bureau attraction.-Glen-
wood City Tribune. Mr.. Whittak-
er is a graduate Of the local Nor
NAL school and previous to his
visit to GlenWood City spent a day
visiting friends in River Falls. He
stated that his company might
give a concert in this city later.
Our former townsman, F. P.
Ainsworth, has leased a couple of
his vacant lots here for gardening
purposes, and in a letter to the
editor urges that the Tribune start
a campaign looking to a general
conversion of vacant frontages into
slightly and profitable gardens. He
encloses a clipping from The Min
neapolis Tribune in which it is
shown that II. w. Darr, of Mime
apolis, last year made more than
$500 from four city lots which he
devoted to gard ming purposes.
The idea is one we'll worth looking
into, and The Tribune hopes that
Mr.. Ainsworth's timely suggestion
will lead to a we'll organized gar
dening movement in GlenWood City
this spring.-Glenwood City Trib-
une.
The newly installed electric fire
alarm system was tried out Satur-
day afternoon. The wiring, switch
es and motor worked to perfection,
but the bell clapper worked too
slow, and will have to be geared up
to a faster clip. The bell will prob
ably be lowered, as it is SO far up
under the enclosure that the sound
is deadened by the roof of the bel
fry. There is talk of replacing the
bell alarm with a siren whistle. The
whistle would be blown by com
pressed air and the same electric
system used for turning in the
alarm. BY pressing the button at
any of the switches the whistle
would be sounded, and at the same
time a motor would be set in mo-
ton pumping air into the tank TO
maintain the needed pressure. The
alarm could be closed in the same
manner. The entire system, it is
stated, would cost about $225, and
this price would be reduced on &C.
count of the fact that the city al
ready has the wiring installed and
a motor with which to operate the
tank pump. One of these sirens is
guaranteed to carry its signal at
least five miles.
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Did His Share.

The lecturer raised his voice with
emphatic confidence.
1T is my belief, and / venture to
assert it," he declared, 'that there isn't
a man in this audience VINO has ever
lone anything to prevent the destruc-
ton of our vast forests"
A rather timid, h~enpecked looking
man quietly arose in the real of the
hall and said:
"I-er-T've shot woodpeckersI'-Ev-
erybody's.
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Pretty Rich.

Louise-Are they rich enough to af
ford competent servants? Julia-My
dear. They're rich enough to afford
dishonest Ones--Lfe.
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Fish Story.

In a school for colored children the
pupils were asked to construct a sen
tence containing the word "amphib-
ious." Quick as a flash n boy gave
the following:
"Most fish stories am fbious."-De
troit Free Press.
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The following cities are now sup
piled with light and power from the
power plants of the Chippewa Val
lev Railway, Light and Power Co
Menomonie, Eau Claire, Chippewa
Falls, Bloomer, Cadott. Rusk. Els.
worth, Elmwood, Spring Valley,
Cedar Falls, Altoona and Elk
Mound.
A few more packages of seeds
have been sent to this Office from
the u. S. Department of AQricul.
ture, through Congressman Frear,
Each package contains lettuce,
muskmelon, onion, radish and tur-
nip seed. They are for FREE dis
tribution. If you care. for any OF
them call at once'at the Journal Of
fee.
George A. Works. professor of ag-
ric~ultural education at the UNIVERSE
ty of Minnesota, will leave that in
stitution next June to become head
of the department of rural education
at Cornell university. Mr. Works
graduated from the River Falls Nor
nal school. diploma class of 1898,
and from the university of Wiscon-
sin in 1904,
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GocaL and PERSONAL


Stewards.
Get a clothes reel at the May
Sale.
Don't throw waste paper on the
street.
Come in and see these SO andS15
mems suits at Stewards.
For dwelling houses and lots call
P. Hastert, Phone 372 adv.
Mrs. G. w. Mallory visited her
sister in Minneapolis yesterday.
Lawn mowers sharpened RIGHT
at Thomson's Blacksmith shop.
Taggart says something worth
while about wall paper in his ad..
Read it!
See our window display of these
boys suits now on sale. Stewart
Nero. Co.
FOR SALE-Shredded Corn Fodder.
Inquire of Johnson Bros. Phone
113-B.-Adv.
WANTED - Girl at Gladstone
Hotel, to do chamberWork and to
help in the dining room. adv
FOR SALE-Top buggy, in good
condition. Inquire of Prof. E. F
Wright.
SHEEP CLIPPERS sharpened by
power at III. w. Thomson's Black
smith shop.
Bring in those laWnmowers now
and have them sharpened. Thorn
sons Blacksmith Shop.
Time well spent-looking over
Taggart's complete line of the
best wall paper on the market.
DR.. RIGHTER-DENTIsT Office in
Times Building. Phones, Office
10; Residence 342.-adv.
House For SALE-Nine-room res
idence near Normal school. Inquire
at Farmers & Merchants Bank, city
adv.
Miss Mary Murphy of st. Paul
is spending the week in the city
guest of her friend, Miss Josephine
Mallory.
elsewhere in this paper, of special
sale on boys Clothing. Stewart
Mere. Co.
Mrs. A. j. Golden of Minneapolis
arrived in this city Saturday for
a few days visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Ulrich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edm. Shella, Of
Fletcher, S. D., who had been
visiting relatives here for some
time, left Tuesday to visit in Mime
apolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Langdon of
Winona visited in the city a few
days the first of the week. guests at
the home of. the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.. Langdon.
The Business Mems League will
open the season Wednesday,, May
Is, when the Pillars and White
Crests will cross bats on the High
school grounds. Game called at
6:15 sharp.
According to rumor Henry Ford,
the automobile manufacturer, is
dickering for the purchase of the
Anchorage, on Lake ST. Croix be-
low Lakeland, formerly used by
the Twin City Auto Club.
The concert recital, given Tues
day evening by Mr.. John A. Leavitt,
baritone, assisted by Mrs. Leavitt
and Mr.. John E. Howard, proved a
very delightful entertainment, great
ly appreciated by all who attended.
any one finding some old clio hes
IlC oOC0 nOI lOCO I'LL 11O0oN
cleaning time is asked to notify
the Tribune. 1t knows of some
worthy people who are in need.
Prescott Tribune. "It" must know
of some truly needy people, to
ask for clothes that cannot be
used during housekeeping time.
FARM, STOCK & HOME, Min
neapolis, Mimi, will make apresent
of a $40 90 Regal Graphaphone 10
every School, Lodge, Church, Sun
day S /, Commercial Club,
Farmers Club, Women's Club or
Social Club that will send Farm,
Stock & Home a certain sized club
of subscribers. Better write for
particulars and line up for one of
hese instruments.
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row, Friday, May 1st.
SAVE RUMMAGE! See notice
elsewhere.
Phone your news items to the
Journal-'phone %.
Miss Nora Linger was home from
Glenwood City over Sunday.
Adolph Torrell, of Alton, visited
in the city the first Of the week.
Casper Schwalen and family have
moved to their farm near Ingram.
Do not forget that you can buy
beautiful fancy beads at the May
Sale
SHEEP CLIPPERS sharpened by
power at Fl. w. Thomson's Black
smith shop.
Wellesley Vannatta has purchas-
ed a new Buick touring car of the
Carisch agency.
There is a movement on foot to
1 DOld a llCICC AOdllIJ ACoAlAOh III
this city in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Purvis of
Ladysmith were guests at the VIM.
Purvis home last week.
l have a $4,000 farm for sale
that can be bought for So, 900 if TAX
en- at once. S. L Krauth.
For SALE-One pure bred Duroc
Jersey Boar, one and one-half years
old. Telephone 117-R. Adv.
This years sensation is here; the
Maxwell 25-$750 Ask to see it.
I. O. Isaacson adv.
Richard Wears went to st. Paul
last week to undergo an operation
for blood poisoning in his right
hand.
John Currier left Monday for
Shakopee, Mimi, to take treatment
for rheumatism. Mrs. Currier ac-
companied him.
Why pay rent? l have a nice lit
tie house that a be bought on the
monthly payment plan. Small
amount down. S. L Krauth.
Mrs. Eva Shepard is having
building Improvements made on
her residence at the corner of
| Main street and Cascade avenue.
Rooms For RENTAL modern o
~veniences, including electric lights,
steam heat and bath. For men only
Inquire at the fremont Building.
adv.
Mrs. r. A. Howe is expected home
tomorrow from Shakopee, Mimi,
where she has been taking treat
ment for rheumatism the past two
weeks.
Miss Clara Peterson of Eau Claire
arrived in the city last week for
a few days visit with her sisters,
Mrs. c. A. Smith and Mrs. Edm.
Nicholson.
Mrs. John Wakefield of Wybioux,
Mont, arrived in the city Saturday
| for a visit of several weeks at the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. ElertsOn.
The Ladies AID and Dorcas So
cieties of the E 2 e k i a / Lutheran
church of this city and from Kin
nickinnic will meet at the home of
Mrs. L. 0. Isaacson, May 7. All
ladies welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Kielson, of
Courtney, N. D., arrived in the
city Friday evening. They left on
Monday for Norway where they
will visit for several weeks with
relatives and old time friends.
Work on the new creamery is
processing in fine style. The o
operative laundry association has
purchased the old creamery build
ing and will remodel it for use as
soon as the creamery is installed
in its new quarters.
Enclosed with his remittance for
Journal subscription renewal, w.
P. Marshall, of Carlsbad, Calf,
writes us a very complimentary
note of appreciation OF our all
home-print system. He says:
"Allow me to congratulate and
compliment you on the appearance
of your paper and the new ven
ture, home print. May it continue
to be a success"
The preliminary bouts at the
boxing show in Hudson last Thurs
day evening were clever and fast,
h,,t +ha h,n oopI N0lnocf VIC TILL
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An Idyl.

An Idyl.
HE is my ideal and I'm his idol"
said the girl.
"And your love AFFAIR."
'Is an idyl."
"And your ianceY'
"He's idle. according to papa."-La-
dies Home Journal.
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row, Friday, May 1st.
Don't throw waste paper on the
street.
Buy your fresh bread, cake,
doughnuts etc. at the May Sale.
Alfred Sundby wen to ST. Paul
yesterday to take treatment for his
eyes.
SHEEP CLIPPERS sharpened by
power at Ell. w. Thomson's Black
smith shop.
Make a social call upon the Con-
gregational ladies in the "Thurs-
day Booth" tomorrow, Friday, May
First.
Miss Cole Winter left the first
of the week to visit her friend,
Miss Marjorie O'Hearn, at Wau-
kesha.
1 am prepared to pillow gardens
and haul rubbish. phone 4O5. Call
morning, noon or evening. Ed.
Wadsworth. adv.
The Omaha company is consider
ing the installation of crossing
gates west Of theeMaple and Cedar
S rect bridges.
LOST-A black andrea mackin-
aw coat between Frank Howe's and
Chas. Burnett's. Finder please
notify this office. Adv.
Mrs. Emma Knowles returned
home last week from Duluth, where
she had been spending the winter
with her daughter. !
The regular business meeting If
the Ladies Improvement Leagte
will be held Tuesday, May 5, at the
City Hall.
The East End dancing pavilion at
Ellsworth will open its season to-
morrow evening. Little Johnnie's
orchestra, of Minneapolis, will fur
n1Sn the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Bune and
the formers sister, Miss Stella,
came over from Spring Valley last
Thursday to attend the Normal
school glee club concert.
While on a business trip to Mad
ison last week Atty. F. M. White
and WELLESLEY Vaunatta visited the
state fish hatchery and secured a
shipment of six cans of German
Brown trout fry, which are due
to arrive here to-day for distribu-
ton in the Kinnickinnic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Clark came
down from Minneapolis Sunday to
visit at the home of the formers
mother, Mrs. Ellen Clark. Mr..
Clark, who is manager of the North
western Machinery Co., at Mime
apolis, returned Monday, while Mrs.
Clark remained for a longer visit.
Earle Leisnan of Prescott, who is
we'll known to baseball fans in the
ST. Croix valley as a pitcher of
marked ability, is having a try-out
with the Winona team of the Nor
thern League.
The River Falls city baseball team
will open its season Sunday with a
game here with the New Richmond
team. A large turn out is expected
as the fans will want to e what
the locals have in the line of base
ball talent.
The Business Mems B a S b a |
League will open it's season May 13,
with a game between the Caterpil-
lars and White Crests. The com
plete schedule has not as yet been
drawn up 1t is understood that
there will be two games each week.
Atty. Knowles, in his Council ar
ticle on the first page of this paper,
infers that while River Falls can
hardly afford to pave its streets with
asphalt or brick, the citizens could
help things considerable by paving
their ways with good intentions, es-
peciallv in the matter of Council
criticisms.
The following cities are now sup
piled with light and power from the
power plants of the Chippewa Val
lev Railway, Light and Power Co !:
Menomonie, Eau Claire, Chippewa
Falls, Bloomer, Cadott, Rusk. Els
worth, Elmwood, Spring Valley,
Cedar Falls A~lf0Ouo and Eli