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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
Housekeepers Can Save
5000. 600, 900 on Food

In these days when the high cost of liv-
ing pinches nearly every home, no waste
should be overlooked. One of the most
fragrant and the most easily prevented, is
the destruction of food by rats. One rat
food and property in a single night. anG q
careful estimate gives over 500, 000, 900 as
the value of foodstuffs destroyed annually
Stearns' Paste and save this enormous
loss of food. A small box of Stearns'
Paste costs only So cents and is usual
ly enough to completely rid the house OF
rats and mice; also effective against cock
reaches and waterbugs. Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
CUTICURA STOPS ITCHING
Instantly in Most Cases-Write for a
Free Sample.

Cuticura is wonderfully effective.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal all forms
of itching, burning skin and scalp af-
fections. Besides these super-creamy
emollients if used daily prevent little
skin troubles becoming serious.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. $ Sold everywhere.-Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
RidicuIed His Wife.

Mental cruelty was the ground upon
which q woman obtained a divorce in
Reno, New. The woman said her hus-
band constantly ridiculed her, refused
to be seen alone with her at public
gatherings and frequently showed his
friends a little book entitled Foolish
Things My Wife Has Said"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
Supplying the Names.

$50 you have twins at your house?"
said Mrs. Nabor to little Jack.
"Yessum," he said soberly, two of
them.''
What are they going to call them,
my dear?'
well, I don't know for sure, but I
think their names is Thunder and
cause that's the names papa
called them when the doctor came in
and told him about them. New Puck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
Through and Through.

The two men in blue were exchang-
ing condolences on the veranda of a
big military hospital in France.
"Did you go to the big society
party they gave for US crooked fellows
yesterday"
Eyes," said the other and shuddered.
"What did you think of it?"
believe me, old bloke, I'd rather
have another ball go through me than
go through another ball"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

ing me to health. MRS. j. 0.
JACOBSON, 3109 Findley Place.
Get "Favorite Prescription" today,
either in liquid or tablet form, from
any dealer in medicines or send DR..
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, 10 cents for
large trial package. Large pkg. COO.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are
purely vegetable with no calomel.--
Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
SI00 Reward. $500

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions 1t
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation of the disease,
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature In
doing it's work. $4,000 for any case of
Catarrh that HALLS CAEARFsI4
MEDICINE fails to cure
Druggists 75c Testimonials free
F. ]. Cheney 6 Co, Toledo, Ohio
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
Electric Furnaces.

The electric furnaces of Sheffield,
England, alone can now produce 10000
tons of steel per year, and it is an
ticipated that in 1918 the output from
these furnaces alone will be 10000
tons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
The Point of View.

The kind-hearted woman stopped to
reprove the youngster who had chased
cat up tree.
'You bad boy, suppose you were a
cat, would you like to have anyone
chase you in that fashion,"
"Gee! wouldn't /, though, if I could
climb like thatw said the youngster,
grinning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
Even Laborers Pay.
Pond to Quit State Service.

Lee T. Pond Of the attorney gener-
ais office has left to become assistant
secretary of the United States Switch
company, a 100000 corporation at
Eau Claire, making new pateat auto
matte switch lock.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
Worse Than Blue. -

Josephine went to her mother in ap-
parent depression Of spirits and re-
marked: ooh, dear, feel so purple
today"
"Baby, what do you mean?' asked
mother.
"Well, don't all little girls whose ia
theirs have gone to the war feel pur-
ple?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
Manufacturers to Pay Heaviest Taxes.

Manufacturers will pay the highest
individual income taxes this year Of
any class Of citizens in the country.
Figures complied by Income Asses
sol. H. V. Cowles showing tax on firms
and individuals classified according to
occupations, give the average individu-
al levy for manufa cturers as S214.16.
Eighty-five persons are listed in this
class. They have q total taxable in
come of $471, $3.50. They will pay a
total OF $1S,2O6.22.
Lumber Firms Second.
Twenty-one lumber firms will pay an
average of $142.73. They have total
taxable income of S81, 1O5 and pay a
total tax of $2,996.97.
Other large taxpayers are the bank
er-capitalists' group and trustees Of
estates. The former, tOtaling "a, will
pay an average per individual of $780,
10 on a total taxable income of
S144,293 and total tax of $3,406.34.
Of the trustee class 50 will pay an av-
erage of 1854 on a total taxable in
come of $155, Jos and a total tax of
S4,O75.15.
Even Laborers Pay.
Common laborers pay the smallest
tax of individuals in twent occupa-
tons listed Twenty-three of these
pay an average tax of 1921.
Professors and teachers form the
largest group of all classified profess
sions listed. Four hundred and, eighty
three pay an average tax of $24.65.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
At the Post Office,

"What did she do when you told
her it would cost 3 cents to send
letter hereafter instead of %"
"Umph-she got so angry she
stamped her foot"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
Looks That WAY.
know these war rates?"

"You know these war rates?"
,"Yes."
care they going to hurt matters"
81 dunno. ] fear that Scent post
age is going to put lot of poets out
of business"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
Timely Evidence.

"Have you a recommendation from
your last placer"
Eyes, mum. Here 1t is"
"Why, that's a wrist watch"
eyes, mum. The master Of the
house-a poor gentleman who's dead
now-gave me that for cooking his
eggs the way he wanted 'em."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

Flattery is harmless to the woman
who doesn't flatter herself.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
Concealed Art.

The perfection of art is to conceal
art, says a prophet. Fashion arbiters
please take notice.-Exchange
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

years ago L SUI
fered from q
nervous bre a K.
down, had terri
bic headaches,
lost my appetite
and could not
sleep. I saw an
advertisement Of
the DR.. Pierce'S
r vOrite Pre-
scription and
bought O bottle,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

Somehow or other a man never APP
preciates what he has acquired with
little effort or cost
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

Nothing hurts quite so much as the
wrong that is done to us unintention-
ally.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

Brazil in June exported 4,364,979
pounds of crude rubber.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

Canada in 1916 produced 82,564,l3O
pounds of creamery butter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

The fickleness Of some women is
what makes them interesting.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
Music of the Wind.

The wind in the trees sounds po-
etical. But the hot air that accom-
panies some family trees does NOT.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

When a man begins to burn his
money look out for q hot time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

The average man has more than one
kick coming-tO him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

Makes Up for Lost Time.
1t takes a kitten nine days to get it's
eyes open, but then it has nine lives
to live to make up for it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
GRAY Matter Counts.

"The author of this story is a clever
chap" "That so?" eyes, it takes
brains to sell such rot"-Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

Honest men are almost as scarce as
silent womea.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

Madras in 1916 exported $440,905
worth of SandalWOOd.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08
MILLINERY LOCATIONS

Either new or established shops present splendid
opportunity for going into profitable business this
Spring Capital required very small Write for details to-
day Robinson Co. Wholesale Millinery ST. Paul, Mnn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-08

Send for our ne booklet Mailed free
Address Baking 1876 William Street, Ne YORK
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-04-21
FIRST PRIZE

ESSAY of Beulah Francis Marcus.)
The war had been going on for seven
years. The people had suffered very
badly during this time. When the
Declaration of independence was de-
clared America was free from England.
The war ended and the people were
very happy
AS the British were leaving New York
harbor they hosted the British flag,
as they came down the flag pole, they
tore off the cletes so the Americans
could not climb the pole and hoist the
American flag before they were out
of sight. A brave sailor lad John Van
Arsdale, sixteen years of age, deter
mined that the American flag should
at once be raised, climbed the pole,
tore the British flag down and nailed
the American flag in it's place.
| think the Stars and Stripes mean a
great deal to us so the origin of the
first flag / will now relate. The first
flag was made about the year seventeen
hundred and seventy -four. by Betsy
Ross. The material out of which it
was made was a white shirt. blue
sailors jacket, and stripes from red
flannel petticoat. The first that the
flag was unfurled to the breeze, was
by Washington at Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts. He took the English flag and
added thirteen stripes to represent the
union of the thirteen English colonies.
Where the crosses on the English flag
were, were placed thirteen stars. This
was the first national flag. It is
thought that the stars and stripes on
the national flag came from the stars
and stripes on the ancient coat OF arms.
The national flag was adopted by
congress June fourteen. seventeen hun
dred and seventy seven. In seventeen
hundred and ninety-four, when Yer
mont and Kentucky were to be ad-
mitted to the union, it increased the
stars and stripes from thirteen to ff-
teen. Later it was found that If a
stripe as we'll as star should be added
for each new state. the flag would in
time become broad and unwieldy. For
this reason, congress passed law re-
ducing the number Of stripes to thir-
teen, but ordering that at the admis-
sion of each new state, a star should
be added.
Our flag, the emblem of liberty, has
always been the pride of the people.
Our forefathers fought through the
revolutionary war. and the war of
eighteen twelve, and many of orr own
fathers and brothers have fought brave
ly for the Stars and Stripes
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-04-21
Interesting Contest
Brings Live Stories

About the first of the year the Bank
of Colville distributed to the various
schools of the vicinity a large wall
calendar on which was a reproduction
of a painting entitled "The Stars and
Stripes Forever" The picture illus
trated one of the important events OF
American history, and in connection
with this picture the bank gave an
essay contest, offering prizes for the
best three essays regarding the Incl
dent of the picture.
Twenty-nine essays were submitted
in the contest. and the Judges, Miss
Elizabeth Stannard F.. Leo Grinstead
and w. l.. Sax, have awarded the first
prize to Beulah Frances of Marcus,
pupil in the eighth grade; the second
prize was awarded to Jean Giffard of
Addy pupil in the seventh grade, and
the third prize was given to Gladys
Pitman of Meyers Falls, a pupil in the
Sth grade. The first prize Of S.. sec
ond prize So and third prize 81, was in
The shape of deposit in the savings
department of the bank, the idea OF
the contest being to teach thrift as
well as patriotism
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-04-21
THE CITY WITHOUT A STORE

Suppose the city of Colville should
wake up some morning and find itself
without solitary. store.
What would the citizens of Colville
think?
What would they say?
We should be confronted with stu
pendous problems like those our fore
fathers had to meet.
If package of coffee or oatmeal
was required. an order would have to
be sent away for 1t. A week or ten
days would elapse before the arrival
of the coffee or oatmeal.
In the meantime the morning cup
of coffee or the morning dish of oat-
meal would not be had.
If dress were being made for one
of the children for the Sunday school
picnic and some trimmings required
instead of being able to secure them
at once. the dress would have to go
without them or be laid aside until the
trimmings came, and not be ready for
the picnic.
Imagine Colville without store
But each day of each year Just such
situation Is edging nearer.
Folks who live in Colville are proud
of their city; they have a just reason
to be; and If any one wants to COM
mence a heated argument let him try
to knock Colville to any citizen Of
Colville.
our spirit is right but our practices
don't back up our spirit.
A lot of people have been doing
their best a number of times each year
to erase Colvile from the map.
How?
BY sending good money to mail order
houses for goods which can be bought
right in Colville.
Let us give local merchants the same
generous deal we give the mail order
man, and Wen find that they not
only match the price when the parcel
post, freight or express charge to Col
Vile is added, but he will be able to
beat--in the majority of instances
the best mail order price when quality
is studied.
Giving local merchants the same gen.
erous deal doesn't mean dropping In
just now and then for petty demand
1t means placing the big orders with
.them--accompanying those orders with
cash Just as the mail order house de-
mands, and then waiting ten days.
Sounds unreasonable, perhaps, to
ask such a thing.
But is it any more unreasonable to
do that by our home town merchant
which we do by the far away stranger?
The trouble is, most of us have look
ed at this matter from only one angle.
We have been accustomed to getting
what we wanted when we wanted 1t
from the home town merchant-and
in many instances, we have been get
ting 1t on credit.
We compared prices-ofttimes neg
lecting to add freight or express
charges. but never once have we COM
pared service,
We have taken that for granted.
Isn't it about time We gave the home
town merchant a square deal?
Let us consider service along with
prices.
Let us stop sending our good cash
away.
Let us make a concerted effort to
keep 1t home where it will have an op-
portunity to fall into our hands again
Let us make our purchasing slogan
BUY 1T IN THE HOME TOWN"
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-04-21
DEFINITE PROGRAM FOR NEW
SETTLERS ON NEW LAND

(By o. N. Bell of the Colville Land Coz
Resident of state 40 years Resident
Of Stevens county ID years
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-04-21
THIRD PRIZE

Essay Of Gladys Pitman, Meyers Falls)
1t was a clear November day, the
sun was high in the heavens, and the
ocean was still and blue with the ex-
ception Of now and then a little breeze
would catch a wave and let 1t go rip
pling along the shore. 1t was what
you might call perfect day Of No.
yember
The whole city was in the streets
for the British were leaving New York.
They had been there SO long that all
the colOnists of New York city were
tired of them as well as others of our
colonies.
The British had been there SO long
that they took down the Stars and
Stripes and put up their flag, which
the people did not welcome. They
thought they would keep their flag up
all the time. so they took off all the
cleats and creased the pole, so that
no one could climb IT,
When they went sailing from the
harbor their flag was still there.
Before they got out Of the harbor
a sailor lad of sixteen was SO deter
mined that England's flag should not
stay, that he nailed on cleats as he
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-04-21
COLVILLE ASTONISHED
BY MERCHANTS :.
STORY

A merchant relates the following:
For years I could not sleep without
turning over every hour. Whatever
l ate caused gas and sourness. Also
had stomach catarrh. ONE SPOON
Full buckthorn bark. glycerine, ETC.,
as mixed In Adler-i-ka relieved me
INSTANTLY" Because Adler-i-ka
fushes the ENTIRE alimentary tract
it relieves ANY CASE constipation,
sour stomach or gas and prevents ap-
pendicitis. 1t has QUICKEST action
of anything We ever sold. Carrolls
Pharmacy.-Adv.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-04-21

Select your land carefully.
Deal only with reliable and respon-
sible agent or companies.
: Buy no more land than you need,
and keep some of your capital for pur-
chasing equipment and stock.
Sow broadcast clover and timothy
seed in all clearings for pasture.
Build a fence of wire, poles or rails
around some of your land for your
home pastures.
Buy some good cows, some beef cat
tie and few pigs to pasture on this
land.
Sow alfalfa, oats, barley and peas to
provide winter feed.
Plant good garden from which most
of the family food supply can be
obtained.
Profit by the work at the experiment
stations, don't hesitate to consult the
county agriculturist, and other farm
ers working under similar conditions.
Buy only such farm tools as are ac-
tually needed.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-04-21
SECOND PRIZE
Essay of Jean clifford, Addy.)

(ESSay OF jean GfHOru, Ad0y.)
Patriotism is one of the worlds
greatests texts. That is what the pic
ture 1.-THE Stars and Stripes Forever"
shows, whole-souled, whole hearted pa
triotism
1t is universally known that nothing
is so dear to a sailor boy as his flag.
To a poor, ragged sailor boy 1t is more
SO than to a wealthy one.
Tn this picture the sailor boy is
ragged; but under all of his rags his
heart Leafs true for flag and country.
1t sends his blood flowing hotly to see
the British flag in the place of his dear
Stars and Stripes.
SO he goes quickly forward, as the
British ships leave for England, climbs
the CREASED flagstaff by means Of cleats
which his ever-ready presence of mind
supplies, and floats the Stars and
Stripes from it's rightful standard.
The people on the banks are so over
joyed to see the American emblem in
the place of the British flag. which
has alwas meant tyranny to them, that
they are wildly applauding the boy
for his patriotism, heroism and
bravery. Patriotism Is the very spirit
of the place.
May God watch over and bless the
sailor boys and Stars and Stripes for
ever.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-04-21

went up. While a large crowd of
Americans cheered him on.
When he reached the British flag. he
tore it down, and nailed the beautiful
Stars and Stripes up. to float over the
land of the free.
We all can not do the same as the
boy did. but we can love our flag. BY
living for our flag we grow to love the
rights of our fellow men as we do our
own. So by loving each others rights
We also love our flag.
As long as we are, peace loving
nation, We will be more apt to keep
out OF war. That way we preserve
"The Stars and Stripes Forever
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-06
100000 FIRE AT
CLOUDLAND FARM
Immense Barn, IS Horses, Three Pigs
and 100 Tons of Hay Burned at
Pomfret.

WOODSTOCK, Feb 6-An immense
barn on the CloudIand farm in Pomfret.
FIVE miles from this town, owned by
Cloudland Farm, inc, of which Nathaniel
Emmons of Boston is president, was
burned to the ground yesterday afternoon
together with l3 horses, pigs, 100 tons of
hay, large amount of ensilage, wagons
harnesses and farm machinery. entailing a
loss of $50, 600, which is probably well Gov
'ered by insurance
The fire started either in the harness
room or the wash room adjoining, the
cause being unknown There were half a
dozen workmen on the premises but w.
b. Emmons, manager, the foreman and
the coachman We're all absent and there
was no one to direct the work of saving
the stock.
The workmen state that the main barn
filled with smoke almost Immediately and
that they were unable to reach the horses.
The cattle were in one Of the wings and
all of these were saved
The immense structure which had a
frontage Of $50 feet and two wings each
100 feet long, burned rapidly in the strong
wind which fortunately carried the flames
away from the house, which was saved
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-06
NEUTRALs SHOULD COOPERATE.
Swiss Journal Does Not Believe Step
VIII Be Taken, However.

GENEVA, Feb. 6.-The Journal De
Geneve, discussing the new difficulties
raised for Switzerland by Germany s
new submarine blockade and what it
terms the illusory character of The PRO
vision for Switzerland to get supplies
through the single port left open to
them by Germany-Cette in Southern
'Francc--sayS:
"There is another means far moro Sc
rious but more eficacieus. 1t would be
the conclusion of an accord between all
the neutral nations of Europe and
unanimous declaration of war on that
one of the belligerents which from and
after a fixed date sank a neutral ship
not engaged in contraband trade but
carrying provisions for a neutral coun-
try That energetic measure would FL
so have the advantage of putting an
end to the war under better conditions
and more quickly than all the diplo-
matte notes But we know the prop
osition will not be even examined into,
at least for the moment.