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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-06

William Woehrle was Hudson
visitor on Tuesday.
Mrs. M. E Rawson of st. Paul IS
a visitor at the Ernest Grocer home.
Mrs. William Alton spent Tuesday
with her daughter, Mrs. McKearn,
in ST. Paul.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Roehl of this city, Dec. A, 1917, a
daughter.
Dance at Syndicate hall next
Thursday evening. Fink's Ellis
worth orchestra.
The pulpit of the Congregational
church will be supplied from Madi-
son Sunday next.
Ladies shoes shined Firms
barber shop. Courteous attention
to our patrons. adv.
Mrs. McGordon visited with her
daughter, Miss Sadie, who is teach
ing at Virginia, Mimi over Sun
day.
George Stewart left la t evening
on business trip to New York City
in the interest of the r c. u. Syn
dictate.
Mrs. Fred Bennett arrived here
Monday from Grand Forks on Wis
it with her mother. Mrs. Nettie
George.
Get your Fancy Bulk Apples NOW
Going fast a River Falls Supply
Co. Ware House. Van Voorhis &
Davies. adv.
Frank West left Sunday for Cros-
by, MINI where he will conduct an
advertising campaign for the Cros-
by Mercantile Co.
Mrs. R. N. Jensen and Mrs. Will
Jensen and son Carl departed on
Monday for Pasadena, CAL, where
they will spend the winter.
The Ladies' Aid of the Swedish
Mission church will meet in the
church on Thursday, Dec. 18th Sup
per will be served by Mrs. Moline
and Mrs. Upgren.
A good 25c supper will be served
at E. A. PAGES Tuesday evening,
Dec. 18th, by the South Fork Ladies
Aid. All are welcome. Rugs and
comforts for sale. Will begin serv-
ing supper at 7 o'clock. Committee.
Miss Josephine Knight of Wilson
returned to River Falls this week to
resume her studies at the Normal
after having substituted as teacher
in the Saltwater city schools for sew
eral weeks. :
Community singing Sunday after
noon, Dec 9th, at the Normal au-
ditorium. A patriotic address will
be given. Further notice will be
given from the various pulpits Sun
day morning. Everybody invited to
be present.
The Neighborhood Knitting Circle
met on Monday evening with Mrs.
Ben Rosenberg. Nineteen members
were present. Next Monday even
ing the Circle will meet with Mrs.
John Dunn.
The extra number of the Peoples
Lecture course. given by Father
Dunno of Eau Claire, at the Normal
auditorium last Friday evening, was
attended by a large audience. The
noted orators lecture was a splen-
did one and up to the usual high
standard of this noted divine.
The Firemen's annual Thanksgiv-
ing ball at the Auditorium last
Thursday night was highly sue
cessful affair. Over 800 tickets
were sold and the local fremen real
lied over 5000 on the venture The
music furnished by Pratt's orches-
ira, is highly spoken of by all pres
ent.
The Smiling club gave an inn
promptu dancing party at Syndicate
hall Tuesday evening, inviting a
number of their friends to join in
the festivities. 1t is needless to say
that a very pleasant evening was
had. The Smiling club is an organ
ization composed of clerks from the
Stewart Mercantile Co. and meets
twice each month.
The open season for hunting deer
closed last Friday and the local dele
cation of hunters have returned
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-06

DR.. Edwards from Nevada is a
guest of his daughter, Mrs Warren
Clark.
Alex Pearson and Wilbur Schu-
man of Hayward were over Sunday
visitors at the Carl Pearson home.
Get your Fancy Bulk Apples for
Christmas trade at River Falls Sup
ply Co. Ware House. Van Voorhis
& Davies. adv. n
Mrs ]. Fuller returned to her
home at Ell Centre. Gal, Tuesday
after q visit of two months ct the
home Of her mother, Mrs. Lutte
Mosser.
The Normal and High school bas-
ketball teams open the season today
with a practice game in the Normal
gymnasium. The game will be call
ed at 4:30.
Rev. and Mrs G. A. Bird and Mrs
Meta Sansburn and children were
very pleasantly entertained Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris ]. Nelson of South Fork.
Mrs. Meta Sansburn and children,
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Hanson and Mr..
and Mrs. Chris j. Nelson and chill
dren spent Thanksgiving day at Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Nelson's home.
The ladies of the Kinnickinnick
church will serve a chicken pie sup
per in the church, Friday evening,
Dec. 14th, commencing at $50.
Adults 35c: childreu.25c. All are in
vited.
Clyde Reed of Montana is the
guest of his brother Ted, who is at
tending the Normal. Clyde is for
mer Normal basket ball star. He
leaves Saturday for St Paul to en-
list in the navy.
A farewell party for Monroe
Briggs took place last night at his
home in this city, large number OF
friends being present. Mr.. Briggs
will leave Friday for North Dakota.
Mrs. Briggs and daughters will join
him there in the spring.
Miss Nellie Semonson of Slough
ton, this state, was visitor at the
home of Mrs. Frank Anderson yes
terday. She left.on the 2:15 train
for Algona, Iowa, where she will
visit her sister, Mrs. A. E. Ander-
son, formerly Of River Falls.
Remember tn e Congregational
Ladies Aid sale and 35c dinner in
the church parlors on Saturday,
Dec. 9Th. The menu IS as follows:
Mashed potatoes, roast beef, ruta-
bagas, jelly and pickles, hot rolls,
apple or pumpkin pie and coffee.
Paul S. Taggart, who is stationed
at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind, re-
Gently enjoyed a four days leave OF
absence, and very pleasantly sur
prised his mother who is visiting at
the home of her daughter, Mrs Err
nest II. Miller of Fairchild. Wis.
They all had a most enjoyable
Thanksgiving day.
The fourth number of the lecture
course takes place Monday evening
at the Normal auditorium. Roy l..
Smith of Chicago will be the speak
err. Mr.. Smith is a succ essful Chics-
go preacher and has also gained a
reputation as a speaker for industri-
al groups. Mr.. Smith will talk from
wide practical experience with the
problems of life as it is.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-06


Miss Ella Nicholson spent Monday
afternoon at Hudson.
Jerry Hall left Monday on a visit
with his son, Neil, at Elnwood.
H. A. Davee and wife visited in
the Twin Cities Friday and Satnr-
day.
CT. Pettee Of St. Paul was Wis
itor at the Charles Pettee home over
Sunday.
Miss Edith Nicholson is now in
charge of Mrs. Ada Miller's millin-
cry parlors.
Herman Wenzel spent Sunday
with his sons. Otto. Chris and Frank,
in this city.
C. Spillcke Of Roberts was visit
or at the home Of his son, Caesar,
on Monday.
Miss Marie McCollow of Ellsworth
was Sunday visitor at the William
Foley home.
Lyle Gillian of Wausau W a
week emu visitor at the home of N.
G. Nicholson.
Buy a ticket for the Red Cross
benefit dance a t the Auditorium
Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John LANCER return
ed last week Wednesday from their
wedding trip to Winona, MINI.
Mrs. G. Christensen of Ellsworth
visited at the Ole Beastrom home
from Wednesday until Monday. =
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Cronk and son
Alfred of Hudson visited at the H.
P. Bjerseng home last Thursday.
Mrs. John Fonser and daughter
Martha Of Eau Claire spent Thanks
giving day at the feelings home.
Miss Vivian Bjerstedt has been
spending the week at the home of
Mrs. Herbert Young in Hudson.
Miss Lu Juell, who has been
spending several weeks at ST..
Croix Falls returned home Monday.
Mrs. C. J. Yokum returned to her
home at LIVERY, N D., Friday after
a two weeks visit with relatives
here.
Harold Ritcshey, who teaches at
Lidgerwood, N. D., spent the
Thanksgiving recess at his home in
this city
The Misses Josephine and Matilda
Karp Of Fairbault. MIMI, spent
Thanksgiving at the Charles Pur-
ferst home.
Mrs Hamquist (nee Lola Chap
MANI spent Thanksgiving with her
husband who is at Camp Grant,
Rockford, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Woodburn
are spending the week with their
daughter, Mrs. George Burroughs,
in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Volta of
Minneapolis spent Thanksgiving day
here with the latter's mother, Mrs.
Anna Hendrickson.
Mrs Gust Jacobson of Hudson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Ofstie of
Spring Valley visited with Mrs. Car
RE Rockstad last Thursday.
Mrs. A. E. Fuller, who has been
away on demonstrating trip for the
R. c. U Syndicate at Fort Atkin-
son, returned home the first of the
week.
In order for billboard advertise
ment to bring results the people
must come to town and see it. An
ad in the Journal will bring them to
town.
R. L. Williams of Minneapolis
was in the city the first of the week.
He went to Ellsworth Monday to ap-
pear as one of the witnesses in the
Mozet trial.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Helander and
Miss Elsie Hanson of Minneapolis
spent Thanksgiving day at the R. P.
Flint home in Kinnickinnick.
The Women's League will meet on
Monday evening, Dec 10th, in the
primary room in the North Hall at
the Normal The Misses Beddall,
Sproat and Berger will be hostesses.
Mrs C. T. Ritchey visited with
her sister, Mrs Mclean, in Mime
apolis on Tuesday. Mrs. Mclean,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22

Varying from gold to pale yellow, the
handsome Eunfiower stands merely for
decorative purposes In our British
homes, says London Answers.
But other conntrics--Ge Germany,
America and Russia among them--
realize its economic value, and cult.
yate the flower for is many other vir.
tues.
Excellent oil can be extracted from
aunnower Seeds aud Germany, who has
none too much Of the former just now,
has planted sunAowers along her road
sides for the sole purpose Of obtaining
the oil, the quality OF which is hardly
inferior to that Of the famous olive IT..
self.
Again, sunilower seed makes an ex-
eellent bread: both seeds aud leaves
are given TO stock, while the stalks can
be used for fuel.
Brncken--a fern which overruns al
most every portion OF our isles-is an
other hardy plant that can be turned
to good account. Scotch people use II
In place Of straw, and sometimes for
manure. An old-time soap recipe In
clnded 1t among It's ingredients, for
bracken ashes contain large percent
age OF alkalI.
Old country folk burn braeken, and
roll the ashes. spFinkled with water.
Into balls. The .lyer obtained serves
the purpose Of soap quite well.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22
SCENES LINGER YET
EVENTS ONE RECALLS FROM OLD
VOLUMES.
BY Ne Means Always the Most Impor-
tant Thlnas Recorded That Remain
In the Memory After a
Lapse Of Time.


There is peculiar pleasure In striv-
Ing to remember something of books
enjoyed years ago and never read
again. 1t happened with us, and may
with most people. that In many In
stances one or two scenes. one or two
gestures, starting out Of sort Of fog.
stand for the whole book. There hre
numerous fogs and each one has its
own quality
Allfthat Is LEFT to u Of Rob Roy,
Don Marquis writes IN the New York
Sun. its woman with broadsword in
her hand who stands upon rocky way
that oyerhangs lake and screams
forth vehement command. Someone,
we believe. is about TO be cast over the
preciplce at this furious Iady's order.
The earth round about Is reddish
brown and overhead the clouds are
moving rapidly.
''Blehk House" Is d woman who clIngs
to an iron gate and peers through its
bars. And we have also some ftlint rec
objection Of an echo that was like the
footstep Of sentinel ghost. The fog
from which energies the woman at the
iron gate Is more than fog; II Is d black
yapor--inky black
We cannot see the heroine Of Lorna
Doone" at all. but we still know how
John Rldd felt when he al but
drowned In a swirling. icy pool We can
still see him as he bends over and tries
to catch little FISH with his fingers IN
the cold brook just before he falls into
the pool The pale glitter OF faint
sun upon shaken drops Of water and
sense Of much snow and rain generally
are our only other impressions Of the
book.
tom Sawyer" Is a hoy cropping and
fearing IN cave; Of Toms humorous
FRANKS we remember nothing "Hueisie-
berry Finn we almost know by henri.
but then we have read II dozen
times.
In eToiiers Of tile Sen. where the
man " seized by the devlidsh as he
himself Is hunting crnbs 10 eat Hugo
deliberately builds mp scene which IS
the epltome OF the whole tremendous
book and the symbol o. the gaunt etcr-
nal struggle between man and nuture
(anImate aud inanlmate) which the
book drnmatizes Ana yet, for all HUI
go's craft and power. that scene thrills
US less--speaks less stirringly to our
blood and nerves--thnn one Incident
OF far less Significance In the same vol
ume.
This incident, which Airs as nnrp,
oeals mersipsnsg the mrder II i
guard on the edge OF cliG thai over.
looks the sea. It Is thing that III no
wise touches the moral bones Of the
story; 1t Is not essential % tho strud-
tnre Of the tale as tale; another de-
vice might have been used If Hugo had
not evidently fancied this one for his
own sake. But It gets itself reihem-
bered, The devlliish scene. Informed
though 1t IL Of the essential spirit Of
the book expressed in the terms Of ply
steal conflict, will have left US long be-
fore we forget the coastguardsman
murder.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22

known miles on either side. A second
yolIey. and not man remained 10 res
cue or 10 fly.
The child was stIli nnlniuTcd. The
bullets had passed over her head. ard
none had struck her, Both sides, each
distressing ths othaw. waited TN night.
fall. All through the afternoon. Of 10.
seryais. the baby could be seen. when
the fog lifted, Earh side formed a vol
untcer party of hsit dozen 70 mako
the rescue after nIsA; had fallen.
The two parties started simultane-
ausly, crawling throagh their barbed
wire and working their way across No
Man's Land. They met In the middle.
There wns no chance for explanations.
The rifles spoke. the bayonets tiid their
quick work. Star shells, shot up. re-
yenled the twelve ia deadly srappie.
Buoyed up By the sense Of their mis-
sion. neither aide would yield They
fought each other 20 death there. ia
that desolate waste OF water-filled
cratera. Not one man returned.
On either side the soldiers waited 10
increasing apprehension until morning
showed the heap OF bodies around the
crater. Within Il the child could stili
be seen, She had fallen forward on
her face. She might be dead. but there
was still the Wild hope that she was
living. Perhaps she slept. And the
soldiers. many Of whom were married
men, were filled with anguish and the
resolution 70 save her. or TO bring back
the little body for burial.
II was evident that another day could
not be allowed 10 pass without the res
cue. Projects we're mooted. II was
suggested that the artillery should be
brought 70 bear upon the enemy
trenches. with d View to a general ad.
vance into them. But this was deemed
too dangerous an undertaking. II was
not humanity possible that a general
advance could DC made without n stray
bullet striking the little form within
the crater. II was an Irlsliman who
solved the problem
NEure, who wants 10 hurt babyY"
he asked. Let's ask them to send out
SIX men to meet ours, and Wen save
herr
The idea found general acceptance.
Notice boards were quickly written In
three languages.
"Ilon't IRE. We nre going to pick M
the kid" ran II : English one. And
HE French rat ''nslarly- IL was tlt fhe
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22
acasketn Factorv.

The fact was revealed at the Rhond-
da tribunal recently that at Treorchy.
colliery village iu nhondda valley,
one Of the largest coffin Industries In
the kingdom IL carried on.
1t was stated that these works,
which contain rs machines, can turn
out 50 to 100 collins In six hours. In
America collins are now called caskets.
Before the war collins we're exported to
oil parts OF the world, but naturally lIt-
tie business Is done In this direction.
nowadays Nevertheless, between 300
and 800 collins are turned out weekly.
Practically all the collins necessItnt-
ed by big disasters are provided NY
this firm, and requisites for use at cree
matoriums are manufactured
Mall.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22
Takes casta q Record.

Joseph Sanders of Washington has
just patented method Of making
phonograph records. He makes disk
Of material that becomes plastic under
heat; heats only that part which Is TO
bear the record, sprlnkles b powder
over this part and impresses a record
upon the heated surface under high
pressure. Thus he takes a cast Of any
record on his disk and forces the Gen.
trni part that Is to bear the label out
OF the plane OF annular margin, or rec
ord part.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22
Between
the Lines
- ~
By
FRANK FILsoN

IL
copyright. 1916 By W. O. chapman.S
A baby between the lines Of
trenchesl
The troops had advanced by night
under the searchlight; they had taken
up a new position within n hundred
yards Of the enemy. on what had been
farm. And at dawn tbFy could all
distinctly see the child sitting up 10 the
hole made ~ ten.lnt smell. one
hand extended toward the ruined
buildings.
II was raw and foggy morning, and
presently. while the men stfiI gaped,
the nist came down and hid the child
from sight To show head above the
nandhags ordinarily meant instant
death. But now q dozen men Ieaped
from the trenches and ran forward.
There came fnslIInde from the
enemy. and half Of them fell dead in
their trucks. The rest staggered on.
ward, wounded, 10 collapse one by one.
Only one man reached the edge Of the
crater before he collapsed, shot through
the heart,
The for lifted. by miracle the
child had escaped injury. She was
still seated there IN the sheii-hole.
From the opposing trenches a dozen
men came crawling forward through
the wires. Those Of their opponents
opposite them forbore TO fire. But 20
the right and left were soldiers who
were ignorant Of the situation. A
fuplllade rang ont. and Of the dozen
men only three were left to work their
way forward.
"Cease firingi" came the order.
But Il II hard TO control a body Of
troops that stretches AWAY for un.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22

opposite side OF No Mans Land the
Germans had put up a notice TO the
same effect In their own language.
They quickly exchanged 1t for an.
other. 'WhenT they asked.
AT twelve o'clock" answered the
English.
1t meant an hour to walt. All the
eyes were strained upon the baby. She
hal not moved since the morning.
There was every fear that she was
dead. And half an hour before the
time set the artillery behind the Brit
lsh lines began to rumble. Showers OF
shells broke upon the opposite
trenches The artillery Of the Germans
answered, And since nothing was
known at the rear about the child, and
because is life or death was small
matter In the general run, the attempt
was abandoned.
All that day the soldiers on either
side erouched Ia their trenehes and
MAlted for The artillery d cahs6. 4
general attack had been ordered fol
six o'clock on the Franco-British front.
There we're few now who cherished
any hope OF saving the baby's life. Yet
none Of the shells had fallen near the
crater. aud the little body was still
visible there.
At SIX o'clock the British artillery
suddenly ceased. The men leaped
from their trenches and ran forward,
cheering.
But TO their surprise their opponents
did not wait for them but ran forward
also, perhaps inspired by the same mo.
tives. The two parties met on half.
mile front. Bsyonet clashed with
bayonet. there was fierce thrust and
parry, men fell dying. the cries Of the
wounded rent the air, and neither side
would give way.
II was not until the combat had been
thipned out BY the loss Of thousands
that the two lines Of enemies sulIenIy
withdrew and made for their respective
trenches. But there were those on
either sIsie who remembered.
And. moved by a simultaneous i'm.
pulse. Six men from either of the con.
dieting armies rushed toward the shell
crater. Tacitiy they ignored each
other. A big Scotchman ieaped into
the hole aud emerged. carrying In his
arms az enormous rag doll. with a
painted face Of bisque.
II wns riddled with bullet holes, and
had evidently been abandoned by the
former owners. Perhaps the very child
whose plaything II had been had long
ago grown tired Of II.
Yet II was strangely human In ap.
pearnnce. and the head, with the gold.
en- carts. dropped forward like that oi
u tired child sleeping.
There was stunned silence on
either side. Win no thought OF fight,
In9. the men intermingied and elns
tered about the figure. How many
thousands Ind died for this rag dolil Il
was Rrotesque and pltiful.
The Hcotchman laid the doll down
ia the crater and tang little eartl
over II with his foot. He looked up a
the faces Of the enemy.
~It's for a trific like this that COOS
mems lives have been flung awayi" h,
said bitterly.
There was ailence, TIL young stu
dent answered him;
"Are We any wiserf he asked
quietly.
The other appeared as II about "a
answer him: but instead he turned
his back, and, calling his men, marched
them back toward the trenches, under
The muttering Of the guns.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22
cheeka Aaalnat Euturn.

We repeats--when you're tired, quit.
That doesn't mean. necessarily, quit
work, Il means quit spending so much
time In other ways that you don't get
enough sleep TO furnish you with the
proper working energy. You can, OF
course. keep going on black coffee and
your novels. But. whenever you are
spending more energy than you are
getting, you're issuing checks against
the banks balance Of future health.
And as these checks are cashed the
balance dwindles. One "nlght" to-
night must be repaired later 10 life
with compound interest. Fresno
(Cal.) Herald.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22

AT the moment when Germany began
unrestricted submarine warfare and the
rupture with tho United States occurred
the general financial situation of the
Empire was dominated more completely
than ever before BY the war.
Il cannot be said that the break with
America precipitated maeked bear
movement on she Bonrse. Trading at
no time assumed panicky character.
Though some stocks registered large
losses, The general market was dull
rahsef than especially weak.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22
some farmers begin ID PLAINTIFF earli-

Some farmers begin to PLAINTIFF earli-
cat vegetables at one side and proceed
across the garden rs the season advans
ces. Thismakes 1t easier 20 harrow the
implanted portion at any time desired
and thus keep 1t free from weeds and Ii
d moist, friable conditions, Other d.
siruhle features Of This plan are all
similar crops IN atty row require the
same amount and kind of tlllage crops
OCCUPYING the land aboutthe samF lengtff
Of time may DO planted together; alter
early maturing crops are harvested lt
is possible 20 prepare strip at lHMQ
10 plant late vegetables II desired
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22

Here IL the most pathetic clrcum.
stance connected with lying. It Is es.
sentially self-deceptIon. And yet it
comes from the desire for self-protec-
ton and for selfish advantage. In
nearly every instance It can be traced
to egotism and to the weaknesses that
ugotism Is bound 20 engeRder.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22
IN ReceutIve Mood.

~our graduating class comprises IS
young ladies"
How many Of them have planned
careers1g
Meme that know Of, Most Of them
are waiting for some movie company
to snap them Pittsburgh his.
patch.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22
a proud Moment.

How was the musicale at AIRS.
Gadder's houseT
"A great success from Mrs. Cad.
der's point Of view
"Yes?"
Everyone who attended professeI
to be amazed at the sums paid the
artists who took part
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22

Valuable glln and vanish. 1t has
been discovered, ean be extracted from
the desert cacti plant 81 Arlzona the
crude gums are extracted Oh The Cell
ana Carried 20 gelneries Cor maliu.
fnckure.