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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
Time to Work Hard.

When fortune begins to smile upon
you is the time you will have to
spunk up most. Then it is that most
folks begin to take it easy-and fail.
Getting into the public eye is a chal-
lenge to make good. There are thou
sands of others in the same business.
You must surpass them or remain one
Of the crowd. If the place you occupy
gets crowded you must spunk up
little more. Put on little more steam,
a little more brains and push are
needed. Maybe the other fellow is at
his limit now. Keep on pushing to the
front. The courage with which you
strive will receive its reward. Work
with brain and hand and the victory
is bound to be yours.-Pennsylvania
Grit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
CURIOUS LEGACIES ARE LEFT
Man Wills Wife Farthing, to BE
Forwarded to Her in an Un-
stamped Envelope.

A gentleman lately left ''the large
oaken walking-s,ick, with silver head
bearing verses abiding to it having
been sapling grown from an acorn
planted on my at-grandfathers
wedding day." to his nephew, and to
his sister "the damask tableclOth with
figures and armOrial bearings COM
memorating the marriage of Louis Nv.
of France"
A Liverpool lady, who died lately,
left to her nepheW-nepheWs seem to
be specially favored-her doormats,
except parlOr mats and the oilcloth in
the hall. Perhaps she feared he might
sell the oilcloth and go in for riotous
living on the proceeds.
The will of an eccentric lady con-
tanned the following clause: "As to my
sisters, nieces, nephew, brother-in-law,
cousin, nothing shall come from me
to them but bag of sand to rub them
selves with. None deserve even a good
by. / do not recognize single one Of
them.' Dear old thing! Meanest of
all, however, was the man who left
his wife a farthing, with directions
that it should be forwarded to her in
an unstamped envelope !-Tit-Bits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
Curious Timekeepers.

To ascertain the time at night, the
Apache Indians employed a gourd on
which the stars of the heavens were
marked. AS the consultations rose in
the sky, the Indian referred to his
gourd and found out the hour. By
turning the gourd around he could tell
the order in which the constellation
might be expected to appear.
The hill people of Assam reckon
time and distance by the number of
guilds of betel-nuts chewed. 1t will be
remembered how, according to Wash
ington Irving, the Dutch colonial as
sembly was invariably dismissed at
the last puff of the third pipe of to-
bacco of Gov Wouter Van Twiller.
A Montagnis Indian of Canada will
set up a tall stick in the snow when
travelling ahead of friends who are to
follow. He marks with his foot the
line of shadow cast, and by the change
in the angle of the shadow the on-com-
ing party can tell, on arriving at the
spot, about how far ahead the leader
IS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
Flowers of the States.

Twenty-six states of the Union have
adopted state 1owers-oficial or for
mally agreed upon emblems. Massa-
chusetts is not one of Them. although
there is a sort of growing idea, amount
ing almost to common consent, that
the trailing arbutus is our state flower,
says the Boston Transcript. If it is,
we have that emblem in common with
the province of Nova Scotia. Connecti-
cut has a legally adopted flower, and
it is in many respects the finest pos
sessed by any state in the Union. 1t
is the mountain laurel. There are
flowers more beautiful than our laurel
of the woods, but it's bloom is so easily
conventionalized, so bright and so dec
orative, that it is peculiarly fitted for
emblematic purposes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
Why FEAR DEATHS CALL?
Philosopher Regards Passing Away as
Only Natural and Good-Fears
the Unnatural.

They were discussing death, a little
group of men, all of them in the best
of health and the glory of living. Men
of the world, in a sense, and enjoying
life to it's utmost, the subject of death
was introduced by the announcement
that a widely-knOwn man with whom
all of them had been acquainted had
passed away.
One of the party, according to the
Columbus CO.. Dispatch, said he hated
to think of death, that he was actually
afraid to think of it. He SO loved life
that death seemed a terrible enemy,
and he would like to escape it. But
the philosopher of the party-only he
was not known as q philosopher until
he delivered his little preachment-
said he could not understand such an
attitude toward death.
81 am not afraid of anything that is
natural" he said. cit is the unnatural
that alarms me. 1t would be unnatural
to live forever, and would hate to be
sentenced to such a punishment. But
death is natural; I am not afraid of it.
Billions of people have died; they are
dying every day. Little children have
died and old men and women, and the
birds and beasts all pass away, and the
fishes in the streams, and every living
thing upon the earth is to die. Why,
then, should great hulk of a chap
like myself, one who has had and is
having his time, why should I fear
death?"
Not afraid of that which is natural?
If only all of us could understand that
the natural is good and the unnatural
bad, what a splendid world it would
be for everything and everybody.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01

that no men who cannot read and
write English shall go "over the top
Prof. William FL. Partridge has been
placed at the head of the educational
organization in the camp. He is or
ganizing classes, which will be taught
by officers and by intelligent enlisted
men. Partridge is educational direc-
tor of the Y. III. G. A. camp branch.
Books for the school are to be sup
piled by the Kentucky illiteracy COM
mission. Many of the illiterate SOL
diers come from the hills of Kentucky,
but great many foreigners from In
diana ADD eastern Illinois cannot speak
and write English.
Many wealthy and intelligent men
serving as privates in the drafted army
are studying French. There are now
nearly 10000 men in camp, and the
number will be doubled before cold
weather sets in.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
HUNT BURIED CITY
EthnoIogist Doing Exploring Work in
Southwestern Colorado.

ETnnoIo9lSC long Exploring VVOTN III
Southwestern Colorado.
In search of buried city on the
Dolores river in southwestern Colo
RADIO, DR.. Jesse Walter Fewkes, noted
ethnologist of the Smithsonian insti-
tuition, Washington, left Durango,
Colo, for the big Bend" district and
plans to spend about two months in
his efforts to unearth the Pueblo
ruins.
From government archives in Wash
ington Doctor Fewkes learned that
two Spanish explorers who passed
through southwestern Colorado over
200 years ago told of communal
houses located along the Dolores, and
as there is no trace of these dwellings
now, it is believed they have been COW
cred by sand drift. The archaeological
quest may result in the finding of a
prehistoric city, Doctor Fewkes be-
:ieves.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
Notice of Final Account and to De-
termine Inheritance Tax
First Publication Oct. %, 1919

First Publication Oct. %, 1879
COUNTY COURT. PIERCE COUNTY. WIS
CONSIN-In Probate
In the matter of the estate of John Joseph
JanSa:
Notice is hereby given, that at special term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
county at the court house IN the village of
Ellsworth in said county on the third Tues
day (beirg the Goth day. of November. A. D..
1917 at the opening of court on that day the
following matter will be heard and considered:
The application OF O.. Il. Smith administrator
of the estate of John Joseph Jansa deceased.
late of town of River Falls, in said county,
for the examination and allowance of his
final account and for tie ASSIGNMENT of the
residue of the estate of said deceased to
such persons as are by law entitled thereto:
and for the determination and adjudication
Of the inheritance tax if any, payable in
said estate.
Dated Oct. 25, A. d., 1917.
BY the Court,
Warren p knowles, County Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
FLAMING ONIONS
new War HORROR
Germans Shoot Burning, Revolv-
ing Masses at Aviators.
SPECTACULAR engine OF WAR
British Major, Who Won Three High
Honors in Single Day, Describes Lat
est Device of Prussian DiaboIicaI In
genuity-Not Much Actual Execu-
ton Done With Device.

In the nomenclature Of Teuton
frightfulness the world already is IA
miliar with poison gas bombs, with
'fammerderfer," with trench mortar
pigs "Jack Johnsons" and big
Berthas." But the latest and most
spectacular engine of war which the
aerial fighter has to face is the 'Flam-
ing Onions"
This extraordinary device of Prus-
sian diabolical ingenuity was described
recently by Maj. w. A. Bishop, of the
British Royal Flying corps, greatest Of
Canada's air fighters. Major Bishop,
though only twentythree years old and
weighing little more than hundred
pounds, has the distinction Of having
received in a single day from his SOW
ereign the Victoria Cross, the war
cross and the distinguished service or
der, together with his promotion to his
present military rank. He is credited
with having brought down AZ enemy
planes, nine of them within two hours,
and two observation balloons.
Tells of "FIaminq Onions"
In his modest, almost diffident man.
ner, the young air fighter described
the Flaming onions something like
this:
''The Huns have new device now,
with which they try to unnerve the
British airmen. We call these the fam
Ing onions The onions are shot up
ward from some kind of a mortar, the
intention being to direct them immedi-
ately into the path Of advancing pla-
ICONS Of aviators. I don't know just
how they are made or how they are
managed. But if a bunch of them is
fired at you while you are flying over
enemy lines the first thing you see is
q big cluster of six or eight whirling
balls of fire coming at you from below.
They rise very rapidly-almost as fast
as shrapnel.
''The bomb, on exploding, releases
these clusters of fire balls, which in
stantly burst into fame. They all rO-
tate rapidly, giving off flames, so that
each of the balls seems to have pO-
tential diameter of five or six feet of
lICs 1uCy WILL OOOOI q NOAA1-
mon center with a lateral spinning mo-
ton, spreading outNapparently by cen
trifugal force from some common hub
or center, to which they are held in
some way. The whole cluster has an
apparent radius about as great as the
spread of your plane, from tip to tip.
Rather Disconcerting.
"The Huns manage to shoot these
flaming onions to considerable alti-
tudes, and the allies flyers, when they
see a bunch coming. have to dodge
them or duck them as best they can,
by siding slipping, diving, swerving
suddenly, or looping the loop
Major Bishop said he did not think
the Germans had succeeded in doing
much actual execution with this pyro-
technic device, ''but," he added, "when
you are well up and far within the
Boche lines, and you see one of these
roaring aerial CONGREGATIONS mounting
toward you, squirting fountains of fire
in a big sort of spiral so or go feet
across, it is somewhat disconcerting-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
tate of Wisconsin, County Court for Pierce
In Probate

County,
In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term of the County Court to be held in and
for said County at the Court House in thesV1l-
lage of Ellsworth, in said County, on h
fourth Tue sday, being the 27th day of Novem-
Der A. d. 1917 at ten 0 clock A. M. the follow
ing matter will be heard and considered.
The application of Mary White executrix, of
the will of Mary f. Rollins deceased, late OF
said Pierce County, for an order of Court cor
recting, amending and perfecting the final de-
cree entered in said estate on the 29th day of
June 1915, by crediting said eXecutrix with the
appraised value of certain articles specifi
cally devised by said will and crediting her
with any moneys charged her which were not
assets of said estate and finding and determin
ing the true amount in her hands belonging to
said estate and assigning such amount to the
residuary legatees named in said will SO that
said final decree will conform to the truth
and for such other ana further relief as may
be Just and meet.
Dated Oct. 30 1917
BY the Court,
WARREN P. KNOWLES,
County Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
NEW SPOTS ON SUN
Pittsburgh Astronomer Discovers More
Freckles on SoIs Face.

Freckles on Sol's Face.
Three groups of sunspots, covering
about 2,OOO,OO0,OOO square miles of the
SUMS surface, were discovered by DR..
John A. Brashear, well-known astrono-
mer of Pittsburgh. One Of the groups,
Doctor Brashear said, was as large
as any that has been seen on the sun
for years. 1t contained % distinct
spots. One of the spots was very
active.
Doctor Brashear said he was not,
certain whether the spots have cross
ed our meridian yet, and if they have
not, he said, great electrical storms
may be expected on the earth when
they do pass. He said the spots would
be watched carefully, and he advised
amateur astronomers to observe them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01

Mary was visiting in the country
and had been stung by 4 bee. She
didn't seem to mind the pain so much
but she had sensitive disposition.
She ran sobbing to her mother and
said, 81 don't see what he did it for.
cause I hadn'+ done thing to him."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
DIES IN HIS 1o5TH YEAR
John Munsinger Did Athletic Feat
on His Last Birthday


John Munsinger is dead at Howard,
Kan, aged nearly one hundred and
five years. Until a few months ago
his health was almost perfect. His
recipe for longevity was seat what
you want in<moderation, have regular
habits, and don't worry"
At his birthday anniversary celebra-
ton last December he performed the
feat of jumping into the air and crack
ing his heels together three times be-
fore striking the ground.
Not one of his guests over fifty years
of age could duplicate it. He is sur
vived by a family of grown children,
the oldest being around seventy years
of age.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
DIAMOND BLUFF


Mrs. D. Gottezed and daughter Of
Winnipeg. Mrs. Kirtsl of MINES
ka, Mimi, visited their sister, Mrs.
Gantenbein, last week,
The Halloween social held at the
schoolhouse Saturday evening was
a great success
The Red Gross Society will meet
Saturday evening.
Charles Hope of ST. Paul visited
his father here last week.
The funeral of the late Mrs.
Harpster was held Saturday. She
was ninety years old.
q
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
teach THREE RS"
IN TRAINING CAMP
No IIIiterates Will Go to the Front
in Army Training in
Kentucky.

There will be no illiterates In Camp
Taylor when the order comes which
will carry the $4,000 men to be trained
near Kentucky's metropolis over the
seas to France.
Two Of the "three Rs"-readin' and
-ritin'-will be taught to every litter
ata IN camp. The order has gone ent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
THURSTON HILL


3.
Miss Lizzie Mcclellan of River
Falls visited with Mrs. M. D. Smith
Thursday.
Mrs. II. Locke spent Sunday at
James Cope's in St. Paul. She also
spent few hours with Miss Birdie
Reed who underwent an operation
for appendicitis Saturday morning.
Mike LaGrander Of Minneapolis
spent the weekend with n. La
Grander.
Albert Dickie has resumed his
school work at Ellsworth.
Tommy Davidson spent last week
in St. Paul.
Rodney Goldsmith was home
from Hudson over Sunday.
Mesdames Smith and Goldsmith
shopped in ST. Paul Monday.
Mrs. Joe Maynard has recovered
from her illness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
OAK GROVE

3 3 + ; = 3 > > > = 3 Z.
Miss Emma Brooks was a visitor
at her home over Sunday.
Miss Lena Hamilton and her ne
phew were in Prescott Sunday.
Arthur Strebil returned to his
home at Hastings Sunday after a
weeks visit with his parents here,
John Beskar and Peter Holman
drove to Ellsworth Sunday.
Miss Eva Simon spent Sunday
with her parents here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
Making sirup and Feed in Old Brewery

Making Sirup and Feed IN Old BreWsry
The Dixie Fruit Products company
is making strip and stock feed from
watermelons, in the old Mobile (Ala.)
brewery. The company plans the in
stallation soon Of machinery for max.
Ing vinegar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01

France needs more war dogs. The
numerous breeding societies, dog
pounds, and other sources are almost
exhausted of their supply, and still the
demand remains unsupplied. The dog
in the picture lost one eye in trench
raid, and is shown at the dog hos
pital for injured war dogs in Paris.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
WAVERLY

:.
John Harrington has moved into
the Ridout house south of Rock
Elm village.
RAYMOND Greer has been on the
sick list of late.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-01
NeighbOrhOOd News
4-s : !. :. !. :. :. !. :, !. !. !
BELDENVILLE


:. !. !. I. ~ +
Stanley Foreythe is down from
St. Paul on visit.
Will Foss ana Roy Cope were in
River Falls on business Saturday.
Mrs. Hobbs returned last week
from trip TO Ortonville.
Abner Fenton was a business cal
Ter ia River Falls Monday.
George Dopkins is substituting
for Roy Cope on route 2. =,
A. Merriman and family spent
Sunday at Martin Johnson near
Morton Corners.
Lee Stewart aud wife are visiting
at Charles Stewards.
Gladys Dopkins spent Sunday at
her home.
Hattie E atom is visitinglher niece
Mrs. Abner Fenton.
John Garden of Ellsworth spent
Sunday with frieuds here.
Carload of bulk apples on the
track at Ea t Ellsworth. 81 % a
basket. Come early and bring your
own sack. Olof Sundby, East Ellis
worth. adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-24

would never permit the United States
to be drawn into the war. Because Of
his high recommendations from Ger
mans here he had an audience with
the Kaiser at Great Headquarters at a
time when the Foreign Office was re-
fusing to permit the official repre-
sentative of America, Mr.. Gerard, to
see the Kaiser.
Gerard Visits Foreign office.
When Gerard learned His Majesty
had received Niebuhr he went to the
Foreign Office and asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. Count Montgeas, chief Of
the American department, replied that
Mr.. Niebuhr had not seen the Kaiser
Gerard replied he knew Niebuhr had
been at Great Headquarters as the
guest Of Admiral Won Mueller. chief OF
the Naval Cabinet, and that Won Muel
Ter had introduced Niebuhr to the
Kaiser one day while his majesty was
out walking, so that there would be no
formal record Of the conversation
Gerard told the Foreign Office that he
would be satisfied that an audience
was not granted Niebuhr only when
admiral Won Mueller gave his word of
honor as an officer and gentleman that
he had not introduced Niebuhr to the
Kaiser" Gerard waited patiently for a
reply Finally Count Montgelas sent
him note from Major Deutelmoser
chief of the Intelligence department of
the General Staff in Berlin, saying Ad-
miral Won Mueller reported that Mr..
Niebuhr did not have an audience with
the Kaiser. True, he did not have an
audience; he just met the Kaiser by
accident.
So much for the ENJOYS of the Ger
man-Americans at this time. Germany
has been supporting them financially
as the State Department has proof of
checks which have been given to Amer
lean citizens for propaganda and spy
work The State Department has
photographs of checks from the Ger
man government to James F. Archi-
bald. the writer. and Edwin Emerson,
former correspondent Archihalds
check reads fer propaganda" and
amounted to $4,000. Emerson's check
called for $1,000 for expenses" l
know personally Of one instance where
General Director Heincken of the
North German Lloyd gave an Amer
lean in Berlin one thousand dollars for
his reports on American conditions.
The name cannot be mentioned be-
cause. there are no records to prove
the transaction, although the man re-
ceiving this money came to me and
asked me to transmit two hundred and
fifty dollars to his mother through the
United Press office. refused.
Looks Forward to War.
When Zimmerman began to realize
that Germany's threatening propa-
ganda in the United States and Ger.
many's plots against American proper
ty were not succeeding in frightening
the United States away from war, he
began to look forward to the event of
war. He saw, as most Germans did,
that 1t would be long time before
the United States could get forces to
Europe in a sufficient number to have
a decisive effect upon the war. He be.
gan to plan with the General Staff and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-24

the navy to league Mexico against
America for two purposes. One, Ger
many figured that war with Mexico
would keep the United States army
and navy busy over here. Further.
Zimmerman often said to callers that
If the United States went to war with
Mexico it would not be possible for
American factories to send so much
ammunition and SO many supplies to
the Allies.
German eyes turned to Mexico. As
soon as President Wilson recognized
Carranza as President, Germany fol-
lowed with formal recognition. Zuba,
ran Capmany, who had been Mexican
representative In Washington, was
sent to Berlin as Carranza's minister.
Immediately upon his arrival thinner
mann began negotiations with him.
Reports of the negotiations were sent
to Washington. The State Depart
ment was warned that unless the
United States solved the Mexican
problem" Immediately Germany would
prepare to attack us through Mexico
German reservists were tipped off to
be ready to go to Mexico upon mo-
ment's notice. Count Won Bernstorff
and the German consuls In the United
States were instructed, and Bern
storff, who was acting as the general
director Of German interests in North
and South America, was told to in
form the German officials In the
Latin-American countries. At the
same time German financial interests
began to purchase banks, farms and
mines in Mexico. In the belief Of
Americans who came from Berlin after
diplomatic relations were broken, Ger
many is prepared to "go the limit" In
Mexico as soon as war is declared.