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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-11-24
Canada Has No National Flag.

Canada has no national flag. A 30
called Canadian flag Is In use, but Its
use is unauthorized, and it no longer
represents Canada. 1t is the red en-
sign Of the British mercantile marine
with the coat-of-arms Of Ontario, Que
bee, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
In a quartered shield on the field Of
the flag.
This flag, by warrant dated Febru'
ary 2, 1892, was authorized by the
British admiralty ITO be used on
board vessels registered in the Do.
jminion." This limits its domain to
Canadian merchant ships, as no au'
thorization was given to fly it on
shore. When 1t Is flown on land it is
out Of its formal jurisdiction. In any
case 1t has not been formally adopted
Iby the Canadian people, and 1t now
has decided limitations. Its shield
contains the devices Of only four Of
the nine provinces which now form
the Dominion Of Canada.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-11-24
WHEN THE FAIR ONE SMILES
Not Iafrequently There Are Reserva.
tions Of Which Mere Man 10
Entirely Unconscious.

A man smiles because he feels that
way. but a woman, with instructive
cunning, smiles for various reasons,
and many of them are deceptive,
though she claims that she deceives
only to he Kind.
The smile with which she greets an
other woman Is rather different from
the smile that she bestows upon a
movie actor. Il soldier, traffic officer,
or a prospective husband.
She can smile the smile that you
think is worth while. She can make
her smile perfectly MICE and yet,
my boy, there may be certain reserya-
tions to that smile which, II you or
any mere man could only know, would
surprise you indeed!
When she is young and falls In love
for the first time her smile is a song
and a sonnet. When she Is widow and
smiles the song is there, but 1t turks
In the background, as the disillusion
of life has taught her the protective
art Of reservation. Sometimes very
clever woman sits very still and re-
views life. especially her life, and
smiles sadly. There is pathos In
that smile "too deep for tears" as the
poet said.
The smile that she bestows upon the
helpless mite Of humanity, her first
born, is a glorious poem. She may
smile to deceive her rival, she may
smile to encourage herself, her smile
may be false to her lover, but when
she smiles at her first born all the
love of her heart and all the spiritual
beauty Of her soul goes into 1t, and the
angels in heaven rejoice.
A woman with pretty teeth does not
smile, she laughs; a woman with ugly
teeth smiles carefully. There are
women with dainty rosebud mouths,
and when they smile at man he for.
gets the high cost Of living and e1-
tends an invitation to a movie.
How interesting 1t is to watch the
smiling woman! How II flatters a man
to have a woman smile at him--but II
he knew she laughed at him after.
ardEPhiladelphia Ledger.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-11-24
Feminine Curiosity.

The marine camp at Quantico wa.
visited on one occasion by party Of
young girls from Delaware town
friends of one Of the officers Of thu
post. The party exhibited much In
terest in everything pertaining to ths
routine of the camp.
"What do you mean by sapsT qder
led one Of the young women.
"Taps Is played every night Oh tn,
bugie," answered the officer addressed
1T means lights out They play II
over the bodies of dead soldiers"
A puzzled look overspread the ques
TONERS pretty face. Then she asked
"What do you do If you haven't any
dead soldiers?-Ths Lesthernsck.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-11-24
Joke on the Bank.

Woman's limited knowledge o1
banking and money matters has long
been the subject for jokes on the
stage and elsewhere. The story Of the
woman who believed that because she
still had blank checks In her check
book she still had plenty Of money
lin the bank is an old one. But the
other day an Indianapolis Won al.
was notified that her account had
been overdrawn and instead Of &C.
,cepting the banks stereotyped invi.
ltatisn to "come In at your earliest
convenience and attend to the mat
ter" she chose a new method Of pro-
!cedure. The bank received the fol-
owing letter from the woman
''Please find inclosed a check for
1872 to settle my account"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-11-24
The Symptoms.

WAS Mr.. Grabcoin in his office
when you calledT
NO he must have been playing
golf"
Are you sure about that?"
REASONABLY sure. The Office force
seemed to think he wouldn't be back
soon. Nest Of the clerks had their
feet us on their desks and three
istenographers were making dates by
ltelepaone. e."-Birmingham AgeHerald.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-11-24
MAKE ODD Wills
Many Freakish Documents Filed
for Probate.
Ono Drawn a. the Time Of the NBlack
Plague" Placed in a Bottle
of Spirits.

All wills for which probate is grant
ed are filed in Somerset House They
can be inspected by the public on the
payment of a fee. The only excep
ton to the above rule applies to the
wills of the king and queen Of Eng
land, which are kept in the records
but are sealed.
Almost every day the principal pro
bate registry Office has to deal with
wills of original construction.
One of the most recent was the por'
trait Of a pretty girl upon which the
testator had simply written, Il leave
all to her" The legator, a soldier
had duly signed it, and aftidavits OF
,identity being Forthcoming, the Will
was admitted to probate and hleo
In the archives of Somerset House.
A quaint will, yet these same ar
chives contain others just as fanclfui
and some that are remarkable for
their historical interest.
One of this collection, interesting
from medical point Of view, was
made by an unfortunate who died OF
the black plague that ragged at one
time in London. This will was placed
In a bottle filed with spirits and then
corked.
A precaution, no doubt, to preserve
his majesty's law officers, who would
have subsequently to handle 1t In the
course of their duties, from infection
by the deadly bacilli.
Another will Is in shorthand. Con-
sidering its date, somewhere round
the year 1760, this is not a little re-
markable, for the well-known cipher
invented by the famous Mr.. Pitman
saw the light Of day over a hundred
years later.
Luckily the testator left q key,
else the authorities would have been
mt to no little trouble to decipher It.
for shorthand was unknown In those
days.
A win salvaged from the bottom OF
the sea supplies the nautical Interest
This will was recovered after q long
period Of immersion. and the only dam
age it received was In the way oi
shrinkage.
Il was made on parchment, and this
when fshed up was found to have
shrunk to about a tenth its normal
size. But so beautifully had 1t been
inscribed that the writing remains
as clear as print to this day, and though
very minute 1t can be read easily with
the naked eye.
Another quaint, though cumbersome
record Is the leg Of four.poster bed
The will Of q certain earl was hidden
In a recess at the top Of this leg, and
as there was q dispute over the grant
of probate the leg and its large wood
en- castor had to be filed and kept az
evidence.
Shakespeare's will with Its remark
able signature, Nelson's Will written
In q common or garden exercise book
on the eve of Trafalgar, and which to
ward the conclusion contains these
words, 'The enemy are now IN sigh'
-" a soldiers will made in black
covered note book through which
bullet has passed without making !,
dllegible-these and many more 60 te
make q collection that many curic
hunter would give his soul to possess
Solicitor in London Daily Mail.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-11-24
The Safety Valve.

North-America Is land Of equal
opportunity.
WeSt---Yes, a man may sue his
wife for divorce the same as ST.
--n sua hin, New York Sun
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
FEAR EXTINCTION or HOLLY
Botanists Say That Within Another
Generation It May Be as Rare as
the MistIetoe.

Christmas holly, that merriest and
most beloved of all growing bushes, is
threatened with extinction, according
to a warning sounded by lovers of a
red Christmas. Once growing pro-
fusely in southern New Jersey and
Maryland. it has been swept from
those states by the ruthless cutters
for the city markets, and must now
be sought in the swamps of Virginia
and North Carolina. where already the
supply is growing less bountiful each
year. The Gulf states have been sim
ilarly shorn to provide holly for New
Orleans, st. Louis and chicago.
Within another generation, botan-
lists say, holly will be as rare as mistle
tee. which used to grow in abundance
on the Atlantic seaboard as far north
as Raritan bay, but has now pracri-
eally ceased to exist rs a Christmas dec
Grafton. When will the American peo-
pie learn that the bounty Of their
fields and woodlands is not limitless?
New York Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most cases. 1t is gentle,
healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes. medi-
UNI and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer G. Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
Urges More Humane Statutes.

That the present legislature should
pass many laws of humane nature
is the effect of statement sent to the
legislature by A. L. Frederick, state
humane officer. Though there be
number of good laws relating to cru
city, yet there is still much legisla-
ton needed" says Mr.. Frederick.
Among subjects which should be leg
islated upon are the following: The
shipment of livestock in extreme
weather, especially calves; improve
ment of railroad stockyards; regula-
ton of trapping of fur-bearing anil
mails; enlargement of powers of the
state humane officer; fixed terms for
county humane officers; increase in
moral and humane education in the
schools and the Withholding of
slaughter of food animals; division of
fines, collected for violation of humane
laws, with incorporated humane So
cieties whose officers make the arrest.
etc. Numerous changes are also
needed to improve existing laws. There
should also be an impartial and thor
ough investigation into the matter OF
the necessity for viyisection and a suf-
ficient additional appropriation to COW
er the cost thereof. The appropria-
ton of $4,000 by the legislature OF
1919, was far insufficient to permit
effective work in a state of II coun-
ties. Had this department been acs
lively at work for the entire bienni-
UNI, this amount would not have been
half enough to cover the ordinary ex-
pense. A minimum appropriation OF
$4,000 for the next biennium is need
ed"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
important to Mothers
OF Course.
For Stomach Sufferers

ALBERT LEA, MINN.-NFor over
fifteen years / suffered with stomach
trouble. / would have spells of acute
Indigestion and would suffer untold
agony. Nothing I ate agreed with me.
gas would form, and my food did not
nourish me. I also had lingering
cough that was very annoying. A
friend advised me to take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and it rid
Inc of my cough and completely cured
me of my stomach trouble, SO that /
can eat anything choose without any
bad effect, something / had not been
able to do for years. Golden Medical
Discovery is the best medicine for the
stomach that I have ever taken, and
for lingering cough as well."-MRs.
e. F. PETIT, 910 S. Broadway.
Send ten cents to DR.. Pierce's Invalids
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, for trial package
of Golden Medical Discovery Tablets.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
Catarrhal Deafness requires constitu-
tional treatment. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of
inflamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entire
ly closed, Deafness is the result. Unless
the Inflammation can be reduced. your
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the blood on the mucous sur
faces of the system, thus reducing the in
fia.1mation and restoring normal condi-
tons.
Circulars Free All Druggists.
f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
Uses for Ralsam Wood.

Although it has been known for mora
than 100 years, balsam wood is just
coming into use as substitute for
cork In some of its capacities. 1t is
the lightest commercial wood known,
and a paraffine treatment makes it
available for many purposes for which
cork heretofore has been exclusively
used. 1t must be disposed of quickly
after being cut, for it rots rapidly
when exposed to the atmosphere in
the tropics, where it grows.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
NOTHING YOU MIGHT NOTICE
Scottish Farmland and Partisan Wis
itor on a Par as Far as Meals
Were Concerned.

james B. Sweeney. the Knights OF
Columbus delegate who heroically
saved Frances pretfiest girl from
death at the Folies Bergere in Paris,
was discussing. at his Brooklyn. home,
his "trip abroad.
The restaurant prices in Paris"
he said, 'are incredible. A simple din
ner at fashionable place costs $40.
and even then it is difficult to get
enough to eat. The portions"
Mr.. Sweeney laughed.
the portions remind me of the
Scottish farmhand's porridge.
"'Jock.' said this fellows employ
err, there's fly in the pairritch.'
"That disnae natter replied Jock
gloomily; it'll no droon."
1.-The farmer glared at him.
"'What do We mean?' he said.
angrily. That's as much as sayin' We
haven't enough mulk.'
"sOh.' said Jock, still more gloom
lily, there's mair than enough for a
the pairritch have"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
Al adv of Distinction

Is recognized by the delicate fascinat-
ing influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath With Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores.
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means clear,
sweet, healthy skin.-Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
WOMEN! USE "DIAMOND DIES"
Dye Old Skirts, Dresses, Waists,
Goats, Stockings, Draperies--
Everything.

Each package of Diamond Dyes"
contains easy directions for dyeing any
article of wool, silk, cotton, linen, or
mixed goods. Beware! Poor dye
streaks, spots, fades, and ruins mate
rial by giving it a "dyed-look." Buy
diamond Dyes" only. Druggist has
Color Card.-Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03

'And why is he here?" we inquired,
stopping in front of padded cell No. "A.
HE was politician, and when he
finally got In Office he really tried to
carry cut his campaign pledges" re-
piled the Observation-Disclosures.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
Where the New Books Begin.

'What sort of novel is it?''
"Old-fashioned."
''That so?"
Eyes. The story ends that they
were married and lived happily ever
after"
whats old-fashioned about thatY
1.-THE newer authors usually start
off their books with the wedding day.
and work the old triangle racket
through to the finish"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
ohserxant Paw.

Paw, what is an advertisements
IAN advertisement is the picture of
pretty girl eating, wearing, holding
or driving something that somebody
wants to sell."-Nashville TennesSeean.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
Fewer places Filled by state Bureaus.

During 1920 the eleven free en-
ployment offices conducted by the in
dustrial commission made g. $40 place
ments as compared with 92,9OS In
1910. OF persons placed 76.015 were
men and 1850 women. No person is
counted as placed unless the employer
to whom he was referred reports he
has been hired. Approximately 40 per
cent of the total placements were in
Milwaukee and 60 per cent in the ten
offices in smaller cities. During De-
cember, 1920. employment offices
placed total of 1857 persons as COM
pared with $685. In December, 1919.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
Usually So.

PA, what is peacemaker?"
"He is man, my child, whose chief
success is generally in precipitating a
fight"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
His Conclusion.

$50 she refused YOU"
That's the impression / received"
Didn't she actually say nO?"
''No. she didn't. All she said was,
+"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03

decided
Burlington a
operation
Vegetable
publish H. r. SHARON,
Point Farm, Burlington, VT
although the the
disturbing Pnkham Vegetable
relieve distress troubles
Pnkhams Vegetable after have
been advised by attending physicians.
Lydia Il. Pinhams Private AILMENTS
liar Women will be sent free Write
Lydia e. Pinxham Medicine Massachusetts.
book
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
Swat the eiu Fla

Swat the Big Figures.
Knieker-"A scientist calculates the
earth will last a trllion years" Con-
gressmari-"Weii. I'd cut the esti-
mate"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03

Many q woman who looks like an
angel forgets to act like one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03

Poetry of love is transformed into
prose at the paregoric stage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03

CupId has enslaved thousands, but
refuses to be enslaved himself.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
Coop Society Chiefs Seized.


Violation of the Wisconsin blue sky
law is charged In warrants against
Marvin Marsten, John Baron and
Frank Ayers, all connected with the
Cooperative Society of America, with
headquarters in Chicago, where 1t OPP
crates a number of grocery stores.
Bail in each case was fixed at $4,000
and the cases continued to February
4, before Circuit Court Commissioner
Benson at Racine. The president of
the society Is Harrison M. Parker. The
arrest of the three men resulted from
three weeks investigation made by
District Attorney Thorwald Nj. Beck,
who alleges the state law has been vio-
lated in that the defendants failed to
apply for and secure a permit from
the state railroad commission. which
passes on all stocks and in that they
paid to their statesmen, of which there
were about thirty-five in Racine, a
commission in excess of that provided
by the state law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
Fewer Lobbyists Than Usual.

Registration of lobbyists during this
legislative session has been compare.
lively light compared with former leg
islative meetings. Those who have
registered are: Edgar L. Wood, Mil
waukee, railroads and street railways;
John Meeks, Marshfield, interests of
railroad men; William f. Hannah.
Milwaukee, education and taxation :
William N. Brown. Milwaukee, affect
ing firemen and fire fighters associa
tions and kindred legislation, also la
Dor legislation u. I'll. McQuid, Milwau-
kee, legislation affecting railroad men
and other Aborers; II. Il. Green, La
Crosse, legislation affecting railroad
men and other labor; c. c. Doring
Madison. chattel mortgage, union traf
fic manufacturer; S. Peterson Todd
Milwaukee, Sunday rest; William A
Jackson, Milwaukee, Traction, Light,
Heat and Power company, and public
utilities; Frederic Cranefield, secre.
tary State Horticulture society, legis
lation affecting horticulture; William
G. Dean, chairman state prohibition
commission, general legislation, prohi
bition especially; Mrs. e. Ledwith
Mrs. Jacob Feldman and Mrs. Lillian
Davis, Madison, all progressive meas.
ures; d. w. Moore, Beloit, interest of
Ireland freedom; ID. e. Riordan, law.
yer, Milwaukee, legislation affecting
railways; e. e. Westfall, Milwaukee,
express transportation P. J. Werlich
Monroe, legislation affecting telephone
companies, directly or indirectly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
School Attendance Lays.


Out of the total enrolment of chill
dren. in the country schools of the
state in 1918, only 20 per cent went
to school six months or more, state
ment from the Wisconsin Teachers
association reads. In the city 6S1a
per cent of the children enrolled were
in school eight months. Association
and educational officials agree that
the present school attendance law does
not get results. A bill to establish
truancy law undoubtedly win be intro.
duced in the legislature.
Plan 375 Studies at U. w.
Totaling $40 different studies, more
courses will be offered at the 1921
summer session Of the University of
Wisconsin than ever before, according
to preliminary bulletins being pre-
pared for distribution. The Summer
session will open on June q and CON-
time six weeks until August in all
colleges except the law school,, which
continues for ten weeks. The enroll
ment in the summer school of 1929
was as large as the winter enrolment
of the university during the war. and
more are expected this year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
HOW WOMEN AVOID
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
Some Are Extremely Necessary, Others May Not Be
Every Woman Should Give Lydia e. Pinkfar1's
Vegetable Compound = Trial First

Chicago, Ill. I'll was in
bedwith q female troubleand
inflammation and mad four
doctors butnoneof them did
me any'good. They all said'I
would have to have anoper-
alton. A druggist's wife told
me to take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
and I took % bottles, never
missing a dose and atthe end
Of that time I was perfectly
well. / have never had occa-
sion to take it again as /
have been SO well. ] have a
six room flat and do all my
work. My two sisters are
taking the Compound upon
Experimentation and you
may publish my letter. tits
the gospel truth and | will
write to any one who wants
q personal letter. Mrs. E.
H. HAYDoCK, 1924 st. Law
renee Ave., Chicago, Ill. .
> A Vermont woman
adds her testimony to
the long line of those
fortunate women who
have been restored to
health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-03
"Muslc Hath Charms"

WUStC ftdtII NIteI
Assemblymen may not be romantic,
,ut they've soft spot In their hearts
for musical notes that tinkle from the
piano In the assembly parlor. Pages
and assistant sergeants-at-arms have
utilized the piano during recesses and
unmusical officials, probably with an
eye to seeing their stenographers work
rather than jiggle their shoulders.
complained. So it was decided to re-
move the plano. Legislators learned of
it and resolution was passed by III"
assembly providing that the instru-
ment should not be removed.