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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-01
Social Items

Dinner
Atty. and Mrs. L. S. Doolittle en-
tertained at dinner last evening.
Afternoon Party
Mrs. Earl Hunter was hostess at
an afternoon company yesterday.
Thimble Bee
Mrs. Fred Seton entertained at a
Thimble Bee last Tuesday afternoon
Dinner
Prof. and Mrs. w. B. Davidson en-
tertained at dinner last Friday even
ing.
Rock Club
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Pierce enter
tanned the Rock Club Monday even
ing.
Six-thirty Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Winter enter
tanned at six-thirty dinner last Fri
day.
Picnic Club
Mrs. E. A. Whitenack was hostess
for the Picnic Club Tuesday after
noon.
Entertained w. r.. c.
Mrs. j. w. Allard entertained the
w. r. C. at her home yesterday after
noon.
Priscilla Art Circle
The Pricilla Art Circle met with
Mrs. F. A. Fuller yesterday after
noon.
Six-Thirty Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. F. X. Knoble enter
tanned at six-thirty dinner and bridge
last evening.
The Lakota Club
Miss Ruth Kelly entertained the
Lakota Club last Saturday at the
home of Mrs. John Knapp.
$
Bridge Party
Mrs. Harry Jenkins and Mrs. Har-
ny Campbell entertained at an even
ing bridge party last Thursday.
One O'clock Bridge
Mrs. Gerhard Kulstad and Mrs. lie
Roy Knapp entertained at one o.
clock bridge luncheon last Friday.
Six-Thirty Dinner
Floyd Pearson entertained at six
thirty dinner and cards at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Pearson, last evening.
Mann Valley Mission Aid
The Swedish Mission Ladies Aid
society of Mann Valley will meet next
Tuesday, Feb. 6, with Mrs. Charley
Bjork. All are invited
Swedish Aid
The Ladies' Aid of the Swedish
Mission church will meet at the
church next Thursday, Feb. 8. Mrs.
Moline and Mrs. Upgren will serve.
4 i
Tuesday Club. Feb. g.
Fiji Islands Mrs. Tozer
Music.
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Missionary Activity in the Fiji Is
lands, Mrs. Plummer
Hostess, Mrs. Whitcctnb
Home Culture Club, Jan. =
Current Topic. Leader, Mrs. Bliss
Lesson; New Haven; Yale College;
The Belkshires; The scenery.
Literary asspciations; Holmes;
Bryant.
Leader, Mrs. Corson.
Hostess; Mrs. Brown.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-01

| dTnleTS INSTITUTE
at Ellsworth
FEB. SO
PROGRAM
Thursday-Febluary
1000 A. NJ.
Grading a Herd Up, Not Down,
Mr. Clark
Alfalfa and Lime, Mr.. Seyforta
100 P. NJ
Judging Contest
200 P. NJ.
Reviving the Farm Orchard
Mr.. Maynard
Farm Accounting, Mr.. Donald
Clean Up tuberculosis, Mr.. Kn;lan
500 P. M.
One Hour Program. Local Talent
Moving pictures.
DAIRY FEEDING DAY
Friday-Feb. 8
1000 A. M.
More Cow Testing Associations,
Mr.. Clark
New Discoveries in Feeding Farm
Stock, Mr.. Morrison
1880 P. NJ.
Figuring Rations for Dairy Cattle,
Mr.. Nerrison
Pierce County Problems,
Mr Seyforth
W. H. Clark, Rice Lake
Ben Maynard, Ellsworth
f. b. Morrison, College Of Ag.,
Madison,
H. G. Seyforth, Co. ACT, Ellsworth
DIR. A. j. Knilans. GAINESVILLE
J. S. Donald, Madison
Local Chairman: G. NJ. Hanson.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-29

thoroughfarcS of the city to re
gion of increasing squalor and ugli-
ness.
We descended some small stone
steps, passed along a narrow pas
sage, and entered Il cafe, the most
dilapdatcd and filthy | have ever
been in. A rcpulsivc woman lollcd
across the counter and looked at us.
We passed behind that counter,
through door. into a noisomc
house wrapped in utter darkness.
Four other men seemed to have
crcpt up to us like shadows, ant!
we all had electric torches. At Il
certain point in the descent of some
stone steps, we paused. Three Of
the men felt about for some time.
Then an unsupported door slowly
swung open, door which seemed
10 lead into chasm, black and
impcnctrablc. The man who had
slipped past Santcl and become our
guide stretched up his hand and
pulled down long, thin ladder
One by one we descended into what
seemed to be Il great cellar. At the
farther end was kink of light
from The room beyond. and sound
which for the moment made mad.
man of me - the sound Of a woman
crying. | stumbled across the I'M.
even floor, but Santcl caught hole
of my arm.
"Bc careful" he muttcrcd, "if oul
man is there and sees you, he will
shoot. Let the others. surround him
We have Il plan"
Scarcely heard him. but helt
my breath and kept silence while
some one attempted to find mean:
of insrcsS. Then suddenly, | hcart
| MichacrS voice. Cold and measured
as ever. it seemed to me, though
he must have known that he wa
in desperate straits.
"Ior the last time, Janet, tn
TRUTH he said. "What has becOm
of the money which was handel
over to you - the price of the jew
els? And why have you follower
me to MarSeilleS?'
"No one has given me amy mon
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ADVENTUROUS
THE TWINS
By Olive Barton Roberts

Nancy and Nick had lots of fun
helping the Scrap-picture Shepherd
cSS on her pretty little farm.
Nick MIXED the cows and Nancy
gathered the eggs and fed the pigs
and helped to watch the sheep.
They felt ever so much better af-
ter their exercise, and the pain they
had gotten from eating too many
goodies disappeared altogether.
Now I'll tell you the way to the
CuI-Out Lady's house." said the
ShcphcrdeSS.
She led them to the little gate
where they had entered - for do not
the little ShepherdcsS was COM
plctely inside of Il large Easter egg
-- The kind you look into and see
things. Well, that's where the farm
was and Nancy and Nick had to
make themselves ever SO tiny to get
into il. by making ii wish with their
magic shoes.
$50 to the right as far as you
| can sec, then one turn to the left -
said the Shcphcrdcss, land you'll
come to the Muffin Mans house.
! He'll tell you which way to go af-
ter that. Goodby and thanks ever
SO much for helping me"
The Twins said goodby and start
ed off. But this time they shut
their eyes when they passed the
lolly pop field and the chocolate bud
bushes and the popcorn stalks.
They went Just as far as tho
Scrap-Picturc Shcpherdcss told then
and then turned to the left. Ant
there, sure enough, was the Muffin
Mans house.
Hello there 49, who are 'yOu?" l'
cried out when he saw them. II,
was busting some pulverizcd suga
over some newly baked hot eros
buns.
I'VE are Nancy and Nick" sal,
Nancy. land we've come to ask yo,
our way"
I'm tell you gladly" said tn
Muffin Man. But wait Il minute
| see someone coming SO mus
sing"
And he began:
"IIot. cross buns, hot cross buns,
One a penny. two a penny,
Hot cross buns.
If you have no daughters,
Feed them to your sons.
One Il penny, two a penny.
, Hot cross buns!'
To be continued
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, In
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-29
As TO AGE AND LEARNING

TOO old to learn, Il phrase thit
once had some standing, is falling
more and more INTO dsuse. II
never reflected Il true state or al
fairA, but, unfortunately, that was
not realized by all persons. Mere
years do not mean age; rather IL
is the attitude taken toward iife
and the affair." of life. A young
person may be old and an old per-
son may be young in everything
that counts. 1t depends much on
rcceptivity To sound ideas and fun
Gamental truths.
Gunnar Graveum Of San Fran
cisco is Ga A news dispatch says
that he has taken out citizenship
papers and has begun the study OF
law, preparatory to examination
for admittancc to the bar. Incl
Tcntally. he has reared ten sons,
now started on careers of their
own. One wen Il Rhodes scholar
ship while Il student at the Uni
vcrsity of California, and now is
studying at Oxford university. The
father was broker, he has reared
a family. and he thinks that 81 is
not too old to begin making an
other opportunity for himself.
Prof. George II. Perkins of the
University Of Vermont has been
teaching and bennington fifty
four years. and is still at it. He
is botanist. but his Interests
have not been cirCumsCribed by
one field, A; botanist he made a
report on Vermont's fora. AS an
entomologist he investigated i'm
juriucs insects in the; state. For
more than twenty years he was
also state geOlOgiSt, and has in
quired into and reported on mar
bic. slate and granite industries in
Vermont. All that time Prof. Per-
kins has taught his classes regu-
larry, and, just to be certain he
would not have any hours to waste
he served as president of the uni"
vcrsity for two years and now is
vice president.
William Cullen Bryant Kemp
has been a student off and on for
fifty years at Columbil university
He says that he is through now
but he does not say that he is toe
old to learn The New York Her.
| aid thus quotes Mr.. Kemp:
Other men have been at the
university as long as |. | was
graduated in 1876, and have
been going back from time to
time to take up special courses
that would help me in my
work. | made a study of pc
troleum in connection with my
investments, and took up
paleontolOgy. Now | am
through. There is nothing
wonderful about it.
Too old to learn! In Language
that is forceful, even if not Gle
giant, forget it.! Living mean
learning. Otherwise you JUS
cX;st.-lndianaDoli5 News
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reputation. She has been in prison
twice i'm her younger days i'm Paris.
and she was tried for murder seven
years. ago. Lund reports that there
is i'll blood between the two women.
he is convinced that the English
woman, Janet Scale, as she called
herself ON the steamer, has been de
coycd into some place to meet Mich
acl."
How far did he follow ihcm?"
asked. "Whcrc is he now?"
"He followed them into the worst
quarter of MarseillcS." Dcmaycl re-
piled, "but as soon as he discovered
their destination, he had the good
sense to return for aid. They are in
the one quarter of the city which
have mot yet succeeded i'm clearing
But tonight the attempt shall DC
| made
let us start :" ! exclaimed eager.
ly.
g. We moved toward the door.
81 deeply regret" Demaycl an.
nounced, that this is an adventure
on which cannot accompany you
If | were to show myself in tn.
| QUARTER. | should not only cndan
ger your lives. but should of al
absolute, certainty forfeit my own
| Monsieur Santcl here" he added
turning to his companion. twill taxi
command of the expedition. Lunt
is in one of the cars outside. I
sufficient force of scndarmcs har'
already penetrated secretly into tlr
Quarter. Ii remains only for I'M
to Wish you good fortune"
=, In the car which we found wait
ing for us we passed from the broa'
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Lobach, y. 1Iollenbeck, {. McCrorlc,
M. Gordon.
In the st. Mary's League games
Friday afternoon, Charlie McCarty's
Browns were trimmed by Jim Olson $
Cardinals, II to II. Glenn Kelley S
Yankees nosed out n victory over Carl
Maassan's Pirates. The final score
being Is to Ia.
In the Little -Four League Andy
Hummclrs Sioux and Francis Kclly'S
Crows broke even, three all.
Howard Murphy's Blackfeet defeat
cd the Dacotah Tribe, under Chief
Jim German, by the score of to ).
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CHINESE

The 16year- old Manchu boy who is emperor of China in
only has renamed himself Henry and his wife Eliza
beth Possibly he got tired of signing his official title
Ia Gazing Kuo Ia Huang IT, He is intensely interested in
all things American Expressing his admiration of Cauca
sian he had his queue piail hair) cut off
He retains his title emperor and the Chinese republic
gives him large allowance for the upkeep of his family
and court But he has been stripped of real and is
isolated in condition that amounts to imprisonment
of the worlds most interesting characers-a living
great oriental nations casting aside the monarch
ia system that ruled it for unknown centuries The whole
world moves toward real democracy
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Bismarck Boys
1.-The Wealth of Bismarck Is In the
Character Of Her Sons"

The springs birds are arriving.
Russell Reid informs US that the boys
have reported three Spring birds to
date these are the Crow, reported by
Fcnton Goddard and Eugene Spcrry:
the Marsh Hawk and the Western
Tree Sparrow reported by Norris
Fitch.
DIR. Melvin Il. Gilmore of the State
Historical society seeks the cooper
alton of boys and girls in keeping
records of the development ard
growth of spring and summer through
insect, plant and bird life. Any per-
son interested may get further in
formation from DR.. Gilmore, Scout
Masters LcBarron, B. M. Dunn, +. J.
Grady or from Russell Reid or j. j.
Macleod.
Tonight will be stunt night with the
Pioneers, every boy should be in
Council not later than 1926 o'clock.
Basket Ball.
The Knowles Shield games arc the
big attraction just now. st. Mary's
head the league, being one game in
the lead over the Richholt boys, who
hold the Shield at the present time
These teams will meet for the second
time next Saturday and if st. Mary's
win this game the Shield will 60 to
them for this year, When these
teams met last overtime was neces.
sary to declare winner. St. Mary's
won by one point.
The first game Saturday night was
between VIM. Moore and Richholt ant
resulted in win for the latter bJ
the score of 81 to 6.
The TEAMS, Richolt-J. Jochim, 3
Klein, H. Mildc, F. Landers, G. Land
ers and f. Benser.- VIM. Moore--Al
Watkins. R. Gobek. H. Brown, ]. Mis-
ner, H. Dohn.
In the second game the St. Mary.
Second defeated the VIM. Moore Sec
onl, Ito 0. The teams: St. Mary's--
G. Jaszkowiak, A. Hummel, A. Cant
we'll, NJ, Hummel, ]. German, Schil
vinskiv. VIM. Moore-E. Perkins, 3
jacobson, B. Nicola, j. Buckner, j
Sloan, p. Meadstrom and w. Smart.
In the last game the St. Mary's de
fcated the freshmen 81 TO z. It i
only fair to thf freshmen to say tina
a couple Of their men failed at tn
last minute to show up, and other
had to be pressed into the game.
| The teams: St. Mary's-J. Olsor
lP. Balser, ]. Roehrick, J. Conway,
'IWyciskala. Freshmen-F. Wanner.g !
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BEGIN HERE YODI y

BEGIN HERE TODAY
Vendetta begins between
MICHAEL SAVERS, noted criminal
and
SIR NORMAN GREIES once OF Scot
land Yard, when Saycrs' beautiful
houScmaid,
JANET. saves him from Sir Norman
by shooting dead an officer sent
to arrest him. Janet become"
Savers wife and accomplicc. She
receives a legacy of two hundred
and fifty pounds and takes pas
sage to MarScillcs. On the boat
Janet meets confederate ni
Micbacl's named Louisa Martin.
Louisa takes Janet to Sayer's hid
ing place i'm MarseilleS, where
Janet is uniuStly accused OF
treachcry. GreyeS, travelling close
" on the trail of Michael. traces
him to his place of residence IN
Marscillcs. 1t develops that Say
crs has eluded his purSucrS by
Disgusting a confederate as HIM
self and leaving him at the resi-
dcnce.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Sir Norman GreycS Talks.
He shook his head.
"Thcy were left by former ten
ant" he replied. II know nothing
of their use"
| turned into the garage and
wheeled out one Of the rubber tires
which were ranged against the wall
"If YOU have no other car,
asked him, show is it that all the
tires in your garage are like TINS
one H. two sizes larger than those
ON the car your were driving"
He hesitatcd and turned his head
Tic knew then that it was the end
The gcndarmc was returning Will
fat little man who wore no coa'
aud waistcoat.
| "This man keeps the cafe ut the
corner" the former announced. "H'
! knows his ncighbor Guy well.
"Is this Monsieur Guy?' Dcmayc
asked.
The innkccpcr was more than EN-
phatic; he was vehement.
Upon my soul, no" he declared
"Monsicur Guy | know well. I'M
gentleman is Il stranger.
Dcmaycl turned to the pseud
Monsieur Guy.
"Wcll?"
The man shrugged his shoulders
81 have done what | was PAL
for" he said Sullcnly.
We dincd that night, Rimnins
ton and |. in a remote corner OF
great busting restaurant. Dcmayt
had himself telcphoncd and orderc
The table. The latter had promise
to Join us at coffee, but, before
reached thai stage of our rcpast,
were surprised to see him comm
hastily toward us, followed by
tall man of military bearing.
"Messieurs," he said as he sat ft
a moment at our table. "a gray
thing has happened. The your
man who has acted as my SecrctaI
for five years has abscondcd. 1t
he, without a doubt, who warne
the man whom you call Michae
Worse than that, his report to II
that the Carlyon would not reat
;. dock until tonight was lie. 81
arrived this morning and land'
} her passengers this afternoon
| half rose to my feet, but u
= mayel waved me back.
Listen" he continued, I'll
:. much we know at present: II
= Englishwoman went first to the y
= tel Splen{lide. AT six o'clock tn
evening she was called for by t
. other woman, and they drove q
e alone. They were shadowed, fort
$ natcly, by Lund, the American d
tective who followed Louisa Mart
In over, and who reports that his II
IL was attempted last night. This "
man Martin, il seems, has nm &,
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SHOPLIFTER

Arrested by detectives charge of shoplftlng, New
York claims that the theft subconscous act He
says he had been thinking of ewey for niece
land had realized he had stolen it until he reached the
street
A novel alibi.
However, few of realize how many things do when
hypnoZed by subconscious selves things that
called selves would dream Of Everyone has
duo personality, DR.. Jekyl and Mr., Hyde.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW

column may or may not express
the opinion Of The Tribune. They
are presented here in order that,
our readers may have both sides
Of important issues which are
being discussed In the press OF
the day.
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COAL

Coal has been in Quincy, Mass that it could be
obtained only a doctors prescription
Meantime, enough unmined coal underground in cour
try to supply for thousand years.
Various suggestions have been made for putting stop
periodic fuel shortages. The sensible for
consumers fill their bins when coal is begging
for buyers This particularly applies big Industrial
for homes only tenth of Americas total prOduc
ton of soft coal and half of it's hard coal
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A VALUABLE PROVISION

The announcement that President Harding has directed
the federal trade commission to investigate to determine
there any relation of the tariff to the rise in
centes attention upon provision in the Forney lumber
tariff which to be of the most valuable acts
of the congress- For there has been effort to
obtain tariff based upon the principle of difference in cost
of production in Europe and in America, to remove the
tariff from politics and to give commission power to ADJUST
the tariff to meet changing conditions The American people
time and again have endorsed the principle of tariff to
protect American industries and American WOrkmen against
the lower standard of living and lower costs of production
in Europe Although leaders who have the disastrous
effect of changed tariff policy under Republican and Demo-
cratic administrations it remained for the last Congress to
incorporate the tariff law the exbty fought for long
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EAT MORE WHEAT"

The Eat More Wheat campaign may appear at frs
glance to be worthy campaign impossible of fulment The
leaders in the campaign however, enabled to answer
those who believe futile to attempt to change the diet of
the people by practical example of in similar
paigns The countrywide and persistent advertising cam
paigns of the fruit growers in California have resulted in
marked increase in the consumption by the individual of
raisins figs, prunes and other food products The prune
for example, has been raised from the object of boarding
house Joke to tables of millionaires.
Statistics show experts that the American people
less food of which wheat the basic ingredients
than any other nation and there is food healthy
The object of the Eat More Wheat campaign worthy
The of suggestive advertising has been demon
strated The people of North Dakota we'll afford tC
back with all their strength There is nothing to lose ano
there is much to gain.
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A THOUGHT

And there came of all people to
hear the wisdom Of Solomon. from
all kings Of the earth, which had
heard of his wisd0m.-I Kings, 4:n.
These are the signs OF a wise man;
to reprove nobody, to praise nobody,
to blame nobody, nor even to speak Of
himself or his own merits. Epictetus
One cocoon has been known to
yield nearl ythree fourtlfs OF mile
0f silk lber. ~
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Tom
Sine


People generally save few cuss
words for rainy day.
SO many relics of ancient days are
being dug up. 1t must be the fisher
men hunting bait.
People who won't stop at anything.
should never drive autos.
If Burbank produces many more
secdess things we can do away with
the seed catalog entirely.
At the rate things are going the
freight bills are pretty high
When woman goes in and asks
for powder these days the clerk says
"Face, baking or gum"
Permanent waves are fine in hair,
but not so good in streets.
The meanest boy in our neighbor-
hood is using his mothers moth
balls for marbles.
Fashion note: The longer skirts
will be shorter, but we will have the
shorter skirts no longer.
One way to learn what's what is
by learning what isn't what.
During a raid in Cleveland a man
poured bottle of it in the sink.
sink Of iniquity.
Gardens cut down expenses, bat
you have to dig for your money.
They say girls colleges don't
teach much. Any graduate will tell
YOU two and two make 4 bridge
gamc.
Sugar situation is reported more
strained. Coffee should be.
Twins born in Chicago were named
Adam and Eve and should be kept
away from the orchards.
San Francisco woman dctccti'e
married a man. He is out of luck.
Since a Grand Rapids (Mich.) man
had AZ diamonds stolen from under
his bed it doesn't sleep so well.
Harding has given up fishing Tor
golf. You don't have to wait for a
golf bait to bite.
First sign Of spring in ScQuatchee,
y. Tenn, was when Il man broke his
leg jumping off a barn.
I They say the income tax returns
) indicate prosperity. They certainly
do for the government.
In Bethlehem, Pa, l 200 eggs were
; broken in wreck. And hens work
so hard for Easter.
People whose buttons won't stay
|. on may enjoy hearing New Jersey
button factory. burned.
?. 1t lis hard to tell if friend is
speaking Greek or radio.
Il Circular doors, weighing eigh-
teen tons and Eft. thick, are a new
protection for safes against burg
G lars.
y China's boy emperor has adopted
q for himself the name of Henry,
and for his Empress Elizabeth"
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HEADACHE

Over 200 world-famed experts at work the 80
volume history of the World War that being compiled by
the Carnegie Endowment for international Peace.
It the most thorough work of its kind undertaken
The of the writer's is to steer clear of of the
the incidents around which bitter controversies have
ragged Military operations also ignored The history
limited describing the wars effects European civiza
For that reason the part played by United States
left out. Get ready for the book agents.
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SAILORS

When the Jury at Versailles got through with Germany,
many thought that Germany forever from the
leading mercantile marine nations.
However Germany ranked second only to Great Britain
last year in shibudng She's rapidly replacing what she
had to surrender Tonnage OF per mercantile marine now
is tWo-6fths as big as when the war started.