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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-27

came in the past two weeks. We
still must have orders for about
1000 pounds more before we can
make a carload shipment. If you
need explosive, place your order at
once so that shipment can be made
early enough for use this fall. This
will very likely be the last chance to
obtain a cheaply priced explosive.
Delivered in carload lots the price is
$40 per hundred. Amy one person
can order up to 1000 pounds.
Pierce County Fair Premium Lists
are ready for distribution. Same can
be obtained at this office. Plan to
make your exhibit at the fair Sept.
16-17-1S. A few changes have been
made in the premium list. Let's
continue keeping the Pierce County
Fair on the map as one of the best
live stock shows in the northwest.
The second combined annual re-
port of Cow Testing Associations in
Pierce county is now off the press
and ready for distribution. This
book contains a lot of valuable infor-
nation in regard to Cow Testing as
sociation work. Every dairy man
should have one of these books and
study it carefully. You can obtain
one without charge by writing to this
office.
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AGRICULTURAL NOTES
BY II. &. seyrOrth.

Five Pierce County Calf Club
members won prizes in the essay con-
test on the subject Of "Fow to Fit
and Show Calf Club Animal" The
contest was, open to Wisconsin Calf
Club members and prizes were of
fered by the Chicago Flexible Shaft
Co.. Of Chicago. Clipping machines
for use on dairy cattle were giver
the writers of the five best essays
iOther writer's Of good essays also
received appropriate prizes.
The contest was statewide anC
many excellent essays We're written
Pierce County Club Members who
took part and received prizes were:
Harold Stogdill, Bay City; Geo
Haugan, Ellsworth; Wilmer Young
gren, River Falls; Geo. r. Aadalen
Ellsworth; Dorothy Peterson, Spring
Valley.
In checking up the flax acreage,
we find that according to the asses
sors' reports of 1924, that the total
acreage for the state was 5000; that
the leading counties were: Pierce,
1926; Pepin. 916; Ozaukee. us; Bar
ron, 67o; st. Croix, SIC; Manitowoc,
4S1.
We also understand, from the state
agricultural statistician, that the es-
timated acreage of fax in Wiscon-
sin for 1926 is $4,000. This is an in
crease of T09o over that of 1924. We
have not received the details as to
production by counties for 1925.
Pierce county has 1853 acres for
1925.
Reports on the American situation
indicate that in 1925 Canada planted
4.5go less than in 1924. Growing
conditions in Canada thus far have
been very good and based on July LIST
condition, it is expected that the total
production in Canada will be 81
greater than that of 1924.
In the United States, the estimated
acreage for 1925 is sac greater
than in 1924, but production as fore
cast on July LIST is 1890 less than
last year. The 1925 acreage in the
United States is estimated at 1885,
900, which is probably the largest
acreage in this country. Acreage
last year was 3,2S9,000.
Just a comparison on prices paid
on agricultural live stock, this year
and last year, the first week in
August. Best cattle brought $14.50.
Same week last year, $11.00. Bulk
of fed cattle, $1050, a $3.50. Last
year, 5000 a $1,000. Best hogs last
week, $146O. Last year same week,
$765. Best lambs, $15.75. Last
year 14.15. These prices augur well
for agricultural prosperity. More
over, crops all over the state of Wis
consin look very promising.
Orders for 2400 pounds of pyrotol
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Methodist

10:15-Regular Preaching by the
pastor and music by the choir.
:00-Church School. Vacation
time and loafing time is nearly over
and we should be out in force to take
up our studies in the church school.
Annual conference at New Rich
mond Tuesday Sept 8. Some of the
special features of the program
which is one of the best we have ever
seen are as follows:
Tuesday evening Reception by
the Kiwanis Club.
Wednesday Addresses
by DR.. J. r. Denyes Of Lawrence Col
lege and by DR.. Bugbee of Hennepin
avenue church, Minneapolis.
Wednesday evening by
Conference male quartet, followed by
lecture by DR.. Roy L. Smith, Mime
apolis.
Friday eyening-Lecture, DR.. Wed
derspoon of Chicago.
Sunday, 1O:30-Preaching by
Bishop Burns.
Evening-Dr. Gratz of Chicago
and DR.. E. Burns Martin Of Kenosha,
Wis.
Lay delegates are Mrs. Ella Tay-
lor and Prof. H. A. Davee. Many
others are planning to attend.
G.. A. Bird, Pastor.
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Catholic

Sundays-Low Mass and Sermon
at 500 a. M. High Mass and Ser
mon at 1915 a. m. Rosary, Litany,
and Benediction at 2:30 pm.
Week Days, except Saturdays
Mass at 1880 a. m.
Saturdays-Mass at 900 a. m.
Catechism Instructions for all child
rem under Is years of age from $3.50
to 11:00 a. m. Confessions, 400 to
600, and 500 to 1000 p. m. Rosary,
Litany, and Benediction at 1880 p. m.
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IN MEMORIUM

Mrs. Nettie S. Thayer passed from
earth to our Fathers home above,
Aug. Is, 1925, after lingering il
mess of more than three years, caus-
ed by paralytic stroke in May, 1922,
She was born in Republic, Ohia.
Oct. 25, 1852, the second daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Thayer.
She was married January 81, 1891,
to Mr.. Racellus Collins, who died
Sept. 10, 1911.
Most of Mrs. Collins life was
spent in River Falls and for many
years she was engaged in the millin-
cry business in this city where she
made many friends, with her pleas
ant smile of greeting and her ability
to please.
She was a member of the congre-
gational church, and for number of
years was also a member of the
choir.
Her three years of suffering were
borne with great patience and an
abiding faith in Him who said "My
grace is sufficient"
"He will not take the spirits
which He gave, and make
The glorified so new
That they are lost to me and you
We know He will but keep
Our own and His until We fall
asleep"
g II II
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First Baptist

During August the meetings will
be as follows:
Sunday School and Bible class at
1000 am.
B. Y. P. U. meeting, 700 p. M.
every Sunday.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at
500 p. m.
o. A. Graham, Pastor.
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attractions in the way of school and
social advantages, both in the instr
tuition and in the city, and in living
accommodation and rates.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-27

FOR SALE.-Eight room house,
partly modern, lights and water. In
very good condition. Priced to sell,
inquire of Mrs. Lavina Barg, AIS No.
Lewis st.
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LOST.-Flat gray leather purse.
containing about SIS in currency and
change, receipts and F. & M. bank
check book. Finder please leave at
Journal office for reward.
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Trinity Episcopal
S. U. t.

Sunday, August 80, 1925. Twelfth
Sunday after Trinity.
Morning Prayer, 1920 a. m.
E. Leonard, Priest.
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LOST.-Small white dog with
brown ears. Dunn county license No.
1924. Reward. Phone or write A.
M. Hammer, Menomonie, Wis.
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HOUSES FOR RENT
HOUSES FOR SALE

For Sale or Rent-My residence
on the corner of Maple and Lewis
Streets, (house and corner lot). Mrs.
Henrietta Carroll, Phone 329, River
Falls, Wis.
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LOST.-In River Falls Wednes-
day, August -, pair of glasses,
the right hand bow was broken and
had rubber fastened on it to hold
it on the frame. Finder please
notify Fred Blase, South ST. Paul,
Mimi, r. F. D. No. /.
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CLASSIFIED ADS.
WANTED

WANTED.-Reliable married man
wants to rent small farm with or
without stock. Mike Dupey, Ham
mond, Wis.
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LOST

LOST.-One pair Of spectacles in
case, Finder please return to or no
tify VIM. M. Chinook at the Post
Office.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

FOR SALE.-Royal Range in first
class condition. Phone So.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-27

For Sale.-Single-co White
Leghorn pullets of good laying
strain. Also some Toulouse Geese.
Mrs. Adolph Bergseng, phone 179-F-
IL, River Falls, Wis.
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FOR SALE.-6 room house, on
Union street, fully modern, recently
remodel, goes for $4,000. Best bar
gain l know in town. Apply to
owner, Theo. Bake.
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ROOMS FOR RENT

FOR RENT rooms at 313
South Second Street, modern except
heat. Inquire of C. N. Wiger at F.
& M. Bank, River Falls, Wis.
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USED CAR BARGAINS

FOR SALE Studebaker special
six being overhadled. See S. M.
Chinook.
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For Sale-Good secondhand piano.
Call at o. w. Newcomb's Furniture
Store, River Falls, Wis.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
Special Bank-Note Paper

The manufacture of the paper from
which Bank of England notes are made
is surrounded by the greatest privacy.
This paper has been made in the same
factory, at Laverstoke, Hampshire. for
over POO years. 1t is prepared entirely
by hand from specially selected rags
and is washed and rewashed in spring
water used for no other purpose. The
formula of the ink used in printing the
notes is known to only half dozen
people. The chief ingredient is char
coal obtained by smoke dying the
wood of Rhenish vines. Each note
costs the bank roughly penny to pro
duce, and the average period Of circu-
lation is two and half months. About
10000 OF the notes are printed daily
while every year nearly 2OOOO,OOO old
notes are collected and destroyed
Family Herald.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
Tracing Origin of
English Slang Term

A professor was irreyerently knowI
among his students as THE Beak," be-
cause of the prominence of his nose.
While that is usually the sense in
which the word is used, yet it is fire.
quently applied TO a magistrate and
its use in that sense is explained in
several ways. Long ago, thieves slang
had "beak" for constable, in exactly
the same sense OF a ''nosey-parker.
the man whose business it was to find
out just the things that he wasn't
meant TO find out. And from the po-
liceman TO the magistrate the change
would be easy. Amongst other expla-
nations, however, that have been of
fered is the fact that ''beak" is a very
old Saxon word which was the name
Of the gold collar once worn as an en-
)Iem of authority. Scholars interested |
n language have suggested that /
hough we have long forgotten the /
original word. we have its corruption
IS standing for a magistrate.-Mon-
real Family Herald.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
Water Systems on Farms

The development of water systems
has lifted a heavy burden from the
shoulders of every one on the farm. 1t
means freedom from back-tiring drudg-
cry for the housewife, to have run
ming water in the house for every
need. Outdoors it means better live
stock and greater profits. with less
time spent in monotonous chores. OF
great Importance. too. is the real fire
protection 1t brings.
4 good water system can be pur-
chased and installed for about the
price of an ordinary automobile. The
upkeep is much less. 1t is, indeed,
long stride from water carried in jars
snd skins TO running water on the
farm. piped into every building and
very room if desired. Modern manu-
'acturing efficiency has made it pos
;lble at a cost surprisingly low.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
Home Gunner Wants Comfort

Home must be a thing of beauty,
birthplace for better ideas, for high
er goals, and for more liberal edu-
cation. America is reading; its chill
dren are coming in contact more and
more with the beautiful things Of life,
and as they know them so they will
In turn create. The very start OF
beauty in life must come In the home,
and the man who owns his home can
take up the task of identifying as no
renter can hope to do. The man who
owns his own home is not satisfied
with what, as a renter, he will put
up with. He wants better heating,
better lighting and finer gardens. He
wants them and. truly wanting them
he gets them.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
Wedding Customs That
X, Are Old as History

In ancient northern Europe married
pairs drank mead, a high-power wine
made from fermented honey, for 80
days after the marriage ceremony.
This came to be known as the "honey
month" That is the origin of the
word honeymoon"
The bridegroom got his name from
the custom of his having to wait at
the table of his bride-taking the
place of the regular servant, a groom.
That famed institution. the big we'd
ding cake. had very practical origin.
A French cook observed the custom Of
serving individual little cakes to the
hundreds at wedding would be more
convenient If the others were concen.
trated into one mass.
The marriage ceremony in ancient
days was often fantastic. There are
primitive districts Of the world that 4
still preserve the system by which a /
man and woman were considered mar /
ried as soon as they ate out of the
same dish. Rice is thrown after the
departing married pair because of its
being the olden symbol of productive
ness.
Six hundred years ago in France, the
writer records 1T was considered a
lucky thing to win the brides garter,
md every one rushed for it at the con-
fusion of the ceremony. Lillian
lichler, in ''The Customs of Mankind"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
Rose TreIlis Adds to
Appearance of Garden

An alluring little rose trellis is a
fascinating adjunct to any country or
suburban home. Even the amateur
carpenter can easily construct one,
since it is little more than an arch
over a seat. The arch is made of lat
ticework, so that the climbing vine
may find a hold for its tendrils. A
back of open woodwork for the seat is
in keeping with the airy nature of the
trellis. The whole should be painted
either white or green; but white is the
more effective as a background for the
greenery of the vines and the bright
color of the pink or red roses. A COM
Daratively small yard will have space
ior this charming bower.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12

transmitter and receiver. The air
planes are also radio-equipped.
Included in the party are Eve sci-
entists, appointed by the National
Geographic society, who will make
studies of Arctic biology, mineralogy,
plant life and polar magnetic effects.
A motion picture operator was taken
along, and for the first time in the
history of Arctic exploration, a color
photographer accompanied tho expe-
dition- The navy personnel eonsists
OF nine men, commanded by Lieut.
Commander R. E. Byrd. of the Bu-
reau of Aeronautics. There are three
amPhibian planes with which tho ex-
ploration work win Be conducted
from an advance base ON Axsl Heibers
Land.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
Tuo-Ton Carpet

Spring cleaning at Windsor castle Is
a herculesn task. The special dread
of the royal spring cleaners Is beating
the two-ton carpet which covers the
floor of the Waterloo chamber-the
royal dining room during Ascot week,
when the king and queen make Wind
sor their headquarters.
1t takes 60 men to carry this massive
"rug" downstairs to the lawns. Eighty
feet long and 40 feet wide. 1t is the
wonderful carpet which took the pris-
oners of Agra seven years to weave
London Mall.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
Arrested Eloquence

recent suggestion in the British
house of commons to limit the time of
debaters in the house recalls some past
drastic methods with long-winded
speakers. 1t has often been told how
the good" Lord Shaftesbury used to
pail down discursive orators by their
coat tails, but Bishop Sam Wherefore
was occasionally even more unkind.
In the days when Exeter hall was the
great May msettr zee an orator
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12

card or not, but straneei,
sne Is sui waiting for her cbecL ana
wonders savagely what chance . 49,
''an mas among business mon orr
way Ihey wonder. too. sometimes
Inc HAT dwellers sorfad -.
snort walks but always returned ~
way OF the silent caravan.
groups OF girls in MILDLY b,ous..
ana brief white skirts mlngled MIR
capped and gowned seniors: daIotv
irocks and white kid gloves ruht cd
elbows democratically with sweat.
ers and tennis racquets; the rniver-
SHY chimes pealed out eraveIy ana
unsteady; a Sabbath evening busb
settied softly over the siggling gronns
ana long rays of violet and rose snresd
down, drenching the stately trees ~
washington park into coIorsul bean,v
Inc last chime had died AWAY Tho
Diack man drew out 9 silver water.
bury watch and looked at #. Yes tba
chiines were right. Doalng his teweIIed
- DN"tI low 10 The CIIriCuQ J
people, and twisted the long tar ON
the side of the caravan. Lo. II rnoved !
SLOWLY and the whole side swung out
The Interior walls were lined with
mirrors. Upon a tiger skin reclined
large, very large blond lady. re-
piendent in scant frock made of
GOLDEN sequins. The bodice was orr
low. and her curls foated
ut fluffy.
She bounced coquattishly to her
eet and whistled weird call The
lger skin moved. A hundred yellow
ngora cats leaped out and mingled
18th the crowd A specialized profess
or caught one, and from the dutter-
lg ribbon on its neck read: /
STOP LOOKl SECT
Come to the White City tonight .
and see MademoiselIe Topaz and :
her trained cats. !
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
'n'oH Iown Likely to
Supplanf Large Civ

nDout the most important thing tba
Ia, happened 10 the United States
anu unu, ior that matter, to all other cIvi
.-~eu eountries-during the past suar
'er century or 80 has been the grovvt \
VI cites. In 1900 only 40 out NJ
every lOo Americans lived in rom
.Lunilies CT more than $500 popuIa.
'-on no" the number Is 81. at least
"hne Greater New York was taking
IN nearly 100000 new citizens or
ABOUT The total population OF the 10
coionies before the Revolutionary war
~ other New York communities NJ
@o'Voo or more gained about 1000 1000
anu the population Of all the rest of
inc state stood practically still.
a similar process has given Great
er London more than 100000 people.
ana Tokyo, In the land Of cherry bios,
SONS more than 100000. Such popu
i@tions scare some people. who predict
'nat the whole United States will soon
oe one huge, many-storied metropolis.
Dig cites are certainly a new thing
III history. Babylon, the METROPOLIS
OIL antiquity, is supposed to have had
poor million in her days Of splendor:
nome something less than a million:
Athens, which gave the world so much
inperishable beauty and wisdom, only
10000. London was a famous capital !
the Fifteenth century, with 10000:
nuremberg and Strassburg were CEN
ers OF art and commerce with no
1ore than 10000 apiece. One wouldn't
'ok for a good hotel in such towns
owadays
put the monster human hives may
OF nave everything their own way
'reyer. Cities grow because people
INK it worth while, in dollars and
snts, to live in them. They will stop
owing when ii no longer pays. Ac-
riding TO some shrewd observers, the
me OF smaller cities is about here.
It'll electric power, which can be
I down in little town as cheaply
IN big one, there is no reason why
is should not be so. When a factory
is too big its overhead may eat up
profits. The same thing is some
nes true of cities.
Perhaps the future lies with small
groupings Of population-big
ough TO be sociable and amusing,
all enough to let everyone have
iicient fresh air, sunlight and room
stretch. Perhaps tomorrow belongs
Athens, not to Babylon.-Collier's
gazine
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
Cautious SomnombuIist

Blinks had way Of walking In his
sleep-a failing OF which he was
greatly ashamed. Early one morning,
after long absence. he returned. with
a pair of trousers rolled up and tucked
under ms arm.
.where in the world have you been"
his wife demanded sternly.
Down to the office"
But why the trousers under your
arm?"
-Oh-I-I thought might meet
some ona"--American Legion WeekV.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12

was bartering with France TO obtain
Guadeloupe. The French declined
to grant Guadeloupe and offered Can
ada instead, and Great Britain gave In
upon the suggestion Of Franklin An
other interesting International trade
was United States deal for ALASKA
IN 1857, then called by Opponents
Seward Lump of Ice" and sew
ards lce.' The purchase for 81 100
w was then regarded as Z national
scandal In one year the canned-sal
mon production Of Alaska exceedo1
81, SOC, 900.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
THE PHOTOGRAPHS

Donald B. Macmillan, who has
achieved fame As an explorer in the
Far North and incidentally formed
the Arctic habit, is up in the neigh
borhood of the North Pole again this
summer, looking For new lands and
anything else interesting and expect
ing to return this fall. Tho party
may be called the Macmillan Navy
Geographic expedition, since the u S.
navy department and the National
Geographic society are cooperating.
Though lost to view the party will be
much in evidence, As special pains
have been taken to maintain radio
the Peary having
regular ship equipment and the Bow
doin a specially designed short-wavs
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12

The photographs are suggestive
No. I shows Arctic land wastes a.
they appear from the air.
In No. 2 Commander MacMiIlaa
(right) Is exchanging farewells al
Wiscasset, Me-, with Gov. Ralph O.
Brewster of Maine Qeft) and Maj
Gen. A. w. Greedy, noted Arctic ex-
Plorer.
No. ; gives last-minuts portrsit.
of air pilots Maynard Sehur and E
E. Riber.
No. shows the Macmillan vessels.
bowdoin (schooner) and Psary
No. is Kenneth L Rawson Of
Chicago, Is, the only younsster
aboard.
No. is John L. Reinartz OF KAN
with his special low-wavs radio set.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12

rather low down In the program who
had prepared lengthy speech said to
Wherefore, az he noticed that people
were beginning to leave, Its hardly
worth my speaking; they evidently
don't expect me-" 10 be sure they
do" replied Sam, don't you see they're
all going?"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
Tvo Bits Of History

England's acquisition Of Canada was
largely due to the advice given by
Benjamin Franklin when ENGLAND
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12

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