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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11
Difficulties Of a staker,s Wiz

A writer in Good Words tells the
following story Of the difficulties some
people meet with in EN- leavoring TO
lead religious life"
A lady had gone to visit young
couple of the better class OF the poor.
They had had no children, and the
husband being stoker on a railway,
they Were above the reach of want.
Under these circumstances it seemed
to the visitor that they might have at
tended to their religious duties, at least
to the extent of going to church on
Sundays, and she ventured TO intimate
as much to the young woman, who was
standing rather idly at the door. evil
you please walk in till / show you
something 2" was the woman's answer
and she conducted her visitor TO the
little kitchen, where her husband sat
by the fire. He had lust come home
Tor hall an hour to have his tea, and
was watching the kettle with the most
absorbing interest. He was, of course.
in his working clothes, and his face
and hands We're of a deep oily black,
after the manner of stokers.
Now, ma'am," said tho woman.
pointing to him, "you see that there
man that's my husband, and I'm
bound to do a part by him, amt IL"
" Surely said the visitor, anxious to
uphold the duties OF matrimony.
Very well, then. Would you like to
know how pass my Sundays A wash
ing of he Never blessed moment has
he to wash himself through the week
out early and late, and half of the
night, too, and blacker nor any crow
all the while. Well, on Sundays it is
fitting and proper that he should try
to look like Christian, if he can,
SO ho sets me to il after We
eats our breakfast, with bucket
full of soapsuds aud q scrub.
bling brush, and / rubs at him off and
on all day, till my arms ache, and he
amt much better than he wor; and
then after we had our tea he says to
me; Come, Sally, have another try,
there's brave wench, and | goes at
him again, and sluices him down sill
you think born niger nd come out
white and, il you believe me ma'am.
when I polishes him off with dry
towel afore he goes to bed, he's only
light brown after all. F." What was to
be said to such stubborn facts es-
pecially when the good woman finished
with the unanswerable argument, $50
you see, ma'am, them as wants to live
religious has best not marry a stoker."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11
Taking Away aQneen.

When the queen bee is forcibly taken
away from the hive, says the American
Bee Journal, the bees which are near
her at the time do not appear sensible
of her absence, and the labors of the
hive are carried on as usual for time.
It is seldom before the lapse of an hour
before the working bees begin to msn-
ifest any symptoms Of uneasiness.
They are then observed to quit the lar
v@ which they had been feeding, and
to run about in great agitation to and
frow and on meeting such Of their
companions as are not aware
Of the disaster which has be
fallen them, they communicate
the intelligence 10y crossing their an.
tenn@, and striking lightly with them.
The bees which receive the news be-
come in their turn agitated, and spread
the alarm still further All the inhab-
itants now rush forward, eagerly seek
ing their lost queen; but finding
search useless, they appear to become
resigned to their misfortune, the tu-
multi subsidies, and if there are worker
eggs or Larvae in the cells, preparations
are made to supply the loss by raising
a new queen, and the usual duties OF
the hive are resumed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11

Nearly all sick horses and COWS are
made so III the first place by eating
improper food or too much of it. As
soon as the owner finds any of his ami.
mails sick, it is the common custom to
begin dosing with medicine. Our rule
has always been to give nothing unless
We knew exactly what to do; and in
the meantime attend to every exterior
comfort practicable. If the weather is
cold place it in warm quarters, avoid
all exposure, and attend to pure air
and strict cleanliness. But there is
one medicine that can never do harm,
and is commonly beneficial. This is
pulverized charcoal As we have Just
remarked, nearly all sick animals be-
come so by improper eating, in the
first place. Nine cases out of ten the
digestion is wrong. Charcoal is the
most efficient aud rapid corrective.
1t will cure in majority of
cases if properly administered. An cx-
ample of its use. The hired man came
in with the intelligence that one of the
finest cows was very sick, and kind
neighbor proposed the usual drugs and
poisons. The owner being Ill, and I'M
able to examine the cow, concluded
that the trouble came from some over.
eating, and ordered te Lcupful of pull
verified charcoal given in water. IL
was mixed, placed IN junk bottle,
the head held upwards, and the water
with its charcoal poured downwards.
In five minutes Improvement was visi-
BILE, and IN few hours the animal was
in the pasture quietly eating grass.
We disapprove of quackery, where,
without a precise knowledge of the dis
ease, powerful remedies are given at
random, indiscriminately. The oh.
lection of quackery cannot extend to
the use of charcoal, for it can do no
harm, and goes directly to the seat of
the trouble in most animals, and if
timely applied effects a cure.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11
A True story.


i DO not doubt that many little
colored boy has wished he was white,
but never heard of a white boy, ex,
cept "our Charlie" who wanted to be
black.
When he was nearly three years OLD
he saw a colored boy for the first time
and he was very much amused and in.
terested in him, more than we thought
at the time,-which was house. clean
ing time, and for this same reason
we noticed his particular ways,
less, being ourselves ''carefu!
and troubled about many things. y
The day after he made the acquaint.
ance of this young colored person was
Saturday. YEARLY we were finishing
the last things" and making ready
for the Sabbath that was to follow.
Our labors were ended by five o'clock,
and we had only to battle and dress
Charlie and ourselves for supper, and
then we might rest. When tho bath
was ready. Charlie could not be found.
After calling him several times an ans
wer was received from the garrett.
Come up, mamma, and see mel" |
replied, "No, Charley, mamma is too
tired come down here TO her." Then
he called again:
"Do come see me, mamma, Use all
black J Pso your little culled boy
now !"
This news alarmed me, for there was
room in the garrett in which there was
printing press, with types, ink, etc,
where papa and the older boys did
printing for amusement, the door OF
which was fastened, but not always,
because big boys will forget some.
times.
Such a sight as / beheld when got
up there Charlie had taken of all
his clothes but his little flannel shirt,
and every part OF him that it did moi
cover, face, hands, arms, legs and feet,
we're thoroughly besmeared with ink.
He had also experimental with the
types, dipping them in can OF ink
he had stamped them upon the walls
and floor. Had painted the chairs
and doors with ink, which little folk
may not know is very different from
common writing ink, and hard 10 clear
off
Soap and water alone made no i'm
preston on il. had q bowl of larC
brought, and creased him with il iron
head 10 foot then / put him in tut
OF warm water, and with plenty o
soap succeeded in removing most G
the ink. IL took me over an hour :
do IL, but the little fellow was yer
patient indeed; he seemed almost a
much amused 10 find himself changin
back TO a white boy again, as he wa
by the other process.
OF course papa came home betoi
little Charlie was dressed, and laughe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11
Method of preserving Green Fodder.


A method of preserving green fodder,
such as turnip-tops, beet-tops, or other
succulent vegetables, has been in use
for many years in Europe, by which
this green fodder is kept in good con
dition for six or twelve months. A
trench two or four feet is dug in dry
spot in the field, and the tops of the
roots, carefully gathered when free
from rain or dew, are thrown into it,
They are very compactly pressed down
and when the pit is filled some straw is
laid upon the fodder and the earth is
heaped over the whole. In this manner
this product, which is generally wasted
Ill great measure, is utilized. On one
occasion the writer saw one of these
pits opened IN the spring, which had
been filed and covered up the fall
previous. The fodder, which was
leaves of sugar-beets, was as fresh to all
appearance as when gathered, and the
cows to which it was fed ate it with
avidIty. Salt is generally sprinkled up
on the fodder. and aids in its preserva-
ton. 1t would be worth while, when
our root crop is being gathered, to
preserve the tops in this way aa an ex-
pertinent. 1t is not probable that
there will be any difficulty on account
of our colder climate in thus preserv-
ing for future use a very considerable
amount of winter fodder. The princi-
pal requisites are to pack away the
leaves when dry, to compress them as
closely as possible, and to cover them
so completely with earth that all access
of air is prevented. 1t is by the exclu-
sion of air that they are kept from de
cay.-Amer1edn Agricutturist.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
shelter Of Fruit frees.

The shelter Of timber lot on the
farm of Fl. B. Norton, of Genesee
county, N. Y, caused the adjoining
four.acre pear orchard to ripen its
fruit earlier and give pears of better
quality, his pears usually bringing
from SIS to 81 per barrel at Batavia,
and IS to $14 in New York. Some
years ago the late Isaac Pullen, of New
Jersey, informed us that his evergreen
belts, then about % to 30 feet high,
benefited both fruit and farm crops to
a distance OF at least twenty rods; and
VIC have known other instances where
spaces abroad have been protected
when planted with farm crops. --ROch-
ester IN " Rural Home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11
Lew Method OF Manufacturing Wrought
Iron Direct from the Ore,


A new method of making wrought
iron direct from the ore is now practised
in South Staifordshire, which is thus
described: The inventors take the ore,
grind it TO powder, aud mix with it
powdered lime, together with powdered
pitch er tar. When pitch is used a
water Is all that is needed to produce a
mixture, having much the appearance
! of dark mortar. In this shape the
preparation is spread on the floor of q
closed kiln, and treated much like
patent fuel. Here the moisture evapo-
rates, but no portion of the metal-pro
dUcing ingredients is lost. In few
hours the kiln has surface of metal
coke, usually four, and, if necessary,
eight inches thick. This is broken up
mace of the ordinary iron works class,
where it is submitted to fire for half an
hour at the utmost. In that time it is
ready for the helve or squeezers, which
IT leaves a capital bloom, producing in
the rolls bar of half manufactured
iron, known, under the old principle,
as a puddled bar.
Thus the use Of the blast furnace has
been altogether avoided, and the work
of converting the product of the blast
furnace into partially manufactured
iron, which has hitherto required the
exercise of large amount OF trouble
some skilled labor, has been effected
by an operator who needs very little
practice to make him efficient. The
other stages through which iron has to
pass in order TO the completing of the
bar, or sheet, as the case may be, are
the same as in the old process. The
inventors, who are Messrs. Gerhard
and Caddick, claim that they require
only two tons of coal TO make one ton
of finished iron from the ore; that they
can make German steel as cheaply as
cast iron, and that they can manufac
ture cast iron, equal in purity to char
coal iron, without the use of charcoal.
If all they claim to be able TO do is
practicable, a simplicity has been at
tanned in the making of iron which
should so far to reduce its price in
those smaller sizes and shapes which
are, most of all, applicable to the bust
ness of the general iron merchant
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11
THE Fall of the Leaf.

IN TIE GRAVEYARD AT LoaASsPoRT, IND.
They fall The eddyipg whrls with wild I'm
rest
In strange, fantastic measure. sweep along.
Darkning the air, hiiing the earth's cold
breast
Toning sad nature TO a dirge-lke song.
List TO the master chord, distinct and full.
With its wild burthen of decay an0 death,
Calling the Springs LOST hope, the Summers
pride,
To swell the requiem with their vanished
breath.
Family the echoes Of that sulen river
blend with the spirit rusthng overhead
The thick gray mist which DER my pathway
hovers
Shrouds in its gloom this C,ty oil the Dead !;
YET, here and there, some sculptured column
glancing
Like sheeted ghost seen dun at eventide.
Brings the quick throb Of an impatient long
ing
To pierce the msts which Life aud Death
divide.
They fall-the leaves They rustic on this
tomb,
But scant and slow, as he who lies beneath
Cared not for tear nor moan. His fevered lite,
Ills bafted aims, the good beyond bis reach,
Inc hopeless strivlngs with an evil fate
Ihese made him eager to lie down ana
sleep
Not Ger the strire-worn frame, the broken
heart
Whose sighs are stlllcd, may Man or Nature
weep.
Lol now in gusts the leaiy shower is driven
And wildly circles round this turf raised
mound;
Here little feet are laid in solemn stiffness
Here prattlng tongues have hushed their
scarce-learned sound.
Yet on they drive, and thickest fill this nook,
Sheltered from wintry blasts which loudly
rave
Here Autumn fingers with fond, sad smile,
as 10th to leave our Marys little grave,
little gravel yet large enough to hold
mothers hope, sisters darling pride,
husbands all, an infants borrowed life,
The grace, the gadness Of a dear Preside
wealth of worth untold, vet felt by those
Whe marked the snless youth, the radiant
prime,
OF the sweet flower that blossomed a brief
space,
And dropped and withered in its summer
time.
sweet, fair face, which saddened midst its
glee,
To mark the autumn leaves aroun thee
shedl
o pure, bright life, whose lofty aims were
gained
Nuch W. iCSu hpllil iOul It's nU-Gt ndu
fed
No need hast thou, the loving and the true,
For the cold lettered marble, dark aud grim,
To keep Gods glorious sunlight from thy bed,
And crush the towers which DER thy ashes
spring.
No need of aught. save loyeliest sights and
sounds,
The Springs first sound, the Autumns lat
est glow,
-The grand diapason of Natures choir,
The lights and shadows in their ceaseless
flow
These watch her rest and fitful come and go
Nor mock our sorrow by changeless face
Heap or. o leaves, your wealth of varied hue
Our darling loved ye deck her sleeping
place.
They fall--the leaves The river foweth on.
Yet changed the mournful cadence of the
lay;
High DER the mist, where CLEANS one rift of
sky,
Come sun-bright visions of eternal dav.
Sparkle the waters OF the glorious river;
Beam the bright faces of the lost and
gone
Life through thy tears, thy travail, a nd thy
anguish
The ciearest light from Heavens gate is
won.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11

Boys who have been born and
brought up by the sea wonder what
sort OF fun those brought up inland
can possibly have. To be sure, there
are the woods and streams 10 give them
some sorts of sport 10 is true, they
have squirrel and rabbit.huntinR, the
delights Of cunning, the pleasures of
"g0ing in a swimming, where the
mill-pond and the pebbly streamlets
sparkle in the sun or glide under the
cool shadows Of the willows but as
boy, used 10 think that the poor fel.
lows who never knew salt water, nor
saw the furious breakers dash on the
rocky coast ofNew England, were much
10 be pltied. And when once, while
was little chap, / was taken on visit
10 Bucksport, II seemed ~ il / should
stiflo IN the close air Of the country
town, which had no water near il but
a contemplate river flowing past. The
sea seemed 80 far away that / thought
should lose my breath before could
get back TO its salt air again. Blu
/ perhaps | was homesick.
When the gale was high and the Ions
rollers came laundering on the beach
Aunt Rachel used 20 take mo by Oh,
! hand and lead me along the lionel,
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The Conundrum Of the Period.

The Sabbath school teacher oncour
aged her children TO bring each n
Scripture question 10 be propounded
TO the class. Alone Savage said he
would like to be told why st. Stephen
was like thanksgiving raisin He
allowed il was because they stoned
him. That boy has grown up and en-
tered on career OF usefulness. He
gets steady wages as a railway brake
man, and last week he celebrated his
golden wedding. All because Alonzo
was faithful at Sabbath school
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11
What FAIRY Saw in n Bee-Hive.

In the store rooms we saw rows upon
rows of cells, fitted one upon another,
and every one filled with clear honey,
and securely sealed.
"This is our winter store" said my
guide "pure honey, made from the
white clover, and put up in the combs
by the Workers"
" How do they make the honey
asked.
They gather it, p" she replied. owe
send out thousands of bees every morn
ing, to all the gardens and fields
around. Mignonette makes good honey,
and so do apple blossoms We usually
make from two to six pounds in day.
The bees often fly as far as two miles
from the hive, and they come back
loaded with honey and pollen. Each
Worker has tongue or probocis with
which she icks or brushes up the
honey, and puts it into her honey bag.
"Stop amoment, said she TO a Work
er who was hurrying by. "You will
observe, my dear, that the hinder legs
have something like baskets, on the
side, in which the pollen or bee bread
is carried"
81 see it,, said /, II have often
watched the bees coming out of flowers,
covered with yellow dust"
then took the opportunity to men
ton to her that lived in a lily-bell,
that / sometimes danced the greater
part of the night, and that the bees
were very much in the habit of waking
me at an unreasonable hour. She said
she would attend to it.
" And how do the bees make wax p
asked.
I" BY process best known to them
selves, replied Deborah. Z" IL is no
IN my line just now, and l am quit,
sure that could not describe it to you
The bees say they cannot tell how they
do it, but they wish to keep the secro
among themselves. The sides of these
cells are the one-hundredth and
eightieth part of an inch in thickness.
So you see we must use an immense
quantity of wax"
"You must, indeed" | replied.
"And are the cells always made in the
same shape 2"
"Yes," said she. "They are six
sided. The early bees fixed upon
that as the best for strength and
economy of space, and no change
has been made since. However
the Bundle bees" she added, with a
slight expression of scorn, as though
she had said, "the Beggars," shave a
way which they prefer. They put it up
in bags and store it nnder- ground"
This was no news to me. Such q
thing has been dane IN Fairy-land as To
"borrow " little honey from the
Bumble-bee, in time of scarcity. But
said nothing.
"And you tell me the Workers dc
the fighting. is there much fighting
60 do2" | asked.
"a great deal" replied Deborah
4" We have many enemies, bother on
them Mice, caterpillars, moths, snails,
wasps, robber-bees, and other evil
minded creatures ~ As she said this,
she buzzed fercely and unsheathed
her sting.
"Look here moment" she said,
"and you will see one of them"
And there in corner, guarded by u
squad of bees, lay wretched snail,
prisoner in his own shell. The edge Of
the shell was covered with strong
cement, which held it firmly TO the
floor.
Il think we have him now, the viii
lainl" said my guide, His shell il
fastened with propolis.
"What is propolis 2" asked.
" II is bee-glue," she replied; "resin
from the buds of trees. st. Nicholas
for NoUembcr.
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and lectured him by turns. / don't
think he realized he had done anything
the least improper, 1t was only an ex-
pertinent, but one trial has satisfied
him. He has been content with his
natural color since, except, indeed, one
time, a few months later, when he
came down to the table with his face
thickly coated with prepared chalk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11

An amusing anecdote rs told in con
nection with one of the Arundel owls.
On one occasion, at dinner at Arundel
Castle, the butler caused great merri.
ment by coming into the room and
saying in a solemn voice, "Mav IL
please your grace, Lord 1hurlow has
laid an egg" The late Duke of Nor
folk was asked if the story was true.
His grace said, eyes, we have always
believed it IN the family; but do you
know why the bird was called Lord
Thurlowl That's almost the best part
of the story Lord Thurlow and his
daughter were once staying at the cas-
tie, and the young lady went 70 see the
owls. On passing one of them she
stopped suddenly, end exclaimed; o,
how like papa and the bird was evof
afterwards called Lord Thurlow." IL
must have been wise looking bird,
for Lord Thurlow looked exception
ally wise, even FOR a Judge. Fox, the
statesman, once said: 81 suppose no
man ever was so wise as Thurlow
looks
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cHILDREN'S CORNER,
infantilo COnundrums.

'ahttio NOnundrums.
" Mamma. how did baby
find the right way
From the angels home.
That summer day ~
SAID little Ernie
At eventide,
As he nestled close
Down by NV side.
Did God send her soul
On a silver cloud ?
Did He call 20 you
80 very loud,
Here's a baby dear
For you 10 love,
Coming down from Heaven
Like a gentle dove ?
| think an angel
Came just before,
To show the baby
Our papa's door.
On say, mamma dear,
Did you hear her sing,
And then let our
Dear little baby in2
And did she have wings
When she came that day,
That you've taken OF
And put away?
Did the angel tell you
To lay them by
Till God should call her
Again on high
II | hear Him call her
iii quickly say.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Oh, please let her stayl
You've babies enough
In your heaven above.
And we've only one
Little sister to love y"
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CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE --Digby, tho
t.her day, found some money IN the
street. " All !" said he, with a know
ing look, papers have been saying
that moneys tight. but | wopiasG;e
have believed il II 7 hadn't founu IL !"
The gutter."
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A PAPER Emilia fight between
rival journals.
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