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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09
Browns Wooden Wedding.
From the Boston Traveller

Brown, young insurance friend Of ours,
who lives in Cambridge, had the fifth an.
nivetsary OF his wedding occur about "a
week ago, and his friends determined to
celebrate his wooden wedding by d suf.
prise marty. Brown came IN Yesterday
and told us how they succeeded. They
commenced by sending servant afoend
with u team 20 take Brown and his wife
ont 10 ride at about seven. They then
began TO come with presents and materials
for supper. There was little party Uf
FIVE came first, all laden-hands full.
They all got nicely inside the garden gate,
which shuts with spring, when Browns
big mastif, who is always left unclaimed
in his masters absence, came round the
corner and surprised them. One woman
stepped on her dress. and her fall so de-
moralized fragile black walnut bookcase
she carried that il was afterwards done
up in a bundle and presented as kindling
wood Another fellow got safely out of
the yard, all but part Of his pants, while
old Smithers, who weighs two hundred
and twenty pounds, plunged wildly. with
the eight gallon pail Of ice cream he car
ried, through Browns glass hot souse in
the corner Of the yard, and surprised some
$50 worth Of exolics. Finally they fixed
things up and got into the house, and as il
was about time tor Browns return they
commenced laying the supper table. They
rot down tea set OF rare china that a
friend Of Browns in the trade had loaned
him week before, and broke two pieces,
80 that Brown has since been obliged
TO mortgage his hen house aud buy the
set and the comments OF Mrs. Brown
when she saw the condition Of the carpet
were sarcastic in the extreme. Finally
~ browning touch, they tried TO hang
out Chinese lanterns with the word "Wel-
come on them, on the porch over the
front door. They succeeded in hanging
two lanterns, and when they had saved the
house from the fer fend, there wasn't
enough porch left To pay for the trouble Of
trying 70 hang out any more. Then
they sat down and waited sor Brown and
his wife to come home We draw veil
over the scene that followed their return
Some scenes are toojoyous to be described
/ in cold, cold words.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09
Too Much Land.

A correspondent of the Boston Cul.
tivator, thus writes
One OF the greatest mistakes which
farmers make is cultivating too much
land. 1t is truth which needs no argu-
ment to prove, that it is cheaper, by
thorough manunng and cultivation,
to raise fifty bushels of corn on one
acre than it is by slovenly to raise that
amount on two. IL "a farmer has plenty
of manure and time to give to the two,
then let him plant them by all means.
Now the average yield per acre of any
crop throughout the country, is not
half what it is on the best cultivated
farms. Surprising that farmers give the
same attention to one-half of the acres
that they now do, they would be gain
ers in saving one-half of the land for
wood and pasture, while they would
still have as much to sell. But
IL is not entirely necessary TO give the
same attention /; 90 per cent more ma
nure and labor would double the crop,
for il requires the same ploughing and
planting in either case. Ii is the thor
oughness with which this is done, and
the after cultivation, that tells so that
by planting one-half as many acre
farming would also save one-fourth
the expense, and these two savings
would make change from profit t,
loss. The great trouble with farmers
is that they do not make sufficient
calculation for drawbacks, as bad
weather, sickness, breakage, and unsta
bile help. IL would be far better to
allow too much che other way, and then
after their crops We're thoroughly
tended, devote their spare time to inn
provements, such as fencing and ditch
ing, than to be forever worried by the
friction caused by being behind.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09
why Glover Improves the Soil.

Professor Iockler thus explains the
action of clover increasing the fertility
of soil
All who are Perfectly acquainted with
the subject must have seen that the
best crops of wheat are preceded by
crops of clover grown for seed. have
come 10 the conclusion that the very
best preparation, the best manure, is Il
good crop of clover. A vast amount of
mineral manure is brought within
reach on the corn crop which otherwise
would remain in d looked up condition
i'm all the soil. The clover plants take
nitrogen from the atmosphere and
manufacture it into their own sub
stance, which, ON decomposition of the
clover; roots and leaves, produces an
abundance OF ammonia. In reality,
the growing Of clover is equivalent, to
a great extent, TO mauutins with Peru
Wan guano.
Take, for instance, red clover, the
best of all green manures. The great
English chemist, Prof. Way, of the
Royal Agricultural College, 40 Oiren-
cester, made a perfect analysis of red
clover, and found every one hundred
parts TO contain as follows: Silica,
0.50; lime, 2662; magnesia, LOS OK
ide of iron, 0.16; potash, 36. As; soda,
5000; chloride OF potassium, 2.39 I;
chloride of sodium, 2.53; carbonic
acid, 23.47: phosphuric acid, 6.7l /;
sulphuric acid, 1.35. Total, 99.45.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09

The tobacco worm not only infeste
the plant from which its name is de-
rived, but is very destructive TO the
potato and tomato plants. The labor
of worming tobacco is best known
by those who cultivate the plant. but
our market gardeners, and others who
grow the tomato extensively, seldom
make it business to kill the worms,
but suffer them to prey upon their
plants and arrive at maturity, and con-
tinue to propagate and multiply their
species I'D infnitunl. We have some
where seen it stated that a preparation
OF cobalt, poisonous mineral
often used 10 destroy house flies,
may be employed TO kill the large
moth or miller, the parent of the po-
tato or tobacco worm. One Of these
female insects called "horn blowers"
will lay several hundred eggs, each be-
COMING destructive worm, and the
whole OF this army of voracious and
repulsive looking insects may be pre-.
vented by killing the parent. These
large millers are seen just in the dusk
OF the evening flying around in the
sweet scented h0neysuckle, the James
town weed, and any other large honey
producing blossoms, gathering honey
lust like the humming bird, which It
very much resembles while on the
wing.
The cobalt is prepared as follows 1t
should be pulverized in a mortar very
fine, and three or four ounces OF this
may be placed in a pint bottle, to
which should be added a mixture of
honey and water; two or three drops
of the liquid is TO be placed in the
freshly opened blossoms of the James
town weed, as the most convenient.
This being repeated occasionally in
the afternoon, during the season of the
moth, every one that partakes of the
substance readily dies. The James
town weed attracts the fly by its large,
bell-shaped flowers, and is plant the
worm delights 20 feed on.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09
Mango In Horses.


The following is a safe and most
fective remedy:
Whale (sperm) oil, six ounces oil of
TAR, three ounces; slac sulphur, two
ounces-mix thoroughly and apply by
means of hair brush. The skin should
be thoroughly washed before the
remedy is applied. AT the end of the
second or third day the animal is
again to be washed and the remedy re-
applied, as it is very possible that all
the ora (of the mango insect) are not
killed by the first dressing. Mango
being contagious disease, il is essen.
tlal that all animals suffering from it
should be isolated, and all objects with
which they may have come in contact
purified. The clothingis TO be boiled in
a solution of soap and carbolic acid, and
the harness, saddle, grooming utensils
washed with warm water and soap. and
dressed with solution of arsenic or
corrosive subiimate, in the proportion
OF ten grains TO the ounce of water.
Aiter being so washed and dressed
they are to be kept for several DAVIS
OAPoSou w uly ar, Wdslleu dBhlu Wltn
soap and water before they are used,
and before they are again put on the
horse they should be sprinkled on the
side next to the horses skin with sui
phur. These may seem useless pre-
cautions, but in many cases the harness
and clothing are lined with thick scabs
containing the ova of the parasites, the
vitality of which is so great as to al
most defy all efforts to destroy it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09

The New Orleans Times says hoop
poles are selling in that market at Sie5
per Thousand, and it exhorts farmers
TO raise them. 1t adds ave have
seen young hickory growing in the
hammocks and bottoms on the south.
ern boundary line of Mississippi, near
the Jackson Railroad, and the young
trees were apparently ITS well adapted
to binding hogsheads and barrels as
any poles grown in the country. If
they grew wild in these bottom lands
it should naturally be expected that
under the influence of cultivation they
would thrive well.
An acre Of land will grow 40, ZOO
young hickofy trees, planted in rows
two feet apart, at intervals of sin inches
in the rows. The seed are planted
after careful preparation of the land.
and the young trees are cultivated the
first year, after which they receive no
cultivation. In three years FROM the
planting the trees grow to the required
height for hogshead poles. They are
cut, bundled, seasoned, and are then
ready to ship. The land never requires
replanting, as young trees continue to
rattoon from the old stump. This Is
on the authority of farmer who is en-
gagged in cultivating hickory.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09
Mushrooms Ia Pastures.

A correspondent of Land and Water
writes: Believing il possible 30 grow
in pastures, ] last year
made some experiments, which ] think
we're successful. The course of rea
soning whichlcd TO them is too long to
detail now, but the D,odus operdndi was
az follows: Wishing 10 plant pasture
field near my house, 1 proceeded thus
| broke up mushroom spawn into
pieces from the size of n filbert TO that
Of a small walnut, and set a small boy
10 spawn the droppings of the cows
and horses by making hole with a
potato dipper or small crowbar Called
here fold-pitcher) through the drop
pings, and about one-and.a half inches
into the mould beneath.
A piece OF spawn was dropped into
this, and a vigorous stamp with the
heel of the heavy boot completed the
process. fused less than halfa bushel
OF spawn, and was, as / believe, largely
repaid for my trouble and expense in
mushrooms during the natural season.
began the same process again yester
day, aud hope 90 have more convincing
proofs of the success of my plans thus
year. / think a crop may even be Sc
cured after May, but / should not
expect that spawning could be carried
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09
DO Not Sing that Song Again.
Written on hearing pathetic ballad sung

Written on hearing a pathetic ballad sung.
BY HUGH r. M'DERMoTT.
DO not sing that song again,
Fort NILS my heart with pain;
am bending 10 the blast,
And 1t tells me of the past
or the long, long ago,
When my days were young and fair,
And my heart as light as air;
Mhen one feeling filed the breast,
Ana one image gave il rest,
IN the long, long ago,
DO not sing that song again;
nave lived my years in vain,
And my hair is thin and gray,
And m passing fast away
On the dark and downward streams
I'M wreck OF idle dreams
And It puts me on the rack
AT the weary looking back
AZ the cob and at the flow,
In the long, long ago.
10 not sing that song again;
There's tear IN its refrain
IL brings sadly back the time
When my manhood felt its prime
Warmer, closer, fonder grew
Ia the hour Of friendships PROOF,
When the false ones stood alooi,
Ana Their friendship was but show,
In the long, long ago.
DO not sing that song again;
IL abstracts my weary brain.
All, too we'll, alas! know
1t Is time for me to go,
And to leave to younger eyes
The mud mystery Of the sbiee.
And this mighty world we tread,
Aud the grander age ahead.
There's mist upon the river,
Aud there's bleakness on the shore
And III dreams pass forever,
While sad music watts me DER.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09

WITHIN few months several baker
les have been established in the cap.
itol Of Japan, and bread is now sold
regularly in the streets to those who
wish 10 cultivate foreign tastes. IL is
sold either i'm loves or in slices, and
vendors and purchasers appear to be
alike Indifferent as 10 the freshness of
OF the article. Some of tie loayes ex
posed are covered with rich green
mould, which is apparently regarded
ms an adornment by the Japanese. The
slices are toasted brown and then eaten
with native soy. Butter is not yet in
demand among the Japanese, notwith
standing that there is a large number
Of dairies in Yeddo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Bots i'm Horses.

Mr.. A. Keplinger, Indiana, sends us
the following cure for bots in horses !:
81 Bots in horses may be known by
the animals occasionally nipping at
their sides, and also by red pimples
rising on the inner surface of the upper
lip, which may be plainly seen by
turning the lip up. The cure is effect
ed by taking two quarts new milk, one
quart molasses, and giving the horse
the whole amount. In fifteen minutes
afterwards give two quarts warm sage
tea thirty minutes after give one pint
of curriers' oil, or enough to operate us
pbysic. The cure will be complete, as
the milk and molasses causes the bots
to let go, the tea Fuckers them up, and
the oil carries them entirely away. One
trial will satisfy anyone perfectly of its
efficacy. - Western Rural
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09
CHILDERN'S CORNER.
My Arab steed.

BY T.. @. DAVIS.
Fleet and strong is my Arab steed
To serve me in my direst need
Unurged by sour, or whip, or goad.
He speeds like lightning DER the road.
Hunger and thirst he never knows:
Unwearied, never seeks repose
No stable built compact and tight
Deth shelter him by day or night.
No hostler smooths his glossy side.
Or views his arching neck with pride
NO Jockey with distrustiul eye,
Each imperfection keen doth spy.
The summer sostice hath no power
10 move hun in its fercest hour;
6nehilled by winters piercing blast,
On wings OF wind still flying fast.
Faithful and true, whateier betides,
Obedlent still, my courser glides
friend to serve in direst need
Art thou, my swift VeiOcpedel
Our Boys and Girls.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09

ON with much expectation of results
after the middle of July. If my exper.
lment be made public / am in hopes
that more exact operators than myself
viii work out the idea till crop of
fine mushrooms may become as certain
as turnips.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09

HERE is the inscription on tomb
stone in Pennsylvania sin memory
% Tabitha, beloved wife Of Joseph
Wright, Thomas Andrews, Eben Hal
sted, Edward Murray and Charles
Dean, by her devoted husband, Cyrus
Morgan"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09

A PLEASING figure is a perpetual let
ter of recommendation.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-25
CoIors in Clothing,

The color Of clothing is by no means a
matter of indifference. White and light
colored clothes reflect the heat, while black
aud dark colored ones absorb it. White is
the comfortable and fashionable color for
clothing in Summer. 1t reflects heat well,
and prevents the suns rays from passing
through and heating the body If white is
the best color for Summer, it does not fol-
low that black is the best for Winter. 1t
must be remembered that black radiates
heat with great rapidity. Give a coat of
white paint to black steamradator, which
is capable of rendering room comfortably
warm at all times, and the temperature
will fall at once, though the heat-producing
agency remains the same as before. A
black garment robs the body of a larger
amount of heat than white, and, conse-
quently, the latter color is the best for
Winter garments 1t is the best color for
both Summer and Winter. Although this
statement may seem like blowing hot and
cold, it is nevertheless true. Let those who
are troubled with cold feet, and who wear
dark socks, change to white, and see if the
difficulty is not in part or wholly removed.
Utility in color is confined to the different
shades merging from dark into light, but
we find in connection with dress all the
beautiful tints Of the rainbow, and these
are used for the ornamentation of the
person. The rich and varied colors which
are so extensively worn are by no means to
be condemned. Adornment of the person
to reasonable extent is commendable.
We all love the beautiful in nature and
what adds SO much to the attractiveness Of
woman as the ribbons and scarfs stained
with magenta, mauye, or solferino, which
adorn her person?
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-25
Keep Ammonia in the House.

No housekeeper should be without a
bottle of spirits Of ammonia, for, besides
its medicinal value, it is invaluable for
household purposes. 1t is nearly as useful
as soap, and its cheapness brings it within
the reach of all. Put teaspoonful of am
monia to a quart of warm soap-suds, dip in
a flannel cloth, and wipe off the dust and
fly specks, CRIME and smoke, and see for
yourselves how much labor it will save.
No scrubbing will be needful. 1t will
cleanse and brighten silver wonderfully to
pint of hot soap-suds mix teaspoonful
of the spirits, dip in your silver spoons,
forks, etc., rub with brush, and then pol
ish on chamois skin.
For washing mirrors and windows it is
very desirable, put a few drops of ammonia
upon piece of newspaper and you will
readily take off every spot or finger mark
on the glass. 1t will take out grease spots
from every fabric; put on the ammonia
nearly clear, lay blotting paper over the
few moments. A few drops in water will
clean laces and whiten them as well also
muslins. Then it is a most refreshing
agent at the toilet table; few dropsi in
basin of water will make better bath
than pure water, and if the skin is oily it
will remove all glossiness and disagreeable
odors. Added to foot-bath it entirely
absorbs all noxious smell so often arising
from the feet in warm weather, and moth
ing is better for cleansing the hair from
dandruff and dust. For cleaning hair and
nail brushes it is equally good. Put tea
spoonful of ammonia into one pint of warm
water and shake the brushes through the
water. When the brushes look white
rinse them in cold water and put them in
the sunshine, or ina warm place to dry.
The dirtiest brushes will come out of this
bath white and clean. For medicinal pur-
poses ammonia is almost unrivaled. For
the headache it is a desirable stimulant,
and frequent inhaling of its pungent odors
will often entirely remove catarrhal cold.
There is no better remedy for heartburn
and dyspepsia, and the aromatic spirits of
ammonia is especially prepared for these
troubles. Ten drops of it in a wine glass
of water are often relief. The spirits of
ammonia can be taken in the same way
but it is not as palatable.
In addition to all these uses, the effects
Of ammonia OH vegetation are beneficial.
If you desire roses, geraniums, fuschias,
&C., to become more flourishing, you can
try it upon them by adding five or six
drops of it to every pint of water that you
give them, but don't repeat the dose often
er than once in ever five or six days, lest
you stimulate them too highly. Rain
water is impregnated with ammonia, and
thus it refreshes and WHITES vegetable life.
SO be sure and keep large bottle of it in
the house, and have glass stopper, for it
is very evanescent and also injurious to
oorks, eating them away.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-25
p" A New Thing Under the Sun

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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-25
MAKES THE WEAK STRONG.

The Peras0ian Syrup, O. Protect
ed Solution of the Pr0tOcide of
Iron, is so combined as to haze
the character of an aJinnept, as
easily digested and nssin1iJGte6
aOith the blood as the simplest
food. 1T increases the quantity
of Natures OaOn PitaJiSias6
1Oe7,t, Iron in the blood, and
cures "G thousand ills" simply
OUI07si1aO up, ,Il1UiOor0ti1sO and
Vit1IiSi'lO the System. The en-
Tiched and VitaJiSed blood per-
eeates eve,'y part of the body,
repairing damages and sO0Ste,
searching Out morbid score
tiO1,s, and tearing nothing for
disease to feed upon.
This is the secret of the aUO7,-
de1JuL success of this remedy iD
curing Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant, Dropsy, Chronic Diar-
rhoea, Boils, Nervous Affections,
Chills and Fevers, Humors,
Loss of Constitutional Vigor,
Diseases of the Kidneys and
Bladder, Female Complaints,
StseNe eteo tstoNttOtc tUssbtSCcsCU tlO
a bad state of the blood, or ac-
cOnaIGnted 6y debility or u L0aO
state of the system. Being free
from Alcohol, IN any form, it9
enerOiSimg effects are not fol-
tOtUed by corresponding rcoc-
ton, but are permanent, i,,Jit-
sing strength, Uigor, Gied 1eesV
life into all parts of the system,
and building at2' an Iron Con-
Stititti0n.
Thousands haze been change1
by the use of SHts remedy, from
sUeGE, stckJy, suffering creo-.
tures, to strong, heaLthy, and
hGppy men and aC01ne,1; and
S7lVaLids cannot reasonably hes
itate to give 1t q trial.
See that each bottle has PERU
WAN SYRUP blo,O's i,s the glass.
Pamphlets Free.
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No. i Milton Place, Boston.
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-25

A quart of flour, one pint of sour cream,
teaspoonfnl saleratus, two cups of molasses,
little cinnamon and salt, make stiff
paste, and bake in moderate oven.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-25
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

We fnvfte communicate from all persons,oho are
Interested in matters property belonging TO this
department.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-25
Netv Advertisements.
LADIES' COMPANION.

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