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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14
Household Glennings.

SAUCE FOR SPONGE CAKE PUDDING. -
Two eggs well beaten, one-half cup
butter, one cup sugar; mix thoroughly,
s.hen pour in wine-glass of boiling
wine, stirring while pouring i'll.
SODA DorGHNTTs.-Iwo quarts flour,
four teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar,
two teaspoonfuls of soda, one teaspoon
salt, two cups sugar, one teaspoon
mace, on tablespoon melted butter
mix with cold milk.
WHITE CAKE. -Four and half cups
flour, one and half cups sweet milk,
three-fourths cup of butter, three cups
white sugar, white of six eggs beaten
to stiff froth, one-haif teaspoon cream
of tartar, three-fourths teaspoon soda;
flavor with vanilla or to taste.
SUPERIOR Corn BREAD. -Scald one
quart of milk, make it the consistency
of thick cruel with corn meal, then add
four eggs beaten very light, one tea.
spoon of salt. Bake in hot oven, and
serve as soon as baked.
SPICE CAKEs.-2 cups sugar, ] pint
molasses, cup butter, / pint water,
l cup lard, s cups four, yolks Of
eggs, nutmeg, 2 teaspoons ground
cloves, 3 tablespoon ground cinnamon,
] tablespoon ginger, tablespoon soda,
ID chopped raisins improves it. Bake
In small pans.
STEAMED Brown BREAD. Three pints
graham flour, one teacup molasses, one
teaspoon soda, one teaspoon salt add
sour milk to make stiff batter; steam
three hours. After taking it out OF
the steamer set il in the hot stove oven
ten minutes. This bread is equally
good made OF sweet milk and yeast
powder.
THE BEST WAY TO SERVE RICE Soak
it for some hours in cold wator TO
which q little salt has been added.
Have a stew-pan ready, containing
boiling water, into which put the rice,
aud boil briskly for ten minutes. Pour
il into a colander. and set it by the fire
to drain. The grains will be separat-
ed and very large
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14

1--WE went to him, and he was quite
dead.
While we were looking at him,
father came trotting up on old White
face; he had heard the rife, and, as
he said, had " hurried up to see what
was going on.
q He was much pleased, and said /:
Well, little woman, that was a capital
shot.
By this time Nellie was quite COM
forbed, and declared that hearing a
story was much better than shooting
with Fred's gun, which was only a
ke-believe gun any way, If he did
feel SO big of 1t.
"But, grandpa" said she, "did
your mother ever kill anything else 2"
:" Yes, Pet, number of things" re-
piled grandpa.
"That same rife was the means of
saving Olives life, when she was about
six years old.
" 1t was in the month of February,
and father was at work in his sugar
bush, for there had been few warm
days, that set the sap running. The
sap-bush was some ways from the house,
and in the woods. One bright morning
Olive coaxed mother to let her go out
there.
:" l was busy in the house, but there
was a good path, and mother let her go
alone.
ga few minutes after she started, we
heard an awful scream, and we both
sprang to the window. There was
Olive fairly flying along the path, and
a great wolf after her, and gaining on
her every minute!
" Mother snatched her gun, and was
out doors in an instant. Olive had torn
off her hood, and held it in her hand.
Drop your hood, Olive" called
mother, and her voice was strong and
stern.
"Olive dropped it and few on, and
mother raised her gun to her face, and
took aim just at the hood.
" The wolf came up to it in a minute,
and put down his head to smell it, and
mother fired. With one yell, he
sprang two or three feet into the air
and then fell
" Mother held her gun in both hands
and watched.
"When he fell, she just gave one
great sob and sunk down in a dead
faint.
eve children had never seen any
one faint, /" said grandpa, after little
pause, during which both he and
Nellie wiped their eyes, "and we
thought she was dead. y
We were crying bitterly when
father came running up. He had heard
the report of the rife, and knew some
thing was wrong. He soon brought
mother to her senses, but he did not
praise her much that time. He only
said, My brave little wife!' and then
the tears came, and mother cried too.
"But afterwards he used to talk to
us children OF how mothers presence
of mind and promptness had saved
Olive, and he took care to train us both
to be, as he said, AS good shot as
your moth her,"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
Keeping His Word.

"Only penny box, . he said
But the gentemanturned away his head,
As II he shrank from the wretched sight
of the boy who stood in the failing light.
"Oh, sir" he stammered, ''you cannot know, y
land he brushed from his lashes the flakes OF
That the sudden tear might Aaye roem to
falN s
cor | thjnb--I think-you would tafe them
all.
Hungry and cold, at our garnet pane,
Ruoy will watch til l come again,
Bringing the loaf. The sun has set,
And he hasn't q crumb of breakfast yet.
One penny, and then can buy the bread"
The gentleman stopped "And you ~ he said.
"lg can bear the hunger and cold:
But Ruby is only I'VE years old.
promised my mother, before she went
She knew would doit, and died content
promised her, sir, through BEST through
worst,
always would think Of Ruby first"
The gentleman paused at his open door
Such tales ha had often heard before
But he fumbled his purse in the twilight
NM drear,
~ have nothing less thin shilling here"
sob. sir if you'll only take the pack.
n I'll bring Won tie change in moment back
Indeed You may trust me-" Trust you p
Mol
But mere is the shilling take it and CO."
The gentleman lolled in his easy chair,
And the steam from the tea-kettle rose in the
He played With his children, and smiled to see
The baby asleep on its mothers knee.
"And row it is niue by the Clock he said,
4" Time that my darlings were all AIDED
Kiss me goodnight, and each be sure,
When you're saying your prayers, remember
the poor"
Just then came a message-"A boy at the
door,
But ere it was uttered he stood on the floor,
Half breathless, bewildered, and ragged, and
Arm Ra6y-ii Mikes brother-I'vo brought you
the change.
Mikes hurt, sirl Twas dark, the snow made
him blind,
And he didn't take notice the train was be-
hind
Till he slipped on the track-and then it
And he's homcin the garnet Il think he will
die.
Yet nothing would quiet him, sir-nothing
would do,
But out through the snow / must hurry to
you.
OF his hurt be was certain you would not have
heard,
And so You might think he had broken his
" word"
n When the garnet they hastily entered, they
saw
Two arms, bruised and bleeding, outstretched
on the straw:
|" You did it, dear Ruby? God bless you y
And the boy, gladly smiling, sank back-and
was dead.
--DemOresfS Young america
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14

immediately. Then make an incision
in the chest near the heart, and anoth-
er near the crotch above the smaller
intestines, that the air may escape as
he dies. Dress such portions of the
quarters and abdomen as will allow
the immediate opening of the mutton
without the soiling Of the flesh by the
tag and dirty locks. When thus dress
ed, the carcass may be rolled up in the
pelt with the wool next to it, and no
unpleasant taste will be communicated
to It,"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14
Garden Gleanings.

A KENTUCKY editor says neighbor
of his is so lazy that when he works in
the garden he moves about so slowly
that the shade of his broad. brimmed
hat kills the plants.
In removing the various crops from
the garden. during the summer, no
weeds should be allowed to seed.
They should be kept constantly cut
down. or, better, some other crop may
be sown III the land, if only for the
purpose of digging under.
FLOWER and garden seeds, when
done up in papers, are sometimes de-
stroyed by mice. Well dried and put
into bottles and phials that may be
lying about the house, these seeds will
be safe. If the bottles are neatly la
beled and put away in order, it will be
found very pretty way Of preserving
seeds. The bottles should be washed
before the seeds are put into them.
The RUSTIC ORCHARD House. This
is the name of new idea in fruit cul-
ture under glass, originated in Eng
land. The house is simply double
pitch glass structure, as in all green
houses, but the sides-about six feet
high-are lattice work. The fruit is
SAID to be of much better quality Than
when wholly inclosed in an ordinary
house.
How TO KEEP BIRDS FROM STRAW
BERRY BEDS. An English correspond
ent of the Gardeners Chronicle has
his plants growing in long narrow
beds. He has post at each end, a
wire stretched to each, ring on the
wire,a string or light rope on the ring,
and cat on the other end of the rope,
Pussy can walk up and down the bed
but nowhere else. The birds decrease
In numbers, and pussy likes the job
MAILING GRAPE VINES TO STAKES. "A
correspondent of the Ohio Farmer says
he trains his vines to the top of the
seven feet stakes, and tken nails the
branches to the top, thus saving all ty-
ing forever afterward. This il, no
doubt, an excellent idea, and it is a
wonder no one has thought of it be-
fore. He says he has applied for a
patent, and if granted, people shall be
allowed to drive the nails son most
/ reasonable terms.'
! STRAWBERRIES wfTH PoTAToEs.- "A
correspondent of the Germantown
Telegraph tells how he avoided the
disadvantage of allowing the ground
to remain idle the first year, as is usual
under the common mode of planting
/ strawberries. The ground was first
handsomely prepared by blowing and
narrowing, the Early Rose potato
planted in hills thirty inches apart
each way, and the strawberry plants
also the same distance, alternating in
the rows with the potatoes, that is,
fifteen inches from each potato hill.
A one horse cultivator and hand-hoe
kept them perfectly clean, The potatoes
were dug IN July, leaving the strawber-
ry plants IN full possession Just as they
were beginning to throw out runners.
The additional care of the strawberries
was estimated at $40 per acre. One
full crop of berries free from weeds is
enough; more might be had, but the
labor of keeping clean by hand is much
more than preparing the ground by
horse-labor and replanting.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14
From Demorest's Young America.
&raniPa's story.
BY AUNT NIILLY.

4.
Nellie was crying in the parlor; she
had buried her brown head among the
sofa pillows, and had made herself
believe she was the most miserable child
IN the world.
Soon there was step in the hall, and
Grandpa Shade came in. ~
He was little old man, and lived
alone in an old brown house on the
edge of the village.
He had neither child nor grandchild
living, and no near relatives but no
one could say he lacked friends. He
was Grandpa Slade" to the whole
village, and l doubt if there was a
man, woman, or child within its limits,
who could not tell some kind act that
dear old man had done for them.
OF course they all loved him.
"Why, what ails my little girl Z" said
he, sitting down beside Nellie, and
smoothing her curly head.
Then all Nellie's griefs came out in a
food.
Fred won't let me shoot with his
new gun, and he's run away from me,
Fand he says girls amt good for any
thing, she sobbed.
"Never mind Fred, said grandpa !:
Z" think girls are as good as boys"
"But grandpa, they can't have
guns 4" said Nellie, doubtfully.
"Come and sit on my knee, Pussy, "
said grandpa, "and L will tell you a
story:
When | was about your age, my
father LETT his home in Massachusetts,,
and went to settle in Vermont.
1--WE lived in a log house in the
woods, and the nearest neighbors were
twenty miles away. 1t was lonesome
life. We seldom saw any one unless it
might be an Indian now and then, and
then there were bears, and wolves, and
panthers in the woods. | had nobody
to play with, except my little sister
Olive, who was three years younger
than l.
"When chad lived there two wears.
man named Macarthur settled about
eight miles from us, and then we
thought we had near neighbors The
first year that Macarthur lived there. he
and father started one morning to go
to the mill, and they would go one day
and come back the next. Father always
took his rifle with him, but he had
| bought another on purpose to leave
gSyith mother while he was gone for. in
those days, no one ever knew when they
might need gun.
The afternoon of the second day
after father went, mother stood looking
out at the open window, when suddenly
she stepped back and took down hen
rifle.
u was laying on the floor. and ]
dumped up crying, What is it,
mother
" Hush, Chester, and stay Just
where yOu are, said she.
"She Went TO the window and rested
her rife on the sill aud fired.
" When the smoke cleared away, she
taid Il believe / have killed him. I
did not think / could!
"Tten 1 ran TO the door, and ont
aeross the clearing was a big deer
wing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14

BY these ITS accidents 40 persons
were killed and 1919 injured more or
less severely-an unusually small pro-
portion of fatal injuries. OF the whole
number % accidents caused deaths and
As other injuries, so that Ill, or FIVE
eighths of the whole caused no injury
to person. An examination of the
causes of the accidents shows that 55
nearly one third of the whole num-
ber--were occasioned by defects or
failures in a permanent way, and of
these no less than Al were the breaking
of rails--a number nearly equal, we
think, to all the cases of broken rails
for the eleven months previously,
though there were Is in December.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14

HERE is a singular story of coinci-
dence. The detectives Of Boston, in a
case given to them wanted man
named w. II. Johnson, who had n glass
eye. They found such q person in
Bangor, Me-, and he was the wrong
gentleman. They found another w.
II. Johnson in Salem, Mass, also with
a glass eye, and he, too, proved to be
an innocent man. They then received
a telegram from Newburport, Mass,
stating that w. II. Johnson with a
glass eye had been arrested there
and he Likewise proved to be the wrong
customer There is a fourth w. II.
Johnson with n glass eye, somewhere,
and the Boston authorities would like
70 have him, that is, unless he happens
to be the wrong w. II. Johnson with n
glass eye.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14
Railroad Accidents for lannnrr.

The Railroad Gazette says that the
number of railroad accidents for JAN
nary is IT'S, larger by one-third than
ever before for one single month. They
may be classified as to their nature
and carses as follows:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14

7 value Of horses exported from
England last year was nearly "a million
dollars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14

FIFrFEN New York actresses have
recently joined Church.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14

A FINE thing-s3 and costs.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-18

it will DO asked what Ia tho rcn1edyi He answered
that be woutd be glad somo method could be devised
the Touse OF representatives to ele,t President IN
any but If such Ia to be the resort in
votes h, would have both Houses OF Congress meet
in ,oint conVenuon. and each Senator and Repre-
in exact harmony With the principles upon which
the election D. to In made ny the people OF the sew
tho people of the severed States shall vote directly
President, eSoh State to he many districts and
many votes aft has Senator's and Representatives In
served when tie election is rown Congees is hard
tHat If the system Of eeaoraI is to be csDtnued
some means ans. SD1od be deyeed by which enc cleo
tested. thlt il 1t has been controlled
BY fraud OF violence II there be OF electors,
each claiming ho light 10 cast te of State, there
may be sol sos ,.choery or tribunal provided Dy fhlch
fraudulent returns could b. SET ade or corrected and
the eontennlns CLAIMS OF dfereRt sos OF electoso be
settled In advance OF the time when the vote is to be
finally oonned and ~ which the President OF the Sense
that 70 10 placed In his hands by the Constitutions
h two Houses OF Congress by the operation OF ts
22d Joint ruio.
raIBUSALTo SETTLE DOUBTFUL RESULTS.
THO plan cf dispensing with the Electoral Colleges
and oiectng tbs President directly by the OF the
people OF the whole country, one community, or by
dividing tho States up into districts seems TO me 10 be
have referred, but even then some tribunal should bo
appointed 20 settle contested and doubtful results in dis
e rmovr as rr az no. o fo d tbe ss of
parties rms naturally suggests the Supreme Court OF
the United Sate or the Circuit and District Judges OF
the Courts OF the United States. for such tribunal
Whatever ttlDnnal might be created would require
much consideration in regard to details and method OF
operation, into which it is not important that should
now attempt 10 enter. The injustice and danger OF
another election OF President by the House Of Repre-
sentatyes, voting by States are 20 garng that it seems
TO me Congress should rest until IL has cOnstiu
tOnay presented TO the several States for their adOp
On some plan by yhicn II may hereafter be avoided.
have therefore proposed that committee shall take the
whole subject INTO consideration with leave 10 sit during
the result OF ther deliberations. aad TO bring forward
such measures as may be deemed necessary whether in
the form OF statutes amendments to the Constitution
OF United States
At the conclusion of Mr. Mortons remarks. Mr. TrJm
bull of Illinois spoke briefly, agreeing with Mr. Morton
tOsomc OF the deIeets and OF the existing electoral
system hut dissenting from Of his views as 10 the
proper remedy. The founder Of Government, he
said did not intend 10 establish democracy, hut
republic. III was not intended that the majority should
have all power and to put the Government upon that
basis would be to change form OF government and
prepare the way for democracy.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-18
A HOTEL RuRNED.
IN THIS CITY.
A NEW HORSE DISEASE.

There is a new and disastrous epidemic
prevailing among the horses in the city, which has
already proved destructive to a large number Of
animals The disease pronounced by the 10
be spinal meningitis and is believed TO be OugrOwth
of the distemper which recently afflicted the horses so
greatly and result of imprudence in working them
before they had fully recovered Every case has thus
far proved fatal and the surgeons assert that there
no way Of preventing the disease or curing
the horses when attacked. No p-emonitOry
symptoms are exhibited by the horses, which
come out of the stable in the morning in apparently
perfect health but attacked suddenly and drop
ayzed IN the street No is then left but to kill
Them SO prevalent is this disease that Superintendent
fairfield of the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty TO
Animals states that the officers Of the Society alone
have killed as many six Of seven horses in day. No
signs the abatement OF this plague yet ysi
be and il is feared that there win be great destruc
tion among the horses before it disappears.
Another danger to horses of which Mr.. Bergh5 Off
GERS complain, is the ENHANCEMENT and wrenchng off of
hOofs in the city railroad tracks at the junction Of
swtches and in holes between the rails and the pave
ment. Acct tents of this nature reported as fire.
quent, and having caused the destruction OF num-
Der of truck and other horses The track OF the fourth
ave Railroad the depot and tunnel Is said TO DO
especially dangerous.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-18
THE WHARTON TRIAL.

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 17.-In the Wharton trial
to-day Dr. williams crosseximned In reference 10
the symptoms characteristic OF poisons particularly
those OF strychna and tar Mrs. Helen Van Ness wife
of Eugene Van Ness, was next sworn.
After stating that she was se> for to attend her nus
band who was lying III at Mrs wharton's. where she
arrived about O'Clock Saturday afternoon Oh june
s24. 1871 continued as follows:
went 10 the dningroom and iound Mr. van Ness on
tho floor; he begged that should go OUT Oh tne roo 40
he anticipated the approach OF anOther ~.
Williams was then STOPPING over MIN nrs. n ~ vn
told me that she had taken memorandum pooh Vl VT.
Van Ness's and some papers belonging 10 nin ut
stars, and locked them up reoeNou
these Monday morning; sat up
with Mr. Van Ness that night he slept from n p ~ h, %
I'll o'clock next morning; on sunday no MAS e , ou
ter and asked Tor some and toast; MIS- naI on
susan Jacobs brought these In be drank the ta anu III
about is minutes was made deadly SICK, vomiting con
tipually and was covered with heavy persprauon,
this sickness lasted TIL about y. m DO not knVW
who carried the refuse OF the tea and toast from tne
room. think the physician prescribed milk and lime
water for Mr.. Van Ness; Of the ladies brought
cup OF milk from tho sideboard and Dr. hadetnos
compound, which Afforded him great renel
had eonyersation with Mrs Whartv,n
that evening; sne took seat ON inc soh
by me and commenced talking about Mr Van Ness
Kindness herr she asked me he had ever told Oh ns
affairs that his life insured before handing the
tasted it and said. at Is bitter as
gall" Mrs. Wharton jumped from her scat on
the sofa by me and said. "l VIII some tha'
New-York tribune., 1873-01-18
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

oswEeo jan 17-Pour dull bu. unchanged; sales 900 be,s At
80 Spring 80 20 for Amber Winter $40 % Tor te
waukee Club bed 20. Corn dull sales at .9 Bsry
held O69sl O3 for Bay Qunte sales Op bush on private
sledShorts $l Shpstuf S2!; Midings $lJ per un kai
rosi Preeh-Plour Philadelphia 16c 80 Boston, IIc' " he"
YORK 62c., and TO ALBANY. 3ic: , -,--.,p-...
Snring az asa aod higher; sales OF No
Spring at 81 23 spot; 81 2I. eler Pebuav No 81 Oi ke
eee 9ed97ci Spring. nominal Corn steady sales OF NO
We3 AZ 3c spot; 3O 0glc seller February; Rejected, Zic Oat
81 r No Barey active higher u. d7c for No Pail
6062c for No. active and higher PORK sob az Sl S
noti Is I2d 2 O5 seller February Lard sold al 81 09 81 %
At an advance of T.i6c sold Tlc for 10
pnnnd averages Buk Meats steady; shoulders at short
5id5.c DresSef Hogs steady al - Uet ~
WHISKY bOmina csc bid; ssie ssSei no ssis k'e,p @ ~
Oai. and 1900 bush Barley Shipments OOo 3o
Flour 900 bush 5000 bush Corn iOo bush Oats Lo
ous n.y. anu jan I4-Four que, and wheat quiet
and weak No. 81 29 No. et 81 24 oa. scarce and ern
No Corn firm and scarce No Mirel sc hye n a
demand and higher Csc Barley excited and prees hgher
N Van a5c Receiptsl 900 bb Flour 5 900 bush Wheat ship
ments-5O O0C bos Flour 1000 bush Wheat ,,,,-,.,
NEwORLBANs jan Corn scarce and advanced 9 kn1s "es
Bacn scarce 5e for Shoulders 9td9o Tor
Clear Rib sides for Clear sides Lrd easier sales OF Irce
AZ II Geic Other articles unchanged MISUNDERSTANDING lZ@ New"
ALAN jan iwhe 6nn sales Of IS White Canada 70
arrive quiet and nominal gOag for western ana st
dull at e6 G6Ic for Western Mixed bAy aun ADu unenHS
CcIS,rI Jan 7Fou higher and 10 fair demand AZ $9 2S9
Corn steady Other Grains steady Butter steady ro5k nn
inal; offerings light, sl2 750$l5 Lard firm Iierce @.c
Kettle l6S Bulk Meats strong Shouders tGte sales at 4e
demand; Shoulders 5d5lc Clear Ribs, 915c Olear sides &c
Green Meats firm shoulders, 3,9J,ci Cear Elo SaStG Hams
7a9c and "A averages the later generally bela At ys
Live HOGS firm Sf9S9 - mostly 81 - iO"p' ~ 'P" '
hes; MI m S T i'm and scarce s69sio So
AZ 4e for shoulders for Clear Rib 5des Ie Tor Clear SIDES
Lard quie. and unchanged