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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16

season will not hurt us but the deli
cacies out of season certainly will, if
long continued. The appetite SO iaded
as to crave oysters in July, or straw
berries in December, needs careful cor
rection by the adoption of the simplest
habits. The palate naturally relishes
what nature has near al hand.
AS rule, not only is the simplest
food the best food, but the most sea-
sonable is, in the long run, the most
appetizing. There is no difficulty in
determining what we should eat, since
the products of our climate show us
plainly month by month. Fish, flesh
and fruit, by their plumpness, tender
ness and ripeness, themselves denote
when they are ready to be eaten. A
sound stomach will profit by whatever
an unspoiled palate enjoys. -Scri6nor'S
for June.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
The Esthetics of Perfume.

Perfumes are to women what dew j. OF
the flowers, SONS to the birds, stars to
the sky sort of indispensable com
plement, one might almost say season
ing. A young, pretty, well dressed
woman when ut the promenade, if she
wishes 10 be completely fascinating,
should leave on her tracks particularly
exquisite, attractive odor. The great
difficulty with women DESTROYS TO please,
is TO know the perfumes best suited to
their style OF beauty, without injury to
their health. AT the risk of passing for
a fantastic mind, | will offer two propo-
sitions that contain germ entirely the
oretical on the use of perfumes for the
female toilet One thing a woman-if
she is young, handsome, intelligent, and
elegant. possessing good qualities OF
the body, heart, and mind, as my lady
readers must necessarily have-should
do, is, never seek to resemble a flower,
be it ever SO fragrant, becauseit has but
one perfume but she may seek to re
semble a bouquet, whose principal
charm consists in the union of numer-
Gus exquisite odors. The woman who
does this wi Il have particular perfume
for each part of her person. Tie Sec
ond proposition differs slightlyfrom the
first. 1t is the result of profound
conviction with me. Like certain col
ors that seem made expressly TO iningle
with the beauty of certain women, so a
particular typeof beautyrequires par
ticular kind of perfume. The perfume
that suits brunette would not suit a
blonde. Here few general remarks &c
terminate; LIST, perfumes should he
light, penetrating, and always resemble
one of the odors of flowers I'd, musk
and patchouli should be regarded as a
pest 3D., eau de cologne is only fit for
porters and Germans 1th, Arabian
iessamine, hcliotrope, pink and rose
seem expressly intended for large wom-
en- with dark bair, dull skin, red lips,
and fiery glances. Strawberry, lily Of
the valley, and veryain will be Judi
ciously employed by blondes with gold
On locks and dark blue eyes. Nothing
foryellow chignons. From the French.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
The Pyramids and the Snhrnx.

Bayard Taylor thus speaks Of them
alter his second visit, recently made
We crossed the track of the railway,
drove beside it for a nile or two further
and then struck directly across the level
lants toward that rocky terrace of the
Lab m Desert, which serves as base
Tor The Pyramids. Children ran beside
the carriage clamoring for money, and
one or two boys, laboring under the sin
gular delusion that they were contribu-
ting to our pleasure, played the reed
hute after a most weary and distressing
fashion. But there was less ANNOYANCE
from these causes than you generally
meet IN Italy, or even some parts of
Switzerland. Nearer the desert, there
we've belts of drifted sand across the
road, and the wheat and clover, after
struggling briefly with their ancient en-
envy, ceased on either side. 1t was so
difficult for the horses to climb the last
slope that we dismounted aud walked to
the nonthern base of the Great Pyramid.
ON the top of which n little flag was flut-
terlng, and two or three dark forms were
perceptible. The modern house, built
Tor the reception of his royal and inn
perlal guests, offers TO all visitors the
advantage of shade and cold steps TO sit
on. A crowd of Fellahs was in attend
ance, eager to help MS up and down, to
climb both pyramids in ten minutes, or
to sell us modern scarabmi They are
now, however, u much better behaved
race than formerly. Nearly all of them
have fair smattering of English, their
demands are regulated by custom, aud
II the traveller chooses one MS an ineyita-
bile guide and protector, he escapes much
annoyance from the others. had no
desire to make the ascent second time,
although it was well worth doing once.
A crawl into the hot and sitting interior
can only he recommended to the archeo-
ogist. The grand, simple masses built
by Cheops and Cephrenes satisfy both
the eye and the Imagination when viewed
from below, few hundred yards from
their bases. The best point, / think, is
II sandy mound beyond the Sphynx,
whence you get the exact view given in
one of Carl Werner's wonderful aquer-
Giles. found the Sphynx buried under
ten or fifteen feet more of sand than
when i saw him last. The face was evil
IDENTIFY intended to be seen from below,
for its expression becomes almost gro
tesque when the spectator is brought so
near its level. About eight years ago
Nj. Marietta discovered very ancient
temple just beyond it, aud this, although
lying wholly below the surface of the
desert, has been kept tolerably clear of
the drifting sand. / have seen nothing
i'll Egypt which seems SO old as this
temple. 1t is built mainly of rose
colored granite, the pillars simply square
monoliths, roofs and doorways of the
same, and no sign of inscriptions or
decorative sculptures. 1t is certainly
older than the Pyramids. In some
sepulchral chambers lying back of the
pillared court the roof is made of huge
blocks of alabaster. The whole edifice,
in its bare and massive simplicity, sug-
gests Stonehenge rather than the later
architecture of Egypt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
The DMellers hY Elna.

The people, says the author of
"Sketches IN Italy and Greece" have
sorror-smitten and stern aspect
Some of the men in the prime of life
are grand and naughty, with the cast
bronze countenance Of Roman emper-
ors. But the old men bear rigid faces
of carved basalt, gazing fixedly before
them as though, " some time or other
in their past lives, they had met Ma
dusa, and truly Etna in eruption is a
GOrgon which their ancestors have
oftcntimes seen shuddering. and fled
from terror-frozen. The white-haired
old women plying their spindle or dis
taft, or meditating in grim solitude, SIT
ith the sinister set features of Fates
y their door ways. The young people
are very rarely seen 20 smile; they
open hard, black. beaded eyes upon a
a world in which there is nothing for
hem but endurance or the iierceness OF
passions that delight inblood. Strange
~ different are these dwellers on the
sides Of Etna from the yolublc, 1.-the
sailors Of Seiacca or Mazara, with their
snnburnt skins aud many c0l0red gar.
ments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
Manures do not Leacb Down.

Mr.. Miller says "manure applied in
a green state, and plowed under, and
the greater portion of it remaining a
number of inches below the surface
nearly year, much of this has gone
too far down to benefit the next crop. -
Now, if the above theory is true, why
is it that, on land that has been ma
nured for thirty or forty years, the
deeper we go down the poorer the soil
1t seems to me that there must be a
nnIne of manure underlying our farms,
and that it is about time that we went
down after it.
III this theory is true, how does he
account for the fact that when the ma
nure is plowed under on part of lot,
and the other part left without any ma
nure, and the whole planted TO corn,
the corn on the MANFRED part is much
better than it is on the unmanured part,
and that the oat crop following the
corn will be greatly benefited by the
manure, and the clover will take better,
and give larger yield of hay for several
years?
In blowing corn stuble previously
MANFRED, farmers generally pillow one OF
two inches deeper than they did when
they plowed under the manure, and |
think this-on all ordinary soils-will
bring up all the manurial element not
used by the corn. / do not think there
is near as much danger of manures
wasting, covered up with soil, as there
is to leave them through the summer
in the yard or manure shed liable &c
heat, and to evaporation. Lyman
Val, IN american RurdL Home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
Life on the Railway.

Somebody has written his experience
on the railwaysof the country, and after
giving full vent TO his feelings on nu-
merous subjects, opens ON the code of
signals adopted by American railways,
as follows
eff the traveller cannot sleep easily
in the sleeping-cars it will amuse him
to be able to translate the meanings of
the different snortings of the iron horse.
They are guides to the blind, not to
mention the deaf.
These signals generally come upon
the ear when YOU are trying to sleep,
and effectually preventit. Forinstance,
YOU are Just DOING away, and hoping
that YOU will not awake until you are
called by the sleeping-car conductor,
when there comes aquick single screech.
You Jump up, and have a sort of feeling
that your hair is doing likewise.
But that single screech merely means,
. Put on brakes.
Two yells Immediately after mean,
Let them go again.
Another screech, Put themon again.
/ And two more screeches, Let them &C
again, and so on.
If the whistle should snort Tire,
times, it means Look out backing
up. Three long snorts whenapproach
ing station mean, Side-track. A
number of short, sharp ,toots mear
that cattle are on the track.
On some of the roads, the art o
whistling is carried TO perfection. Thu
following circular, issued by the Gen
eral Superintendent of a Western road
illustrates what ] mean:
TO all Engineers L: Engineers, il
approaching Parsons, will Indicate 4
down brakes by seventeen whistles
up brakes 10y thirty-two whistles
back up by forty whistles and two
snorts. In case of doubt, whistle lik,
the ID AZ street-crossings, whistle
considerably, and ringthe bell. Always
whistle before dinner. Require the
fireman TO keep the whistle-valve open
during dinner. After dinner, whistle
and squirt water then back up
Squirt little then go ahead with q
whistle, squirt, and ring. This or
der will be rigidly enforced.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
Fair In India.

An annual fair, at which some 10, 600
people assemble, in honor of the Hindu
goddess Elamma, is now held at her
temple near the town of Jat, in India
Fifteen years ago gardener got up
the idol and claimed that il appeared
there of its own accord. Both women
and men visit the temple and worship
the idol. The very strange fact about
this worship is that the worshippers,
before commencing the worship, strip
naked, apply powdered sandal-wood to
their whole bodies, put on the orna-
ments they may have, hold a small
branch Of the nimb tree in their folded
hands, aud leave their places of resi-
dence Ia visit the idol. After visiting
the idol they go around the temple a
certain number of times. They then
leave the temple to battle in neigh
boring tank. After bathing they re-
turn to the temple, worship the idol,
and return home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
A Bird Church.

A little bird created quite sensation
in the Rondout Presbyterian Church on
Sunday evening. II was first discovered
sitting on one of the cross rods of the
chandelier in the middle of the ceiling,
from whence it flew away when the light
was turned ON at full head, only, howev-
to return again and again, as if bewild-
cred or fascinated by the brilliant glare
of the chandelier. After several narrow
escapes from cremation, the little bird
avoided the chandelier, and amused it.
self and the congregation by various
eccentric performances. At one time it
lit on the platform at the preachers feet,
but wasn't satisfied TO sit long at his feet
and learn, probably belonging to some
other denomination than the Presbyte-
rian. One of its freaks was to sit quietly
and gravely on the rail of pew, appar-
entity paying strict attention till it heard
some passage in the discourse TO which
il delnurred, when il would fly like a
shot 10 some other part Of the room. i,
was very irreverent bird, and sadly
disturbed one young mans thoughts by
alighting plump on top of his head dur
ing the long prayer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16

The wholesomeness of food depends
nearly as much on the time it is taken
as on the quantity. We have grown SO
luxurious in our physical as well as
mental tastes, that we are constantly
tempted 20 eat things out of season.
Yielding TO the temptation, as we often
do, we pay the penalty, soon or late, in
temporary or chronic arrangement Of
ourhealth. Themeat which is excellent
in cold, may not be desirable in warm
weather fish is best during spring and
early summer vegetables and fruit
are nutritious when thoyare fully ripen-
ed by sun and season, and not artificial
ly stimulated.
Nature knows what she is doing she
furnishes for every latitude the produc-
tions fittest for such latitude. We need
variety, not so much atone time as from
time TO time. The delieacies Of the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16

In the days when "boiled shirts"
were Sunday luxury the owners of
those articles had their names stamped
on the bands below the plaits, and as
the fashion of vests was not tolerated
at that time (this was not in the earl
Ter years of the reign of George ILL.,,
the name of man could be easily as
certained by glancing at the wristband,
which was fully exposed TO view. On
one occasion Mr.. Jones had attired
himself hastily, and in the hurry had
put on shirt stamped with the name
of his mate. Owens. "Hellow
said Il friend, you've borrowed boil
ed shirt for your holiday" "0h, no, !"
said Jones, this ismy shirt. "Well,
there's another mans name on il"
pointing to the convincing proof, 81.
Owens" But quick as a flash when
Jones saw his mistake, he turned il TO
his Advantage: "Oh, this is the way
our Welsh folks spell the family name,
J-o-w-e-n-s, Jowens, or Jones as you
call it Dye see ?"-Ahd California,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
Antidote 10 Poisoning.

The experiments made by Prof. Binz,
Of Bonn, with reference TO the effects of
alcohol on animals, are regarded ~ of
much Importance, inasmuch US he seems
10 have discovered the reasons why alco-
holic stimulants are so useful in snake
poisoning. He found that when decom-
posed blood was introduced into the
veins Of the living animal all the symp-
toms of putrid fever were shown, the
temperature increasing until death en-
sued. Alcohol, il is stated, reduced the
heat and retarded the putrid process, in
creasing the action Of the heart - pre-
cisely the effect of alcoholic stimulants:
/ il il said, when administered in case OF
rattlesnake poisoning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
l. Black Comb JrsefuIe

Black comb, unlessit be very old and
choked with pollen and filth, is as use
fnl Tor breeding purposes as any other.
For guide combs it is better than any
other, as it is tough and will not break
away from its fastenings as new comb
will. Care should be taken, notwith-
standing, to discard all comb from
which the bees of former seasons have
not Matched out. Sometimes in old
combs some cells may be observed from
which the sealing has not been removed.
some such cells may have small perfo-
rations in them, their crowns being
sunken, and their contents dried up !:
others may still retain the remains of
dead brood, but wherever these are
seen the comb should be consigned to
the melting pot, for there is danger
that the combs are infected with foul
brood.-BritiSh Bee Journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
An Ear Suit.

A New York gentleman lost por-
ton of one of his ears. This curtail-
ment of his beauty worried him so
that he determined to find some delft
artisan who would make him an artiii-
cial organ. II was to be durable in
material. flesh-like in color, and so
built that it may be worn with ease and
comfort. He found his man, paid him
300, and went off with, not ON, his
auricular. Proud rs boy with n
brand-new top, he tried on his ear, but
after time found that the wearing of
il caused him intense pain, and that
under the sun il lost It's delicate pink
color, and tanned much more rapidly
than the other and genuine nearer.
This set him upon his ear and started
him into court 10 sue the maker Of his
broken member. The defense was that
ear-makin was an experiment, against
the success Of which the defendant
warned the customer, who told him
that he must have the ear, cost what IL
womb The workman expended much
time upon il, making IL rs close an
imitation Of the natural ornaments ~
anartifcial ear could possibly be made.
The plaintiff got back fifty per cent. of
his Investment
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
Madam Cayaignac,s Dog Mira.

PARIS letter 10 the New York Tribune.
/ have a little dog story b add TO
those which you publish from time to
time. Some years ago Nine Cavaignac,
widow of the General, found a small
dog in the street dying Of hunger. IL
had grown too weak 30 stand, and turned
It's pleading eyes into her face as she
paused 10 regard il lying in u corner.
Mime. Cayaignac had the dog taken
home and nursed, and ever since il has
had strong affection for her. Mira
was never happy when cut Of her sight.
The other day Mmo. Cayaignac died.
For q time Mira watched constantly be-
fore the door, then rushed away 10 her
bed, and never left it again. She ro.
fused all food, aud nothing WAS dainty
enough 30 tempt her 10 eat. For eight
days Mira lived without food, mourn
ing constantly, and very recently sh,
died.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16
Epigrams.

THE FOOL AND THE FLEAs.
From the Greek Of Lucian.
A fool was bitten by the fleas;
So he put out the light
And as he did it, Now" said he,
"You cannot see TO bite"
THE MIsER.
From ne Greek Of Nicarclus.
SO Pheidon weeps, poor miser--
Not because death is near:
But becatse he bought coffin.
And paid for it too dear.
TdE VIPER
From The Greek Of Dem.
Anoxious viper once
Cappadocian bit;
But soon the reptile died
The blood had poisoned it.
ON PHYSICIAN WHO WAS THIEF.
From, he Greek.
With medicine Rheidon takes away diseases
But without medicines all things else
pleases.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16

Ak English writer estimates that there
are 1900 hymns in the English Ian
guage. OF these 10, 600 are or have been
used in the.Anglican Church, and the rest
are used by the dissenting sects.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16

THE defects Of the mind, like those Of
the face, grow worse ~ we grow DID,
R0cheJ0ucauid.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-16

A SHOE dealer adyertises Womsr'i
Rights and Lefts,
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1874-02-26

a newspaper be Photographed, spelled
and capitalized as it should he Wci.c
on one side OF small-s:zcd paper in 4
neat, clean hand, and shun abbrcvia.
tons. Take time to spell out Al! words
that will have TO be spelled out in
print.
II. Make up your mind TO acquicsce
cheeriully in any disposition which the
editor may, in his wisdom or folly
make OF your articles. Ten 10 one
his Judgment OF your lucubrations i:
more trustworthy than yours. Ger
tainly he knows better than you, !ewoC
deceit Cas Cicero, Horace ard Quin
lillian would say; that is, what HIT
the very highest grace of journalism :
adaptation.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1874-02-26

the material ont of which the brick is
20 be made is Of the right quality, is TO
Dig and cast up loose, in the fail OF the
year, as much stuff as it IS intended to
make into bricks in the following sea-
son, in order that the rain, snow, frost,
thaw and atmospheric air may &c
compose and mature every particle
possible, and prepare it. ready for the
tempering machine in the forth coming
spring.
Bricks, whether Of clay or clay loan,
prepared IN this maner and burnt with
petroleum, are vastly superior, as TO
quality, beauty, and durability, to brick
made OF immature, raw material.
There being neither smoke, dust ror
SCOT entering the kiln duriug the pro
cess of burning, Tie brick when taken
from the kiln, have the appearance
Of newly plancd small blocks Of
wood.
This method OF burning bricks md
other clay articles is most certainly
destined TO revolutionize the whole
system ofhurning clay, throughout the
the whole Of the United Statcs.--
Scientific American.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1874-02-26
The OIL Business fcr 1874.

The Oil City Derric!; presents the
following data:
There never was a time when every
body was so much at fau!t regarding
the oil market, as at present. The
most sagacious prophecies prove mis-
taken. The course Of events contra
diets all precedent and reason. TIE
market goes down when every indica
ton points upward, and it goes up,
with all creation, seemingly, loaded On
10 crush it down. Thousand barrel
strikes have failed TO stop It's upward
progress, and It has declined rapidly
in the face of the greatest demand for
immediate shipment ever known.
Tie following facts exist, undoubt-
edly, and are known to all men:
I. There are no new wells starting,
anG from such as may be hereafter
commenced, no important results can
be expected before next summer.
,. The steel: abroad is very large,
and to some degree the same in this
country.
,. There is much empty tankase yet
TO BE filled, either for speculative or
business purposes.
:. There are, SAY, a hundred wells
under way; mos; all OF them will re-
port within thirty days; all OF them
within sixty. No man can say how
many will spout by the hundred bar
rels. or how many will prove dead
ducks" The knowledge that many o
them (fourth sanders and others vii {
produce largely, does MOI
discount the market az all, nor does
their outguShing when it appears.
:. Tie big wells decline rapidly, yet
the yield is very large Cor this dull sea-
son OF The year. No one has any in
telligent idea Of the actual production
and stocks, but all will agree that with
the demand Of 1873, and no increased
production over the present, the sup
ply will not fall short.
1t will be seen with these general
facts which arc TOO uncertain in effect,
and too contradictatory each of the
other, to prove anything az all. They
Justify only the opinion which every
one seems to hold, hat oil must rule
higher in 1874 than it did in 1873.
How much higher, and VIXEN and BY
what stages the advance will be made,
are matters on which observers differ
widely with each other, and with
at different times.