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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-21
Beldenville.

AUG. 19.-J. II. Collins was badly
injured by the kick of a horse recently
One foot struck him on the side and
the other on one arm.
Hoop pole harvest has come.
Levi Coon is quite sick with ty-
phoid fever.
-ThrashiOg machines wanted in
this locality.
Politics are getting warm--even
warmer than the weather.
w. c. Sawyer has just burned a
kiln of about one hundred barrels of
lime.
DO Severance had valuable COW
killed by lightning during the late
storm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-21
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Business Cards, four lines or less, So
A square will be counted the space of one
inch.
local notices Is cents per line for first
Insertion and 10 cents for each subsequent
ir sertion.
All Job work must he paid for on de-
3iv,ry.
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SPECTATOR.

Why, sir, John was accounted worthy
to be one of the twenty-four delegates
who went out to Hudson to participate
in the farce Of nominating a candidate
for State Senator from Pierce county.
And when there, John was their cho.
sen leader, spokesman and guide. But
upon whom the mantle Of this great
man fell, we never knew. Our belief
is, however, that it fell upon the shoul.
ders OF Rev Doctor 'mpster
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Olivet.

-AUG l7.-Grain is nearly all
secured ia stack and barn.
The new store il being fitted up.
G. Anderson has the job
Our mill is about all moved out neal
the Il. II. But there is talk Of parties
putting in an ether
Frank Whitcomb while out pleas.
uro riding in an OK cart the other day,
was tipped over breaking his thigh.
DR.. Baker Of Durand was called whC
set the fractured limb which is nov
doing well.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-21
a spicy Epistle from
Lake superior. Too
Cool up there to shed
UndcI' Garm cntS.
ONToNAdoN, IS 1874.


ONToNAdoN, 7-S--1s
Mcssrs EdtorS;--As you know, |
take your paper Cor papers, ADVANCE
and JOURNAL and if you could sec me
on their arrival, deyounug their con.
observation-disclosures and all-you
would then know how | appreciate
them far better than my pen can de-
scribe it.
Under the head Of locals | notice in
almost every issue some remarks about
your hot weather, and | oTten wish you
an invigorating draught of our cool
lake breezes. l can imagine the peo-
pie Of River Falls and vicinity sweating
and putting, Invested as they probably
are of all winter garments, while we
seldom pass whole day switch the
same" is uncomfortably warm. About
the middle of June | succeeded in
emitting my inner unmentionables, and
one day about the middle of July |
ventured to diyest myself of my under
shirt. But the next morning | invest
ed of what l had Invested myself and
have not seen the day since when |
wanted to again try the experiment. |
have known just two hot days since my
arrival here (June 6th.) Whenever
the wind blows from landward it is
warm, but as that is seldom for a whole
day, we never get to the boiling heat.
As you probably know, Lake Superior
is quite large body of fresh water;
aud the water is so cold that one could
scarcely live to swim a mile 10 it. If
it gets as much colder in the winter as
it is nov, compared with River Falls,
you may expect to see person about
my size down there at the opening OF
navigation next spring, if live through.
But people here tell me that the pre-.
vailing breeze is from the N. W, as it
is in the summer, which has the tendency
to moderate its frigidity, coming as it
would across the lake.
We have a good productive soil and
plenty Of undeveloped pine forests, ac.
cessible to the Ontonagon River, which
empties into the lake at this point
Minerals, such as coal, iron, copper and
silver abound. The last named has but
just begun to be developed. Mining
interests are at stand still at present,
owing to the hard times. Iron mining
has almost entirely ceased, owing to the
falling off in the market which is owing
probably to the PANE. Copper is the
only mineral here that seems to be sue
cessfully mined-silver nining,as sald,
DeIDS III It's lhlducy.
Fish and berries are plenty. Bush
els of strawberries were shipped and
now currants and gooseberries are find
ing markets elsewhere by the bushel.
Red raspberries from 6 to s cents per
quart.
They have a hourishing Lodge Of
A, f. & a. NJ. in this place which l
have visited once. They have over
$1,000 in the treasury. A Lodge of
l. o. of o. f. exists in Rockland,
small mining town about twelve miles
up the river. / have not visited them
aud cannot state their condition.
Yours truly,
TYRO
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TIKI RIVER FALL! JOURNAL.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,

A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, TERMS, Sl.26
JOURNAL AND ADVANCE ONE YEAR
TO ONE ADDRESS, So. CASH IN AID
VANCE.
Local Edition-JournaI & Advdnce, pub
iished erery Friday, 81 gear, cash in ad
van e.
MORSE g. SON. Proprietors.
JOB PRINTfNG
OF every description exet uted on short no
lice, neat and at reasonable prices. -0s
RICg on Main Street
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Trenton.
AUG l4.-Wheat S5cts per bushel

AUG H. w icds CJCto PCT buShcl
Stacking grain is the order of the
day now.
Several Of our farmers have go
their wheat thrashed.
ID. Lyons is under the weather
his disease is dangerous one.
Some Of the boys are having fun
"cooning" these dark nights.
Christopher Bradshaw has nearly
lost his eyesight, caused by being over
worked.
Quitting corn will be tedious this
year owing to the heavy winds which
have twist ed aud twirled the stalks in
every direction.
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a. q .m.1SnrN RRO.

DEALERS IN Confectionery, Nuts,
~ Fruits, Candies Tobacco and Cigars,
Lunches, Meals, hot Tea and Coffee At all
hours, Lemon Pop, Sarsaparilla, Sweet
cider and Ice Cream constantly on hand
at City Restaurant, Broad y. Prescott
Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-21

In a letter TO the Chicago Times
Jane Swisshclm lays down her moral
ADD civil code on this wise: "If man
or woman shall SANDER you by writing,
or by speech, unless you publicly deny
the sane, it is taken for granted THAI
you are guilty" What nonsense. JUS,
as thoughyou we're obliged to run after
every cur that yelps at your heels
Once adopt this rule Of practice, and
yelpiug ours will multiply at every COR
ner, tall at lenght there will seem to be
no end to them, and you may as well
lie down in despair and die at once.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-21
ELLSWORTH, Aug. 18th, 1874

AO'At 49, -
MEssRs EDIToRs:-Who is John l..
Dale's worthy successor in Pierce coun-
ty politics? The above query is sug.
gested by a paragraph in the local
column of the Pierce County Herald
of last week. The Herald man has
evidently forgotten the last strike John
Dale made IN Pierce county politics
and who were his associates. 1t is not
a year since, occupying a back
seat at the Court House. that | heard
announced the name of, John L. Dale,
associated with the name of one the
editors of the Herald, and several other
worthy gentlemen, as delegates to the
Senatorial Convention at Hudson.
Who BACKED Johns boots on that oc-
caslon? And who held his tobacco. box
while he took chew? Was it the ed.
itor of the Herald and his associates?
Or was it the editor of the Journal?
And who is John Dale's worthy sue
cessorY Are not Johns friends entitled
to his old clothes?
Xours
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-21

Iron and Wood Turning done to
order.
River Falls, Wis l7-3o
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-21
MASON WORK
&. &. Knowles

&. e.. Knowles
Does all kinds Of Mason Work, In
Guiding Stone. Brick, Plastering,
Putting in Cisterns, etc.
WILL FURNISH MATERIALS
If DESIRED.
Work done with promptness, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
River Falls. Wis, 45.3m
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-14
A Lobster at Dinner.

1 lobster is a much more particular
fellow in his food. I have been watch
ing one in my large marine aquarium,
at Receivers. If portion of food be
thrown down to him, he immediately
sets to work to ascertain the where
abolts bf his dinner. If he does not
like it, he at once pushes 1t away from
him with the attitude OF All tsplcure who
bids the waiter take away plate of
meat he does not fancy. If the food is
agreeable to him, he munches it up,
moving his jaws in peculiar way, like
a weaver making Il blanket. He tears
his food into large pieces, leaving the
actual pounding work to be done by the
very peculiar internal teeth, which are
found In the hnlrg Of the stomach, and
which my reader can easily examine for
himself, if he wiz take the trouble.
When the lobster goes out for ICON
stitutional, and is not i'll Il particular
hurry, he carries his great claws in
front OF him, well away from the
ground, Like the big flags we sometimes
see headiHg street professions. He
walks upon Tie little legs which are
underneath his body, While he keeps
his horns moving in front of his nose
Like blind man tapping the flags with
his stick as he plods along, led by his
dog hence | conclude the lobster is
short-sighted. II the least thing alarms
him he scuttles backward Oh his little
legs of a centipede If he does pot go
fast enough in this way, he suddenly
snaps his tail toward him like a man
suddenly closes his hand, and flies back
ward with jerk like an India-rubber
band snapped in half. He always goes
into his cave tail foremost, and he takes
the most wonderfully good shots at the
entrance. 1t has been said by friend
of mine that fly fisherman will never
be perfect until he has got an eye at
the back of his head, so as to prevent
his drop-fy getting hitched up in the
tree behind him. l really think the
lobster must have an eye III his tail
somewhere. Our pet lobster is not
willing that the secrets of her toilet
should be exposed to vulgar gaze so the
first night she was IN the tank she art
fully collected cookie and oyster shells
and made trench round herself after
the fashion of the Romans when
they took possession of a high-top. A
branch of sea-weed forms canopy over
her head, and there she is at this min
ute, in a house of her own making, a
regular =" compound householder, with
no taxes topay Buckland, IN Land
Gnd Water.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-14
4 Midsummer Daydrpam.

1t must be odd, when lying during
the heat of the day In darkened room,
to become suddenly aware of inverted
figures moving about on the opposite
wall" This recently happened in In
dia to Mr.. E. C. Buck !; images turned
out TO be those of the servants of the
establishment, who were walking about
in the performance of their several
duties in the gravelled courtyard out
side the house" Each servant was
easily recognized, and 1.-The white col
or of their clothes, the dark color of
their skin, and the red color of their
sashes or turbans, were distinctly re-
produced. In the Venetian shutters
were three or four holes of the size of
or half crown; and the pheno-
menon was produced by the rays pass
ing through these.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-14
Rules for The Care OF Canary Birds.

l. During the summer season you
should have both a drinking cup and
bath dish i'll the cage, and should wash
them well twice a day, and fill with
fresh water The seed-cup should be
filled every morning.
2. The room in which the bird is
kept should never be warmer than 80
degrees.
3. Feed plain food. Now and then
a lump of sugar does no harm but as
general rule avoid sweets. Keep the
cutie fish dry and clean, and feed only
fresh and dry seeds.
4. Never place a cage where a
draught can strike the bird
). Never smoke in the room where
your bird is kept, as the odor of a cigar
Is fatal to canaries.
6. As a general rule, never keep the
bird in a painted cage; for the birds
will pick at the wires, and it Will lead
to disease.
7. When your bird is shedding
feathers, which is generallystyled moult-
ing, avoid draughts Of air
By obeying these simple directions,
you can keep birds in excellent health
for years.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-14
A Wrong Custom Corrected.

1t Is quite generally the custom to
take strong liver stimulants for the cure of
liver complaint, and both the mineral and veg
etabie kingdoms have been diligently searched
to procure the most drastic ond poisonous pur-
Satiyes, III order to produce powerful effect
upon the liver, and arouse the tagging and en-
feebled organ. This system of treatment is
on the same principle as that of giving a weak
and debllltated man large portions of brandy
to enable him to do certain amount of work.
When the stimulant is withheld, the organ
hike the system, gradually relapses into more
torpid or sluggish and weakened condition
than before What then is wanted Medi-
cnes that, while they cause the bile to flow
freely from the liver, as that organ Is toned
into action, will not overwork and thus debili-
tate 1t, but will, when their use is discontin-
ued, leave the liver strengthened and healthy.
WORKS WONDERS.
BERGEN, Genesee Co, n. Y, March %, II
DR.. r. V. PIERCE;
Dear Sr--Your treatment Ill my case has
been quite successful and satisfactory, and for
which / desire to express my gratitude. | have
been troubled with a disordered Liver and Ca
taTTh and general weakness for good many
years and was failing slowly all the time, aud
last August l called on you and got some of
your Golden Medical Discovery and DR.. Sage 5
Catarrh Remedy, and one of your Nasal I'M ect-
ors, and since that time have been improving
and am now better than have been III years,
not having had the sick headache i'll months,
which | used to have to average once a week
the Golden Medical Discovery being the priIl-
cipal medicine used 1t has worked wonders
i'll my case and l recommend it to those SINH
larly afflicted. Let me express gratitude to
you for such invaluable services.
Truly and gratefully yours.
VIM. F. CRITTENDEN.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-14
Brilliant Success.

1t is permitted to few men or compa-
MES to achieve acknowledged superiority
in any important position or business.
The present generation has witnessed
stupendous rivalry in several branches
of industry, and notably the Sewing
Machine business. Amid a multitude
of competitors. steadily and surely the
Wheeler Il Wilson Company held their
way from the beginning upon fixed and
honorable principles. Long since, their
leading position in America was estab-
hshed Abroad, at London, in 1862, they
won the highest premiums; at Paris, in
1867, they distanced eighty-two com
petitors. and were awarded the highest
premium, the only Gold Medal fol
Sewing Machines exhibited; and lastly,
amid unparalleled competition, followed
the splendid triumphs at Vienna, noted
IL our advertising columns.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-14
t.rpasing of tNies.

The Canada Farmer gives the follow
ing directions: Many a wheel is ruin
ed by oiling too plentifully. A we'll
made wheel will endure constant wear
from ten to twenty years, if care is tax
en- to use the right kind and proper
amount of oil; but in this matter is
not attended to, the wheel will be used
up III five or six years, or it may be
sooner. Lard should never be used on
a wagon for it will penetrate the hub
and work its way around the lemons of
the spokes and spoil the wheel. Castor
oil is q good material for use on an iron
axle, just oil enough be applied to a
spindle to give light coating this is
better than more, for the suplus put on
will work ont at the ends and be forced
by the shoulders and nut into the hub
around the outside of the boxes To
oil the axle-trec, first wipe the spindles
clean with cloth wet with turpentine,
if it won't wipe without 1t. On bug
gy or carriage, wipe and clean off the
back and front ends of the hubs, and
then apply very small quantity of
castor oil, or more especially prepared
lubricator near the shoulders point.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-14
The WOman's Paper in italy.

LA Donna" is a fortnightly paper
of sixteen pages, published lii Venice,
and edited by Gualberta Beccari, wo-
man crippled and unable to walk; it's
contributors are exclusively Italian wo-
men, and its main "cause" is that OF
education. Poor working girls and
women of wealth and noble birth alike
write for it, and are in sympathy Sig
nora Beccari has just written her sixth
annual address, and asks for liberty of
action, education, admission to work on
equal terms, &c, and her arguments
are those which have solong beenpress-
ed upon the people here. "Thus, F" she
says, ''we may be emancipated from
dependence on others. and so be free to
marry solely for love, not for conve-
nience, interest, or necessity Then viii
the family be worthy the name OF home.
Meantime, apostles of such glorious
truths, we must be prepared for the
crown of martyrdom, which Is always
the reward of the advocates of theories
of innovation on established order: and
we must not be surprised at the hatred
and misconception of the very persons
for whose welfare we are working with
such unwearied efforts and such gener-
Gus interest. Let us go on untlinching-
ly III our work. Let education be in
scribed on our banners. Education is
a magical seed, which holds within it
the germ of all nobler and higher life.
From it will spring new social order
And in the future, not very far distant,
lies victory and the emancipation OF
woman.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-14

They should be dug out and killed q
small gonge or strong sharp-pointed
knife being used for this purpose
or ashes are frequently recommended
as preventives, being heaped Oh strewn
thickly about the stems but we are
inclined to believe that their efficacy, if
they possess any is mainly due to keep
ing the grass and seeds from growing
up and shading the very place where
the beetle selects for depositing her
eggs. The Saperda attacks trees of all
ages, but appears to prefer those that
are young, probably because the bark
IS thinner and affofds more ready ac-
cess to her young. The only certain
method OF preserving our apple or
chards from destruction is to examine
the trees once Or twice every season,
and dig out every grub found in them.
Ii the base of the stem, for foot or
more from the ground upward, Is en-
closed III oiled or tafred paper. or any
similar material, tie feiIfale will seldom
attack the trees. But even with these
precautionary measures the tree should
be annually examined.
The next most troublesome insect is
the g tlat-teaded borer" The grub is
the larva or small, fattish beetle. about
half an inch long, of a greenish- black
color above and bronze appearance
underneath. The name of this beetle
Is ChIySObOthriS .femOrot0, and it APP
pears at various times during the sum-
mer, the females disposing their eggs
on the stems as well as in the forks of
the main branches. 1t does not how
ever, cOntine its rayages to the apple or
trees belonging to the same family; like
the Saperda named above, but attacks
the beach, oak, and several of our for
est trees as well as other kinds of fruit
trees The grub bore almost entirely
between the bark and the wood, the
latter dying as they advance. They are
very fiat and the head appears very
large in proportion to the body; hence
the common name, fiat-headed apple
tree borer" In some parts of the
country this insect is very abundant,
and large patches of dead shru1nken
bark mark their presence in the trees.
The only preventive with which we are
acqu ainted Is painting the trees at least
twice each summer with strong soap.
OF course the application, to be effectu
al, must extend from the ground up to
and among the larger branches. Ere
queut examinations are also necessary,
and every grub should be dug out and
the wounds made by it covered with
some kind of wax to prevent decay of
exposed wood.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-14

There are several insects known as APP
pie tree borers, but one most destruc-
tive to the trees is the larva or grub or
the two-striped Saperda (SOPerda con-
djdd) This beetle it about three
quarters of an inch long, of buff col
or, with two distinct white stripes ex-
tending from the head to the tip of the
wing covers. 1t Is very shy, hiding in
crevices of the bark, and up among the
leaves of the tree during the day. and
flying about at night. The beetles APP
pear in spring. the females usually de
posting their eggs on the bark of the
trees near the ground, where they soon
hatch, and the grass bore into the sap
wood of the trees, frequently complete
" girdling the stems. The grubs are
nearly cylindrical, tapering slightly
from the head to the end of the body.
The head Is small, brown, and horn
like in appearance. Apple trees that
are cultivated, with the stems surround
ed by grass and weeds. are much more
likely TO be attacked than those receiv-
ing the opposite treatment.
The grubs can be found IN the trees
at this season and during the summer,
their presence being readily detected
by the saw-dust-hke eXerement pushed
out from the furroY made by them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-14
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
" hite tndercIoti,.


The Herald of Health recommends
white Undertaking, as not only more
healthful, but on account of its nc
radiating the heat of the body as some
other cOlors do. Another strong incen-
tive is the avoidence of possible poison
ing, resulting from deleterious dyes.
The Journal of Chemistry gives an in
stance of the poisonous effect of ami
line colors upon the skin i'll the expert
ence OF gentleman of Byfeld. He
had few days previous purchased some
new Jtndershlrts of Gotten cOlored with
various tlnts, among which aniline red
predomlnated In a short time after
putting on the garment a peculiar erup-
ton, of an irritating nature, appeared
on the portion of the body covered by
the cloth. The effects were not merely
local, but to considerable extent con
stltutlonal, pain and uneasiness being
experienced IN the back and lower ex-
tremeties. In proof that the eruption
was caused by dye colOrs, it may be
stated that a portion of the garment
about the upper part of the chest was
lined on the under side, and wherever
this came in contact with the skin no
eruption or redness appeared. 1t is not
probable, the Journal remarks, that the
number of persons Is large who possess
such idiosyncracies of constitution as to
be easily poisoned by dye colors, but
that there are some does not admit of a
doubt.