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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12

Crssco, IotOd, Dec. 10Th, 1874.

CrescO, IOtod, Dec. ION, 1874.
MEsSRs. SrRoTHER & CoSKLIS - The
Edward Harvester purchased Of you gave
the best Of satisfaction. used il in cut
ting 1913 acres Of wheat, oats and barley.
! cut all Of it in Ia days-my largest
days work being 20 acres and AS rods in
wheat, that the straw was heavy enough
to 20 20 bushels to the acre. commenc.
ed this days work at ten minutes before
s o'clock A. NJ, and quit Is minutes before
7 O'Clock p. NJ, Aug. IL, 1874. worked
my machine in sight Of two Marsh liar
yesters on one farm, they having the
same amount Of gram 10 cut that had.
They finished their harvest two days
ahead Of me, they using their two ma
chimes and using my one Edward. /
could commence working in the morning
and work later in the evening than they
could, on account Of the grain being wet
with dew. will here add that my son
and another young man did all the bind.
ing, and three horses abreast was the
team used. If | was To buy another har.
vcster il would be an Edward, as | con-
slider them well made and very durable,
and will cut any grain that grows; and
unlike my neighbours harvester Of anoth.
err make, il will elevate anything II will
cut. I consider the Edward the machine
for farmers to buy. Yours truly,
[mar.o.16.l Z. CLouoH.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12

his tail-pocket, brought out an unmistak.
able chemists bottle, which he placed
carefully on the table.
Il shall be very happy" he said, re-.
garding his bottle with a CHASTITY smile,
ito drink your very good health out of
my tap. Charles, tablespoon, If you
please. Then, uncorking his "tep," he
handed 1t TO me. "Smell il" he said !:
'loyely, ain'titl"
81 think I'd rather stick to my sherry,
ifyou don't mind" | said, hiding my
emotion in another bumper.
"Ah," said he, shaking up his bottle,
and then measuring out a tablespoonful,
"you, my friend, are young and thought
less, while you drink that You are knock.
ing your coffin nails in; while | take
this land he slipped at his tablespoonful
complacently-'I have the comfort Of
knowing how beautifully it assimilates
with my gastric juices, and how swectly
it acts On my recalcitrant liver. Sir. ]
look toward you may you require many,
many nails ere your coffin is ready 7"
81 always" he continued, seeing |
wasn't enjoying my dinner. "carry bot
tie of this about with me; and when your
spirits are low, why, my friend, come to
neil will cheer you; one dose Of
this will"
"Beg your pardon" interrupted, as
the waiter took my fish untasted, and
put some delicious looking Reform outlets
on the table, "do try one Of these"
He took one with hollow groan, and
then fixed me with his CLASSY eye for
some five minutes. Presently he said:
"Are you aware, my friend, you have all
the appearance of incipient consumption.
Now take my advice, aud a spoonful OF
this always with your dinner; just pour
it over your outlets; | always do it my
self"
And, putting his hand into that tail
pocket again, he brought out a large bot
tie of-merciful gracious !-cod-liver oil.
could keep down my emotions no
longer. turned and fed.
Two days elapsed before | ventured
near the "Jollyboy." In the meantime
| received a pressing invitation from
Dumpkinson, to dine with him. 81 was
sorry" l wrote, shut previous engage
ment, etc.
Going into the "Jollyboy" on that
evening, ordered a comfortable little
feed for myself, and was just commence
ing when,-up came Dumpkinson
''He had noticed that I was alone. He
would be happy to dine at my table, and
to keep me company.
After this every time / ventured to
dine by myself at the "Jollyboy" up
came Dumpkinson.
l stood it till found | was getting
quite thin, and then | resigned.
i joined another club. | had been a
member there about dozen days, and
was getting round literally sol again,
when one morning came letter from
Dumpkinson.
she knew l had joined the ''Gourmand
Club" he was DESTROYS of doing the same,
and of renewing our pleasant acquain.
lance. Would |
uropose him far IL Q"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12
MISCELLANY.
GROWING W..

h, to keep them still around us, baby dar
hngs, fresh and pure,
Mothers" smile their pleasures crownlng
mothers" kiss their sorrows cure;
y, to keep the waxen touches, sunny curli
and radiant eyes,
sttering feet aud eager prattle-all young lifei
lost Paradise
L'ne bright head above the other, tiny hand.
that chung and clasped,
little forms, that close enlolding, all of Love-:
best gifts were grasped;
porting in the summer sunshine, glanoins
found the winter hearth,
Kidding ell the bright world echo with theil
fearless, careless mirth.
Oh, to keep them how they gladdened all
the path ircla DAY TO day,
WLatgay dreams we fashioned Of them, as III
rosy sleep they lay;
How eacn broken word was welcomed, how
each struggling thought was hailed,
as each bark went floating seward, love-deck-
ed and fancy-sailedl
Gliding from our jealous watching, glidin {
from our clinging hold,
Lol the brave leaves bloom and burgeon 10
the sweet shy buds unfold;
Fast to lip and cheek and tresses, ST. ais the
maiden's bashiul Joy;
Fast the frank, bold mans assertion tones the
accents OF the boy
Neither love nor longing keeps them; soon in
other shape than ours
Those young hands will seize their weapons
build their castles, plant their flowers;
Soon fresher hope will brighten the dear eyes
we trained TO see;
boon closer love than ours in those waken-
ing hearts will he.
So II is, and well it is so fast the river nears
the main,
Backward warnings are but idle; dawniug
never glows again;
Slow and sure the distance deepens, slow and
sure the links are rent;
Let us pluck our autumn roses, with their so
Der bloom content.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12

How 10 Use a Grindstone.

Common grindstone spindles, with q
crank at one end, are open to the great
objection that the stone will never keep
round, because every person is inclined
more or less to follsw the molten of his
foot with his hand, which causes the pres.
sure on the stone to be unequal. The
harder pressure is always applied to the
very same part Of the stone, and will
soon make it uneven, so that it is impos.
sible to grind tool true. To avoid this,
put in place Of this crank small cog
wheel on the spindle, say with twelve
cogs; have another short spindle, with a
crank and cog wheel Of thirteen cogs,
to work in the former. The stone will
make about .07 Of a revolution more than
the crank, and the harder pressure of the
tool on the stone will change 10 another
place at every turn and the stone will
keep perfectly round if 1t is good one.
This is very simple, but will be new to
many.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12

-Recentlya French newspaper pub
lished that a bankers country house had
been robbed in the night, "but fortunate
ly the thieves, in their hurry, had failed
to open the second drawer on the right
hand side of the escritoire, in which was a
large sum Of money in bank notes." Two
or three days later the editor received the
following note: "Mr. Editor, cannot
sufficiently thank you for the informa.
ton given in your excellent paper. 1t
was in every respect exagt, as found on
going last night, for the second time, to
the house ofMr. Z. The bills were
there and are now in my possession. No
signature.] You will understand my
scruples."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12

"A colporteur opened the door Of an
Irishman's shanty in New Orleans, and,
putting in his head, in very pious tone
asked the owner Of the domicile, who
happened to be in at the time, "if he
would accept Of tract of the Holy
Land" meaning, Of course, an essay on
that interesting portion Of the world.
"Yes, be jabers," was the reply of the
Hibernian, "a houl section, if you give a
good title deed. But | should like to
know il there is much of ii prairie, or if
new settlers are subject to the agur
there 7"
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itored them to health and happiness

stored them to health and happiness
Thousands fwCmen bless the day on v.
DIR. Perce's Favofite Prescription was frA.
made tnwn to them. A single bottle often
gives delicate and suffering women more re-
lief than months Of treatment from Their, fam
lily physician. In all those arrangements
causing back-ache, dragging down sensations,
nervous and general debility, il is q sovereign
remedy. Its soothing and healing properties
ing froh internal lever, congestion, infamma-
ton or liberation, and its strengthening effects
tend to correct displacements of internal parts,
the result Of weakness OF natural supports. Il
is sold by all druggists.
DIR. Pierce's pamphlet on Diseases peculiar
to Women will be sent to any address on re-
ceipt OF two stamps. Address as above
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12
To Farmers.

Send your orders to H. 8. West, Commission
Merchant, Brackets Block, Minneapolis, for
Flour, Feed, and oil Meal (only mill in the
State that grinds oil cake) Best feed for
horses, cattle and sheep after this cruel winter.
Oats, Corn, Beans, Butter and Eggs wanted
either for cash or on commission.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12

L. B. WEST, Flour Broker and Commission
Merchant, Brackets Block, Minneapolis, Min
nesota, sells Oil Meal, ID. equal to 10 lbs
bran, or lbs meal. For Cattle, Horses and
sheep II will make horses hair grow towards
the tail instead OF forward to the ears Try it,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12

"A very dirty, debased, and ignorant.
looking man came in to vote in a town.
ship in Michigan. Said one of the ladies',
offering him ticket:
81 wish you would oblige us by voting
this ticketi"
"What kind of a ticket is that r. said
he.
"Why," said the lady, ''ysu can see
yourself"
''But can't read" he answered.
"Why, can't you read the ballot you
have there in your baud, which you are
about to vote ?" asked the lady.
NO." said he, 81 can't read at all ?"
"Well," said the lady. "this ballot
means that you are willing to let the wo-
men as well as the men vote"
SIS that il" he replied ; "then ! don t
want it; the women don't know enough
to VOTE
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12

Bumper moved off about his chores,
thinking to himself that he couldn't
afford to send many bottles, Of ten-dollar
Bourbon to the grasshopper sutferers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12
A WALKING ADvERTIsEMENT.
LIMESTONE SPRINGS. s. Q.

DIR. X. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N, ":
DEAR SIR--l am a walking advertisement
Tor your Golden Medical Discovery, Purgative
Pellets, and Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, they
having cured me OF Catarrh Of nine years
standing, which was so bad that it disfgured
my nose, and, while curing it, your medicine
also cured me of Asthma in its worst and most
aggravated form Before using your medi.
cines had become reduced in flesh from one
hundred and fifty. five to one hundred and fif-
teen pounds. and now weigh one hundred
and sixty pounds, and am in better heat
tlan have enjoyed for twenty years.
Yours trulv
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12

An old maid is not without power. A
writer observes that he has known one
such turn steamboat excursion into an
occasion Of gloom and dependency.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12

~, d II, LUMpUEN.
The above is but fair sample OF hundreds
oil letters which are received by Dr. Pierce
and in the face Of such evidence who can
longer doubt that the Doctors medicines cure
the worst cases OF Chronic Catarrh.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12
The Great Favorite with the Ladies.

VIM. Forsyth Bynum 4 Son, druggists, OF
Live Oak, FLORIDA, writes, Sept 10th, 1914 as
follows: CDR. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n Y -
Your Golden Medical Discovery and Purgatiye
Pellets sell very largely and give complete sat
friends testify with pleasure. Your Favorite
Prescription is indeed the great favorite with
the ladies, and numbers can say with Joy that
Il has saved them from eking out q miserable
life or meeting with premature death, and re-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12
A Hint To wives and a warning to
Husbands.

propose him for it ?"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-20

gT The farmer is a moderate, con-
servative, but very determined individ
uala He is patriotic. He is the slow
est of men to remember that the war is
over. He bears grievances long and
uncomplainingly. He has been the chief
sufferer from the financial policy of the
Republican party. God has helped him
out by showering on. him abundant
crops. But in some sections this year
Divine beneficence will Il be unequal to
the task of counteracting vicious human
legislation, for in some places crops
will be short. With the most bountiful
help of nature the farmer has for few
years past barely been able to make the
last day Of December s'right dress" with
the first.day. of January. He can not
go on State street, in Boston, or Wal
street, in New York, or Third street, in
! Cincinnati, and borrow dollar. for the
Lord has arranged to send him returns
but once a year, and the banker has ar
ranged to get returns about six times a
year. The farmer gets three per cent.
the National banker about six times
three per cent, When the farmer as
certains what's the matter with him b,
will cease voting for Republican con
traction H--CiRs EnG .57s ,fgg tefi 4fsfft
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-20

.#
Mr.. Tennyson, or his publisher, re,
ceiyes the handsome sum of $4,000 to
$40, 900 annually from composers who
make business of setting, the laureate $
poems to music. The charge for per
mission to SET poem has been fixed at
s25, and the applications average two or
three day. gg. ..,.o,1 !,
Sherman says he doesn't believe that
Grant was ever drunk while there was
any fighting to be done. This'is proba-
bly, SO, but whensthe fighting was over
all authorities agree that he could dis,
patch more whisky in given space ot
time than any other man Of his sized
throat in the army-Brooklyn argus.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-20
Rules for the Treatment OF
Drowned Persons.

In view of the frequent cases of
drowning the publication of the follow
ing rules for the treatment of drowned
persons may be opportune:
Remove all the distractions to brea-
things ;'instantly loosen or cut apart neck
and Wristbands turn the person on the
face with the head down hill astride the
hips with your face towards his head,
and locking your four fingers under his
belly, raise the body as high as you can
without lifting the . forehead off the
ground; give the body smart jerk to
remove mucus from the throat and wa
ter from the windpipe; hold the body
suspended long enough to count one,
two. three, four, five, repeating the jerk
gently two or three times.
Place the person on the ground, face
downward, and maintaining all the while
your position astride the body, grasp
the clothing over the points of the
shoulders, or if the body is naked
thrust your fingers into the armpits,
clasping your thumb over the points of
the shoulders, and raise the chest as
high as you can without lifting the head
quite off the ground, and hold it long
enough to slowly count, one, two, three.
Replace him on the ground with his
forehead on the 1exed arm, and the
neck Strengthened out, and the mouth
and nose free. Now, still astlide him,
place your elbows against your knees
and your hands upon the sides of his
chest over the lower rib and press
downwards and inwards with increas
ing force long enough to slowly count
one, two. Then suddenly let 60, grasp
the shoulders as before, and raise the
chest, then press the ribs as before
These alternate movements should be
repeated ten to fifteen times minute
for an hour at least, unless breathing is
restored soon, Use same regularity as
in natural breathing.
After breathing has commenced re.
store the animal heat. Warm blankets,
hot water In bottles, hot bricks. Warm
the head as fast as the body, lest con-
| vulsions come on. Rubbing the body
with warm fannels, slapping the fleshy
parts, assists TO restore warmth and
breathing If the patient can surely
swallow, give hot coffee, tea or little hot
sling. Spirits sparingly. Place him in
warm bed give plenty fresh cir keep
him quiet. Dunotlet him lie on his
back, as the tongue clses the windpipe
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-20

w Minnesota is literally bare of cur
rency There are few dozen bankers
in Wall street who have more of it than
Ithe,whole State. Yet the Democratic State
Convention, controlled by the moneyed
power with idiots who were urable to
see it, bellows for further contraction
and specie resumption. "a dWall-street
platform for the farmers of Minnesota
h platform upon which only four men
can stand: a usurer, gold speculator, 9
National banker and a bondholder. We
would Ike to see how a farmer can get
alongside of them. Iq safe-e 5h p
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-20

When l awoke to consciousness the
morning sun was shining and the house
was filled with people But even justice
was satisfied, and was left alone with
the dead. All day, fearless and motion
less, 1 sat beside the mangled corpse
Some people, kinder than the rest, came
to make preparations for the funeral and
passed silently out; but l did not heed
them 4A. 'a-- e'i 9ti '' s@T-"V
Kate Hastings came just afte, dark.
She was dressed in deep mourning, and
her face was so .ghastly that it startled
me.
"You, too, have come to reproach
me ?" said. .'.s@
"No, mother; you suffer enough with
out my reproebes. I have come to
watch with the dead. 1 wish to watch
alone. Il is my right; am his wife,"
How calm she was! There vas not
even tremor of her voice to tell how
she suffered r., -.
eyes, it is your right, my poor childv'
I said. ''It gives me another pang to
give him up, even to my daughter; still
L do it" ~ .-.. -
She looked up quickly. -, ~ :, -. =
HE has told you" ,,arara =,
Eyes" +,..:.- '''''5'4 :" ,
"Yet you speak kindly to me, and do
not condemn u.s. -. o.ty, s..:.;.r
A sad but beautiful smile for moment
lighted her features. She raised one OF
my hands and kissed it reverently.
"Thank you,i' she said; +; '.some time
you will be glad for having shown this
kindness to one so much in need of it.
Now, mother, leave me" .J, ..:,.
/ left the apartment, but did not retire.
All night sat on the floor outside the
door, hoping that Katie would bid me
enter ;but no such summons came. Day
light returned, and the busy world NOV
ed F.; still / heard no movement in the
chamber Of death. At last my anxiety
became so great that opened the door
and glanced in. The girl knelt by the
corpse,apparently asleep. Softly stole
forward and raised the dropping head.
But no sad eyes met my gaze; nothing
but the white face, the staring orbs of a
corpse. Katie died by her own hand, as
bottle which she clutched proved.
The next day they buried the pair, my
erring son and his child-wife, in one
grave; and as the clods fell on his cof
fin, the brightness Of my life went out
forever. al
Mrs. Brown could say no more, for
sobs choked her utterance. Her listener
was deeply affected, as her pale face and
fearful eyes showed. ~
Leaving the bereaved mother for mo-
ment, Mrs. Gray stole softly to the door
and called:
"Charlie."
The, child heard her, and came quickly
to her side.
What is it, mamma?''
t'It is lonesome without you, darling,'
she said drawing him to her.
"Then you love me, mamma?"
glove you? Oh, Charlie! y
Her arms we're about him now, and
she was sobbing on his shoulder.
ibid any one tell you about those bad
boys ?" he asked wonderingly. "They
have got flask of whisky, mamma"
"Thank God! you are saved my dar
ling" she cried, Historically.
rs She drew him close to her: she clune
to him.; she showered kisses on his won
dering face, but never, until he was 8
man, with son of his own. did she tel
him the history of that other Charlie
whose childhood and his had been sc
much alike, and how by the knowledge
Of that other Charles unfortunate career
he had been saved by her, perhaps, from
like fate. -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-20

liz A boy who had stolen some. apples
was forgiven for, the rather ingenious
manner in which he excused himself -
The lschoolmaster asking him what he
had to saw for himself, the urchin re
plieda' The apples were Toms; don't
know how he got them and now they're
mine, and he don't know how / got
them.pai 9laIe e4ls s,tmI .,.a}.. b
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-20
NOTARY PUBLIC.

rTHE undersigned, having been appointed
i Notary Public, would inform has
friends, and the public generally, that ne Is
to fill Pensioners Blanks, administer
Oaths, take Dispositions, acknowledge Deeds
Mortgages. and other instruments Of writing.
aug4, 74tf MS VIM. WORKMAN.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-20

No more weak eyes Mr. Schultz. who
was shot by the Brooklyn burglar, is re-
covering, although a bullet passed
through his head. 1t has improved his
eyesight, he says,wonderfully. ,Carruth,
the New Jersey editorials bullet in his
brain, and he says his vision has become
telescope in its power. '''Hi a..'' 2
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-20
~It WASN'T. MeckIenhure. nor Ph

~It wasn'! Mecklenburg, nor Phil
adelphia, where Independence was first
proclaimed, but in letter from Mrs.
John Adams to her husband. When
the King issued his proclamation for
suppressing rebellion and sedition, after
the failure. of the mission of Richard
Penn, Mrs. Adams wrote to Mr.. Adams
in Philadelphia ssThis intelligence will
make plain path to yon, though dan
gerous one. Icould not join to day in
the petitions Of our worthy pastor for a
reconciliation between our no longer
parent State, but tyrant State, and these
Colonies Let us separate; they are
unworthy to be our brethren. Let US
renounce them, and instead of suppl.
cations, as formerly, for their prosperity
and happiness, let US beseech the AL
mighty to blast their counsels, and to
bring to naught all their devices" This
was a declaration of Independence pre-
'ceding by months that which Jefferson
wrote, IN ~ .!..frrgg,4. ;}s.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-20
A. FTP E9A II son,
Attorney at Law,
Woodsfsld, Monroe County, Ohio.

A LII business entrusted to my care will re-
IL ceiye prompt attention, Office up stairs
n The Court House. ',s99 I. jy2l.
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from the New Orleans Bulletin !

He saw that the wound was mortal
He was already insensible and gasping.
The ball had passed directly through his
lungs. Huston was borne to carriage
in which he was supported on the knee
of DR.. Stone and one of his friends
Long before the carriage reached the city
he had breathed his last, without word
escaping his lips,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-20

rRosscurlse ATTORNEY. ATTORNEY ArLAw
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PRICES WILL BIZ REASONABLE, and they
solicit the patronage Of their friends and the
public generally. saee may30f'73. =