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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
The Pig of the Pandora.

While at Igigtut South Greenland
cryolite mine) on our outward passage,
the sailors bought a pig, winch was pct
ted to the last degree, and so jealous were
they Of his rights that the dogs were
driven in all directions, that poor Dennis,
as they christencd the pig, might not be
disturbed. TIE dogs made several at
tempts to attack this favored animal, but
constant lookout--stch rs one could
never expect for ice, rock or land from
any scamen ON board--was kept, and the
dogs were driven of at the moment when
victory seemed certain Pea-soup, brok-
en- biscuits, and slops of all kinds were
gwen to the dainty animal, whereas if a
dog attempted to ask for share of the
remains of the sailors dinners he was
secuted with derision. In fact, the pig
was the pet of the ship, and the only
thing worth navigating the Arctic Sea for
FiGding that he was uncomfortable under
the top-gallaut forccastle, and Liable TO De
disturbed by the chain running out when
anch0ring, or the water coming III at the
hawsc-pipc when at sea, snug
cask was found for him. and he was
housed in with canvas and straw under
the longboat. Never, should think. had
any other pig such comforts showered on
him. But now came change. Our
decks became full Of snow, and every
thing froze. 1t was necessary to clear
away the ice and dirt from Mr.. Pigs sty
as well as from the other part of the ship
and to do this involved an amount o.
scraping which was not agreeable to bis
former friends, and with the decision and
readiness IN meeting difficulties for which
the seaman is so prccminent. the pig was
condemned to death without remorse OF
apology In fact, from that moment hi
was a nuisance, and only fit to be killed
and eaten; his throat was cut by his dear
est frinds, and he was eaten for dinner
on the eth of September, having died
only at 10 A. NJ
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der form Of the pallid girl beside him. 1T
means that for three months Peri has been
my wife"
/ AWifels gasped my stepmother, stag
pering back as if she had received blow.
And then she screamed pleadingly "Not
your wife, Albert!'
Eyes, mother, my wife, he returned,
sadly and firmly, while great tears rolled
over PERKS face eve grieyed to do it
secretly. mother but
"My stepmother lifted her hand. She
had quite recovered herself now.
"Silencem she commanded, in those
awfully hushed tones. Ask no forgive
ness Ask no blessing! Peri, 60! Leave
this house, now and forever Go, and
may my curse follow yeu to the last hour
of your life Albert, you are my son. Go,
or stay, as you will; but know that from
this hour never speak to you again.
From this hour know your blessing my
| bittterest curser r
Mother
"SlIenee = again commanded my step
mother in fearfully concentrated tones.
go, Not word Put that creature
forth at once = pointing her white finger
at Gefl bowed Nedu.
"Say you forgive, mother, pleaded AL
bert "Sav"-
"Silence!" almost Numbered Madame
Yiele, her face CHASTITY as the dead.
He turned away then.
"Come, my darling, we will 20, he
murmered with infinite tenderness to Peri
And catching MP a cloak and hood she
had cast there only few hours before, he
wrapped her ttudcry in them and led
her to the door
There they paused and looked back at
Madame Niele.
Farewell, mother" they said, softly,
sand Heaven forgive us and you
Madame gazcd stonIly at them without
word or gesture, and they sighed and
turned away.
Directly the hall door changed heavily
after them As it did so my stepmother
turned calmly to me;
81 am sorry for YOU, Vi" she said
briefly, in stern, even tones. Let us go
"a bed
And with firm step and erect form she
led me to my room. There she kissed me
goodnight, saying calmly as she closed
the door:
"FrOm this moment they are deau 10
usi Never mention their names again.
1t was all over now. | had stated my
vengeance.
at as wellln said as my head touched
the pillew
The DAYS came and went My step
mother was erect, cold and imperious as
ever Not by word, look or tone did she
betray her secret suffering. But at the
end of year she had lost every vestige
OF youth and health. A pale, gaunt old
woman, she sat in her easy chair now
One morning she called me to her. 1t
was ON my nineteenth birthday.
vi, she said, CURLY, Its all Dead Sea
fruit!n
gazed at her, dimly comprehending
her meaning. Then she said
''They have little daughter, vi, and
they have named her after me.-Ray
Labor, Vii Shall we have them back,
Viz"
She looked at me wistfully. There
was brief strife between the good and
the evil, and then | replied:
1T is Dead Sea fruit, mamma. We
will have them back. l can look upon
Albert as my brother now"
"Thank Heaveni' exclaimed Madame
Viele.
And three days later Albert, Peri and
the little Ray were established at Gray
Fell
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
unseIfishness Of Farmels.

The Springfield (Mass) Republican
calls attention TO trait of farmers in
which, it thinks, they differ as regards
each other, from the members of any
other guild "Each man is eager to
show his neighbor any new discovery OF
acquisition which he has possessed him
self Of that is likely to help ON the bust
ness of farming. If he thinks he has q
good thing he wants others to know
about it, whether it be the result of some
successful experiment in raising crop,
an improved breed of cattle or variety OF
vegetable or package of superior seed
which has come from a distance. AD-
parently he does not for moment enter
tain the idea that it would be to his profit
to keep such knowledge on specimens tc
himself. And if another farmer comes
to see him, he is pleased to show all his
possessions, and there is no corners oi
the place by which the visitor is hurried
because some experiment is going or
there which the owner docs not care t.
have seen, as is often the case when a visi.
tor makes the grand rounds of factory
Contrast this habit of the farmers with
the way that neighboring merchants and
manufacturers do their business. Why
when it was first proposed to connect tht
paper mills in Holyoke with their Office.
in this city by telephone, objection was al
once raised that the paper makers NIGH
possibly learn each others secrets as {
consequence
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The New Theory Of Meteorites.

There Is one planet Of the solar system
which has a special claim TO considera-
| ton. On that planet il is true that n
volcano would be required which was
| capable Of giving an initial velocity of at
least SIX miles per second; but every pro-
| lectile launched from that volcano into
space would, after accomplishing an clip
TIC orbit round the sun, dash through the
track Of the earth, and again pass
| through the same point at every subsc-
quent revolution. u is not here case of
one solitary projectiIc out of 90, 900 cross
ing the earth's track, but every one of the
10000 possesses the same property. The
planet Of which we are speaking is, of
course the Garth itself. Ii in ancient
times there were colossal volcanoes on
the surface Of the earth which had suf-
iieient explosive energy to drive missiles
upward with velocity sufficient to car
~ them away from the earth's surface,
after making allowance for the resistance
of the air, these missiles would then con-
tinue TO move in orbits round the sun,
crossing at each revolution the point of
the earth's track from which they were
originally discharged. If this were the
case, then, doubtless, there are now
myriads of these projectiles moving
through the solar system, the only COM
mon feature Of their orbits being that
they all intcrsect the carth's track. II
will, Of course, now and then happen that
the earth and the ptoieciile meet at the
point of cfossing and then we have the
phenomenon of the descent of meteu
rite. This theory, that the meteorites
have originated in the earth, was, so far
as | know, first put forward by DR. Phip-
son. Mr. J. Lawrence Smith, in letter
received from him some months ago, in
clines TO the same view as 1T all events
one of the probable sources. u is well 10
note here the great difference between
the lunar theory of meteorites and the
terrestrial theory For the lunar theory
to be true it would probably be necessary
that the lunar volcanoes should be still
active. In the terrestrial theory it is
only necessary 70 suppose that the vol.
canoes on the earth once possessed sutti-
Gent explosive energy No one sepposes
that the volcanoes on the earth al present
eject the fragments which will consti-
tute future mcteorites, but it seems
probable that the earth may be now
gathering back in these quiet times the
fragments she elected in the early stage
of her history. Assuming, therefore, that
the meteoyites have had qaas-volcanie
origin on some considerable celestial
body, / am led to agree With those who
believe that most probably that body is
the earth.--Robe9 $. Ball Nature.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
Instinct or Reason.

A small English terrier belonging to a
friend has been laugh. TO ring for the
servant. To test il the dog knew why it
rang the bell, he was told to do 50 while
the girl was in the room. The little
fellow looked up in the most Intelligent
manner at the person giving the order
This master or mistress. / forget whichl,
then at the servant, and refused to obey,
although the order was repeated more
thin once. The servant left the room,
and fass minutes afterward the dog
rang The bell Immediately on beng told
g ID 10. | give the following as told
bE nv wife, now dead, who personally
witnessed the tranaetion on various DC
casions. At her sisters house in Kent
q donkey which, when not employed by
the children. grazed in field with some
cows, was in the regular habit OF acting
as follows At the usual hour for the
COWS 20 come home 10 kn MIXED the
donkey lifted the lateA Of the field
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IrNcLE MELLICK DIMES WITH HIS
MASTER.

or marster IS a Gurus man, as sho 'as yo' is
borai
rs wukin in dc crib one day a-shellin o some
corn
An he was staudiu at de do - aknowed it,:
no sab. not
Or 70 dc King. desc jaws mine, I'd sely kept
EN- shot
But 10 Bru. Simon, shcllin' too, what should
do but say:
''Ts starvin' senCe lars has eat-a week ago
to-day"
Den marster cu-.ed aud hollored Heres a
shame an disgrace!
J, SO Ion. plantcr-a starved Niger on my
Come. Mcllick. drap datcorn an walk straight
h de housc wild me;
4 staryin' nigecr on my places a thing shall
nubber be-
"IIi me cat long dc white folks, sahYa "Yes
MelHck, take a seat"
ben TO missis: dis starved Niger Is done
fotch 10 make i'm cat
An he drawed big revolver an he drapped
il by he plate
Cub i'm sOupl an twixt dc swallers, don
lemme see yo' wait"
Dat soup was fine, | tell 20, and ! hide it
mighty soOn;-
one eye Sol on de pistol an de turrer on de
spoon
Fish for Mclick, in q hurry, he's a-starvin''
don't yo' seeY
Dem mizable house nig@crs tucked daI heaus
an lnrfed at me
An went for dat red--nappet Ike dc Dig nsh
for De sma!i'-
tIlaruced 30 De navy shooter onct ueh sWul-
lowed bones an ail
.Gub i'm lucky ham An eggs, rice, taters
spinnagy pairegras5.
Bread, humny, mutton, chicken beet, corn,
turnips, apple ar,
uI al - AL o.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
Introdnction Of wheat into AIperica.

Prior to the discovery Of this continent
by Columbus, there was no cereal in
America approaching in nature the wheat
plant. II was not until 1880 that wheat
found its way into Mexico, and then only
by chance A slave of Cortez found a
few grains of wheat in parcel Of rice
and showed them to his master, who or
defed them to lie planted The result
showed that wheat would thrive well on
Mexican soil, and to-day one of the
finest wheat valleys in the werld is near
the Mexican capital. From Mexico the
cereal found its way to Peru Maria
D'Escobar, wife OF Diego de Chauvres,
carried few grains to LENA, which were
planted, the entire product being used
for seed for several successful crops. AT
Quito, in Ecuador, monk Of the Order
Of ST. Francis, by the name of Fray Iodosi
Rixi, introduced the new cereal, and il is
said that the jar which contained the
seeds planted is still preserved w tue
monks of Quito. Wheat was introa aced
into the present limits of the United
States contemporaneously with the settle
mcnt Of the country BY the English and
the Dutch
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12

gate, opened and held back the gate
(which otherwise would have swung close
AGAIN. till all the cows passed out. then
allowed the gate to shut, and went home
with the COWS. OF course no one taught
the donkey to do this, but the quadru
ped gave the biped a practical lesson,
from which ! am not aware that they
drew the abstract verbally formulated
conclusion that reason may be exercised
without rhetoric,- Nature.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12
SONNET.
BY c. c. sTARKwEATHEB.

My other self thou vert i'm those old days
OF song and dreaming, happy days and fair
| strove to catch the sunlight in my lays,
Faint rays Of thy dear love reflected there
| sang for love of singing and thy praise.
Thou and the roses then were friends TO me
We strolled together through the sunny ways
And dreamed aloud to discreet wood ane
lea
What hopes were uttered in those petaled
hoursi
What visions seen never more may see
Ny soul drank in the sweet breath Of the flow
ers,
And filled itself with fragrance aud will
thee.
Now in the grave for me the sole repose is-
Thy heart stays ever with the summer roses
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12

a lazy et expeueaee gives advice on
kissing 10 a younger tady as follows;
Z Be frugal "a y0ur bestowal Of such fa-
vors. In toe arst place, would cut of
4 uncies, cousins and brotheTs-in-law !;
ct them kiss their own wives and dough
tiers. and / you'll not kiss the minister,
or the doctor. or the lawyer who gets you
cree You sec this young lady III
derstAads her business and does net leave
cut the editor. he 1T all others needs
these oseulafory attentions ~to tighten
III the gloom shes jolly sensible
wosnaa, with heart in the night place.
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HnnsehnId Hints.

ReDeELtaq N0ths-If fine cut tobacco
be sprinkled under the edge OF carpets,
and under those places where bureaus,
bookcases and the like make it dark, the
moths will be prevented from laying
their eggs in them, as It will drive them
away.
To Keep Beds from HdDing Bugs-A
hotel keeper says My plan is at this
season, to have all my beds taken to
pieces, to scrub all the ioircs and ends
with water and soap, anG then to use any
hard varnish for the ends, Stats, etc. /
know of no other method as easy or rs
thorough. have used this i'll Georgia
and Florida.
Hair Brushes.-A few drops of harts-
horn put in Il little water will clean a
hair-brush better than anything else,
and does the brush no harm. II very
dirty rub a little soap on the brush. Al
ter cleaning, rinse in clear water, and
hang the brush up by the window to dry,
D. rot lst the bristles on any hard sub
sta &c while wet. It is better TO tie a
string round the handle and hang up.
A Good. aGredser in baking buck
wheat and other griddle cakes, piece OF
fat bacon as '.greasern is by many
thought to be almost Indispensable
Those who are Of tins opinion will, on
trial. soon learn that turnlp, divided N
two. answers the same or n better purpose
as the oeior-the most unpleasant pant q
cake bakipg-comes from the greaser j
contact with the hot iron, whereas with tn,
turnip very little Of this is perceptible.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12

Our Iivingston-street friend, Mr. Joy
has orafieied his long-felt wish 70 see the
electric light. While proving around in
the dark, last right, bis eye came n CON
tact with the balf-opened kitchen doof.
He describes the effect as being brilliant
and dazzling. but not As pleasing ~ he
had been lei TO believe Rhsnebecs Ga
ro<<a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12

.sHow was the world madesn Is being
discussed in a scintifie magazine. We
weren't there. but re suppose they got
M the subscription they could raise
along me survey, an 1 then bonded the
resi- 81 the work and pushed it through.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-12

Some old fraud writes that sin garden
ing every portion Of the body is exercised,
ard the mind refreshed The writer's
experience in gardening has evidently
been confined to sitting in the shade and
bossing 4 hired man. If he were to dig
garden until his body became nearly the
shane of 4 croquet wicket, and it almost
snapped his backbone ~ half to assume
an upright position, he would quickly
acknowledge that there is such a thing
as exercising the body too much; and
when his old man wasn't looking, ne
would Jump over the back fence, go down
town. and refresh his mind l'g engaging
in game Of base hall-and Terchanc.e
get four fingers knocked out OF JOINT, his
nose mashed and new bump erected on
| his head Exchange.
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care good men, then, so rare2" asked
the Christian !Staad,trd Well brother,
that depends a great deal on the taste Of
the Gamble who cooks them
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louiIsts' ellStai9s 9ii~ LA
hoetetteI otoliiaVn pl,s,a
saieguaId against
on when tney can HhP'lcitiy teiy, sl's'o = 7!
venus lhe tHects thal any ~,
Fiiateu dtilosplle5c, "a
Wholesone uiet Day "tet' 81 o'.ieI
9hlFofituie % u'fa.eh' N'uiG oe'lc' - 5
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- iatituoes 9uJaetul 20 llt 60 =,
coInnIaints and disorders If tbe stonath. liver
,,d bn,,ls ysI;,.I, ,r, All h iffaeL n,,tiyes r
~, ter,,grots zones s6ioi,ry,iuor Or frtvp1ju ;
j., e,,cI FACTIONS and i IN ,vreIent protecfion
a'.a;nsf tb7 {naI,.,n,., of ,vfrrme cold sudden
cI,,,,grs ~ fe,nr,..rntttfr rvpostire Ia damn or
eyfrfnfe t,tirfff II M. only prevents inter
mittent and remittent fever,and other Diseases
Of q maariai type but eradicates theni' q iacl
Nfh nv 3 S ect ,,; 49, lbl ft v.st
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Newspaper Advertising Bureau
10 Spruce ST., New York

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the reception Of advertisements for AmercanlneWs
paprrss "a ..
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the rsEeci ION Of customers.
Fver asivortisernent taken 1T the home price q
he pager without any additional charge o. commits
Hinn.
An advertiser In dealing with thr Agency, W saved
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stead ~ dlEan. q hundred or a thousand
bat,k 81 10 pages containing lists o. best papers.
largest ctrcuiatious. religious, agricultural elass.
political, dailg and country papers, and az runtce
lions s,hieh specially valuable 70 advertisers WIN
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For arlch information there H. ne charge
flrd&rs are taken for a single paper we'll ~ t"f
List Cor single dollar retdily as for Tara sun
Cioe, i Rawer a 90. also publish the American
ssysSaptr Directory fprice two doltara' "anpfete
l4st % al American Newspapers and tsazetiear ~
the ts+.. 20 whoa they issued,
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Agents wanted everywhere 20 handle these Desirable
s7asds Read what the leading Steam Laundry re- the
Northwest SAYS Of IL
Eve have been constantly using Eocke's eAstlne
starch for ever thirteen months and safely say We
hase found nothing equal H. X gives as and our
suna@4eas customers veFy great sstssfacsloE
Pronrsasars Iray steer I.aaadrs N..waakee Z
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Isl|Ill!4|'I
TEurm ia MIGHTY,

Makes delclt,us diet. can he used with OF without
mill makes clsiArds ppddinge &c.highiy HptiTeei-
NM l,r the siet, MOOl.hICH A 90. ON lahcl
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Smoke Pogue's sitting Bull Durham Tobacco
Chew Iackson's Best sweet NAVY Tobacco.
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The Pioneer Tobacco Company,
New York Boston and Chicago.
The MendeIssohn Piano Go. 81 East ID h
Street n. r, sell Pianos at Factory Prices.
Write for a catalogue.
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II
breath noiselessly crept from the library
10 my stepmother's chamber.
She sat in her dressing gown before
the fire, lost in an enchanting book. At
my stealthy and uncerem0nious entrance
she glanced up.
'.Great Heavensm she cried, dropping
her book and staring at me in alarm.
Are YOU i'll, Viz
| laughed harsh, short laugh.
~only transformed into Nemesis,
mamma.
~ Nemesis echoed my stepmother
in slow tenes of profound amazement, the
next instant adding impetuously, "You
| look like beautiful spirit from Hades Z
/ shrugged my shoulders with another
harsh laugh.
"Comela l said imperiously. Come
and l will show you my Hades!'
She stared at me wonderingly. and hall
shrunk as my icy little hand clasped
hers.
,.Softly, Madamer@ | Whispered IS VIZ
left her room.
Directly she was standing ut the slight,
stood.
| 4 lttt Hti 0alic sim Nttif III tht pun
of my hand as her blazing eyes rested on
the scene beyond. I heard her nreatl
come in swift angry gusts.
For few minutes she stood thus
Then, dropping my hand. she flung bach
the door ana swept into the dimly lighted
room.
The pair sitting SO lovingly before th,
fire started to their feet. Peri with
sharp cry OF anguish. Albert s first word
were given to her
'tEe brave, my love 2 ne smiled Eewi
upon her in accents IT melting tender
/ ness.
4 But his lips were white and bis eve
4 glowing.
What means all this demand
Madame yiele, IN awfully hashed tones
, gazing fsom one 70 the otael with Al
anger before s.hich even M fere
spirit Qnailed.
q It means this my nsether. replied A
heTs unfaiteringly Is Ae strpped pss
} ] safward ard rirclca Y Dr. osslv tbs So /
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IN nfs0 AGENTS WANTED In the Southern
I'LL llkU ana Western States for the (rsndest Tri
nn,f,h ii Tie Age ~Io0 per muath and expenses ~
g,,ttst frse AftFNiPS' BifEIAlf. I0nievillp, ny.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-19
EIecti0ns This Fall.

Elections will be held in the following
states on the days named
Ohio, Oct. 14.-State officers and
members ofleglslature.
Iowa, oct. 14.-State officers and
members of legislature, and one con-
gresham to fill a vacancy.
Maryland, Nov. 4.-State officers and
members OF legislature.
Massachusetts,, Nov. 4.-State officers
aud members OF legislature.
Minnesota, Nov 4 State officers and
members Of legislature.
New York, Nov. State officers and
members Of legislature.
Wisconsin, Nov. 4.-Stato officers and
members of legislature.
Mississippi Nov. 4.-Members OF
legislature.
Now Jersey, Nov. 4.-Members OF
legislature.
Pennsylvania, Nov. State treasurer
and members Of legislature.
Louisiana, Dec. 2.-On the adoption
Of the new constitution.